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Traditional modes of planning just weren’t cutting it for Extreme Concrete. As company Vice President Darin Wiebe says: “We could only see a certain part of our schedule. We were using Google Calendar™. You could see a couple of projects in a day in...
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The construction industry is facing a major labor shortage, with fewer workers available to meet growing project demands. In 2022 alone, US...
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Alan Boykiw: Feb 27, 2025 6:00:00 AM
I recently read a book called How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors that Determine the Fate of Every Project from Home Renovations to Space...
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Rick Kennedy: Jan 30, 2025 6:00:00 AM
The Last Planner System® has traditionally been associated with whiteboards, tape and sticky notes in a construction trailer Big Room. Many teams...
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Alan Boykiw: Nov 28, 2024 6:00:00 AM
When I walk into a construction jobsite trailer or a planning Big Room, I see laptops, tablets, smartphones, large wall displays and … STICKY NOTES!...
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Alan Boykiw: Oct 31, 2024 6:00:00 AM
Digital construction planning teams today expect their software applications to be intuitive, efficient and valuable from day one. In my role as a...
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Having spent a good portion of my career in the construction industry, I can say hands down it’s one of the most stressful work environments out...
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In the days before smartphones, location trackers and helicopter parenting, children experienced a freedom that allowed them to explore and create...
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Alan Boykiw: Jul 25, 2024 6:00:00 AM
Minimizing waste and increasing value are two of the main tenets of lean construction practice. Reducing waste is more easily accomplished, as it can...
