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Headquarter’s Objections to Jobsite Digital Management

Headquarters Isn't Pushing Jobsite Digital Either We Are Good Enough – Complacency The company is doing fine, we are making money, so don’t rock the boat. Don’t worry about competition, our customer base is loyal. Our jobsite supervisors don't want to change. Or...

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What is Construction Jobsite Management Anyways?

The Many Responsibilities of the Jobsite Manager High experience jobsite supervisors are some of the highest paid/most in demand professionals in the industry. Contractors rely on them to make the company money. They are not just technology adoption influencers, but...

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Jobsite Supervisor Objections to Digital

Our List of Jobsite Supervisor Objections to Digital The construction industry has struggled with a shortage of (documented) experienced labor for decades. Especially in the aftermath of the great recession of 2008-10.  High experience jobsite supervisors are some of...

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Why Jobsite Managers Resist Digital

From Pandemic Directives to Jobsite Management Safe Site Check In was founded to provide an easy and affordable solution to the pandemic and keep jobsites open. As technologists, we had to quickly learn about jobsite management. We quickly discovered it's a very hard...

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A Digital Pro Looks at the Construction Productivity Slump

Construction Productivity Has Stagnated Earlier this month, an op-ed in the New York Times, “The Story Construction Tells About America’s Economy Is Disturbing” states that productivity in the construction industry began to decline in 1970. A construction worker in...

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Why Construction Technology Adoption is Slow

Reasons for the Construction Productivity Decline To sum up our analysis, here are some potential causes of construction's productivity decline over the past fifty years, and why construction technology adoption has been so slow: Ever increasing number of stakeholders...

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Competition and Construction Productivity

Competition in the Construction Industry I'm not an economist and don't play one on TV. But ever since I entered the construction tech market with Safe Site Check In, I've been struck by its contradictions. Construction is one of the easiest industries for...

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A Smaller Construction Workforce, But Still Less Productivity

Where Did the Construction Workforce Go? The construction industry cannot hire enough workers, and has an historic workforce shortage. And Construction has had a workforce shortage for very long time. Academic research into the topic goes back to the 1990s. The most...

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More Stakeholders, Less Construction Productivity

Are There Too Many Cooks in the Construction Kitchen? Is poor productivity the result of too many stakeholders per project?  The op-ed in the New York Times, “The Story Construction Tells About America’s Economy Is Disturbing” states that productivity in the...

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Is Poor Construction Productivity an Investment Opportunity?

Construction Productivity Has Stagnated Earlier this month, an op-ed in the New York Times, “The Story Construction Tells About America’s Economy Is Disturbing” states that productivity in the construction industry began to decline in 1970. A construction worker in...

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