In today’s world, modular construction provides a great opportunity for developers and builders to expand their projects with greater efficiency and cost-effectiveness. This construction method has become increasingly popular in the past decade for various reasons, and it is essential ...
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Construction Tolerances for Cast-in-Place Concrete Members in a Building
Construction tolerances are allowed variations in a designated dimension of cast-in-place reinforced concrete elements. They are necessary means of controlling vertical element plumb, size, length, and location of various cast-in-place concrete elements in a building. This is because structures are ...
How does Inflation Affect Construction Industry?
Inflation is a major challenge for the construction industry as it leads to an increase in the prices of building materials, hiring rates of machinery, consultation fees, and other inputs to construction projects. As a result, it may delay project ...
How Does Hike in Interest Rate Affect Construction Industry?
Interest rate hikes make construction projects more expensive because the cost of construction materials increases. It also reduces the profit as the construction companies may be forced to pay out of their pockets for increased interest rates on loans. The ...
What is Snagging in Construction?
Snagging in construction is a process carried out before practical completion of a project, i.e. when it is considered complete and ready for inspection. A snag, in the simplest terms, is a small defect that remains on the property after ...
Time Management Programs: Objective, Advantages, and Disadvantages
Time management is organizing and implementing a strategy related to the time required for different activities in a project. No aspect of work, be it the individual’s work, others, project, or process, can be controlled unless it has been planned. ...
IBC 2021 for Shipping Container Building Construction
Container homes are becoming increasingly popular in different states and counties across the U.S. Around 30 million ISO standard intermodal shipping containers are used worldwide today. These containers are generally repurposed and converted for occupancy as per the design recommendations ...
Built to Sell: What are Buyers Looking for in New Build Homes
Recent data released by the U.S Census Bureau found that sales of new build homes fell 19.4% between June 2019 to June 2020 and June 2020 to June 2021. Although much of these drops in buying figures can be attributed ...