History of construction is one of conflict. Traditional delivery methods use contracts to pit one participant against the other; or one participant against the many. The goals are to make the highest profit and pass … about Deepen Collaboration and Relationships Through Lean Construction & Design
A Guide for Making Winter Your Best Construction Season
Wintertime doesn't have to mean a big slowdown in work. No matter where you build, you can always find opportunities in wintertime building that can do more than just keep you afloat until next spring. … about A Guide for Making Winter Your Best Construction Season
Here’s How a ‘Fixer’ Can Save Your Next Project
When working on a construction project, scheduling labor, equipment, materials, documentation, and subcontractors for every task often devolves into an exercise in futility. Resource availability and phantom needs conspire to gradually build delays into the … about Here’s How a ‘Fixer’ Can Save Your Next Project
Top Four Things Your Client Needs to Understand
If only smooth and easy client communications was a project tool you could pull out and use at a moment’s notice. Unfortunately, that’s hardly the case. For contractors serving owners, there is often a breakdown … about Top Four Things Your Client Needs to Understand
Top Ways to Fuel Innovation in Your Company
For subcontractors, the right questions inspire answers that improve workflows, boost employee confidence, introduce new techniques, find new revenue streams, improve accountability, and reduce risks. Asking the right questions also helps you recruit and retain … about Top Ways to Fuel Innovation in Your Company
Key Strategies for Dealing with the Subcontractor Shortage
Construction's labor shortage continues spreading across the subcontractor landscape. The Institute for Supply Management addressed the shortage of subcontractors for the sixth consecutive month in its June 2018 Non-Manufacturing Report on Business. Here are tactics that … about Key Strategies for Dealing with the Subcontractor Shortage
Best Practices 101: Ask the Right Questions
Do you ever feel like you're on a treadmill, running after every new thing that comes along in your search for business and project answers? To break free, you need a strategy based on asking the … about Best Practices 101: Ask the Right Questions
How to Apply Retail Timelines to Hand Over Your Project in Record Time
If you think you’ve got it tough turning a renovation project in six to 10 months, imagine having only six to 10 weeks. That’s the kind of pressure Cocozza Group faces along with the congestion … about How to Apply Retail Timelines to Hand Over Your Project in Record Time
Top 9 Things to Look for When Deciding Which Projects to Bid
It takes a lot of time and effort to bid on construction projects. And, there’s nothing worse than winning a bid you later wish you hadn’t. Here’s how to set up a process for deciding … about Top 9 Things to Look for When Deciding Which Projects to Bid
The Cost of Employee Turnover
Every construction business owner and manager understands the high cost of keeping people who can’t do the job on board, and then having to pay out to replace them. But have you ever wondered what … about The Cost of Employee Turnover
