For those of us that live or work in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, it’s no secret that the metroplex is growing. Data shows DFW gained more than 1.3 million new residents in the...
Industry Trends
Envision Equity: Recruiting More Women to Construction
By now, we’ve all heard the post-pandemic unemployment crisis referred to as a “shecession,” — more than half the people who lost their jobs in 2020 were women. In fact, just two...
What Matters Most: Choosing a Contractor for Your Top Priorities
The lines between market sectors continue to get a little hazier all the time. While there are still plenty of single market-specific buildings like apartment towers, hospitals,...
Protect Your Project From the Unknown
With Contributions by Ian Daniels, Taylor Garick, and Kyle Stark As builders, we like to think that the structures we build will stand the test of time. That we’re making a...
Four Things You May Not Know About Mass Timber
Photo credit: Platte Fifteen, Denver, Colorado, Adolfson & Peterson Construction, photo taken by JC Buck and provided by WoodWorks I love to see innovation in our industry....
Contracts and Delivery Methods: Choosing the Most Valuable Options
From contract types to project delivery methods, developers have a lot of choices to make before the project can get off the ground. For many — if not all —of our clients, their...
How Telling Stories Can Improve Quality
“People forget facts, but they remember stories.” Joseph Campbell I’ve heard that quote a lot in my professional career, and I believe it’s true. There’s even research that...
Why Mockups are an Invaluable Building Tool
Think back to the last time you picked a new paint color for your house. Did you paint the entire exterior of the house one color and step back to see if you liked it? I’m...
Using Post-Planning to Improve Cost Certainty and Efficiency
Have you ever thought to yourself, “that meeting could have been an email”? That’s actually a great example of a Delta to bring up in a Plus/Delta meeting. If you haven’t taken...
Today’s Quality Assurance vs. Quality Control
Quality assurance vs. quality control. The two get lumped together frequently. Companies have QA/QC programs and QA/QC managers, so naturally you could assume the two are one and...
3 Benefits of Using Pull Plan in the Design Phase
When I first broach the subject of bringing our construction team in during the design phase to pull plan the design schedule, I am often met with more than a little skepticism....
Building on Service: Why Military Veterans Thrive in Construction Roles
When I was 17 years old and a senior in high school, I talked to a military recruiter. I knew I wanted to go to college and that it would be my responsibility to pay for it, but...