Extreme weather has become more common in the United States. The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) reports that the annual average of weather/climate disaster events was 7.7 from 1980-2011 and 17.8 between 2017-2021. Meanwhile, AP reports that the annual number of power outages due to severe weather has more than doubled. They went Read more…
Women have become more prevalent in the construction world, yet they remain a clear minority. Many organizations aim to support women in the construction world, including NAHB Professional Women in Building. The organization is geared towards women in the home building industry. Background/History of PWB Originally chartered in 1955 Read more…
American businesses are under pressure on multiple fronts, including labor. Since March of 2018, there have been more job openings in the United States than job seekers. That scenario has continued since (except for a brief period when the pandemic induced shutdowns occurred) and has gotten worse, with the gap Read more…
The death of construction workers has been well documented. Some put the shortage at over 600,000 workers for 2022 alone. The likelihood that the entire labor needs will be met is next to zero. After all, the industry currently has approximately 7.6 million employees, so to reach the projected number needed would mean the Read more…
Bathroom pods are complete, prefabricated bathrooms that can be added into multi-family apartment building projects during construction. In the factory, the pods are fully fitted with bathroom fixtures and MEP, and shipped to the jobsite for installation. They can be custom-designed so they fit perfectly into your project, both in Read more…
Building Information Modeling (BIM) involves the creation of a 3D digital model of a building. But it’s much more than that. Any 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) model can help us visualize the geometry of a building. However, BIM goes beyond that by having the potential to include information about all Read more…