“Collaboration and web services are becoming the norm on more and more projects and transforming how the industry operates,” writes ENR’s Erin Joyce. “Construction firms increasingly are seeing the value of deploying web services, which can be broadly defined as a set of protocols that help apps to interact over web-connected devices.” Research…(Read More)
For the second consecutive year, the non-residential construction industry is looking strong. The Construction Industry Forecast from Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc. indicates that 2013 will bring a modest increase in construction activity in most parts of the U.S. “Wells Fargo’s Construction Optimism Quotient (OQ) – the survey’s primary benchmark for measuring…(Read More)
Want to inject spice into your website’s Careers Page? Take a look at these 10 awesome ways that small and large construction organizations can breathe new life into their web presence. Sharing stats, creating micro-culture videos, and showing connections to the company are among the suggestions. You’ll want to bookmark this post…(Read More)
Green building in North America will continue to see strong growth throughout the coming year. That’s according to green building consultant Jerry Yudelson, who predicts that 2014 will also experience a growing focus on energy efficiency and zero-net-energy buildings. http://www.constructech.com/news/articles/article.aspx?article_id=9896&SECTION=1…(Read More)
“In terms of effectiveness, safe working conditions at construction jobsites are best achieved when the prime or general contractor assumes his rightful leadership role and takes primary responsibility to (a) establish, (b) coordinate, (c) monitor, and (d) generally manage the overall basic safety program content and structure for all parties and persons at his jobsite…(Read More)
What can be done on jobsites to reduce the likelihood of claims being filed against your company? A few of the common trends that result in disputes include labor or material shortages, unplanned disruptions, and architect-related delays. Joshua Johnson, a partner with Gentry, Locke, Rakes and Moore, a law firm that handles construction and…(Read More)
If you want to pursuit a career in construction and you are particularly interested in road construction jobs, then you are on the right track because those jobs are very satisfying and there is a high demand for roads and highways everywhere, thanks to the numbers of cars that are constructed every day. To make…(Read More)
When somebody tells you that he works for a construction company you probably automatically assume that his job involves a lot of physical labor and the salary is quite low. Needless to say, just because the majority of people think that people who do construction work have a low salary does not mean that it…(Read More)
Finding a job in with the current state that the job market is in nowadays is quite difficult. However, there will almost always be an opening available for construction workers. When you think of construction work you probably do not think that it pays well; you probably assume that it pays less than the minimum…(Read More)
Construction work is generally not the most sought out job on the market today but if you can’t find a job and you are desperate you should look into construction work. People usually assume that construction work is similar to slave labor and you have to work for long hours, lifting heavy objects and…(Read More)
