Posts by Lance Hodgson
Excavation permits and procedures: What you need to know
Excavation permit format: What you need to know to get it right In this article, we’ll show an easy-to-follow guide to the excavation permit format, including the essential information required, steps to complete the application, and tips to ensure compliance with local regulations and safety standards. The right excavation procedure and format Site excavation is…
Read more →Contractor performance evaluation sample report
Contractor performance evaluation sample report – and the other things you need to know In this post, we’ll provide you with contractor performance evaluation sample report and its importance to assess a contractor’s work quality, timeliness, and professionalism, helping ensure accountability and improve future project outcomes. What is a contractor performance evaluation? A contractor performance…
Read more →Here’s an example of change orders in construction
Construction change order example What is a change order used for in construction? The saying that contracts were made to be broken is never truer than when talking about construction contracts. Contract changes are inevitable and fairly frequent on all construction jobs – and especially on large scale projects. Any construction project (large or small)…
Read more →Site diary for construction works
Site diary for construction work Why Use a Site Diary in Construction? Site diaries are the backbone of construction site reporting. They are used to document daily site progress and ensure any project hiccups or claims can easily be traced back to a site diary or other document to prove exactly what happened – along…
Read more →Construction Cloud is now Sitemate – Sitemate Newsroom
Newsroom Construction Cloud is now Sitemate Construction Cloud has rebranded, and our team is excited to introduce Sitemate. After launching a photo management system for the industries in 2016/17, my co-founder Sam and I realised that the real issue at hand for industrial organisations is the mayhem that exists in managing hundreds of ever-changing standard…
Read more →BIM has reached the final frontier, and is losing the battle.
How to lead distributed teams in the engineering and construction industries
How to lead distributed teams in the engineering and construction industries It’s no secret we are in an era of steady technological change. This combined with a growing need to conduct our work in the absence of the traditional office setting is bringing new challenges to how teams work together. Fred Wellman discusses strategies to…
Read more →Project directors suppressed by gantt charts want construction project dashboards
Project directors suppressed by Gantt Charts want Construction Project Dashboards. 98% of mega projects face cost overruns or delays (source: McKinsey & Company). So who’s in the 2%? Toyota? No, they only build the cars that drive on the infrastructure. Tesla? Nope. But I believe Elon might be soon with his new tunnelling gig. The…
Read more →Friends don’t let friends drive Sharepoint
Friends don’t let friends drive SharePoint. When it comes to a document management system for your mining project, I can’t think of anything positive to say about Microsoft SharePoint. I have worked for a few different employers as well as clients who neglected to thoroughly analyze their document management requirements (scope) and subsequently deployed SharePoint…
Read more →Here’s why lean construction techniques still can’t scratch the surface
Here’s why lean construction techniques still can’t scratch the surface Taiichi Ohno ‘Stand in that circle and watch the process.’ Engineering Manager ‘Here?’ Yes. Now what? Think for yourself. How long for? Until you see it. See what? The waste. The waste?! I’ve watched this process thousands of times, I would see it straight away!…
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