Expert Columns: Page 15

Best Practices for Showing Appreciation to Construction Workers

Spec on the Job

Construction companies should view employee appreciation as a strategic investment in their workforce.

Offering tangible rewards like gift cards, bonuses, or other incentives is also a great way to make workers feel valued.

Cybersecurity Should be at the Top of Your List

Bulk Construction Materials Initiative (BCMI)

As the construction industry continues to become more digitally connected, let's talk about how the industry can prevent, protect, and prepare for these types of threats and attacks. Part one of a four-part series on cybersecurity.

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Interior Protective Systems on Construction Sites

Cleanwrap Interior Protection Systems

What to know about interior protective systems and how they can help keep construction sites work-friendly and safe.

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Quality Control

Security Challenges of Building Out the Power Grid

Electrification is exciting but it is also a daunting challenge for utilities. As they expand the grid to accommodate it, they also must change the way they think about physical security.

virtually all electric utilities are engaged in extensive construction projects to expand the grid, lest they either run out of power or hike rates to untenable reaches.

How to Estimate In-place Strength of Concrete

KB Engineering LLC

Contractors need to know how to correctly evaluate the in-place strength of concrete so they can determine to proper time to remove formwork, backfill or open up a pavement to traffic.

Field-cured test cylinders should be cured in the same manner as the concrete they represent. The temperature-time history of the test cylinders should match the in-place concrete curing conditions. In this case, the field-cured test cylinders overestimated the in-place concrete strength because they were sitting adjacent to a jobsite heater..

How Directors of Land Development Are Embracing a New Era

TraceAir Technologies

As the land development industry continues to evolve, the role of technology will undoubtedly become more integral.

The emergence of tech-forward leadership in land development is pivotal in the industry's evolution.

Using Independent Sweeping Contractors: Advantages and Pitfalls

World Sweeping Association

Setting up independent contractors for parking lot sweeping offers numerous advantages for sweeping businesses in terms of flexibility, cost savings, and potential access to specialized skills.

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Planning: The Components of Contractor Success

Pinnacle Development Group,Inc

After more than 35 years of consulting with contractors of different size and specialty, one common ailment might be the lack of more in-depth planning for project success.

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Transparency Creates Better Decision-Making in Expense Management

Cultivating greater transparency around the expense process not only empowers stronger financial decision making across the business, it ultimately benefits customers.

Approximately a third of SMBs continue to rely on spreadsheet-based expense management and manual reporting, creating laborious submission and reconciliation workflows and lengthy close periods; perennial pain points of employees and finance leaders.

Why Fleet Connectivity is Key for Profitability

Tactile Mobility

Vehicle fleets operating like a hive mind, with vehicles communicating among themselves, represent a significant technological feat. This level of connectivity demands robust infrastructure, sophisticated software, and significant resources.

Connected fleets also offer ways to improve efficiency.

How Drug Screening and Background Checks Reduce Workplace Injuries

Shield Screening

The efficacy of drug screening and background checks lies in their technical implementation and ability to foster a culture of safety within the construction industry.

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Redefining Customer Experience in the Post-Pandemic Era

By embracing a balanced, empathetic and responsive approach to customer engagement, companies can navigate the post-pandemic landscape with resilience and renewed commitment to excellence.

This downturn in customer experience quality comes at a time when customers, having adapted to digital experiences, now yearn for a balance that includes more personalized, in-person interactions and richer, more meaningful engagements.

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