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Managing The Big Risk Of Bringing Your Employees Back To Work
Every organization is being challenged and stressed by the Pandemic. Every leader is being called upon to lead others through this complex human horror. Many leaders that I talk to are focused on “what” we should do – running lots of financial scenario planning...
Buildings Have Their Own Microbiomes – We’re Striving to Make Them Healthy Places
Architects and building engineers strive to create safe, productive places where humans can live and work. We have developed complex codes, regulations and guidelines to achieve goals such as structural safety, fire safety, adequate ventilation and energy efficiency,...
Oracle’s Guide to Applying Data to Different Projects
Data continues to fascinate the construction industry. Where other industries are much more mature in terms of their ‘big data’ journey, in construction it’s still gaining traction. Construction is often considered being behind in its digitisation journey, but in this...
Industry Finds New Innovations to Stay Ahead of COVID-19
Construction technology tools such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and BIM will continue to see steady growth in the construction industry between now and 2025, while more specialized solutions such as smart building technologies and 3D printing will see rapid growth...
To Keep Civil Infrastructure Projects Moving, Look to the Cloud
More than 5.2 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, bringing the total number of jobless claims to around 22 million in the last month, all as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. One way we can help soften the impact of the pandemic is to enable people to...
Study Finds Construction Safety Practices are Essential to Protecting Workers, Community During Pandemic
A new analysis that quantifies how construction activity during the coronavirus pandemic elevates health hazards for workers as well as members of the general public in Austin, Texas, reinforces the importance of jobsite safety methods. The study, commissioned by...
Marketing Strategies to Improve Recruitment Efforts
America is a land of opportunity, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the construction industry, which offers countless ways for someone to find career fulfillment, not only in terms of the variety of trades involved but in project type and location. Work in...
“How Would You Reimagine Your Company If You Were Starting It Now?”
The economic fallout of the Covid crisis is creating urgent challenges for business leaders. But as Pam Fields, my colleague and one of our mentors at Merryck & Co., reminds us, this is also the time to be exploring ways to restructure companies to come out of the...
Don’t Lose Sight of Recognition With the Shift to Remote Work
The COVID-19 pandemic means that remote work, telework and working from home are the new norm for millions of typically office-bound or travel-heavy American workers.Concerns about contagion have brought about travel bans, self-quarantines and a pause for in-person...