Historically the construction industry has been known for the toughness of its workforce. Smashed fingers, burns, falls, surly co-workers – all can be part of the job and something workers just deal with because they’re not a bunch of whiners. It’s stressful to be as safe as you can on Read more…
For immediate release: Contact Todd Weyandt Bridging the Gap Wins “Best Construction Podcast of 2020” as Named by Construction Junkie In record-setting numbers, podcast listeners have voted Bridging the Gap as Best Construction Podcast of 2020 in the sixth annual competition sponsored by Construction Junkie. New to Read more…
Technology has always been a part of the construction industry. If you think about stud finders, nail guns and handheld engineering calculators, these are all innovations that were readily adopted in their day. Some endure even to the current jobsite. If you look back now, you’d have to say it Read more…
The conversation about women in construction has been going on for decades, and with only 9% of the construction workforce represented by women, it is easy to see why. What can be done to make the industry more inclusive and appealing to women as a career? The question isn’t “can Read more…
Historically, there has been a gap between the office staff and the field staff in construction companies. To produce a quality project on time and within budget, that gap has to be addressed and solved. In some companies there can be the concept that the people in the office don’t Read more…
Do you believe routine is the greatest enemy of innovation? Einstein once said “Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is insanity.” We need to look at the construction industry from different angles and different perspectives.
Einstein said, “Things should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” So why do we have the tendency to make things more complicated than they need to be? What if a partnership between AI and the ancient practice of origami holds a key to streamlining? Have you ever Read more…
Productivity . . . according to the definition it means “the effectiveness of productive effort, especially in industry, as measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input.” Well, that clears it up, right? If the definition can be reduced to a simple formula, then why does Read more…
If you like solving problems, if you need a creative outlet, try building information modeling (BIM) on your construction projects. BIM isn’t new. Neither is 3D modeling. Think back to when you built with Legos (and maybe, if you’re like me and have a 4-year-old son, that was just last Read more…
As the population on the planet grows, automation will be crucial to designing the buildings that will be needed worldwide in the next 30 years and beyond. Computer automation almost certainly will be used to get us there, and generative design is one example. Generative design is about a workflow Read more…