Best Practices: Lean Construction

Harnessing the power to drive productivity By Dan Heinemeier The stats are becoming as well-known as they are grim. Since the 1960s, we’ve seen a doubling...

Mass Miscommunication

You fiddle with your smartphone under the table during an important meeting. You type an (error-ridden) email to a client while talking (distractedly) on...

Four Ways to Improve Your Business Financials

Running a business means the owner may need to wear a lot of hats to keep daily operations functioning correctly. From hiring new workers to...

Reduce Risk

Most contractors recognize that the construction industry involves significant risks. Companies must engage in smart risk management processes to reduce their exposure and avoid...

Building to Rent

The boom in single family build-to-rent (BTR) construction projects has been a boon to strapped consumers as well as the construction industry as the...

Contractor Skills Gap Report

It’s no exaggeration to say that today’s contractors are operating under increasingly difficult conditions. Costs keep rising, skilled labor shortages persist, while competition remains...
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The Power of Choice

Newton’s third law of motion tells us that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When it comes to selecting a...

Product Selection: Part 1 of 3

Designing a building is no easy task. Even “simple” projects present challenges as architects balance competing priorities like energy, carbon, cost, quality, and time.  Navigating...

Forward Movement

Courtesy of Sunbelt Rentals Careers in the construction industry may involve hard hats and safety vests on a jobsite in the field, or they can...

A Revolution in Power Tool Rentals Is Here

While power tool rentals have been around for years, a world of peer-to-peer power tool rentals opens up new opportunities and new risks, both...