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In the last two weeks, this blog has narrowed in on the subcontractor market and the remodeling market, looking at…

Economic forces, political unrest, labor shortages, supply-chain woes, and so many other factors are having an impact on the construction…

Material and labor costs are rising, rising, rising, and one new report digs into the impact these extra material and…

Roughly 40-70% of a construction company’s total spending stems from procurement, and new research from McKinsey & Co., reveals many chief…

Green building is a growing trend, from construction through the lifecycle of a facility. Construction professionals are tasked with pushing…

There are myriad factors impacting the construction industry. Everything from the economy to the labor shortage is having an impact…

Today’s homebuilder needs to craft structures that are sustainable, resilient, and meets the needs of the homeowner. Today’s homebuilder also…

Money makes the world go round—and it can help get new construction-technology ventures up and off the ground. This has…

Smart cities are rising up—and construction companies are going to be tasked with building the city of the future. But…

We all have heard many of the statistics such as this one: 4,764 workers died on the job in 2020.…