Can Multiskilled Crews Ease Construction's Labor Crunch?

A nationwide field study released Sept. 2 found construction crews spent more time directly advancing work and less time idle when qualified workers performed selected tasks outside their primary trades, a strategy researchers call “multiskilling."

The study by the nonprofit Simplar Foundation, a Tempe, Ariz.-based applied-research organization, addresses a persistent question for contractors: how much more construction capacity can an already constrained workforce provide?

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