Author Archives: Matt Stevens

About Matt Stevens

Matt Stevens is a management advisor who works only with construction contractors. He has been doing so since 1994. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the construction industry. McGraw Hill published his first book titled "Managing a Construction Firm on Just 24 Hours a Day" (416 pages). His newest book, "The Construction MBA" (512 Pages) - both are available on www.amazon.com and www.stevensci.com. Stevens Construction Institute, Inc. is located at stevensci.com. Go to www.stevensci.com or www.constructioncbt.com

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See Rafael Sacks’ Presentation, “Processes and Products: The Synergies of Building Information Modeling and Lean Construction in a Changing Construction Industry”

Internationally recognized author, researcher and teacher Rafael Sacks will present, “Processes and Products: The Synergies of Building Information Modeling and Lean Construction in a Changing Construction Industry” at the University of Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday 2 October 2012 @ 7pm Carrillo … Continue reading

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See Our New Construction App – The Direct Cost Overhead Allocation Calculator – for the IPhone and IPad

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Note to a Fellow Construction Author

Sam, Thank you for your gift of a book and kind note. These are both treasures. I have thought about your question concerning what to do with the book that demanded a large investment on your part. Here is a … Continue reading

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Major BIM Research Study – The University of Florida and Stevens Construction Institute

In partnership with Stevens Construction Institute, the University of Florida’s Center for Advanced Construction Information Modeling (CACIM) has developed a research questionnaire to assess the maturity and quality of BIM implementation within the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations (AECO) industry. … Continue reading

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Invitation to Rice University’s Global Engineering and Construction Roundtable

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Matt Stevens Will Be Speaking Before the Rice Global Engineering and Construction Forum At Rice University On December 9, 2011

Matt Stevens will be speaking Before the Rice Global Engineering and Construction Group At Rice University on December 9, 2011 Composition of the Round Table may be found at http://www.contractorsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Rice-Global-EC-Forume-Membership.ppt The membership represents a very large cross section of major … Continue reading

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Research Answer and Discussion

My research is not based on Lean. It was an attractive area but, I decided that the business of specialty contracting is where a real need exists. The literature review bears this out. My two books indicate my passion for … Continue reading

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