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Why Rising Capital Project Costs Demand Better Quality Assurance

by InEight | Sep 13, 2022

Infrastructure and capital projects are soaring in activity and number, and so are their expenses. External factors such as rising prices for materials, along with fluctuating supply chain issues and difficulty in finding sufficient labor resources...

Why Project Turnover is Not One Size Fits All

When a construction project comes to an end, there’s anticipation, excitement and new job assignments to worry about. No one wants to linger around hounding subcontractors for their completed installation checklists. And yet, even as advanced as our technology has become, some projects can still take up to two years to get through project turnover. […]

5 Keys to a Successful Behavior-Based Construction Safety Program

The goal behind a behavior-based safety (BBS) program for construction businesses is to influence employees’ behaviors in an effort to more easily prevent accidents or injuries before they happen. This is a major need in today’s market. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were over 2.1 million cases of non-fatal occupational events in […]

The Benefits of Building Commissioning Software Beyond Commissioning

Today’s capital projects are expected to meet certain standards for sustainability and energy efficiency, and not just from a regulatory standpoint. Owners, too, have more exacting standards to meet to ensure they’re getting an optimally functioning capital project upon handover. Building commissioning has been one of the key processes to ensure that happens, and it’s […]

How Commissioning Software Promotes Safety and Compliance

Building commissioning is about more than just validating the technical functioning and compliance of HVAC, electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems. There’s also the safety element. For capital projects in particular, there’s a lot riding on ensuring the safety of these systems, as well as the safety of those for whom those systems provide […]

Why Owners Should Require a Digital Twin at Turnover

As a construction professional, you know there are certain steps to close-out and turnover of a project, from a project team to an operations team. As an owner, you may have asked for specific metadata to be delivered in a construction operation building information exchange (COBie) format. You likely asked the designer or contractor to […]

What is a Construction Project Closeout?

Though there are five phases to a construction project — concept, planning, execution, performance monitoring, and closeout, most projects consider just two: planning and execution. People theorize much about the value of lessons learned and archiving during closeout, but this rarely gets done on real projects. Project closeouts are a tedious but essential part of […]

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