Maintaining Construction Labor Productivity During a Crisis - Constructible
Even during the best of times, productivity is a concern in construction. But during a crisis, that concern can reach new, critical levels. As we’ve learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, a crisis can create major challenges to construction productivity. Many are experiencing problems like:
- Fewer workers being allowed on the jobsite or having to meet new requirements before they’re authorized to enter
- Available workers having to cover more projects than usual, or projects becoming indefinitely delayed
- New worksite safety guidelines or mandates being put in place that slow down typical project workflows
- Fewer managers and field supervisors onsite, resulting in lowered visibility into daily attendance, productivity, and project progress
A crisis often reveals our vulnerabilities. For general contractors, the COVID crisis may have magnified any problems they previously faced with having . . . read more