The Annual Best Construction Blog Competition has commenced. The Construction Marketing Ideas blog features 31 construction industry blogs for you to vote on. I’m happy to announce that my blog AEC-Business.com is one of the nominees. Read Mark Bucks...

On this podcast episode I interview Per Kristiansen, a Danish LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator, coach, change and strategy consultant, and a partner at Trivium. Per talks about how to use LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® for innovation, about his coaching program...

My guest is Danielle Dy Buncio, Co-Founder and President at VIATechnik, a Chicago-based engineering firm. Danielle tells about their decision to join CIFE (Center for Integrated Facility Engineering) and shares her thoughts on the future of virtual d...

Effective logistical planning is imperative for any construction project as it can provide massive benefits in efficiency and productivity that significantly reduces the overall cost of the project. There’s nothing more frustrating than having a work...

I had the pleasure of attending the most prominent Finnish seminar on residential business last week. There were several interesting presentations on innovation and case studies of new ways of residential construction. Tuuli Kaskinen, CEO at Demos Ef...

I browsed through a couple of dozen engineering firm websites recently. These were companies with a turnover between 10 and 20 million dollars. To my surprise, many had a website that looked like something from the 1990s. The sites were not just visu...

Mobile, cloud-based services are entering the construction site. Here are four recent examples of the trend. Gilbane Tests Out RFID System to Document Workers’ Hours Gilbane Inc., a real estate development and construction firm, is piloting an RFID-b...

While Lloyds Bank recently reported a considerable dip in business confidence in the Southwest of England, overall sentiment in the UK remains positive. This is despite ongoing concern surrounding the UK property market, which remains home to signifi...

In this episode of the AEC Business Podcast Dave Gray, founder of XPLANE and co-founder of Boardthing, talks about innovation, design, and collaboration. The title of the presentation is Gamestorming. Dave gave this inspirational presentation in our...

This is my interview with Kurt Kratchman, CEO of TRUCKAST, Inc. Can you tell a little bit about your company’s background? We are a team of veteran software developers and entrepreneurs passionate about construction, logistics, economic development,...