Browsing: Peggy’s Blog

Total construction starts decreased 19% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.02 trillion, according to Dodge Construction…

Last week, as you might recall, I took a deep dive on where we are today with the IIJA (Infrastructure…

In November 2021, President Biden’s administration passed the IIJA (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act). The hope was the funding would…

Here at Constructech, we have long talked about how market trends sometimes dictate technology trends. Construction is cyclical in nature—and…

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, I have been covering the worker shortage in the construction industry, sharing some strategies for…

The conversation that has been ongoing for decades on the software side of the construction industry—point solutions versus platform—is the…

For years, we have been talking about stolen tools, lost equipment, and the long-term costs associated with not being able…

Are we headed for a recession? Are contractors still experiencing labor shortages and material delays? What is the overall outlook…

I have spent several decades writing about women breaking through the glass ceiling in male-dominated industries like construction and manufacturing.…

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the homebuilding industry remained strong, but in the past few months, we…