November 2026 Archives

The Regulation Changed. Did Your Workforce?0

By Troy Clark, MSC Safety Solutions Construction companies are used to change. OSHA revises standards. Building codes move through new cycles. Owners introduce different requirements, while sustainability expectations continue to influence how projects are designed and built. Companies respond by reviewing their programs, updating procedures, and communicating what has changed. The difficult part comes after

Dates & Figs – November 2026 0

ABC – Data Center Construction Spending Growing at 149% Annualized Pace Since March National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.7% in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published October 1 by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.309 trillion. Spending was up on a

The Rules are Changing 0
- Legally Speaking
- November 2, 2026
By Leslie A. Boe, Dysart Taylor McMonigle Brumitt & Wilcox, P.C. The construction contract has always been the subcontractor’s rulebook, and it still is. If the subcontract said you wouldn’t be paid until the owner paid the general, you waited. If it said you waived your lien rights, or that your retainage would sit until
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Contractor Community – November 2026 0
- Contractor Community
- November 2, 2026
ASA Anniversary Video For six decades, ASA has been focused on one thing: making sure subcontractors and suppliers have a strong voice in the construction industry. What started in 1966 has grown into a national organization advocating for fair payment and better contracting practices while giving members access to legal resources, education, leadership opportunities and
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The 15-Minute Project-Risk Triage: What Needs Attention Before it Hits Money or Schedule?0
- Best Practices, Cash Management, Improving Productivity
- November 2, 2026
By Jason Kuglin, JKDesigns, LLC Specialty contractors rarely lose control of a project because they have no information. More often, the problem is that the important information is spread across email, meeting notes, spreadsheets, drawings and several project-management systems. An unanswered RFI, an unapproved submittal, an uncommitted long-lead item or a potential change can sit
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