There are lots of moving parts when it comes to a construction part (literally, as well as figuratively) - you’ve got machinery moving around, materials arriving, teams working on different parts of the build all at once… But the truth is that the sites that are the most efficient tend to have something else in
Running a construction company isn’t for everyone: managing any business is tough, but these sorts of projects require a huge amount of planning and need to be completed with extreme precision, both from a client satisfaction point of view and from one of health and safety. The stakes are high, and with so many different
Tech is shaping every corner of our world, and the dusty construction sites are no exception. Dive in as we break down the features of Construction Equipment Management Software — think of it as the operating system for the real-world Titans of construction. 1. Geotagging Titans in Real-Time With construction equipment management software, you're not
LANSING - On iHemp Hour June 18 at noon, Dawn Schultz and Eric McKee of the US Hemp Building Association will share their insight into hemp fiber as a building material and the steps they are taking for certification. On June 11, iHemp Hour interviewed Morris Beegle of WAFA and Eric Streenstra of Vote Hemp last
WASHINGTON – Jeff Creighton, senior corporate strategy manager and Lean leader at Barton Malow has been named 2020 Lean Construction Institute committee chair. Creighton is a prominent leader of Michigan Lean Construction Institute Community of Practice, of which the members nominated him for the coveted 2020 LCI Annual Congress position. He has more than 25
GRAND RAPIDS - Amy Pierce-Danders is the new Director of Workforce Development for the Associated Builders and Contractors Western Michigan Chapter. Pierce-Danders’ position opened up by the recent promotion of Jen Schottke to Vice President of Operations. “The addition of Amy Pierce-Danders and the promotion of Jen Schottke continue to signal the growth of the
LANSING - Michigan's 53-year-old law requiring union scale wages to be paid to workers on public construction projects is no more after the Republican-majority Legislature passed the initiated legislation, accompanied by multiple chants and outbursts in the House by Democrats and furious construction workers who packed the gallery. The Senate voted largely along party lines,
GRAND RAPIDS - As reported last week by MIBiz.Com, construction is underway at SUPERNAP Michigan, the facility that will be built by data center storage company Switch, which received quick legislative relief from certain taxes toward the end of last year after the company noted its interest in Michigan. The decision to exempt collocated data
LANSING - New home construction will see a robust increase in 2016, according to a forecast from the Michigan Association of Home Builders. The association estimates that 16,831 permits for new construction will be issued in 2016, up from 13,467 estimated for 2015. Association CEO Bob Filka said the increase stems from job growth and
