Author name: David Mineer

Women in Construction Still the Largest Minority

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Being a member of any members-only organization used to be a mark of professional and social success. Fraternal organizations and non-academic sororities thrived in every community. Being a part of anything exclusive meant you were…special. “Special” usually means possessing a unique quality and/or deserving of better-than-average treatment. Like minorities. …Women make up only about 10% of […]

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Construction Safety Violations’ Largest Fines 3Q 2021

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Every month should be Construction Safety Month for your organization. In October 2021, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) released its big losers in 3Q OSHA fines for safety violations. One injury; one loss of life is too many. There’s never been a price tag on construction safety violations. But there are ethical and financial

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Should Construction Industry Unvaccinated Workers Pay More for Insurance?

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It’s another incentive plan for construction industry unvaccinated workers. What didn’t work: Free transportation Gift cards Onsite educational sessions Onsite vaccination clinics Paid sick leave day-after vaccination Paid time off for vaccination Construction industry companies are now considering health plan surcharges for unvaccinated workers. Maybe this one will work. Construction Industry Unvaccinated Are Workplace Safety

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Construction Industry Supply Chain Challenges Continue

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Content and Public Relations Manager Andy Holtmann says, “Like the labor challenge, rising material costs and supply chain issues have had a crippling effect on the construction industry. Hopefully, governmental measures will help, though ultimately, many of these cost and supply issues are tied to the pandemic itself…” “Look, part of what is happening isn’t

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Construction Firms’ Concrete Contractors Go Digital

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A survey revealed 89% of construction firms and specialty trades use building information modeling (BIM). Concrete contractors have many incentives to adopt digital layouts: Improves accuracy Increases layout versatility Easier placement of nonlinear shapes Saves time Easier multistream home office coordination Simplified workflow But the biggest incentive is ROI (return on investment). Construction firms say the

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How Construction Business Managers Compete for Workers

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Competing for construction business is something we know about. Most of us have a plan for winning bids and lowballing our competitors without compromising quality or safety. Did you ever think you’d be competing for workers? Labor Shortage Crisis for Construction Business Industry We lost out on Gen X skilled tradesand we’re partly to blame.

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Construction Business Onsite Connectivity: What You Need

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By now you know that miscommunication – or complete lack of communication – is expensive in the construction business. Time truly is money in our industry, and if you’re spending too much time feeling disconnected from here-and-now on project jobsites, you’re not alone. Real-Time Construction Business Tools Real-time connectivity connects the reality of work-in-progress to

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