Tag: Competitive
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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…
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Building performance verification is construction’s next competitive battleground
Ahead of World Sustainability Day on 29 October, Willmott Dixon’s Doug Drewniak says it’s time to time to address the industry’s broken green promises on building performance. Image: Dreamstime Despite decades of innovation in sustainable design and net-zero commitments, the uncomfortable truth is that new buildings routinely consume more energy than promised. This performance gap…
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Four Challenges Facing Construction in 2025 — and How Equipment Leasing Helps Contractors Stay Competitive
The construction industry is being stressed from many sides, but it has strong fundamentals and performed well in 2024. What challenges and opportunities do the industry face, and how are construction firms dealing with them? Here, we break down some of the challenges and explain how equipment leasing and financing is helping construction companies better…
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How to Grow Your Edge in a Competitive Construction Market
Real‑world guidance for GCs, subs, building product brands, and AEC marketers who need results without gambling the domain. Key Points Treat paid placements as media buys, not loopholes. If money changes hands, label links rel=”sponsored”/nofollow and focus on audience fit. Pick linkable assets that construction pros actually use: calculators (concrete/steel tonnage), spec sheets, BIM/Revit families,…
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New Research Shows ERP Systems Give Contractors a Competitive Edge
New research from Dodge Construction Network and CMiC highlights the measurable benefits of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for construction contractors. Two complementary studies — The Value of ERP for General Contractors and The Value of ERP for Specialty Trade Contractors — found that firms using ERP consistently report stronger performance across project management and…
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Construction Firms Embracing Tech Gain Competitive Edge in Bids, Revenue, and Talent
Don’t underestimate what technology can do for a construction business. That’s the overriding message from a newly released benchmarking report covering the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries. Findings from the 2025 AEC Inspire Report from Unanet [of which I am co-author] show a clear performance divide between AEC firms that are mature in their…
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Construction Firms Embracing Tech Gain Competitive Edge in Bids, Revenue, and Talent
Don’t underestimate what technology can do for a construction business. That’s the overriding message from a newly released benchmarking report covering the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries. Findings from the 2025 AEC Inspire Report from Unanet [of which I am co-author] show a clear performance divide between AEC firms that are mature in their…
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Leveraging AI for Competitive Edge in AEC: A Conversation with OpenAsset
AI can help companies win new business by enabling them to use existing digital assets efficiently and finding new ways to communicate with potential clients. These are some of the findings of my discussion with OpenAsset’s Rachelle Ray and Eric Liou on this episode of the AI AEC Show. Tune in! Our topics In this…
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Leveraging AI for Competitive Edge in AEC: A Conversation with OpenAsset
AI can help companies win new business by enabling them to use existing digital assets efficiently and finding new ways to communicate with potential clients. These are some of the findings of my discussion with OpenAsset’s Rachelle Ray and Eric Liou on this episode of the AI AEC Show. Tune in! Our topics In this…
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Equipment Rental Trends, Telematics and Staying Competitive
United Rentals’ Work United Tour 2024 was host to construction customers across the country. The company took the opportunity to walk attendees through its latest worksite performance solutions, digital tools for productivity, and practical sustainability solutions. The event allowed attendees to experience worksite innovations by touring a demonstration worksite to see how connectivity helps manage…