Tag: Skills
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North Atlantic States Carpenters create state-of-the-art skills trainings tailored to employers’ needs
S&F Concrete needed workers who knew how to do layout. A well-established concrete provider in the region, the company had a CAD office fully staffed with engineers and layout experts, but the team was stretched thin servicing S&F’s many active sites. Recruiting for concrete layout skills had also become a challenge, with fewer and fewer…
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McLaren turns focus on building safety skills
Paul Woodhams is McLaren’s first building safety and refurbishment managing director. He talks to CM about competency and supply chain challenges. The £77.2m job, expected to finish this spring, includes recladding a total facade area of around 24,000 square metres, full window replacement, renewal of flat roofs, installation of building maintenance units, replacement of brickwork…
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The Secret Skills of a Locksmith: Beyond Keys and Locks!
Unlocking Expertise: More Than Meets the Eye When you hear the term locksmith near you Portland, you might immediately think of someone who simply makes copies of keys or helps when you’re locked out of your home. However, a professional locksmith possesses a wide array of skills that go far beyond these basic tasks. The…
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Why Math Skills Are Essential for Aspiring Architects
People often perceive architecture as a harmonious combination of creativity and precision. It involves the design of spaces that inspire and endure over time. But there is a strong base of math behind every amazing building. For students who want to be builders, math is not just another course of study; rather, it’s a fundamental…
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Building Skills in Construction: Manja Horner on Effective Learning Strategies
In this episode of the AEC Business Podcast, host Aarni Heiskanen interviews Manja Horner, founder and CEO of Boost LD, about learning in the construction sector. Manja shares insights about her digitized training service and discusses her 12-year journey in the learning business. Manja is a learning experience strategist and trusted advisor to companies who…
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From BIM to Extended Reality: Six Essential Skills to Succeed
Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Extended Reality (XR) can be combined to create greater efficiency if we know the workflows and implementation strategies well. “Industry 4.0 for the Built Environment” is a key topic in our sector and it is also the title of a new Springer book edited by Marzia Bolpagni, Rui Gavina, and…
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Technical Skills Every AEC Marketer Needs
Master These Eight Tech Skills to Advance Your Marketing Career Life and work in the post-Covid world are drastically different from what they were just a few years ago. From AEC and real estate to marketing and education, every sector has either embraced digital transformation or realized the necessity. Today’s hybrid workforce is reliant on…