Our blog for news and advice for increasing performance and productivity on the worksite.

Congratulations! You’ve landed a job on a construction project. Whether it’s your first job ever, your first job in construction or your first job with a new crew, you’ll want to...

Get your message heard — and get the outcome you want. In a fast-moving business like construction, with its countless moving parts and multiple stakeholders, miscommunication can...

Summer poses a double safety whammy: Your construction business is in full swing, which means workers are probably putting in more hours, and the heat of the season is making their...

Matching the bucket teeth on your excavator, loader or backhoe to the job cuts wear and tear on the teeth and the bucket. And it lets your equipment work to its highest potential...

Waste not, want not. Or, if you’re in the construction business, waste less, spend less — especially when it comes to materials, which make up a big chunk of your budget. The cost...

A great corporate culture can help you retain your best employees, boost productivity and performance and stay competitive. And it doesn’t take time-sucking corporate retreats or...

How do you get the job done well, and finish on time, when you’re installing 5,600 tons of cooling equipment and 25 miles of piping in the second-largest facility in North America...

Heat stress isn’t just for workers. Summer heat is physically stressful not just for construction workers but for equipment, too. Scorching temperatures, coupled with longer work...

Eyes in the sky equipped with RFID readers can tell you what’s where. Contractors are using drones to survey jobsites, measure job progress and inspect their work. Now you can add...

Construction employers, hear this: Noise on the jobsite isn’t just a nuisance. And as far as health effects go, it’s not just bad for the ears. It’s also bad for the heart. RELATED...