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Rethinking MEP: Prefab, Pipelines, and a Better Deal for Women in the Trades 0

By Thomas Santos, Maxim Consulting Group Let’s face it: walk onto almost any construction site, and you won’t see many women-especially not in hands-on MEP jobs. But things don’t have to stay this way. If MEP companies put real effort into building a strong talent pipeline and lean into prefab, they can actually become some

Women Breaking Barriers in Construction 0

By Valerie Krieger Scratch the “old boy’s club” surface of the robust construction industry, and you’ll find a new generation of business owners who are neither old nor boys, but in fact, vibrant, successful women. Although Veronica Munoz, the Founder and CEO of Mezquite Group, started her company after a successful career in journalism, she

Efficiency That Frees Us: Digital Transformation, AI, and the Future of Construction Leadership 0
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity, Outlook & Trends, TECHNOLOGY
- February 24, 2026
By Nick Williams, ASA Colorado The construction industry has never had a technology problem. We have had a trust problem. For decades, we have adopted tools cautiously, sometimes reluctantly, not because the tools did not work, but because our environments were not designed to change easily. Construction is complex, contractual, and human. We build physical
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AI Isn’t Transforming Construction Because It’s Ignoring the People Who Actually Build Things 0
- Improving Productivity, Outlook & Trends, TECHNOLOGY
- February 24, 2026
By Neil Sahota If you believe the headlines, construction is undergoing an AI renaissance. Robotics. Digital twins. Smart cities. Yet, when I walk job sites or sit with construction executives, the people actually delivering projects (electricians, plumbers, concrete crews, HVAC teams) are still buried in PDFs, spreadsheets, and phone calls. This disconnect explains why construction
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Buying the Bike, Using the Bike 0
- Improving Productivity, Outlook & Trends, TECHNOLOGY
- February 24, 2026
A Comparison of Operational Tools and Operational Behaviors By Gregg M. Schoppman, FMI Corp. Like the millions of other overweight Americans seeking a weight loss solution, we invested in a Peloton bike. Interesting choice of words – “invested.” While there are certainly differences of opinion, Peloton has an amazing product that is well crafted and
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