The Science Behind IMPs
Insulated metal panels (IMPs), exterior wall and roof panels with steel skins and an insulating foam core, are engineered with advanced technology and unique...
What’s Ahead in 2018?
Factories in flat-packs and homes built in factories—modular construction will build new momentum in 2018. However, the industry is battling with significant skills shortages...
Change Your Mindset or Suffer the Consequences
By Brad Wolff
We live in a world of unpredictable and uncontrollable change. How can we survive and even thrive when our environment turns against...
New Constructs
Christine Fiori is home. And, the department head of Engineering Management Studies and the program director for the Drexel University College of Engineering’s Construction...
Unlocking Consistency
In today’s world, consistency isn’t always considered exciting. The predictability of having everything work the same way every time might seem mundane. However, in...
4 Steps to Lower Embodied Carbon
More than ever, contractors, manufacturers, owners, and designers are setting time-bound sustainability commitments to encourage low-carbon construction and keep our planet at safe global...
Creating a Caring Environment
Marketplace Chaplains Helping Others in the Workplace
Marketplace Chaplains, now celebrating its 30-year anniversary of work in today’s hectic workplace, has reached a new milestone...
Construction Contracts: Part II
Contract documents serve as the primary to-do list for the owner, general contractor, subcontractors, and all other parties involved in the project. As the...
What to Expect in the New Year
With the New Year stretching before us, it is worth our time to look back at 2014, and see what we might learn about...
Improving the Flavor of the Process
There is only one way to cook an egg … right? Of course not! There are many. But, some ways to cook an egg...









