WeatherBuild Blog
Success stories, market insights, best practices, and industry standards on Weather Controls® and weather risk in the construction industry and built environment
Wind Events Impact Safety on Suspended Platforms and Swing Stages
Suspended platform or swing stage on a building or structure is at risk to the weather events! A leading trade association, the Scaffolding, Shoring & Forming Institute (SSFI, www.ssfi.org), Educational Information & Technical Bulletin (www.ssfi.org/education) in the...
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Environmental and Weather Conditions for Exterior Painting and Coating
Avoid environmental and weather impacts during the first 16 to 24 hours of curing exterior painting and coating For exterior painting and coating systems on commercial construction projects, leading building product manufacturers (BPMs) such as The Sherwin-Williams...
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Weather Impacts to Trenching and Excavation Safety and Cave-In Risks
Reverse the recent trend of fatal trench cave-ins across the construction industry The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA, www.osha.ogv) is implementing education programs, enforcement processes, and compliance resources to help reverse the...
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Integrated Weather Risk Management in the Construction Technology Ecosystem
Industry-wide technology investment of more than $10 billion in less than a decade The McKinsey & Company September 2018 Capital Projects & Infrastructure article entitled “Seizing opportunity in today’s construction technology ecosystem,” authored by Jose Luis...
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Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics in the Construction Technology Ecosystem
New analysis of the construction technology ecosystem finds emerging trends The McKinsey & Company September 2018 Capital Projects & Infrastructure article entitled “Seizing opportunity in today’s construction technology ecosystem,” authored by Jose Luis Blanco,...
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Construction Weather Site Monitoring Technologies Improve Safety and Productivity
Weather enabled decision support is reshaping how the construction industry operates In the interactive infographic by AXA XL, the global insurance and reinsurance company together with Engineering News-Record (ENR) highlight three leading edge technologies on the...
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Construction Schedule Time Impact Analysis for Adverse Weather
Time extension for adverse weather delay days, but time will not be compensable Part 2 of 2 on Time Impact Analysis (TIA) of Adverse Weather Delay Days in Cost-Loaded Network Analysis Schedules (NAS) Cost-Loaded Network Analysis Schedules (NAS) for construction using...
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Weather Delays and Weather Lost Work Days in Network Analysis Schedules
Part 1 of 2 on Time Impact Analysis (TIA) of Adverse Weather Delay Days in Cost-Loaded Network Analysis Schedules (NAS) Cost-Loaded Network Analysis Schedules (NAS) for construction using Oracle Primavera P6 The United Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) UFGS-01 32...
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WeatherBuild at the BuiltWorlds Projects LA Conference & Connected Jobsite Expo
Industry experts, innovative start-ups, and technology thought leaders at the BuiltWorlds Connected Jobsite Expo WeatherBuild®, Decision Support Solutions for the Construction Industry and Built Environment®, is proud to be participating in and exhibiting at the...
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Weather-Ready Nation: Fall Weather Safety for Construction
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather-Ready Nation (WRN) Ambassador, WeatherBuild®, Decision Support Solutions for the Construction Industry and Built Environment®, supports the Weather-Ready Nation Fall Weather Safety campaign. The Fall...
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Builder’s Risk Policy for Owners to Mitigate Construction Weather Risk
Ability to recover for soft costs incurred resulting from a weather delay in construction Part 4 of a 4 Part Series on Construction Weather Risk Management By Gina Lozier and Jeffrey Wertman This article was first published on Law360, A LexisNexis Company, and is...
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Changing the Future of Construction Sites through Weather Data Analytics
WeatherBuild®, Decision Support Solutions for the Construction Industry and Built Environment®, is proud to be named by BuiltWorlds to the Connected Job Site 50 List 2018 -- the easiest way to understand the companies changing the future of job sites through...
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