February 2022 – Construction Monitor

Construction Industry Transformation with Offsite Manufacturing

Leave a Comment / Construction Trends, News / David Mineer

At this point in time, offsite manufacturing makes only a small contribution to most construction projects. Usually, less than 30% of a construction project utilizes prefabricated component construction because it’s a “new” process. The concept itself has been around a long time in North America. (Sears’ prefab homes were around $700 in 1895.) Offsite manufacturing is […]

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What to Know About Adopting Construction Technology

Leave a Comment / Construction Technology, News / David Mineer

Some construction employees seem to be all about technology. And sometimes it feels as if they want you to adopt technology for technology’s sake. Granted, there are a lot of options available and many of them have lots of bling. You can really get caught up in a confusing maze of possibilities, so it’s important

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Construction Industry Facing National Skills Gap

1 Comment / Construction Trends, News / David Mineer

Do you know what “Hit them where they live” means? The definition is something that affects someone on a personal or intimate level. Many people – most people – only care about a problem if it hits them where they live. The construction industry is facing a serious labor shortage. And it’s hitting us where

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Reduce Your Construction Business Paper Trail

Leave a Comment / Construction Tips, News / David Mineer

What are paper timecards costing your construction business? Software* company Arcoro™ says going digital is the key to saving money by increasing productivity, reducing errors, and better-managing workers’ reporting systems. And let’s face it…paper costs money and storing those timecards for 10 years takes up space that could be better-used. 4 Ways Timecards Cost Your

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Construction Industry: Winning the 21st Century

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Construction industry contractors are ready to “hit the ground running” toward implementing the largest long-term investment in our country’s infrastructure in 100 years. But many construction professionals say it’s too soon to begin counting your money. The historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will rebuild crumbling roads and bridges, replace lead pipes…and produce concrete results that changepeople’s

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2022 Commercial Real Estate Trends and Construction

Leave a Comment / Construction Trends / David Mineer

Have you been to the office lately? Not many of us have. The pandemic has created more virtual offices, less dining-out, and even going to court means getting on a Zoom™ call. Will that change in 2022? The impacts of commercial real estate construction are affecting our construction industry. Commercial Real Estate Predictions Multifamily and

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Construction Industry Trends 2022

1 Comment / Construction Trends / David Mineer

Did you think the supply chain issues the construction industry faced in 2021 would magically resolve themselves this year? Some predict many of the materials we had difficulty acquiring last year will go forth and multiply, creating another construction industry issue: hoarding. Contractors will pay more for materials and stockpile what they can get. Construction

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