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Keeping Up with the Evolving Construction Industry

Construction Business Owner

Keeping Up with the Evolving Construction Industry By Matt Klemmensen, Casualty Loss Control Expert, Munich Re Specialty – North America mhodges Wed, 10/30/2024 - 08:47 The construction industry is a dynamic segment of the economy. Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. Contracting firms must constantly adapt to changing market conditions.

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Adopting Technology that Works in the Field and the Office

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Cloud-based construction technology improves access to information in the field and simplifies collecting data for the office. Contractors today are facing increasingly complex problems on the jobsite and in the office. Simplifying Processes Between the Office and Field. In this month’s 19.4 Client-Driven Functionality.

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Brookfield Properties plans largest mass timber office building in North America

Construction Dive

Construction of the six-floor San Francisco office will take six months less than erecting a concrete building of the same size, according to the developer.

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How One Company is Using Shoes to Shine a Positive Light on the Skilled Trades

Construction Business Owner

CBO recently caught up with Dave Schneider, chief marketing officer at Red Wing, to talk about the company's new initiative, America Working, that aims to shine a light on the hard work of our industry craft workers. See our conversation below.

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Chicago’s Bank of America Tower completes, opens

BD+C

At 56 stories, Bank of America Tower is the tallest commercial building to be added to the Chicago skyline in the last 30 years. . Interior space planning is enhanced by the five-foot setbacks along the river, providing the equivalent of 14 corner offices.

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Rebuilding America's Infrastructure Locally

Construction Business Owner

Even with all this talk, according to the Congressional Budget Office, if current infrastructure funding through MAP-21 is not extended or new legislation is not enacted, the Highway Trust Fund will have "insufficient funds to meet obligations starting in fiscal year 2015."

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Do open offices work?

BD+C

Whether for a team of 20 or 200, if today’s professionals are not currently working in an open office environment, a change is likely on the horizon. Far from a fleeting fad, the open office layout is increasingly being adopted in the workplace and isn’t going away anytime soon.

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