The labor shortage in construction is no secret. Skilled craft workers are harder to come by for sure. But many companies are also finding it difficult to fill all-important...

Accountability at all levels is key in any company and should be an ingrained part of the culture. At its core, accountability means living up to expectations and promises...

It's not necessarily much fun being the new guy or gal on the job site. Everyone else knows each other and the routine, and they've had time to develop the personal relationships...

It’s captured the imagination of architects and builders everywhere, but is the technology ready to deliver? 3-D printers are the cool new toy everyone wants to play with. They’re...

Millennials may not be quite as devoted to city living as their reputation would suggest. According to a March report from the U.S. Census Bureau, analyzed by the Wall Street...

In the construction industry, PPE is often the last line of defense against jobsite injury. PPE stands for personal protective equipment. In potentially dangerous jobs, it’s often...

Construction spending in the U.S. totaled more than $1 trillion in 2016. Here's snapshot of the people doing the demolition, building, renovating and paving.

Since the opening of the expanded Panama Canal in June 2016, many shipping lines are using wider, longer and heavier vessels to deliver goods to seaports along the U.S. East Coast...

With this clause, construction managers and owners can team up to mine savings from a cost-plus contract. When an owner decides to invest time and money in a new construction...

The tablet and smartphone have become among the construction manager’s most valuable tools, but their value drops when you can’t get a signal on the jobsite. It’s no longer enough...