Heather Moore Explained

Heather

Moore

Birth Place:Michigan, United States
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:University of Michigan
Occupation:Engineer
Known For:research on productivity on construction and information entropy

Heather Moore is an engineer from Michigan known for her research in construction management and construction productivity. She is the Vice President of Operations at MCA. She studied Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan, and also holds an MBA from the University of Michigan-Flint, and later obtained a Ph. D in Construction Management at the Michigan State University. Her Ph.D. research focused on information entropy, with specific application in construction. Her papers and research have been used in innovation in construction development.[1] She has co-authored two books on improving productivity on construction job sites [2] [3] and has published many articles in specialized magazines, including work referencing both MCA's experience in Agile Construction and the ASTM standard in combination with information entropy. She has also contributed to other books and research work conducted at MCA on topics of productivity and process design.

Heather has written two books with Perry Daneshgari focused on productivity in construction, and has written articles in magazines like Construction Executive,[4] IEC Insights Magazine,[5] ASTM, Electrical Construction & Management Magazine[6] among others blogs and pages.[7] [8] She has conducted research for Electri International (links) and New Horizons Foundation. (link) besides her academic research for the University of Michigan. She is now Vice President of Operations for MCA but has been Manager of Research and Assistant Implementer. Before MCA she worked for John E. Green Company.

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  1. Web site: Industrializing Construction: Solutions for Productivity Breakthroughs. 3D Perspectives. 16 September 2015.
  2. Web site: Manejo de la productividad en los trabajos de construcción. ASTM. 16 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Competing in the New Construction Environment A Compilation to Lead the Way PDF . NECA Store. 30 August 2015.
  4. Web site: Financial Implications of VMI for Electrical Contractors and their Disfribution Partners. Construction Executive Magazine. 30 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Posts by Heather Moore. IECI Magazine. 30 August 2015.
  6. Web site: Mastering the Electrical Work on a Mega Project. EC&M Magazine. 30 August 2015.
  7. Web site: Editorial Board. Lean Construction. 16 September 2015.
  8. Web site: Buildings, Bridges and Roads On Demand. Construction Blog.
  9. Web site: Competing in the New Construction Environment A Compilation to Lead the Way PDF . NECA Store. 30 August 2015.
  10. Web site: Standard Practice for Job Productivity Measurement in Agile Construction. Application of ASTM E2691
  11. Web site: Measurement of Construction Productivity is the Subject of New ASTM International Building Standard. ASTM International Release #8530/March2010
  12. Web site: New Method Tested To Sharpen Work Measure. McGraw Hill Construction ENR Engineering News - Record March 2010
  13. Web site: Heather Moore profile. MECA Convention. 30 August 2015.
  14. Web site: Operational Model Needed to Compete in Industrialized Construction . MCA-Soft January 2017.
  15. Web site: Foundation and Future, Dealing with the Challenges of More Work . MCA-Soft January 2017.
  16. Web site: Efficiency and Continuous Improvement: Survival of the Unfits . MCA-Soft January 2018.
  17. Book: Moore. Heather. Industrialization of Construction: How it will happen, and how to stay ahead using Agile Construction. 2024. KDP. 9798378615001. 278.