Tag: Construction
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The Role of Siding in Commercial Construction Projects
Siding serves multiple functions in commercial construction beyond visual appeal. It protects the building structure, contributes to energy efficiency, and affects long-term maintenance costs. For contractors managing commercial projects, understanding how siding integrates with other building systems helps with specification decisions and installation planning. Siding as Part of the Building Envelope The building envelope includes…
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Planning Relocation in Commercial Construction
When commercial construction companies face relocation, they encounter challenges that typical businesses never experience. Moving a construction operation involves far more than packing boxes and hiring movers. It requires coordinating heavy equipment, managing active projects, and maintaining client commitments without interruption. Understanding the Unique Construction Move Construction contractors operate in an environment where downtime directly…
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Why Prototyping Matters in Commercial Construction
Commercial construction projects involve millions of dollars, tight schedules, and countless stakeholders expecting flawless execution. Yet many contractors skip a crucial step that prevents costly mistakes: prototyping. Building mockups and testing systems before full-scale installation saves money, reduces conflicts, and delivers superior results. What Prototyping Means in Construction Prototyping in commercial construction means building physical…
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Construction Insurance Outlook 2026: How Contractors Can Manage Rising Costs, Labor Shortages and New Risks
Construction business leaders know how quickly market conditions can shift. Tariffs, labor shortages, and inflationary pressures are changing the cost of doing business, while technology and legal risks evolve just as rapidly. In this environment, a “set it and forget it” approach to renewing your insurance policy can leave gaps and create costly surprises. According…
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3 questions to ask yourself to build your construction career
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Matt Verderamo is a consultant at Well Built Construction Consulting, a Baltimore-based firm. Opinions are the author’s own. Many employees stunt their own career growth because they believe you must wait for your boss to give you…
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Construction managers need to promote AI’s role in onsite safety
He added: “UK building and construction firms that move to modernise safety systems, replacing paper with digital-first tools to show how AI can support, not replace, frontline expertise, will strengthen compliance, cut risks, and build the resilient worksites the sector needs.” View the original article and our Inspiration here
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AI and Robotics Transform Pool Construction in Dayton
The way pools are being built is not what it used to be. Artificial intelligence and robotics have started making their way into the industry, and the change feels real. For companies offering pool installation in the Dayton area these tools are helping crews work faster, plan better, and keep projects running on time. Most…
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What Is Industrial Fabrication | Storee Construction
Industrial fabrication—often called industrial metal fabrication—is the practice of shaping metal from raw materials into dependable metal parts, metal products, and metal structures that work in real plant conditions. Think platforms, guarding, hoppers, frames, brackets, and precision components built to fit your space, your process, and your uptime windows. Industrial fabrication turns metallic materials (sheet…
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Data centers, infrastructure prop up construction backlog
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog held at 8.5 months in September, unchanged from August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted Sept. 22 to Oct. 6. Over the past 12 months, only infrastructure construction has added…
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Average apartment construction time fell in 2024
Dive Brief: The time it took to build the average apartment property in 2024 was 19.6 months, about 0.3 months less than the year before, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ analysis of the 2024 Survey of Construction from the Census Bureau. The Northeast posted the longest construction timeline at 23.4 months. The…