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1. The construction industry is sometimes described as “behind the times” (a dinosaur). Do you agree? Does this negative perception affect our industry? What needs to be done to change this image?
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2. What are some attributes of an ethical construction professional?
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1. The construction industry is sometimes described as “behind the times” (a dinosaur). Do you agree? Does this negative perception affect our industry? What needs to be done to change this image?
a. I believe this description to be incorrect. There are many innovations being tried all the time in both construction and construction management. The industry is constrained by regulations and lack of incentives to be ‘green’, but that means the market and the government are behind the times, not the construction company.
b. Not to a large degree, who cares what others outside the industry think about dinosaur labels? Perception comes down to the customer getting what they want when they want it at an affordable price. Capitalism assures that this will be provided by someone in the market if possible. One company having a reputation for forward thinking versus others will get them work if the bid process allows it, or even better, demands it.
c. It is helpful for the trade associations to spread the news that the industry is working on mitigating and quantifying environmental issues. This is not something individual companies can do for a large audience.
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2. What are some attributes of an ethical construction professional?
Being ethical can be summed up by working to assure that everyone in the project ‘wins’. Each company makes a profit, but not a windfall. The customer gets the building on time and the building functions as intended. No one gets hurt, literally or monetarily.
https://yscouts.com/10-ethical-leadership-characteristics
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1. The construction industry is sometimes described as “behind the times” (a dinosaur). Do you agree? Does this negative perception affect our industry? What needs to be done to change this image?
Yes I do agree the construction industry is "behind the times" in some aspects. Some construction roles, we cannot progress so fast because we don't have the equipment or the time and resources to grow with the new changes. Also, there are many workers that have been working for companies for several of years and have a hard time progressing. If a company change to these new ways, many of those workers would be out of a job only so the company can save some money.
These perceptions do sometimes affect the industry because many people think construction workers are uneducated and lazy. The way to change this image is implementing programs within construction to better educate lower level workers. Getting them certified in specialty roles or degrees to become managers. This way when a company does decide to grow the new construction ways and equipment, their workers will be able to grow too.
2. What are some attributes of an ethical construction professional?
Integrity, responsibilities to the environment, people and workers, honesty, fairness, and leadership.
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1. The construction industry is sometimes described as “behind the times” (a dinosaur). Do you agree? Does this negative perception affect our industry? What needs to be done to change this image?
I think in principle I agree with the statement, I believe that the connotation of being a dinosaur, is more of a reflection of an industry which is set in its ways. I think the statement is driven by processes, procedures, and industry standards & practices which have be proven, and many organizations continue to have success such that i think there is an adoptive viewpoint of if not broken why fix it. To review process and procedures takes, time, effort and hours, which I think many organizations have reluctance to commit to.
I think that the image will shift naturally with the new emphasis of cost savings measures and technology. I think there is a movement I have been seeing occurring now for a while attending conferences like FIATECH, HEXAGON, as well as working with CII (Construction Industry Institute) and COAA (Construction Owners Association of Alberta).The buzz / theme I have been hearing for the last 5 years is: AWP (Advanced Workface Planning) which by no means is a new novel concept, but now that CII and COAA have been saturated with consultants and a push for systems which support AWP methodology (i.e. Bentley Construct Sim, or Hexagon Smart Construction), owners are hearing and seeing the cost benefits of having the visibility through these tools for pre-planning, which can mitigate issues in advance of execution and construction phases. I think this will ultimately impact how construction execute their work.
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2. What are some attributes of an ethical construction professional?
Never lie, cheat or steal. Conduct themselves with honesty and integrity. Respect and concern for all members of the team, everyone arrives at work and everyone goes home. Do not engage in conduct which can be deemed a conflict of interest, or if in a situation report immediately. Complete fiduciary duty to owner/client.
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1. The construction industry is sometimes described as “behind the times” (a dinosaur). Do you agree? Does this negative perception affect our industry? What needs to be done to change this image?
I personally believe that this mentality must be changed about the construction industry. But to do this change, first of all, the technologies and techniques should be developed extensively. Also, we need to expert human. In this among, optimization plays an important role to reduce different aspect of construction such as time and cost. Thanks to the developed technologies nowadays for optimization, we need to use more software and technologies for this aim.
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2. What are some attributes of an ethical construction professional?
Ethical is a basic and most important issue not only in construction but also in all areas. Without ethical, a project will not have useful outcomes. Because people will not follow their duties and laws correctly which damages different aspects of a project. In addition, who has an ethical in his/her jobs is going to respect the people as well as his/herself.
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