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Leveling up Recruiting and Safety with Gaming Apps
Mobile games encourage continued usage by promising prizes, levels and rewards for advancing through challenges. Construction managers are capitalizing on younger generations’ interest in these types of games, especially on mobile platforms, to recruit and promote...
5 Ways in which Construction Robotics is Disrupting the Industry
Until recently, construction was one of the least digitized and automated industries in the world. Many projects could be completed more efficiently with the help of the right construction robotics, mainly because the related tasks are incredibly repetitive. While...
Contractors Grossly Underutilize Technologies that Could Save Money, Improve
Technologies, such as telematics, are an everyday part of the construction industry. However, the 2019 Teletrac Navman Telematics Benchmark Report has uncovered just how grossly underutilized construction technologies are. Why does that matter? Because it means...
Is Your Business Idea Good? Here’s How to Find Out
In nearly 10 years of consulting, there’s one question I wish more clients asked: Is my business idea a good fit for the market?This is the first place we start when working with a client. A company has to identify core customers, understand how to engage its...
Making VR and AR More than Buzzwords in Construction
We’ve heard for a long time now about how virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) will fundamentally change everything about the construction industry as a whole. Whether it’s VR environments that will help sell clients a project or AR workflows that will...
Transforming Entitlement into Duty (and Inspiration)
That is a statement that most leaders I know can make readily, but most of them don't. The most effective leaders with whom I have worked know typically change the personal pronoun "I" to "we" -- "We earned it!" In his newest book, "The Intelligent Leader: Unlocking...
Construction Powered by the Internet of Things
The computing capabilities of mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) devices have advanced to a level that has made them capable of aiding in the planning, designing and building phases. But turning mobility into an effective tool requires not only computing power, but...
Conflict Avoided Is Always Conflict Postponed
She flashed the bat signal, looking for help in her usual way: via text. The late-night text was brief but heartbreaking: “Worst day yet. Big fight today.” That text was quickly followed by another: “I’m only reaching out because you made me promise to flash the bat...
Residential Constructions Silver Bullet
Welcome to Mechanicsville, Md. One of the homes in this community of 1,500 demonstrates a surprisingly robust solution to environmental, life safety (think hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires), comfort, and constructability issues many builders face. The home is...