Women in Construction: How to Thrive by Showing Up and Standing Out
According to CNBC, women make up a mere 9.1% of the construction community. Few men know what it is like to walk into a room full of women and have all their attention turn to you. For women in construction, it’s a common occurrence to be the only female in a panel...
4 ways estimating with spreadsheets is costing you
It is quite common for contractors to rely on spreadsheets in order to create their cost estimates. Spreadsheets like Excel’s are a familiar tool that contractors already have available and they can be adapted to a broad range of tasks. While this makes spreadsheets...
3 Best Practices for Contractors to Get the Most Out of the Slow Season
April through October is the busy season for those in construction. What does that entail? It means working our crews 70-80 hours a week to get projects completed, project managers running from job to job to tie up loose ends, and hot plants pumping out hundreds (if...
4 Tips to Survive an Uncertain Market
Uncertainty is the only thing that is for certain right now in construction. 2020 has taken us all for a ride; pulling us back and forth between calm and hysteria, with our only reprieve being time spent in the unsettled feeling of uncertainty. The emotional,...
Cloud-based apps – Tools Streamlining Construction Operations
The Uncomfortable Success of Cloud-Based Apps in Modern Construction Operations Notorious for adopting new technology by the tail rather than the lead, modern construction operations are now set to engage in the uncomfortable success of cloud-based apps. Part of the...
Real-Time Data Exchange Transforms Construction Industry
Implementing Real-Time Field-to-Office Data Exchange Critical For Construction Industry Growth Cycle After years of resistance to technology, the construction industry is finally beginning to reap the benefits of real-time integrated field-to-office data exchange....
5 tips for successful contractor management
Communication is central to effective contractor management Okay -- we’ve got 5 tips that promote successful contractor management, but first, a few words concerning the importance of operative communication. Whether you are the contractor or the project manager,...
Decreased construction costs for the first time in a decade
Despite projections of increased staffing levels and construction sales over the next 6 months, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) forecast that profit margins will decline. This is due to a variety of forces from a worldwide pandemic, project backlogs to...
The Importance of Logistics on Construction Sites
Logistics on a construction site have an immense impact on project time and budget, yet it seems to be an afterthought for many contractors. To understand the importance of logistics on construction sites we need to agree on a definition of logistics. For purposes of...
The true cost of your allocation whiteboard
Manual processes have costly consequences, from time consumed, to the heightened risk of human error. The allocation whiteboard and the processes involved in updating and communicating changes to it are inefficient. Too often allocators are scrambling for last-minute...
6 Sources of resistance: implementing new policies and procedures in the workplace
The global pandemic has forced employers and employees to make unprecedented and rapid changes to their behavior in order to prevent the spread of disease and the closing of their facilities. When 54% of U.S. employees say they are worried about exposure to COVID-19...
COVID-19: Managing Risk of Exposure
As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, new resources, regulations, and recommendations for construction contractors continue to change and stack upon one another. For contractors, the pressure to maintain a safe working environment is higher than ever. In...
Take 5 with DACS Asphalt and Concrete
Take 5 is a series of fireside chats with customers and industry partners who share their industry insights to support and educate the construction industry, from the unprecedented circumstances that we face today, to the everyday challenges of running a business in...
CJ’s Demolition tackling COVID-19
Take 5 is a series of fireside chats with customers and industry partners who share their industry insights to support and educate the construction industry, from the unprecedented circumstances that we face today, to the everyday challenges of running a business in...
Checklist: Do you have the infrastructure to keep building?
During these changing times, construction businesses are testing the limits of their infrastructure in preparation for further restrictions amid the pandemic. Rapidly changing the way you operate a business without proper time, preparation, and investment quickly...