Outlook & Trends Archives

The Law Is Catching Up to Retainage—and Subs Should Take Notice 0

By Claire Wilson, Siteline The math has never been pretty. A general contractor negotiates 5% retainage with the owner, then turns around and holds 10% from its subcontractors. You absorb twice the financial burden for the same project risk—at margins that typically run 3 to 10%. For most subcontractors, the retainage being withheld is most

Break Glass in Case of Emergency 0

Preparing your organization for the inevitable “hiccup” or roadblock By Gregg M. Schoppman, FMI Corp Reflecting on the worldwide cyber outage in mid-2025 has been an eye-opening experience. This is certainly not about technology or redundancy, but there are certainly nuggets that could be gathered in that bucket. This is about how the firm prepares

What AI Deep Research Mode Does for Marketers and Business Owners 0

By Mary Klett, ASA Communications Team Most people use AI for basic writing tasks, but deep research mode unlocks a much more advanced capability. Instead of relying only on what the model already knows, deep research sends AI out to actively investigate—reviewing websites, reports, documents, URLs, and large volumes of source material—then synthesizing that information

This is the Future of Construction in America 0
- Analytics, Improving Productivity, Outlook & Trends, TECHNOLOGY
- March 31, 2026
By Ara Kharazian, Economist, Ramp Construction sits at the center of America’s economic ambitions. Our capacity to build housing, factories, and infrastructure quickly and productively is a necessary requirement of making our economy more affordable and more competitive; but the manufacturing and construction sectors have been lagging. Labor productivity in manufacturing has stalled since 2011,
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Prefabrication: The Better Way to Build 0
- LEGAL, Legally Speaking, Outlook & Trends, TECHNOLOGY
- March 31, 2026
By J. Brewer Anderson, Cobb Law Group Prefabrication has been taking over the way contractors work and build. It is more important than ever for subcontractors to increase their knowledge and usage of this new technology. It is cost efficient and time efficient, safer than traditional methods, and scalable; yet, many subcontractors are unable to
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Women in Construction: Changing How the Industry Manages Risk 0
- Legally Speaking, Outlook & Trends, WORKFORCE
- March 31, 2026
By Emily Martin, Saul Ewing LLP Every year during “Women in Construction Week”, the industry celebrates the growing number of women entering the construction field. Much of the conversation focuses on representation in the skilled trades and project management, but an important shift is also happening behind the scene: women are increasingly influencing how construction
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