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Wearables Give Builders Jobsite Visibility

Wearables Give Builders Jobsite Visibility

Every day, it seems like we’re introduced to a new innovation that makes work on a jobsite easier…

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As the millennial generation – broadly defined as people born in the 1980s to early 2000s – becomes…

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Four Keys to Finding Certainty in a Volatile Planning and Forecasting Environment

Four Keys to Finding Certainty in a Volatile Planning and Forecasting Environment

Having an elevated level of end-to-end transparency, data intelligence and connectedness up and down the supply chain enables…

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Builders Should not Underestimate the Value of ‘Soft Skills’

Builders Should not Underestimate the Value of ‘Soft Skills’

Most people would agree that “soft skills,” also known as people skills, are truly integral skills to have…

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Closing the Loop: How to Gain a Competitive Edge with The Circular Economy

Closing the Loop: How to Gain a Competitive Edge with The Circular Economy

The “take-make-use-dispose” approach to construction materials is leaving a mountain of a legacy around the world. And that mountain…

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KB Home Partners With the Well Living Lab to Learn How to Make Homes Healthier

KB Home Partners With the Well Living Lab to Learn How to Make Homes Healthier

(iStock/Prostock-Studio) There is always time to learn how to make better products for customers, and KB Home plans…

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‘Lumber-Intensive DIY’ is Driving an Increase in the Cost of Construction Materials

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iStock/Melena-Nsk It is widely known that the coronavirus pandemic has not made work easy for contractors, but conditions may be getting even more complex. According to NPR, homeowners are spending their money and energy on their own properties, which is good news for retailers — but possibly bad news for builders, since it is increasing […]

How to Take Advantage of Market Changes and Thrive

iStock/HAKINMHAN With the current global environment’s impact on construction unlikely to be fully realized until at least Q3 this year, construction contractors need not only to prioritize risk management, but…

AGC Reports That Demand for Skilled Labor Remains, Despite Project Delays and Cancellations

iStock/interstid This week, the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America reported the results of a recent survey it conducted with Autodesk that found that the demand for skilled labor is…

Wrap-Up Construction Insurance in a COVID-19 Environment, Part Two

iStock/gpointstudio Last week, we presented the first half of Chris Smith and Corida Murphy’s article on wrap-up construction in a COVID-19 environment. This week, we present the second half, where…

Apptricity Offers a Long-Range, Secure Solution

Real-time asset management company Apptricity offers its new Ultra Long-Range Bluetooth beacon, which has the ability to transmit data up to 20 miles. According to CEO Tim Garcia, the beacon…