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Architectural Alignments in Construction

In most interior fit-out, builders only need to align major or basic elements – like walls, floors, and ceilings. As the sophistication of their commissions ratchet up, these architectural alignments become more demanding. Builders of high-end and luxury construction are

Resource Loaded CPM Scheduling Strategies

Resource loaded CPM scheduling pertains to developing schedules based on activity durations predicated on production rates and constraints of available personnel or resources. Many project specifications state a requirement for resource loading – and its cousin ‘cost loading,’ yet resource

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

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

Construction Disruption Claims & How to Optimize Them

In comparison to delay claims, construction disruption claims are a slippery slope when it comes time to make a claim. That’s because delays have finite start and end dates, where there is no work performed, whereas construction disruption claims occur

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

10/18/2018 | By Derek Graham

Representing Productivity Loss in Disruption Claims

The key to a successful productivity loss disruption claim is an accurate report and graphic representation of a meticulous Time Impact Analysis (TIA). In Primavera 6, the TIA may be represented with the baseline bar, and actual-bar, on the same chart. Another way of representing a...

10/09/2018 | By Derek Graham

Construction Management Blockchain Project Delivery

International Union of Operating Engineers, 25,000BCE Not long ago, I posted a feature on AI-centric project delivery eventually supplanting traditional HI means and methods project of general requirements and general conditions, with semi-automated AI engines, assisted by human interfaces (HI). Blockchain project delivery will...

10/02/2018 | By Derek Graham

High End Residential Defects and How to Avoid Them

Having the Right Stuff Fact: high end residential defects often don’t even pass lower standards of workmanship. To be sure, the more complex and sophisticated finishes, fixtures, and design programs, the higher the rate of defects in the installed works. That’s because the quality...

09/28/2018 | By Derek Graham

The Mechanics of Project Failure, or the “Why of Suck”

The overwhelming majority of construction project failure litigation pertains to homeowner complaints of defects and delay claims in the ‘home improvement sector.’ For the most part, those guilty are small-time contractors servicing projects below the radar. I.e., private homes, apartments, and other one-offs, in...

09/14/2018 | By Derek Graham

Luxury Residential High-Rise Fit-out CPM Schedule Sequencing

CPM schedulers depend on their resources and colleagues to help them plot the timeline of a luxury residential high-rise out of the ground mostly because they generally lack the on-hands experience to recreate the sequence of installations in a CPM timeline all by themselves....

09/07/2018 | By Derek Graham

Fast-track and the Lost Art of CPM Schedule Acceleration

When we think of CPM Schedule Acceleration, no one waxes nostalgic when I mention the ill-fated fast-track project deliveries of the 1990’s. That’s because they rarely, if ever, panned out. They failed mostly for lack of proper coordination between design and construction, and created perpetual...

06/20/2018 | By Derek Graham

Construction Subcontractor Schedule: Got Yours Validated?

Subcontractor schedule: the cost of avoidance ‘Subcontractor schedule’ isn’t a neologism, but fairly as rare To many tradespeople, a subcontractor schedule is a highly discretionary expenditure. They will mostly make the expense to comply with general requirements. These are done with gratuitous effort and little knowledge...

06/10/2018 | By Derek Graham

The Fallacy of the Construction Recovery Schedule: 10 Best Practices

Recovery; “like from a migraine headache?” Was there ever a time when a CPM ‘recovery schedule’ didn’t mean ‘recovery – from laughter at the implausibility of it all? To be sure, the quality and veracity among various recovery schedules has wide disparities that would...

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Architectural Alignments in Construction

Resource Loaded CPM Scheduling Strategies

On the Adoption of AI Construction Scheduling Platforms

The Politics of CPM Scheduling

Construction Disruption Claims & How to Optimize Them

MEP Coordination Strategies

Representing Productivity Loss in Disruption Claims

Construction Management Blockchain Project Delivery

High End Residential Defects and How to Avoid Them

The Mechanics of Project Failure, or the “Why of Suck”

Luxury Residential High-Rise Fit-out CPM Schedule Sequencing

Fast-track and the Lost Art of CPM Schedule Acceleration

Construction Subcontractor Schedule: Got Yours Validated?

The Fallacy of the Construction Recovery Schedule: 10 Best Practices

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