More than ever, contractors today need to have a good understanding of what risks they can insure and what risks they can’t.
Contractors Beware of New Insurance Coverage Issues
QuickBooks is a Natural Fit for Construction Project Management
Overall, QuickBooks helps construction firms save time and money and ultimately obtain peace of mind, which is essential in light of the particular accounting challenges within their field. These businesses routinely face the realities of … about QuickBooks is a Natural Fit for Construction Project Management
Training the Future Generation of Builders
To say today’s construction landscape is evolving is an understatement. Construction used to entail stacks of blueprints, markups with post-it notes, and who can forget Excel. But that world is slowing becoming extinct. And in … about Training the Future Generation of Builders
6 Best Practices Your IT Professional Can’t Live Without
Whether you are the go-to tech person at your small construction firm, or you’re working in the IT department of a global construction company, you’ve got your hands full these days. There’s a technological solution … about 6 Best Practices Your IT Professional Can’t Live Without
Building Better with BIM
It’s been a long road for Building Information Modeling (BIM) to reach its current state. But, if supporters, surveys, and reports are accurate, BIM is now moving to widespread adoption, even as it continues to … about Building Better with BIM
Owner Selections: The ‘Other’ Kind of Construction Specifications
Just when you think specifications couldn't get any more difficult, a new breed comes in at full force to amplify your pain points: owner specifications. While many construction project specifications come attached to drawings and … about Owner Selections: The ‘Other’ Kind of Construction Specifications
Microsoft’s SP4 Sees a Window of Jobsite Opportunity
While the tablet and its mobile ‘gateway to the cloud’ functionality have long since become a regular feature of the construction sector, the jobsite’s tablet revolution was slow to realize that the off-the-shelf tablets GCs … about Microsoft’s SP4 Sees a Window of Jobsite Opportunity
Planning for the Worst Sets You Up for The Best
According to KPMG’s Global Business Continuity Management Program Benchmarking Study, nearly 60% of businesses experienced a severe weather event between 2013-2014 that caused them to activate back up plans to keep their businesses running. Especially … about Planning for the Worst Sets You Up for The Best
99 Problems, is Quality One of Them?
Quality is in the eye of the beholder, and that’s what often leads to disputes. People perceive quality differently, and that’s what makes it very important to have well-defined objective quality criteria. If specifications require … about 99 Problems, is Quality One of Them?
Why Paperless Construction is Taking its Sweet Time
Many business processes were born with paper documents, making the two dependent on one another. So if those processes don’t change, the paper stays. The other process problem is that when companies started converting from … about Why Paperless Construction is Taking its Sweet Time
