6 Key Requirements When Building a Successful Common Data Environment
A Common Data Environment (CDE) is critical to driving collaboration and measurably improving construction productivity, quality, and satisfaction.
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Owners, contractors have different ideas of what makes multi-site work successful
A new study from Dodge Data & Analytics and Sevan Multi-Site Solutions found that owners and contractors don’t see eye to eye about key factors of how a successful multi-site construction campaign plays out, though a positive relationship stemmed from solid…
5 reasons to start betting on sports
As betting on a dispute is becoming more and more popular every day, many people have a logical question: “For what reason do so many people want to succeed in sports betting?” Well, there are several reasons that made Sports…
Features You Need in Residential Construction Project Management Software
Construction projects have many moving parts and keeping track of them is a full-time job for project managers. Unfortunately, even professional project managers don’t have the time to individually track all of these parts across several projects at once. If…
MAKE FINANCING EASIER WITH YOUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
As a contractor, it’s no secret that financing likely isn’t your favorite topic of discussion. The process can be messy and leave you with a headache and stress, all which probably make you not want to offer financing options at…
Nonresidential Construction Starts Land Softly in June after Soaring in May
The month-to-month percentage change versus May was -18.3%. The large drop, however, was mainly due to May having so many mega-sized project initiations. May’s Top 10 project starts list totaled $20.7 billion, double the figure of $10.3 billion for June’s…
Almost everything you wanted to know about industrial construction
Is it “prefab”? “Modular”? “Offsite manufacture”? Call it what you will, industrial construction is a concept that is capturing the imagination of AEC firms, developers, entrepreneurs, and investors. Amazon has pumped $6.7 million into Plant Prefab, which has a 62,000-sf…
Emotional intelligence is bettering the construction industry
For many, the idea of emotional intelligence in construction reaffirms the notion that every generation gets a little softer. Unfortunately, this common misconception can create a persona that draws people away from wanting to work in the industry, specifically as…
ENR Announces 2019 Global Best Projects Winners
After much analysis and debate, a panel of industry veterans has selected the winners of ENR’s 7th annual Global Best Projects competition. Like ENR’s successful regional and national U.S. competitions, Global Best Projects identifies and honors the project teams behind outstanding…
Construction Outlook Calls for Continued Momentum
Despite concerns about tariffs, rising costs, labor shortages and deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, JLL’s Construction Outlook for 2019 predicts strong construction momentum will continue in the first half of the year from 2018. Last year, there was a 5.1 percent increase…