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Mitigating risk with accurate preconstruction data
Having access to accurate and reliable preconstruction data is the equivalent of having a detailed roadmap for a long journey. This data, encompassing a variety of elements from cost estimates and site conditions to workforce availability, lays the foundation for every successful construction project. It’s an invaluable tool that guides key decisions, shapes strategies, and…
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50 Largest general contractors in the United States
In America’s massive and highly-competitive construction industry, a few companies have managed to become dominant. Here are the 50 largest general contractors in the country.
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Bridgit Bench’s impact on HR and operations collaboration
Creating seamless collaboration between project operations and human resources is no small feat. Despite primarily being used by the Operations team, Bridgit Bench can be a tool that allows for collaboration across functions – specifically between Operations and HR. This blog delves into Bridgit Bench’s unique contribution to facilitating HR-Operations collaboration, as told by our…
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The benefits of accurate construction estimating
It’s no secret that construction projects often experience cost overruns and significant delays. Accurate estimating therefore becomes essential for successful planning. With better estimates and greater prediction accuracy, construction professionals can substantially boost profit margins and reduce the risk of costly errors.
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How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) can help combat the construction labor shortage
In this post we’ll explore the current state of the construction labor shortage and how improving diversity, equity and inclusion metrics might just be the answer the industry is looking for.
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How do rising interest rates affect the construction industry?
In an effort to stall inflation, the Federal Reserve has been lifting interest rates this year, which has had a ripple effect on all industries. Here are some construction industry challenges that have been caused by higher interest rates.
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Appealing to the next generation of construction workers
One of the challenges in construction has nothing to do with building, at least not directly; it’s with appealing to the next generation of construction workers, mainly Millennials and Gen Z. At this point, everyone in the industry is aware of the persistent labor shortages and cloudy economic outlook, but the aging workforce is a…
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Building a best-in-class tech stack for 2023
This article is going to list some of the best-in-class software used by our customers and the construction industry as a whole to help you improve your processes around project management, estimating, HR, workforce planning, as well as sales and marketing.
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Building a data-driven culture in construction
As the construction industry continues to move forward and embrace the digital transformation of their core processes, putting a focus on data analysis as a skill set will continue to become more important for all leadership and construction management positions. Construction is making the effort to shift from manual processes to cloud-based, automated software and…
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Using data to reduce your construction skills gaps
With an aging pool of skilled workers and a huge demand for labor, it’s important that contractors create a strategy to foster and develop their people using actionable data so they can close skills gaps.
