In November 2025, Sally Cohen, Director of Design at ConstructConnect, and I had the privilege of attending the AIA Women’s Leadership Summit in Atlanta, representing ConstructConnect. Over three days ...

Every estimator is fighting the same battle: you’re asked to turn around more bids, in less time, with fewer people. Every day, the work just keeps coming. Manual takeoff and scattered tools slow ...

Moving into the new year, our growth forecast for Total US Construction Starts in 2025 is 8.5%. The growth forecast is driven largely by the positive economic outlook, strong government spending, and ...

OSHA has determined that there are four main safety hazards, excluding transportation incidents, that account for a majority of all construction worker deaths each year on the jobsite. Dubbed the ...

The construction industry has high employment projections and is expected to see substantial growth over the next few years. Construction and extraction occupations are expected to grow 11% between ...

In the next 20 years, it’s possible that all the backhoes, excavators, dozers, graders, and other heavy equipment we use on construction sites will move away from diesel engines to all-electric. For ...

Proper construction lighting is a critical component to worksite safety, not unlike the equipment and gear used by workers. It improves nighttime visibility, making workers less prone to hazards in ...

The Scariest Words in Construction Bidding: "We Didn't Know About That Project." Unpopular opinion: missing bids is avoidable. Here us out. Most contractors have accepted that missing a perfect-fit ...

While the Fatal Four, justifiably, generally garners most of the focus when it comes to construction safety, today we are going to look at the top sources, events and exposures of nonfatal ...

Climate is the biggest and most important factor in construction; it’s what determines the materials used, the time frame for construction and the durability and longevity of the constructed building.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is set to build a $10 billion artificial intelligence (AI) data center in northeast Louisiana, the Louisiana Economic Development agency said in a ...

Subcontractors fill various niches in the construction industry, bringing their specialized skills whenever and wherever they're needed to complete a project. As with most things, it's important to be ...