Avoiding Scope Creep, Fast Tracking and Changing the Palette of Materials
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The perfect storm of soaring fuel costs and intensified global demand has caused major volatility and rapid escalations of construction material costs. Despite these obstacles, experienced builders have a variety of solutions they can provide companies to offset the escalating material costs and still develop new facilities for growth and expansion. In a recent white paper titled "Smart Construction," Leopardo Construction highlights 10 economical building solutions for offsetting the skyrocketing material prices and realigning construction budgets with original expectations.
Since January 2004, the price per gallon of gasoline at the pump has risen 167 percent and diesel fuel has jumped 252 percent. The cost of fuel has a tremendous impact on petroleum-based materials such as plastic, asphalt, rubber, PVC, insulation and roofing shingles. The price of asphalt, for instance, increased 47 percent in the last 12 months. Beyond petroleum byproducts, every single construction material requires manufacturing and transportation -- sometimes across thousands of miles -- which consume fuel.
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Tuesday 9 September, 2008 10:46 AM |
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