If you’re a young construction company, it can be tough to find an investor. After a record year of financing for construction tech startups in the first half of 2015, a year later funding plunged by 26 percent.…
The trade industries still have not fully recovered from the 2008 recession, which devastated the construction industry and led to a mass exodus of workers. As we enter 2017, construction is in high demand, but the supply of skilled workers remains low. As a result, there are 200,000 vacant positions in the industry, according to a recent study by the National Association of Homebuilders…
As it increases in popularity, the use of GPS geofencing technology is on the rise in a variety of different sectors as company leaders come up with new ways to use it. Utilizing GPS on any smartphone, a geographical boundary is set up by a company and when the device enters (or exits), a geofence alert is issued. Among many other things, businesses are using geofencing to connect with customers, safeguard valuable assets, improve workplace management and as an app to track employees.…
Construction is second only to the restaurant industry when it comes to risk and volatility. And while the amount of work fluctuates from surges to lulls, many promising trends may help to stabilize the industry in the coming year. New technology is making construction safer, faster and more cost-effective. However, the results of the presidential election, along with other factors, may shape these catalysts for change within the industry.…
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Hurry up and wait ... How investing in current home construction can pay off for patient homeowners.…
As a manager, expecting employees to automatically fall in line, consistently accomplishing tasks at a high level, is a tall order. Even the most dedicated employees need a push now and then.…
Safety first. This is no joke when it comes to the construction trades. These workers put themselves in potentially compromising situations all day long. While workplace fatalities are dramatically lower than before OSHA was created, there are still several hundred workers who lose their lives on the job each month.…
