While Construction Monitor provides construction data customized for your business, our friends at Construction Dive regularly provide construction industry “metrics that matter.” The June information they shared comes from several sources and they centralize that data for the rest of us. Here’s the June 2021 recap: Architecture billings – (Any score over 50 indicates growth.) […]
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The construction industry is better-managing workplace diversity. And construction companies are changing their internal cultures to promote an attitude of acceptance and respect for our differences. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) is a workforce initiative for which McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has developed a model. The company recently appointed a DE&I vice president, Kamecia Mason.
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“I bought a house in Texas, sold a condo in Denver and never once met buyers, sellers, or had to go to a bank to sign papers,” said a new homeowner. Electronic contracts and signatures have revolutionized the real instate industry. The construction industry has been slow to adapt to digital contracts and e-signatures. That’s
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On Friday, May 28, 2021, President Biden released his 2022 FY budget. It calls for $6+ trillion in spending that “reimagines how – and for whom – the economy works,” says Vox reporter Cameron Peters. Infrastructure spending and education are focal points. “Trickle-down economics has never worked,” said Biden. “The best way to grow our economy
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Of the key economic indicators for our country, housing starts are a leading indicator. Housing starts are sensitive to mortgage rates, which are affected by interest rates, so they represent about 4% of annual gross domestic product (GDP). The industry itself and your construction business are considered economic activities. What’s Changed, Unchanged In 1 Year: Construction Business The
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We lost out on Gen X skilled trades and we’re partly to blame. “Our culture has been taught and is passing on a poor perception of trades,” said ConstructEd. If perception is the problem, then perception is the fix. It’s time to promote what we do as valuable and exciting. Let’s change the way the
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We’re facing a lot of challenges. But for our labor-driven construction industry, the shortage of talent is having the biggest impact. We need user-friendly technology solutions and we need them now. Machine-Control Technology: The Construction Industry Partner Excavation is one of the most complex aspects of project work for the construction industry. Becoming an excavation
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Maybe the most important aspect of promoting construction safety on the jobsite is encouraging proactivity. The construction industry was primarily (and still is) developed and staffed by men. And real men keep their mouths shut, right? Wrong. It’s time to say something when you see a potential safety hazard. If a co-worker is doing something
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommended construction industry project managers and team leaders encourage COVID-19 vaccinations. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) suggested onsite vaccination clinics, paid-time-off incentives, and other promotions to increase the number of vaccinated construction workers. To clarify, the general consensus is an employer can require the COVID-19 vaccination as a
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“They” say that those of us in the construction business are slow to accept change. We’re slow to develop and implement new business practices. We believe what “they” say is a misconception about our industry. The pandemic has forced our country to reassess the architectural design and construction of hospitals, schools, offices, and any commercial
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