TECHNOLOGY Archives

Rethinking the Labor Gap: Why Productivity May Matter More Than Headcount 0

By Yael Meretyk Hanan, Pelles.ai For years, the construction industry’s response to labor shortages has centered on one goal: find more people. It’s an understandable focus. After all, you can’t build projects without skilled people in the field, experienced project managers in the office, and estimators capable of turning opportunities into work. The challenge is

This is the Future of Construction in America 0

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,

Prefabrication: The Better Way to Build 0

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

ASA Member Hercules Custom Iron Celebrates Grand Opening of New Manufacturing Facility 0
- Always Something Awesome, CONSTRUCTION, TECHNOLOGY
- February 24, 2026
Hercules Custom Iron, a division of Hercules Fence, recently marked a major milestone with the grand opening and ribbon cutting of its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Frederick, Maryland. The newly renovated 60,000-square-foot operation signals a significant investment in custom metal fabrication, advanced manufacturing, and the skilled trades that power Maryland’s construction and industrial economy.
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Technology on the Jobsite: Where BIM, AI and Legal Risks Collide 0
- Legally Speaking, TECHNOLOGY
- February 24, 2026
By Brian C. Padove and John E. Sebastian, Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP Digital tools are now firmly embedded in day-to-day construction site operations. What was once an industry that was behind technological advancements with technology limited to pilot programs or large-scale design-build projects – Building Information Modeling (BIM), artificial intelligence, and jobsite automation
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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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