Tag: impact
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How Windows and Doors Impact Your Home’s Security
When people think about home security, their minds often jump to alarm systems, surveillance cameras, or motion-detecting lights. But there’s one area where many homes are most vulnerable—and it’s hiding in plain sight. The windows and doors of a home are not only entry points for light and air, but also potential access points for…
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HACIA’s 2024 Impact Report: How one organization is building a more inclusive construction industry
For more than 40 years, the Hispanic American Construction Industry Association (HACIA) has been a voice for equity in Illinois’ construction ecosystem. From advocating for policy change to helping small and diverse-owned businesses build capacity and access opportunity, HACIA’s impact is tangible — and growing. Today, as industries grapple with workforce shortages, supply chain demands…
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Moroch’s New HQ Delivers Big Impact in Half the Space
Moroch, the Dallas-based marketing agency behind campaigns for McDonald’s, Planet Fitness, Neighborly, and Midas, has reimagined its headquarters with the help of Tangram Interiors, Tangram Technology, Studio Other, and OTJ Architects. The project reflects a focused effort to reduce square footage by 50% without sacrificing creativity, functionality, or client impact. “We’ve engineered a workplace with…
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Moroch’s New HQ Delivers Big Impact in Half the Space
Moroch, the Dallas-based marketing agency behind campaigns for McDonald’s, Planet Fitness, Neighborly, and Midas, has reimagined its headquarters with the help of Tangram Interiors, Tangram Technology, Studio Other, and OTJ Architects. The project reflects a focused effort to reduce square footage by 50% without sacrificing creativity, functionality, or client impact. “We’ve engineered a workplace with…
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Canada’s construction industry braces for Trump impact
Then came the inauguration of Donald Trump as president, followed by the imposition of 25% tariffs on most goods in February, their month-long pause, their reimposition in March, followed by yet another pause. There has been months of speculation on the impact they will have on both sides of the border. View the original article and our…
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After 5 years, construction still reels from COVID’s labor impact
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. On March 13, 2020, two days after the World Health Organization classified COVID-19 as a pandemic, the U.S. declared a public health emergency. Uncertainty swirled. Work of all kinds slowed. People isolated themselves, wore masks and worked…
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How DOGE will impact Washington, DC-area apartment owners
Listen to the article 10 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. While many apartment markets around the country, like Phoenix or Las Vegas, have gone through boom and bust cycles as supply and job growth ebbs and flows, the Washington, D.C., metro area has stood as a safe…
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Creating safer jobsites: Understanding how human factors and performance impact construction safety
Human factors and human performance are crucial for workplace safety in most industries, but few are more dire than in the construction industry. These concepts focus on how certain factors correlate with individual behaviors and interactions in the workplace. Understanding these elements can help leaders improve productivity, safety and decision-making, and create a supportive environment…
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NAWIC President Kelly Aust on the impact of women in construction week
Kelly Aust, a seasoned project manager for Skanska and current president of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), knows the challenges women face in the construction industry. Fresh off managing a $65 million project at Portland State University, Aust is preparing for NAWIC’s upcoming Women in Construction (WIC) Week, a national series of…
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BSI to explore covid’s impact on construction’s ‘hybrid generation’
The British Standards Institution is asking young people who began working in the built environment sector during the covid-19 pandemic to share their experiences, as part of research into the ‘hybrid generation’. BSI is exploring the impact of the restrictions on younger workers and how transformed ways of working have shaped their careers, including for…