Instead of just computers and mobile phones being interconnected by the internet, sensors attached to various ordinary objects can also be internet-connected — hence the name, Internet of Things [IoT]. Anything from heavy equipment vehicles to power tools can have sensors (and microchips for processing the sensors’ data) attached to Read more…
1. Design-Bid-Build (Traditional) This is probably what most builders are most familiar with. The owner contracts with an architect to design a building that meets the owner’s needs. (The architect subcontracts to engineers and other design consultants as necessary.) Once the architect has produced the design documents (drawings and specifications) Read more…
If you search online to find out the total annual cost of theft from construction sites in the United States, you’ll often see variations on the following statistic from the Equipment Theft Report, published by the National Equipment Register and the National Insurance Crime Bureau in 2016: “Annual estimates of Read more…
Construction Warranty Management: The Financial Reasons The financial reasons for working with a warranty management partner will vary depending on the size of your construction business, although of course there is some overlap. In this post, we’ll look at two different types of construction businesses. The first is a small Read more…
According to OSHA [Occupational Safety and Health Administration], one out of every five workplace fatalities is a construction worker, with more than 800 construction workers dying every year and nearly 137,000 being seriously injured while on the job. But there’s no doubt that safety has improved even over a single Read more…
It goes without saying that constructing buildings that are less environmentally damaging is good for all the living things on our planet. But it’s not only the right thing to do. There’s also owner demand for greener buildings. According to a recent Dodge Data & Analytics report, World Green Building Read more…
Prefabricated building elements include precast concrete slabs, roof and floor trusses, insulated and non-insulated wall panels, prefabricated staircases and elevators, as well as volumetric modules such as bathroom or kitchen pods or complete modular rooms or units. There’s certainly lots of variety of prefabricated structures for builders to use. The Read more…
Every decent GC cares about the physical safety of their contractors and takes the steps necessary to ensure a job site that’s as physically safe as possible, given the inherent risks involved in construction. However, the suicide rate in construction is almost five times greater than the rate of fatal Read more…
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an opportunity to think about cybersecurity at your construction company. We sat down with Cybersecurity Consultant and Google Security Hall of Fame inductee, Chris Hanlon, to give us insight into this topic. What is cybersecurity? Put simply, cybersecurity means keeping all your electronic data secure. Read more…
As a builder, are you looking for the best of both worlds? A one-stop shop for both your 10-year structural warranty and a boots-on-the-ground, ear-to-the-phone warranty management partner for years 1 and 2? We’ve got you covered.Here’s what you get with our new Builder Warranty Elite program. Dedicated Account Manager Read more…