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A bill or invoice is a typical payment document or more specifically a billed list of items that are submitted or sent by a contractor or a…
Industrial buildings are one of four types of commercial buildings used to manufacture, store, and pack products for shipment. In other…
3D printing, also known as Additive Manufacturing(AM) is the continuous layering of construction materials to create 3D shapes and…
The construction industry needs marketing strategies to promote their business to overcome market competition. There are a wide number of…
Civil engineering is an engineering branch that deals with the physical world and it is becoming increasingly essential due to the rapid…
Who are PEB vendors? Pre-Engineered Building or PEB vendors are those companies who are licensed to manufacture buildings with a standard…
The Construction industry has been infamous for inconsistent payment methods and procedures that have affected the construction industry…
The idea of artificial intelligence has been there since time immemorial conjuring visions of robotic technologies and intelligent systems…
The need to maintain attendance in construction sites is more important than other professional scenarios. The simultaneous execution of…
Modular Building Construction is a construction process that relies on the components, being assembled in a factory, under controlled…
Any fresher needs to know about the different types of outdoor building construction materials that are commonly used for almost all…
The construction industry along with architecture and engineering as a part of it or famously known as the AEC(Architecture, Engineering and…
Construction process involves creation of a variety of structures and their substructures. Each component requires a somewhat different set…
Building Construction Construction of a building is a meticulous process that needs knowledge about the various steps, planning to schedule…
Site audits are quite essential for construction projects given the high rate of workplace mishaps and project delays. Site audits are…
Technology is touching security industry very fast. Classic security features are being updated through technology like Advanced cameras and…
Reports are an essential part of managing projects in a construction industry. Without the use of reports, handling of tasks seems like a…
Mars has always attracted us as one of the primary frontiers for space exploration. Colonisation of Mars was first proposed by NASA in 201…
Concrete roads also known as Rigid Pavements are the most preferred choice for engineers in terms of life of the roads because of their…
Residential construction and commercial construction have taken a huge portion of the construction industry space in present times. More and…
The world is going through an intense climate crisis in present days. Many factors have added to this growing crisis that can be modified…
A large variety of tools and equipment spans the construction industry. However small the construction project may be, a specific set of…
The issues related to the placing of concrete in different situations pertaining to weather are real and need to be tackled to prevent loss…
Formwork is an essential constituent of the construction industry that can be considered to be indispensable for any kind of construction…
The most important part of a building is arguably the foundation on which it is laid. People before getting a building constructed may not…
Glass blocks or glass bricks are wall bricks made of glass. They add a charm to interior design and helps light transmission from outside…
The Government of India has made it mandatory for all government tenders to be uploaded on the e- tender portal of India, The Central Public…
Construction sites are the most hazardous workplaces amongst all industrial sites. Accidents happen more often on construction sites when…
Technologies that have specific uses in the construction industry can be collectively called construction technology. Technologies such as…
Payments in Construction Industries Construction industry in India is a vast expanse of opportunities both in terms of knowledge and money…
Precast has been used for architectural purposes since the early 1900s and came into wide use in the 1960s. The exterior surface of a…
Contractors and Subcontractors, both have their fair share of good days and bad days. Choosing to be any one of the above cannot possibly…
What is Project Management Tools? Project Management is crucial for any business, especially for those which include a lot of variables and…
Project management is important for any business, especially those that include many variables and need to be managed consistently. Project…
Earthquakes have always been a cause of fear and grief all over the world and Japan has first hand experience over the ages on how to adopt…
Be it exemplary designs, massive projects, great architecture, UAE stands apart as an international hotspot for construction industry. When…
What is a Retaining Wall? A retaining wall holds back or ‘retains’ the soil or water behind it. The component behind the retaining wall that…
Construction industry depends primarily on manual labour. Since last few years robots and drones are being increasingly used in the…
Who is a Project Manager? A project manager is like the heart and mind of a construction project who plans and executes the various tasks…
What is Scaffolding? Scaffolding is an essential part of almost all construction projects across the world and has been there since time…
Aimed at ecological sustainability and money saving, together at one go – ‘Straw Houses’ are the new buzz among future home owners in France…
A sustainable city called Telosa will be built in US by former Walmart executive, entrepreneur, investor and NBA owner, Marc Lore. He plans…
What is a Tender? A tender is a submission by a prospective contractor or supplier to an 'invitation to tender .' Contractors are invited to…
Moscow based architect, Sergey Kuznetsov, designed a cantilever pipe-shaped holiday home. They are calling it “Russian Quintessential”. It…
Owning a construction business has never been easy and a project manager is ultimately a human who has his limitations in performing his…
Construction drawings are graphical representations of the structure that has to be constructed, the layout in which it will be laid…
Lintels Lintel Beams are provided across openings in walls to avoid collapse due to the load over it. Lintel beams are made from cement…
Electrical: Electrical subcontractors are hired to run wires through the house and install electric devices as prescribed. They generally…
Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are compact and can be used to perform tasks that may be difficult and far fetched for…
Autoclaved Aerated Concrete(AAC) is a type of eco-friendly precast concrete that is certified as a green building material and is composed…
A BOQ can be thought of as an item list for a construction project, with all the quantities inserted by a client whose rates have to be…
Traditional methods of storing information involved a central repository from which data could be accessed from anywhere. This method is…
Civil Construction is a part of civil engineering that deals with planning, designing, constructing and maintaining physical structures as…
Generally in a construction project, a client who has an idea about constructing a structure hires an architect and a set of professionals…
Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) is a tool to properly anticipate and evaluate the likely impacts of a proposed construction project or…
Prefab or Prefabricated construction is the process of manufacturing different components of a structure in a factory or manufacturing…
RCC buildings have become the most common trend in the building industry in India because of its durability, strength, low cost and many…
Sustainable Construction There are several parties involved in a construction project directly as well as indirectly, and the aim of the…
The Government of India spends a huge amount on the procurement of resources and services to initiate and accomplish numerous governmental…
If a construction company decides to stay aloof from the internet in order to advertise for their services and feel secure about their…
Construction industry sites are one of the most hazardous workplace environments to work in with regard to health and safety of employees…
Contractors vs Subcontractors Construction projects are accomplished by participation of several parties assigned to do specific jobs. A…
With the growing demands from clients for the execution of massive construction projects and complex structures, the use of building…
Construction site attendance is a basic variable of any construction project that has to be managed quite carefully, given the inconsistency…
Today, civil engineering apps are available for the operations of almost any project or site, and more and more software systems are being…
What is a Cavity Wall? A cavity wall, as the name suggests, is a hollow wall with a cavity (or space) between them as two separate walls…
Columns in civil engineering can be defined as vertical structural elements that act as supports and primarily support axial compressive…
The construction process is relatively more dangerous than other industrial processes. This is mainly due to the materials and heavy…
In recent years, when WhatsApp was launched as a go-to tool to fulfill the purpose of communication, the communication gap that has always…
As the business grows, not only does the number of employees and operations increase in the enterprise but it also needs to construct and…
Grade of concrete can be defined as the minimum compressive strength of the concrete mix that it acquires or possesses after 28 days of…
Working stereotypes in project firms- There is a stereotype that revolves around the working teams that managing a project requires a lot of…
Real estate and construction is a rapidly growing enterprise in India, with evident and exponential growth in both statistical demand and…
At the beginning of a construction project, the ground needs to be evaluated and, if necessary, improved to develop the bearing capacity…
Mistakes at construction sites can not only lower profit margins but can sometimes also turn out to be dangerous. Work on the construction…
Tons of waste material is produced on construction sites, that can be treated effectively to reduce the impact on the environment. India…
Construction Company in India Be it technology or urbanization, we are living in an age of personal and public advancement, striving each…
The Need for Construction Automation The number of nuclear families has been increasing with time. Be it due to globalization or rapid…
Material Management at construction sites is essential for the completion of a project on time and within the stipulated budget. It is an…
Multi-story structures and buildings inevitably include stairs as an essential structural element. The presence of elevators and escalators…
Let’s rewind back to 2020 and understand how for two years straight, construction works were hampered for COVID 19 and lockdowns. With…
Role of Project Management Consultancy in Construction Project management Consultancy in Construction is a new move adopted by construction…
Type of Slabs in Construction In present times, the use of RCC structures or components is quite popular given the dual utility of tensile…
Surveying is an important sub-branch of civil engineering which is essential not only for the success of a construction project but also for…
“I want to do the right thing and not hide anymore. I want to march for tolerance, acceptance and understanding. I want to take a stand and…
Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) is one of the best software solutions that is extensively being used by construction companies to…
The construction industry can be considered to be the largest sector in India and one of the largest employers in the country after…
Stairs are usually provided to reach the upper or higher floors from the lower floors. The extra floors are designed so that you don't need…
Whenever we talk about construction projects, delays have become an inevitable part of it. The construction industry has become so used to…
Beams are the structural elements of any civil structure, especially buildings. They support the load acting on the overall structure and…
A Gantt chart is a typical project management tool that demonstrates a project schedule plan which mainly consists of two sections in its…
Value Engineering in Construction Value engineering can be defined as a systematic approach applied to construction projects to add value to…
Retaining walls, stone walls, wing walls, underpasses, etc. are equipped with weep holes to drain excess water introduced into the structure…
A Gantt Chart is typically a kind of bar chart, commonly used as a tool in project management to plan and schedule projects of all sizes by…
What are the stages of construction management? Construction project management is a process to attain the ultimate goal of a fully-fledged…
Bill of Materials(BOMs) is an integral part of any construction or manufacturing process that is used to define the various aspects of the…
What is Construction Management? Construction management(CM), also known as construction project management involves the overall planning…
A Daily Progress Report of a construction site is the day-to-day documentation of the progress achieved in an ongoing project usually…
Estimation in civil engineering is the process of determining the number of materials, resources, and money needed to operate during a…
No fines concrete is a very lightweight type of concrete that does not contain fine aggregate (or sand) in the concrete mixture. This type…
What is Organization Breakdown Structure (OBS) in Construction? Organization Breakdown Structure(OBS) is a structure or hierarchical model…
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