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Project Uptime

Growing Your Small Construction Business Part 2: Hire the Right People
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a three-part series on growing your small construction business. In part 1 of our series on growing your small construction business...

8 Ways to Reduce Construction Waste
Waste not, want not. Or, if you’re in the construction business, waste less, spend less — especially when it comes to materials, which make up a big chunk of your budget. The cost...

Why More Owners Are Demanding Lean Construction
And why that is good for the construction industry. As building project owners search for ways to more effectively invest their capital, they are turning to an approach known as...

Growing Your Small Construction Business Part 1: Know Your Costs
Editor’s note: This is the first article in a three-part series on growing your small construction business. Running a small construction business is one thing. Growing it is...

Q&A: Tiny Steps that Can Transform Your Company Culture
A great corporate culture can help you retain your best employees, boost productivity and performance and stay competitive. And it doesn’t take time-sucking corporate retreats or...

Learning How to “Build Like a Girl”
Women make up just over 9 percent of the construction industry workforce. Jen Bauer, director of marketing at Miron Construction, wants to change that. The message she aims to...

How to Be a Leader, Not Just a Manager
The personality traits that draw people to the construction industry may make it difficult for them to become effective leaders, according to Ed Rowell, a senior consultant at FMI...

Build Your Dream Team by Helping Your Employees Advance
Helping construction employees grow and develop is becoming more critical in today’s competitive job market. Building a solid internal team can help alleviate some of the burden of...

Mechanical Project of the Year: How They Did It
How do you get the job done well, and finish on time, when you’re installing 5,600 tons of cooling equipment and 25 miles of piping in the second-largest facility in North America...

3 Secrets to Shrinking Your Punch Lists
Delivering a fully completed project on schedule is the goal every time, but punch list items can make it seem unattainable. Wrapping up — and getting paid — faster requires...