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…
Construction has experienced possibly the greatest change in the wake of Industry 4.0. Despite resistance to adoption and integration of software and technology, the Digital Construction sector is expected to continue driving digital transformation initiatives through 2019 globally.
The construction market in the United States is booming amidst the second longest period of sustained economic expansion since 1964. Despite fears of an impending slowdown, FMI Research projects that construction put-in-place will increase year-over-year by 6 percent in 2018…
Halfway through 2019, it is time to look at the construction industry trends and predictions and see which ones are shaping up. Keeping on top of new and emerging trends in the construction industry not only helps keep your company…
Imagine you start the small business you dreamed of. You have a reliable team, hired accountant, maybe an attorney. What about a managed service provider? Do you need it? Will it be the right decision? Of course, as a business…
There are several ways to achieve anonymity online, but each has its own advantages and disadvantages. However, proxy servers have long become popular and it is quite difficult to oust them. In most cases, buying reliable proxies that can be…
Here is a new candidate in the cool tools category. It is yet another example of how internet based applications are changing the way we work. How many times have you wasted hours trying to get a group of people…
Everybody knows what a planroom is whether you call it a planroom, plansroom or plan room. It is a central repository where prospective bidders go to access documents and information for construction project opportunities. Groups of Contractors through Construction Associations…
I have been watching with interest an ongoing conversation with a group of construction professionals about the utility of the new iPad device for the construction site. It’s safe to say that of the 120 or so posts so far…
Like so many things it depends who you ask. For some it refers to the entire workflow from the moment a need is identified through to the final payment and warranty administration for a service or item. Others describe it…
