{"id":67912,"date":"2018-08-08T16:31:29","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T20:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=67912"},"modified":"2018-08-08T16:31:29","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T20:31:29","slug":"survey-estimates-time-and-money-lost-to-rework-and-miscommunication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/survey-estimates-time-and-money-lost-to-rework-and-miscommunication\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey estimates time and money lost to rework and miscommunication"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A survey of construction leaders found each construction project team member spends more than 14 hours each week dealing with conflict, rework, and other issues that take away from higher priority activities.
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Construction workers lose almost two full working days each week solving avoidable issues and searching for project information, according to a survey administered by PlanGrid<\/a>, a construction software company, and management consulting firm FMI Corp<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The research report<\/a> is based on input from nearly 600 construction leaders about how teams spend their time on construction sites, communicate during projects, and leverage their technology investments. The survey indicates that time spent on non-optimal activities, such as fixing mistakes, looking for project data, and managing conflict resolution accounts for\u00a0$177.5 billion\u00a0in labor costs per year in the United States. The study also found that rework caused by miscommunication, and inaccurate and inaccessible information will cost the U.S. construction industry more than\u00a0$31 billion\u00a0in 2018.<\/p>\n

According to the survey, each construction project team member spends more than 14 hours each week on average dealing with conflict, rework and other issues that take away from higher priority activities. Respondents revealed they spend the following amount of time each week on non-optimal activities:<\/p>\n