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In July of 2012, I attended the 25th Annual Construction Law Conference in San Antonio, Texas. We at the conference were fortunate enough to have Mr. Jeff R. Funke from the US Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA present on...

Excellent construction Project Managers come in all shapes and sizes, attitudes, and personalities. They run the gamut from dictatorial to laissez-faire, and while there is no one size fits all recipe that generates a great Project Manager every time, there are...

Moving into the digital age has created efficiencies for most construction organizations. While it is definitely a boon to the overall industry, it can make it more difficult for individual organizations to find their own source of competitive advantage through...

The Ford Model T was the pinnacle of the auto-industry in 1927 and even with their revolutionary production methods the Ford Motor Company could not produce enough of them fast enough to satiate demand. Three years later sales had fallen drastically and Ford stumbled...

This seems to be the buzz word in most of the construction forums lately. Does anybody know a good iPad app for punch lists? Is there an app for RFI’s? Or how about this one, Is there an app for viewing construction plans? Huh? I thought that maybe these sort of...

Relationship Building The top tier contractors also possessed the need and desire to go beyond submitting blind bids. They found it important to make personal contact with their clients and to create a professional relationship with their customers (read more). If...