Tag: Culture
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Bridging the Labor Gap With Better Jobsite Culture
The construction industry is still grappling with a widespread labor shortage. Contractors across the country are finding it increasingly difficult to bring in and keep skilled workers. Beyond demographics and shifting interests, it’s experiences on the jobsite that increasingly influence who remains in the industry and who decides to leave. In light of this, more…
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Architectural Tourism in India: Culture Meets Design
India is a land where architecture transcends bricks and mortar—it embodies centuries of cultural expression, spiritual symbolism, and geographic diversity. From the soaring spires of Dravidian temples in the South to the intricate latticework of Mughal monuments in the North, India’s architectural landscape is a vivid tapestry of design evolution. In recent years, a growing…
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Safety Isn’t the Problem — Resistance Is: How to Build a Culture That Actually Protects Your Crew
In construction, safety isn’t in a classroom, it’s forged in the field. Most jobsite injuries aren’t freak accidents but the result of small oversights, ignored signals, or old habits that persist because “it’s always been done that way.” The real threat isn’t lack of knowledge; it’s cultural resistance. Pie Insurance’s 2025 Workplace Safety Report confirms…
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6 Tips to Build a Culture of Safety in Construction
In construction, safety isn’t something you check off a list during orientation. It’s a constant, evolving part of the job — no matter how long you’ve been in the industry or what role you play. Whether someone’s just getting started or has been on sites for decades, there’s always more to learn and reinforce. From…
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How to Reduce Construction Turnover by Building a Culture of Loyalty and Engagement
Employee turnover is notoriously high in construction — outpacing other industries by an average of 2.5% in 2024. This churn carries a steep price. Research shows that hiring and training new construction staff can cost between 50 and 200% of each worker’s annual salary. High turnover also leads to knock-on effects, hindering your ability to…
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Gilbert-Ash puts innovation and collaboration at heart of company culture
From refurbishing Tate Liverpool to renovating the National Portrait Gallery, Gilbert-Ash is helping shape the UK’s cultural spaces. A deep retrofit strategy included the installation of an entirely new facade system. This was developed as the optimum solution through the use of a whole-life carbon option appraisal, and ensured that, through the utilisation of the…
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How to embed a culture of continuous improvement in health and safety
In the second article in his series, the Considerate Constructors Scheme’s Alex Minett looks at how construction project managers can implement continuous improvement in health and safety on site. Image: Dreamstime Health and safety in construction is grounded in key UK laws such as the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) and the…
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A Culture of Innovation – Interview with Daniel Sundlin, Partner at Bjarke Ingels Group
In this podcast interview, my guest is Daniel Sundlin, a partner at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in New York. We talk about how BIG innovates and what opportunities and challenges digitalization brings to architecture. BIG is a Copenhagen and New York based group of architects, designers, builders, and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism,…
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Adopting a Culture of Experimentation in Construction
I’ve attended numerous seminars and workshops that came to the same conclusion: construction must become more customer-focused and, at the same time, productivity must go up. In spite of even substantial investments in development projects and change programs, very little has changed. Could a culture of experimentation come to the rescue? The challenge Recently, I’ve…