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There Are Statistics and Then There Are Statistics “Statistics are like a drunk with a lamp post: used more for support than illumination.” ͂    Winston Churchill The same thing could probably be said about construction statistics. We’re aware of overall trends, but statistics, when employed as a supporting point, [...]

Building a new home is a milestone in one’s life. So, it’s important to have a dependable construction firm direct the homebuilder from one step to the next, and even make the process enjoyable, too. One of the first decisions the potential new homebuilder needs to make is which [...]

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”                                                                                     . . . George Bernard Shaw Client communication. It’s a decisive factor in any construction job, and perhaps the easiest thing to get wrong. Effective communication is a crucial aspect of most any business, [...]

Labor productivity is a vital component of any building project. Without it, projects are delayed, and budgets quickly become overwhelmed. That’s is why it’s important that you make certain all your contract workers are singing from the same hymn sheet in terms of your construction project vision including any [...]

Do you know of anyone who has considered a career in the construction industry, but were disheartened by what some people see as a dead-end career? If they’ve heard there’s no future in construction, then he/she would have heard one of the many common myths about the industry. The [...]

You often hear of building with concrete and steel, but what about concrete or steel? Whoa, there’s a choice? Sure is. But how do they stack up against one another as building materials for the 21st century? If you’re planning a new structure, you’ve likely wondered which is best [...]

As we go into 2019, it’s time to take a good look at construction industry trends and predictions and see which ones are shaping up. Staying on top of new and up-and-coming trends in the construction industry not only helps keep your company from falling behind, but it helps [...]

As we go into 2019, it’s time to take a good look at construction industry trends and predictions and see which ones are shaping up. Staying on top of new and up-and-coming trends in the construction industry not only helps keep your company from falling behind, but it helps [...]

From using your smartphone to aerial drones mapping and surveying the job site, the construction industry is exploding into new territories with the implementation of technology today. We have transformed one of the largest industries in the U.S., turning it from one of the slowest growing segments into one [...]

So, you’re having problems with gaining efficiencies in your construction projects? Few things can turn a routine construction project into a drawn-out ordeal quicker than a loss of efficiency. Just take a peek at one of the biggest construction overruns in history. Everyone in the industry knows about the [...]

Let’s face it. Is there anything more decisive to your business than accurate construction cost estimating? Guess right and you could make a tidy profit on a given project. Guess wrong and you may lose money on that same project by overspending on supplies and contractors. It’s really tough [...]

I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by. –Douglas Adams, English author Let’s begin our discussion by saying that the construction schedule is like the Bible for many project managers. Why so? It serves as the starting point of actual fact and guidebook [...]

Why You Should Use a Construction Manager Why select a construction manager for your next project? Put simply, the key issue is “which ‘side of the table’ do you want your builder to sit on?” Let’s first keep in mind that while some people use the terms general contractor [...]

The Bottom Line in Avoiding Significant Construction Delays   Project delays and are a significant issue in the construction business. Not only do they impact your present-day work, but they can affect impending projects as everything gets pushed back. Resources get spread thin, estimates are thrown off and your [...]

Construction Safety: Protecting Against the Fatal Four in the Construction Industry Let’s face it. Working in construction can be dangerous. As of March 2017, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 6,882,000 people were employed in the construction industry. This is right at 4% of total employment in the U.S. [...]

Mitigating the Costs of Changes During Construction To paraphrase the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, change is the only constant in construction projects. Let’s face it, change isn’t always bad, but on a construction project, it usually isn’t good either. Changes and subsequent change orders can wreak havoc on a construction [...]

Design-Build and Why You Should Use It Q: What did the pyramids, the Parthenon and the Pentagon all have in common? A: They were all built by the same method: Design-Build. So, what exactly is Design-Build? First, we’ll need to travel back 5000 years in time to ancient Egypt, [...]