The Challenge of Time Constraints

Construction contractors face it frequently—that hollow feeling in the gut that there isn’t enough time. The clock ticks faster on construction projects; slower when...

Construction Contracts: Part III

In parts I and II of this article, we focused on specific “best practice” contract terms that well-drafted construction documents should address. Ultimately, it...

Live Field Data

By Mike Merrill The US economy is always moving, it is the nature of the system to regularly cycle between growth and correction. We have...

Equipment Loans

Many small business owners have sought capital to keep their doors open, especially through these challenging times. But even as the COVID-19 pandemic slowly...
employee retention

Don’t Let ‘Em Go: Part 2 of 2

In part one of this article, the cost of a departing employee, the cost of turnover, and what can be done to improve retention...
 IoT

Fundamentals of IoT for Construction

Probably the best definition of the Internet of Things (IoT) appears in a Forbes magazine article written by the futurist Jacob Morgan. According to...

Don’t Let ‘Em Go: Part 1 of 2

Well, the good news is the booming economy has created exponential growth in jobs in the construction industry with December 2017 being 30,000. In...

IT Security

Pity the poor chief information security officer (CISO). On one hand, their needs are real: emergent cybersecurity threats are increasingly sophisticated and numerous. On...
wage laws

Prevailing Wage Laws: Q&A on What to Know About Compliance

By Timothy J. Ford, Esq. Today’s construction company owners, managers, and supervisors need to have a clear understanding of the prevailing wage laws. Compliance with...

Movie: Moneyball

I had the pleasure of attending and exhibiting at the first-ever Project Controls Expo in the United States last October. While I was sitting in...