Technology your apprentices will actually use on site
Most site software fails not because it is the wrong tool but because the people holding it are standing in the sun with one hand free. Adoption is a design problem, and the tool-hand is the best test of it.
11 min read
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Site Management
Articles and news about Site Management for Australian builders.
Technology your apprentices will actually use on site
Most site software fails not because it is the wrong tool but because the people holding it are standing in the sun with one hand free. Adoption is a design problem, and the tool-hand is the best test of it.
11 min read
Managing prefab and modular orders without losing money
Most prefab losses are not built in the factory. They are made in the paperwork that goes out weeks earlier and the site sequencing that happens weeks later.
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Building a realistic construction programme for home jobs
Most small residential programmes fail not because the sequence is wrong but because there is no float in it. This is a method for sequencing home jobs and holding buffer where it actually protects the completion date.
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When the build doesn’t match the DA: statutory modification pathways in NSW
A contract variation changes what you are paid for. A modification changes what you are legally allowed to build. Confusing the two is how a job ends up with work that no consent covers.
10 min read
Appointing a principal certifier in NSW: who does what
Appointing a principal certifier is a builder’s obligation, not a formality. Here is how the duties split between the certifier, the consent authority and you, and what happens when the lines blur.
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What principal certifiers actually check at each NSW inspection
A principal certifier is not there to supervise your trades. They are there to test the work against the approved documents and the NCC, and to issue the certificates that keep the job moving. Knowing what they look at, and what makes them stop, is a commercial skill.
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Running digital plans on site: revision control and markup that holds up
A tablet on site only helps if everyone is looking at the same revision. This covers the workflow that keeps markups, superseded sheets and as-built records under control.
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Getting your team to actually use the software you paid for
Most construction software does not fail at selection. It fails in the first fortnight on site, when the office buys a system and the crew keeps using paper. Here is how to roll out in an order that survives a wet week.
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Supervision duties for NSW builders: what you actually have to do on site
Your supervisor’s licence is the easy part. The harder part is running a site so that the decisions you make, the trades you direct and the products you install can all be accounted for afterwards.
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