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…
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…
Oh, building permit, building permit, wherefore art thou building permit? Not even William Shakespeare could make poetry from the building permit challenges in Dallas. Let’s step back a moment to understand a building permit and its role in the construction process. What is a building permit? A building permit, which Read more…
What goes up, must come down is the law of gravity and a quotation attributed to Sir Isaac Newton. The law seems to be irrelevant when it comes to the price of building materials, however. Those waiting/hoping/expecting the costs of building materials to come down from their meteoric rise may Read more…