Strengthening Your Workforce
As the skills gap widens, industries requiring skilled professionals are placing additional emphasis on credentials. This is particularly evident in the construction industry, where...
Crushing the Old Method
Are using old methods the easy way out?
Old methods feel comfortable and safer, save you hours of research, and appear to be cheaper on...
More Than The Minimum
Most construction customers don’t really know how to compare the difference between good or poor-quality workmanship. They ask for contractor bids to build a...
4 Keys to Financial Management
Buoyed by an infusion of cash that is set to come into the construction industry from key pieces of legislation—including the Creating Helpful Incentives...
Age of Information: Part 4 of 4
It’s 2023, and we are solidly in the “Age of Information” for architecture, engineering, and construction. Innovations, like Building Information Modeling (BIM) and artificial...
Exiting Requires More than a Thought
In June 1968, General William Westmoreland was relieved of his command in Vietnam when his new boss, Richard Nixon, lost confidence in his approach....
Evolution of Plywood
Plywood has become a commonplace material in the modern world, but its origins actually date back to about 3000 BC, when ancient Egyptians fashioned...
Succession Planning
By Bart Gibson
Two high-profile founders and CEOs picked earlier this year to make major announcements. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced he would leave his...
Latest Word from ACI
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) will conduct multiple public seminars on ACI CODE-318-25 and ACI CODE-562-25 throughout November 2025. The seminars, “ACI 318-25: Changes...
Workforce Development
Like many of the skilled trades, the communications infrastructure industry finds itself confronted with a workforce shortage at a time when generational type investments...