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6 Ways Prefabrication Can Benefit Your Construction Project

6 Ways Prefabrication Can Benefit Your Construction Project

Prefabrication is not a new concept to the construction industry; it has been around for centuries.  However, it has reinvented itself with the growth of Building Information Modeling (BIM).  BIM enables the increased use of prefabrication, making it more feasible to implement on projects. Read on below to find out what prefabrication is and the […]

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5 Ways Drones are Changing the Construction Industry

It’s a bird… it’s a plane… no, it’s a DJI Phantom 4!  Drones are changing the construction industry in a whole new way providing better management, safety, and more! Over the past few months, we have been using drones to capture amazing photos and videos of our job sites, providing our teams with quick, accurate

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The Future of Making Things

As experts in the industry, Mike LaRue and Pete Scharenbroch were invited to be keynote speakers at a recent convention focused on The Future of Making Things. Both shared their knowledge and experience of prefabrication and the technology we use which sets us apart from other construction firms.   Mark Lackovic, COO at MasterGraphics, approached

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Dodging Lemons: 3 Keys to Avoiding a Construction Manager Disaster

Choosing a new car can be tough. What features do I really need?  What models have the best fuel economy? Which car is best for me in the long run? Just recently, my wife and I spent — what seemed like a month — researching our options, calling up dealerships and checking out vehicles until

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Ingraining Prefabrication Into Everyday Work

As part of JP Cullen’s Lean Process Improvement culture, we are constantly looking for ways to do things faster, easier, and more efficiently. The internal steel stud walls were identified as an area where we could make significant gains using prefabrication. The two 115K SQFT office buildings in the Madison area that we are leading

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Breaking The Higher Education Perception: Educating Students on Opportunities in Skilled Trades

For the third consecutive year, Manpower Group’s 2014 Talent Shortage Survey identified the #1 most difficult for employers across the globe to fill is the skilled trades. This rings especially true in Wisconsin, where we are looking at the demand increasing over 18% in the next several years. As the economy continues to improve construction

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Breaking the Higher Education Barrier: JP Cullen Taking Steps to Promote Careers in the Trades

The perception for many students, parents, and administrators is that a four year college degree is preferred to any technical college or work in the trades after completing high school, yet the reality is with the growing demand for skilled labor, combined with the rising cost of higher education, a future in the skilled trades

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Modularized MEPF Systems: The Benefits of Offsite Manufacturing

 Two of the projects that JP Cullen has recently had the opportunity to lead were a pair of multi-level office buildings in the Madison area.  The challenge to the team was to deliver the two 120K SQFT buildings on a shortened time table in order to meet the needs of the client.  The JP Cullen

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