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7 COVID Precautions to Build into Your Construction Estimates
iStock/WinnieVinzence The great people who make up America’s construction workforce make sure the nation is driving on safe roads and bridges, and entering strong community spaces. They define many physical attributes of our daily lives. Their safety has always been paramount and crucial to the success of each project. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is not […]
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How the Construction Industry Can Emerge from the Pandemic Stronger Than Ever
iStock/chanakon laorob We are living in an unprecedented time that has taken a large toll on every existing industry — one of the many understatements of 2020. While there were a handful of state and local governments that have considered construction nonessential, many have allowed construction work to resume following safety protocols. However, the domino […]
Read MoreHow You Should Avoid the ‘7 Deadly Sins’ of Construction
This photo shows an example of head and jamb fasteners not being used as required. Pandemic Stronger Than Ever
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How Technology Can Impact Your Field Operations, Today and Into the Future
With data, operations managers are able to better plan future consumable, maintenance, personnel and other resource requirements. (iStock/Natee127) We are no strangers to technology’s impact on both our personal, daily lives and in our day-to-day business operations. While there have been fundamental shifts in the field services industry with the adoption of tech, it’s crucial […]
Read MoreHow to Protect Your Construction Company From Ransomware
iStock/Zephyr18 Last year, according to research conducted by SafetyDetectives, 54% of organizations in the United States reported a ransomware attack. Among the fascinating statistics, one piece of information has gone largely overlooked — that slightly more than 13% of construction companies have reported being extorted using this technique. So if you know of seven construction […]
Read MoreThe Changing Landscape of On-Site Employee Health and Safety
iStock/richard johnson In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, on-site construction operations have been dramatically altered. Beginning in March, many construction sites across the United States were temporarily shut down. Only essential projects were able to continue operations. As states begin to reopen their economies, projects are slowly resuming with some major changes to health and […]
Read MoreSEO Strategies Can Help Construction Professionals Reach More Customers
iStock/GOCMEN Living in the digital age, the internet is used for just about everything. With this considered, it is important to create a strong online presence for your business. When people in your area are searching for construction companies, you want to be at or near the top of the first search results page to […]
Read MoreHow Cold Weather Can Impact Construction Teams
iStock/Cineberg Summer might be the best time to start a construction project, but deadlines don’t always cooperate — leaving you working through the winter to get things done. How can cold weather impact construction teams, and how can you prevent these impacts from slowing things down? Contending With Snowfall During the winter months, snowfall is […]
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3 Ways to Run a Safer Job Site
iStock/Oranat Taesuwan Safety should be built into every aspect of a project, from initial planning to completion. But I’ve worked in the trenches. I know when you’re dealing with day-to-day issues caused by everything from material delays to the weather. It’s challenging to keep safety at the top of your priority list. Leaders who fail […]
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How the Roles of Project Managers Have Changed During the Pandemic
iStock/Drazen Zigic Armed with a deep understanding of finance and the building process, controlling a construction job in terms of time and money has always been the core of a project manager’s role. Today, that definition has been — to put it mildly — stretched. The advent of the coronavirus has rewritten the PM playbook. Project […]
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