Construction project managers are the key to successful and smooth projects that are finished on time, within budget and with minimal to no issues. Hiring a reliable project manager is no easy feat; not everyone has the skills to fill such a role. From monitoring the day-to-day activities on a construction site to completing a…
2022 has been a year unlike any other within the construction industry, but at long last, relief is forecasted as the cost of construction materials in the U.S. stabilizes. Concrete and labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, inflation and the war in Ukraine have all contributed to record-high construction costs and delays that affected the development…
The professional world welcomes bad news too easily. You can hardly step into a space without hearing the words “layoffs” and “recession,” and while it is concerning, a positive outlook exists for architects and related professions. Several architecture firms, such as Little Diversified Architectural Consulting Inc., see no signs of slowing business. As the area’s…
Mass timber construction is taking the industry by storm. While it is not relatively new, it has recently gained traction in the United States. About 1,300 mass timber buildings are currently standing or in construction in our country alone. An architectural advancement, large buildings made entirely from wood are quite novel, with a process just…
Across the country, labor shortages exist practically within every industry. And for the construction industry, it’s nothing new. In the early 2000s, the industry’s hiring problems were temporarily cured during the foreclosure crisis and the Great Recession when the housing market collapsed. Since then, the construction industry hasn’t quite recovered from the droves of workers…