Transforming Views About the Construction Industry

It’s no secret that there is a shortage of skilled laborers in the construction industry. As previous generations of skilled laborers leave the field,...
jobsite lighting

Jobsite Lighting: Asset or Consumable?

Many contractors consider jobsite lighting temporary and disposable, essentially a consumable. It is charged fully to the client for a single job and then...

How Systems-Thinking Saved My Business

Systematization and organization are critical in business management, and this article details how these principles were implemented into FnD Piers and saved the business. At...

Content Marketing

Content marketing has become increasingly attractive to many businesses and brands seeking to expand their web presence. But what is content marketing and how...
Consensus Building

Win-Win Decisions: Part 2

Getting a team to reach a mutual decision can be more than challenging. Individual members have viewpoints that are influenced by their paradigms, experiences,...
Commercial Financing

6 Tips for Tackling Commercial Financing

Commercial financing is available to encourage responsible budgeting and enable businesses to overcome unanticipated hurdles like economic downfalls, unpaid invoices, and budgetary discrepancies. With...

Future Workforce

As Generation Z (those born between 1997 and 2012) enters the workforce, contractors are beginning to wonder, “What’s the best way to attract this...

Detection for Protection

In recent years, contractors’ builder’s risk insurance deductibles and premiums have risen as much as two or three times. Much of this is due...

Using EPDs: Part 2 of 4

Read Part 1 Here. A paradigm shift is occurring in the architecture, design, and construction industry as leaders are increasingly prioritizing low-carbon initiatives during the new...

It’s a Wo(Man)’s World, Too

By Karli Langner  Now, 100 years after women gained voting rights in the U.S., women are participating in the workforce at nearly the highest level...