Florida Construction Law

Short of monitoring employees in the field, it can be difficult to know if they are working to the highest level of productivity. Contractors should consider employment agreements for their employees that spell out expectations and include performance metrics tied into bonuses. In the case of salespersons, it is somewhat easier to know how much of their time is productive as their compensation is directly tied into the number and dollar volume of jobs sold. The salesperson’s employment agreement should specify whether he or she earns a salary plus commission or commission only.  Developing annual sales goals for the team is the best metric to evaluate productivity and whether each person is performing optimally. With multiple members on the sales team, it will be easy to identify underperformers and address the issue. It’s much harder to monitor productivity of other employees, such as installation crews, project managers, and field supervisors. This is where performance metr...

Jonathan Wilkins explains how technologies such as drones and robots are being used to allow for off-site manufacturing and faster builds The Great Wall of China is regarded as the longest running construction project of all time. The wall took more than 2000 years and millions of workers to complete. At the time, labourers used only simple machinery to build the wall - a vast difference from the equipment used in construction today. Automation has already been used by a number of construction companies to make the building process more efficient. Though house building is an extremely complex and time consuming activity, Swiss prototype robot bricklayer, In-situ Fabricator, can build a house in just two days. In-situ Fabricator isn't the only example of developments in rapid house building - Chinese 3D printing pioneer, WinSun, claims to be able to print ten houses in just one day using its innovating technology. These developments, however, are yet to become mainstream. ...