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Risk Multiplier or Mitigator? What AI Adoption Tells Sureties About Contractor Maturity 0
- Best Practices, CONSTRUCTION, Leadership, Outlook & Trends
- October 5, 2026
By Carl Oliveri, Grassi The construction industry is embracing AI with no shortage of enthusiasm. Yet for all the excitement, adoption is outpacing execution. A 2025 global survey of more than 2,200 construction professionals by RICS found that firms planning to increase Artificial Intelligence (AI) investment outnumber those actively using it by more than 2
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Who Owns the Estimate Handoff?0
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity
- October 5, 2026
By Mike Rocha, Digital Reach Five operating rules specialty contractors can use to move online inquiries to the right estimator without losing scope, timing or accountability. A lead can be “in the system” and still be lost. Specialty contractors can spend heavily to generate opportunities and still rely on an informal relay once the inquiry arrives. A
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Mental Health Is a Leadership Imperative in Construction 0
- Best Practices, HEALTH, Improving Productivity, Leadership, Outlook & Trends
- September 1, 2026
George Nash, Maxim Consulting Group In 2023, there were 982 work-related fatalities in the construction industry. During that same period, an estimated 5,095 construction professionals died by suicide. While our industry has made tremendous progress in improving physical safety, these numbers make one thing clear: protecting our people requires more than hard hats, PPE, and
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Collaboration That Saves Lives: Inside the ASAC Health & Safety Summit 0

By Nick Williams, ASA of Colorado Construction is an industry built on coordination. Trades stacking work, schedules aligning, materials arriving on time, and people showing up for each other when the stakes are high. What we do not always coordinate well enough is care. The 2025 ASAC Health & Safety Summit was born out of

A Six-WeekCrew Assignment is Not a Three-Night Business Trip 0

By Saria Peterson, Engine Over a longer stay, decisions around location, property type, rate structure and booking terms affect the total cost of the assignment, not just the nightly hotel rate. For construction companies sending crews to a jobsite for weeks at a time, the better comparison is total operating cost. A lower nightly rate

Building Resilience: Why Mental Health Belongs in Every Contractor’s Safety Culture 0

By Cathy Tyler, NCCER Every contractor understands that safety begins long before the first tool comes out. It starts with a culture where everyone takes responsibility for looking out for one another. From daily toolbox talks to job hazard analyses, the industry’s strongest safety programs are built on the belief that every person deserves to