Construction CIOs are notoriously goals-oriented. Someone once said, “Being a CIO in construction is akin to plate-spinning.” If you’ve never seen the act, plate spinners balance breakable plates on poles and set them spinning with the goal of balancing 10 or more whirling plates at the same time. Occasionally a plate topples. The on-stage crash […]
Federally funded infrastructure projects are becoming an opportunity for many construction companies. Smaller companies have subcontracted themselves to larger organizations to assist in the fulfillment of some of these ventures because they are indeed megaprojects. In March 2023, the Biden-Harris administration introduced the Mega Construction Project Program to bolster construction workforce diversity and fund jobs for underrepresented communities
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Spoiler alert: It’s technology. The most powerful construction project management tool is technology. In the last year alone, 53% of construction businesses have implemented specific project-management technology tools that are mission-critical to “helping construction leaders meet their business objectives…optimizing productivity, minimizing risk, and driving growth,” says Steve Cangiano, product management VP at CMiC. Workflows &
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President Hoover signed the Buy American Act in 1933. The Buy America Act (Surface Transportation Assistance Act) was signed in January 1983 by President Reagan. In 2021, President Biden signed the IIJA (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), aka Build America, Buy America. The document had elements that were unclear to many – if not most –
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Most states follow the guidelines established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). But there are some variables. For example, effective Jan. 1, 2023, Illinois law requires homes and apartments to replace smoke alarms more than 10 years old with long-term detectors that house 10-year sealed batteries. Homeowners could be fined $100 for failure to
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Software platforms are numerous and because so many of them are solid choices, it’s difficult to determine what’s best for your construction-industry company. Construction accounting software is no different. Construction Business Owner recently shared rankings for several construction accounting software products. These were questions posed to more than 525 construction companies, and most respondent businesses
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If you’re one of those people that breathlessly await the Pantone Color of the Year, this may be for you: Fast Company recently released its reviews of five 2022 Best Bricks: 818 Bricks You can learn a lot from tequila. Rather than waste the agave used in fermenting top-shelf 818 tequila, it was used to
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“The United States of America, 13th in the world in infrastructure.” That’s what President Biden said woefully in his February 2023 State of the Union address. Americans are proud of being winners, and global leaders. But we have fallen behind other countries in infrastructure maintenance and development. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law challenges the engineering and construction industry
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Material prices and labor shortages are completely unpredictable at this point, so construction project management is less about using traditional industry-best processes and more about creativity. Ferris State University Professor Mark R. Dyke says, “Finding ways to be more efficient…about how work is done, and keeping employees happy” is what it takes to manage a
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As 1Q23 nears its completion, construction business owners are wondering what’s in store for the remainder of the year. The Association of Professional Builders (APB), a construction business coaching and development company, says residential building may not be as tumultuous as in 2022. Here are APB’s predictions for 2023 residential construction: Most construction industry companies
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