By Michael Wright Construction projects are inherently complex, and this complexity inevitably leads to risk including risk to the health and well-being of workers, risk...

The engineering and construction industry has historically placed a high emphasis on hands-on experience and expertise. As a result, the industry as a whole...

Rising material and labor costs, coupled with an increasingly competitive landscape, means tight margins for construction firms and little room for error when it...

In 2001, 20 years after wide-acceptance of the IBM-PC (and compatibles), a person could still have a job where the use of computers was...

How the construction industry must adapt By Michael Wright As the construction worker shortage grows, contractors need to find new methods to not only attract workers...

Contractors have to manage dozens of jobs—sometimes even hundreds—at any given moment. With so many jobs going on at once, staying on top of...

Civil contractors are optimistic about the industry for 2023 and 2024, per the most recent Civil Quarterly from Dodge Construction Network. The report states...

The cornerstone of a successful bid lies in the takeoff process. By harnessing the power of GPS-enabled smartphones and tablets, takeoff estimators can achieve...

Boone Brothers Commercial Roofing, one of the premier roofing companies in the Midwest, serves more than 500 construction worksites every year. Based in Omaha,...

In construction, change is a way of life. Very rarely does a construction project go from beginning to completion without changes to the original...