In the past year, we’ve written about modular construction half a dozen times. That’s because, we believe, our industry is heading more and more towards adopting the building...
Industry Trends
How to Use Virtual Inspections to Improve Your Healthcare Project
What are some things that seem normal, but wouldn’t a year ago? Wearing masks comes to mind first. Staying six feet apart. Communicating by video instead of face to face. That...
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....
Steel Price Surge and Historically Long Lead Times: What it Means for Commercial Development
If you stopped by a gas station in the past few days, you probably noticed it costs more to fill up your tank then it did last week. Last year, the cost of lumber shot up and...
Make Virtual Recruitment Work for You
From remote learning to socially distanced socializing, it seems like every facet of the college experience has been impacted and reimagined during the pandemic. Recruitment for...
Could Modular Construction Protect Your Project Against Labor Shortage Delays?
The city of Austin is booming. Tesla is currently building a new factory here. Apple is also expanding to Austin and has a new campus under construction. The Tesla project alone...
Overcoming Construction Unpredictability
The First Step to A Successful Project? You Guessed It. I’ve written a few blogs for our website and in most of them, I find myself preaching the importance of early contractor...
2021 Construction Industry Outlook
Let me start by saying Happy New Year. In our personal lives, the start of a new year is a great time to leave negative behaviors, attitudes, or experiences behind and start 2021...
Top Construction Blogs of 2020
As we head into a new year, here’s a look at our most popular blogs of 2020: 5 Qualities Construction Companies are Looking for in an Intern The pandemic didn’t stop college...
Is the Pandemic Impacting the Price of Your Project?
A year ago, I wrote about some of the factors that can drive up the cost of construction. The common thread between the 7 factors (tariffs, materials, labor, site logistics, code...
Positive Changemakers: Giving Tuesday Edition
Giving Tuesday has become a global movement and a call to action to give time, money, talents, donations — whatever we can, to help others around us. On this day of giving, and...
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...