The latest Construction Trade Survey has revealed that construction activity rose for the second consecutive quarter in Q3, suggesting that the industry’s recovery is continuing. Growth was reported by businesses across all industry areas – civil eng...
There’s a definition and some classical rules about what project management is, how everything works and what rules should be followed to ensure the project’s success. But the reality of leading business and environment in which the projects are impl...
You can embed this graphic on your site, but please include an attribution to aec-business.com. Many manufacturers take sustainability seriously. Tata Steel, for example, offers products for sustainable construction. Their Shotton production site is...
In September 2013, the Construction Marketing Association conducted the second annual survey of construction professionals regarding their use of social media. The results of that survey and comparisons with the 2012 results are now in infographic fo...
I had the pleasure of interviewing, face-to-face, Juha Sarakorpi, the Managing Director of Saraco. We talked especially about professionally managed, consumer-oriented joint housing development. Juha’s company is the forerunner in this area in Finlan...
Greg Neil is the owner of construction industry management consultancy, Gregory Neil Associates. In this podcast, Greg talks about freedom-based management and how happy staff improve business performance. You can reach Gregory via email at greg@greg...
On November 1st, Fluid CM will be releasing the first ever Construction Management Platform built from the ground up for use on mobile devices. “Every step of the program was planned around a 100% responsive design” according to Don Speedie the compa...
Jeff Ayres has launched a very interesting podcast – The Design Build Podcast. Jeff interviews guest from within the design and construction sector. You can subscribe to the show in iTunes or at the designbuildpodcast.com website. I had the honor of...
At the beginning of work on the project, everybody hopes that it will be a success. All the efforts are aimed at completing it with the best possible results. And, of course, a question may arise: what are those factors which determine whether the pr...
DeckConnect has begun a crowdfunding campaign on Crowd Supply to raise funds and awareness for their innovative deck fastening system that eliminates nails and screws from the deck surface. With every nail or screw you use to fasten the planks, you c...
