Experts
Low-Cost and Reusable Building Construction Materials That Boost the Bottom Line
There isn’t much separating a profit and a loss for a construction project—it’s not uncommon for projects to see a profit margin of just 3%. Construction managers just want to save money. That’s why they are always focused on schedules and budgets; why they’re always...
Decoding Digital Transformation in Construction
After spending five years and countless sums on trialing new software platforms and ways of working, the executive team at a large contractor was nearly ready to call an end to its digital-transformation program. Dozens of attempts to streamline projects with digital...
The Dotted Line: When Contractors can Walk off the Job
This feature is a part of "The Dotted Line" series, which takes an in-depth look at the complex legal landscape of the construction industry. To view the entire series, click here.When general contractors or subcontractors sign on to construction projects, they...
5 Top Reasons Why Your Construction Bidding Process Is Failing
It’s never a sure thing when you submit a bid for a construction project. In fact, most would consider winning one out of every five projects you bid for to be a pretty decent ratio. If you could improve your success rate for the construction bidding process, you...
Why the True Margins Are in How You Use Your Data
I have done a lot of research over the past few months on how data is impacting other industries. This research has compelled me to create a new presentation, which I am now rolling out on the JBKnowledge ConTech Roadshow events, along with other selected conferences...
Sustainability Strides Taken at Hanson UK
Reductions in waste to landfill and mains water use are ahead of Hanson UK’s 2020 sustainability targets. Environmental training has been developed and widened. Other highlights of the company’s sustainability report include the completion of a £15 million investment...
Lessons and Insights From a Top-Fught Construction Firm
That's because the commercial contractor, ranked No. 10 on ENR’s Top 400 list, remains consistently focused on creating new ways to work more efficiently and deliver value to customers and projects. “Everyone is empowered to try new things,” said Kaushal Diwan,...
How Resilience Training Can Improve Construction Productivity
Life on the job site moves very fast. Your workers are tasked with hard labor, tight deadlines, all under less than ideal, and sometimes unsafe, conditions. All the stress that comes with the job can sometimes wear on your people and lead to poor mental health.Every...
How Blockchain Will Change Construction
Blockchain technology is among the most disruptive forces of the past decade.Its power to record, enable, and secure huge numbers and varieties of transactions raises an intriguing question: Can the same distributed ledger technology that powers bitcoin also enable...