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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Discover how to work with concrete in modern construction. Explore the history and usage of concrete, the principles of concrete reinforcing, and how pre-stressed concrete works.
Whether you're new to the construction industry or a seasoned veteran looking to expand your skillset, learning more about concrete—a material that's found in virtually every construction project—will increase your value as a construction professional. In this course,...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Learn about modular construction, a collection of practices and techniques for constructing buildings offsite.
Modular construction is a collection of practices and techniques for constructing buildings offsite. These factories can build walls, rooms, or entire multistory buildings using the same materials, codes, and standards as conventionally built construction. In this course, you can learn about the different types of modular construction, understand...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Learn the basics of risk management for construction projects, including identifying, controlling, and managing risk.
Risk is an inherent part of construction and an integral part of the construction manager's job. Over the course of a project, you may have to manage compliance and safety issues, schedule and cost overruns, contract disputes, and more. To be successful, you need to understand the biggest risk factors faced on a job site and how to...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Learn what it means to be a construction manager. Gain meaningful insights into the modern construction industry and how to thrive in a management role.
Shifts in the modern construction industry have both increased the demand for trained and qualified construction managers and expanded the role itself. With a greater emphasis on integrated methods of project delivery, there's a real need for construction professionals who not only know their way...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Learn the fundamentals of reading drawings for civil construction projects. Discover how to decipher site plans, plot plans, drainage plans, landscaping plans, and more.
Construction personnel of all types need to understand the role that civil construction drawings, or blueprints, play in the construction process. In this course, Jim Rogers explains why civil construction drawings matter and discusses how to use them on construction projects and...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Explore the lean theory of production and learn how it's being adopted in the construction industry.
While manufacturing has realized substantial gains in productivity, the construction industry hasn't seen notable improvements in productivity over the past few decades. Lean productivity—a tried and tested continual improvement process leveraged in manufacturing—contains elements that lend themselves to being ported over to the construction process....
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Learn about common types of workplace injuries and measures that can be taken to prevent them, as well as proactive management of safety, quality, and productivity.
Construction contractors are realizing that safety, productivity, and quality are inextricably linked and are moving to implement programs that go beyond regulatory compliance and take a more active stance towards protecting their employees in the field. In this course, instructor Jim...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Learn about the traditional design-bid-build method of project delivery, as well as other methods. Discover how these new approaches can impact you.
Until recent years, the common design-bid-build method was the standard project delivery method for the majority of construction companies. But in the rapidly evolving construction industry, delivery methods have emerged that offer construction professionals new—and in some cases, improved—options....
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Discover the steps needed to develop a proper construction plan and learn how to transform that plan into a schedule.
Schedules are management tools that allow leaders to make informed decisions about activities on a construction site. Although the terms planning and scheduling are often used interchangeably, there is a difference, and a proper plan is essential for an accurate schedule. Planning activities involve the logic of how a project will...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Follow the construction of a nine-story tower to learn how to leverage new technologies that are impacting the construction industry. Explore IM models, laser scanning, and VR.
Technology is fundamentally changing the way that the construction management industry works. In this course, learn about the practical application of some of these new technologies as you follow the construction of a nine-story patient tower at an existing hospital campus...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to improve productivity in construction projects through lean construction strategies that can help eliminate rework and downtime.
Improving productivity in the construction industry is a popular topic. Most statistics show that construction has shown little to no improvement in productivity in decades. From conception to hand-off, the industry still struggles to remain on-budget and on-schedule. In this course, Jim Rogers addresses these...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Learn to read the different components that make up construction plans and discover how to approach title blocks, line types, views of the work to be built, and more.
Construction drawings are instructions that a designer has drawn up to translate the owner's ideas, tell you what materials, parts, and pieces you need for a project, and explain where to place those items in the field. If you're in the construction industry, having the ability to decipher...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Leverage the power of a digital construction workflow in the field. Learn how to use Fieldwire software to change the way you manage your construction drawings and processes.
As the construction industry begins its transformation from mostly paper-based management processes to digital, Fieldwire has helped construction professionals spend more time on the job site and tackle everyday tasks more efficiently. Fieldwire construction management software...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In this video, learn about the importance of the construction manager as it pertains to the project, building process, environment, and safety. Review and define the responsibilities a manager faces throughout his or her day, and the skill sets and ideal characteristics best suited to this career.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Discover how to use PlanGrid to accomplish a variety of construction management activities more efficiently.
As construction professionals continue to shift from paper-based to digital management processes, the easy-to-use PlanGrid construction software is proving itself to be an industry leader. This advanced course teaches construction managers how to take advantage of several key PlanGrid features and leverage this construction productivity software...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The ConTechCrew-a roundtable of construction industry experts-reviews the latest developments in construction and BIM technology.
Learn about the latest developments in construction technology-from the experts that use it every day. James Benham, CEO of JBKnowledge, hosts this roundtable with the ConTechCrew, a group of construction managers, BIM experts, and architects that are passionate about how technology is improving construction and building...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
One of the skills that employers in the construction industry value most in their employees is the ability to plan and organize work. Construction projects are complex and many tasks require detailed planning and organization to complete. This video begins by examining why planning and organization is so critical to working in the construction industry and then profiles three people enjoying successful careers in quite different roles within the industry....
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Changes are an unavoidable and essential part of the construction process. Learn how to price and negotiate change orders with clients, so jobs can proceed.
No construction project will go from start to finish without some changes. But they are often a source of conflict between clients and construction managers. Change orders provide a framework for amending contracts to expand the scope of work, and to allow the changes to go forward. In this course,...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn the core functions of Trimble Accubid ChangeOrder, a construction management application for MEP.
Accubid ChangeOrder allows you to easily manage contract variations and see how change orders impact the cost and schedule of your project. This course is designed for estimators who want to utilize the power of ChangeOrder for digital change orders that include accurate takeoffs and professional-looking reports. Instructor Christopher Randall...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Get "on the job" insights into the construction industry. Learn what's going on in the field when it comes to job safety, technology, and construction project management.
Construction sites getting bigger and more complex. More trades and more people are working together than ever before. It's important to stay on top of what's going on in the field and on the frontline of the industry. Get "on the job" insights to stay up to date. In this course,...
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