Category: Coaching & Consulting
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Prefab Pitfalls: Five Ways Contractors Lose Money and How to Fix Them
Prefabrication has become the industry’s favorite buzzword. Every conference presentation, every proposal, every kickoff meeting includes it. Prefab will shorten your schedule. Prefab will reduce waste. Prefab will solve your labor problems. It all sounds great, and when done right, it works. Many of the top contractors in the country are using prefabrication to reduce…
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How Government Shutdowns Disrupt Public Construction — and How Contractors Can Stay Resilient
The government shutdown last month caused headaches for industries across the board. But public construction projects are hit especially hard, even in the aftermath. Why? These projects depend heavily on government decisions for the funding and approvals that keep them moving. When Washington, DC, faces political gridlock, it can freeze entire projects for weeks or…
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What Will Shape Construction in 2026? Interest Rates, Labor Gaps and Market Shifts
Growth in the construction industry plateaued over the past year — and in 2026, look for that trend to continue. Faced with labor shortages, supply chain issues and economic pressures like high interest rates and tariff uncertainty, construction will need to adopt more disciplined habits and embrace both technological and cultural innovation in order to…
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Eye On Rental: Maximizing Equipment Rental Company’s Performance for 2026
The state of the U.S. economy and consumer confidence is unusually unclear. We are all hoping for the best and the likelihood of a significant boost (in both). As I’ve pointed out in the past, I feel that it is wiser to concentrate on what is happening in the communities you serve and take a…
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4 Major Takeaways From The IGNITE Construction Summit 2025
The IGNITE Construction Summit will always have an important place in my life, not just as the Editor-in-Chief of Pavement Maintenance, but because it was the firs place I started to build my own relationships with people in the industry. For the first few months I was in this job, all the relationships with blacktop…
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JLL Forecasts 2026 Construction Outlook Amid Policy Shifts and Regional Opportunities
JLL Project and Development Services (PDS) has released its 2026 U.S. Construction Perspective, highlighting how policy-driven market dynamics are creating regional opportunities and competitive advantages across the construction sector. Construction spending fell 4.7% in 2025 due to market uncertainty, with modest growth of 0.4% projected for 2026. The near-flat trajectory underscores ongoing pressures and the…
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Agentic AI Brings Intelligence and Automation to Preconstruction Planning
When people think about innovation in construction, they picture robots laying bricks, drones scanning jobsites, or AI flagging design errors mid-project. But the real revolution is happening long before the first shovel hits the ground. It’s happening in preconstruction, the most strategic, underestimated and under-digitized phase of a project’s lifecycle. Today, a new class of…
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Closing the Payment Gap: How Factoring Keeps Dump Truck Businesses Moving
You put in the hours, you haul the loads, and the job gets done. The work moves fast, but the check doesn’t. Sometimes it takes 30 days, sometimes 90, and in the meantime, you’re facing fuel bills, payroll and repairs that can’t wait. One truck may be sitting on bad tires, another in need of…
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5 Big Announcements Out of Trimble Dimensions 2025
Trimble revealed several major product updates and AI advancements at its annual Dimensions 2025 user conference, focusing on improving collaboration, interoperability, and automation across construction workflows. Here are five key takeaways: 1. ProjectSight 360 Capture Brings Reality Capture to Project Management Trimble introduced ProjectSight 360 Capture, a new feature that integrates 360-degree imagery directly into…
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Streamlined Permitting: The Competitive Edge for On-Time, Profitable Construction Projects
The construction and building industries operate on tight margins and even tighter deadlines. As you undertake new commercial, residential, or infrastructure projects, a seemingly straightforward administrative step — the permitting process — often escalates into an unexpected and costly roadblock. Traditional permitting, a complex administrative maze of applications, reviews, and inspections, can introduce significant delays…