Delays in the completion of a construction project result in added expense and potential delay damages for both the owner and contractor. There also...

For more than a decade, I’ve covered the lack of skilled workers in the trades impacting productivity, profits, and projects across the nation. I’ve...

In the modern construction industry, finding and retaining a sufficient number of reliable, skilled workers proves to be an ongoing challenge faced by many...

There are hundreds of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations that apply to the construction industry, but you might be surprised to...

For the past month or so, the lead story in every radio newscast and online report has involved the potential threat from the Ebola...

When a contractor bids a fixed price job, it has to make a series of assumptions about what its direct costs to complete the...

By Kristine A. Kubes A skilled workforce is an indispensable element of successful design and construction in the United States. Projects begin with the designs...

Contractor delays may occur in maintaining the construction schedule milestones or in achieving the overall completion date, or more accurately, the date of substantial...

On March 25, 2016, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) published its long-awaited final rule (606 pgs) establishing a stand-alone standard governing occupational...

In the late 1980s, early 1990s, alternative dispute resolution came on the scene and was all the rage as a means to effectively and...