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The following is our latest forecast of construction inflation & construction productivity related to the following countries. Note: Construction productivity is based on historical benchmark data from a number of new Industrial / Manufacturing Facilities. The construction productivity is expressed & based on skilled & unskilled construction hours for work performed in the USA on  … Read more

Click on a country / region to view the local construction news   The global construction industry will continue to experience steady growth rates in 2020 issues surrounding a possible military action in the Middle-East and the final chapter of the Brexit situation, which are not expected to have a major impact on future construction  … Read more

Improving construction productivity can result in significant construction cost savings and result in earlier delivery of construction projects. There are numerous issues that impact construction labor performance and the related added cost of extended field in-directs. This article touches on some of the main issues that negatively impact Construction Labor Productivity. If these issues can  … Read more

Did you miss part one? Read it here » Home I wrote an article back in March on the top 20 reasons why so many construction projects overrun their budgets. This is Part 2 on how to alleviate or minimize these issues. Large & mid-sized CAPEX & Infrastructure construction projects are many times intricate &  … Read more

Click on a country / region to view the local construction news   Uncertain, encouraging, scary, optimistic, negative, positive & challenging are some of the words tossed around to describe the construction outlook in many countries around the world as we move further into 2019. The positive words for the most part, apply to India,  … Read more

ISO 6-Class 1,000, ISO 7-Class 10,000, ISO 8-Class 100,000 Cleanrooms & Wall Systems for Modularized and Stick-Built (Built on Site) applications: Costs are based on US applications: Appropriate for Pharmaceutical & Bio Facilities, R&D Laboratories & Buildings, Computer Chip Manufacturing, Medical Device / Packaging Facilities, Nano Production Facilities & Hi-Tech Type Facilities. Clean rooms costs  … Read more

Download Checklist For additional current International & US Construction Cost Data, refer to our (7) Annual Publications: www.compassinternational.net/books/ Or contact John G. McConville CCP Telephone in USA (609) 577 4505 Or email info@compassinternational.net

Click on a country / region to view the local construction news   The US Attorney General and the Mueller report on 3/24/2019 cleared President Trump of collusion and obstruction of justice crimes related to Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election. This costly and long awaited report is now completed, hopefully this will lead  … Read more

Did you miss part two? Read it here » Why do so many construction projects overrun their budgets by as much as 10% to more than 100% and how can this be rectified? This continuing situation costs the industry millions of dollars each year and wastes valuable engineering / construction labor resources. This article is  … Read more

Did you miss part two? Read it here » Why do so many construction projects overrun their budgets by as much as 10% to more than 100% and how can this be rectified? This continuing situation costs the industry millions of dollars each year and wastes valuable engineering / construction labor resources. This article is  … Read more