Blog Posts: 2014 - 2024

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On the Adoption of AI Construction Scheduling Platforms

Recently, there have been some exciting developments in the field of AI construction scheduling platforms – such as the generative  “optioneering” platform offered by Alice Technologies*: the promise of generative AI technology into the world of construction scheduling. The only thing

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The Politics of CPM Scheduling

I think of politics in CPM scheduling primarily as an apt euphemism for sleight of hand reporting and representation of what contractors are either incapable of, or unwilling to give, accurate and reliable timeline representations. Thus does politics have no

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MEP Coordination Strategies

It’s been almost 10 years since I published my 4 part series on MEP coordination, and I thought “what better way to commemorate the occasion than with an update.” In that time a lot has changed and a lot has stayed

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CPM Schedule Oversight Best Strategies

CPM schedule oversight is a concern of both contractors and stakeholders.  Contractors should know what to expect from oversight consultants when they submit their schedules for approval. It behooves them to use that knowledge to anticipate what elements they need

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CPM Schedule Resequencing: Tweaking or Tinkering

“The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft a-gley.” -Robert Burns Few construction schedules ever go according to plan. For that reason their baselines should not be presented as immutable perfections of logic, but approximations of the highest likely trajectory. Resequencing...

CPM Scheduling for Luxury Construction

Luxury  construction, or high-end residential construction, presents unique challenges to developers, general contractors, that their schedules and estimates routinely overlook. Some of these lapses translate into grim realities that are later obfuscated by glossy portfolios and website images, many of which are renderings made...