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Construction Industry BIM Standards

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What are new-build investors requesting? Among other things, they expect sustainability, eco-friendly practices, and industry-best standards in construction. Construction industry and BIM (building information modeling) certifications and standards are driving construction industry software solutions. Oracle Construction’s senior director Frank Weiss says as more companies integrate BIM best practices into engineering and construction solutions, the software […]

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Construction Employment: 7 Onboarding Tips

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Your new hire is excited. Onboarding begins Monday. However, 68% of new hires quit within the first six months and your success rate isn’t much better. Is there something you can do differently during construction employment onboarding? Why New Workers Abandon Construction Employment It’s not just you, your company, or even the construction industry. The top 3

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Putting a Price on Life: Construction Workers and Safety

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In 2015, Carlos Moncayo was buried alive in a 14´ unreinforced trench on a New York construction jobsite. The undocumented worker was 22 years old. The New York construction company was convicted of manslaughter/negligent homicide and fined $10,000. If passed, Carlos’ Law would allow a $300,000 minimum fine to New York companies in which construction

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Soil Stabilization: Cementitious Materials Shortage

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Soil stabilization changes soil’s physical properties by adding long-term strength and weight-bearing capacity. Soil bases for roads, parking lots, etc. use chemicals, lime-based products, cement, and other bonding agents to create permanent soil stabilization. For example, because of its locale’s soil composition, one company uses an ionic clay coil stabilizer. The concrete process begins with the

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Construction Industry DMI, Hiring Up

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“This peak is largely due to U.S. onshoring efforts,” says Construction Dive, “as more American companies move their manufacturing facilities back to the U.S.” Manufacturing returns to the U.S. are including food-related production and electric vehicle factories. The Dodge Momentum Index is a monthly measurement of nonresidential construction industry building projects in planning. In June

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Construction Projects and Workforce Management

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You say you’re a “people person,” and as a workforce manager, that quality comes in handy. But do you have a concise process for knowing not only who’s who but who’s where and when? With labor shortages and high turnover, organizing personnel on construction projects better makes the difference between profit and loss, on time and late. Personnel

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What Every Construction Business Needs To Know About Underground Utilities

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Underground or subsurface utilities are infrastructures installed below ground. They include data cables, electric lines, gas/oil pipelines, telecommunication cables, and sewer/water pipelines. Most older utility lines were installed above the ground but are often reinstalled, as are new lines, underground for added safety and aesthetics. Construction business excavations that damage underground utilities average 530,000 each

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