Thought Leadership

PART THREE: In Part One of this three-part series we discussed the potential blockchain ‘revolution’ for construction. In Part Two, we shared board-worthy business reasons for using blockchain. Now, let’s explore resources to help set up blockchain for your company. 

PART TWO: In Part One of this three-part series, we defined blockchain, general benefits, and the challenges for use in construction. In this second part, we want to go beyond the field and the office and share board-worthy business reasons for blockchain.

While most industries have seen a slowdown in growth, the construction industry has continued to flourish. This economic anomaly stems from construction historically being relatively impervious to economic downturns.

PART ONE: The construction industry is in for a significant change with the advent of blockchain technology. In the first of a three-part series, we will explore the potential benefit for your construction business.

‘Agile’ is a very precise term. It was designed to be an adaptable, lightweight process, and highly flexible for changes and conditions that may change on the fly. Could the agile methodology benefit construction in the design phase?

ArchDaily tackled a topic that may seem odd at first, but which they make a solid case for, providing a surprising amount of evidence to deal with: architecture and construction are being driven not just by form or function but by photographability, to accommodate the culture of Instagram and Pinterest.

Investment Monitor cited new April 2022 figures from GlobalData, which indicate that the North American market is far healthier than many other regions of the world—at least in most construction sectors.

The Clark County School District in the Greater Las Vegas area is opening one of the first of its kind: a full-time magnet high school designed for students who are interested in going into the construction industry.

According to Architect Nicholas Potts, what was old is new again. The new residential building trend is moving away from open floor plans, back to sectioned rooms.

The construction industry has a reputation for late adoption of new technology. Still, a new survey from Dodge Construction Network, a Dodge Data and Analytics subsidiary, says that 95% of office and field workers want new digital tools. In another question, 95% of respondents said that such tools would streamline their work.

One hundred fifty years after the inferno that swept Chicago, architects and historians explore the city’s rapid rebuild. They want to understand the fire’s impact on both Chicago’s landscape and national construction trends.

Every week, it seems like a new construction technology claims to revolutionize the industry. But are these technologies right for you, and will they succeed as the claimed magic bullets that completely revamp your workflow? Here are five questions to ask:

Biomimetics, an innovation inspired by nature, encourages new ways to create building materials by incorporating biological “technology” in the natural world.

Architecture thrives on a combination of multiple disciplines, such as structural engineering and quantity surveying. Many architects view archeology as a discipline of emerging importance to their craft. Designers use archaeology as a vehicle for sustainability and heritage.

We all know that we respond emotionally to architecture. The style and quality of a building can brighten moods, put people at ease, or depress and cause anxiety. But recently research psychiatrists have been studying the effects of architecture on the mind, and the results are intriguing.

Despite being named “The Most Important Architect of Our Age,” by Vanity Fair, Frank Gehry got off to a shaky start. After deep soul searching he realized that what he liked best was art, museums, paintings, and music.

Success in the workplace depends on how well employees work together to accomplish goals. In order to grow any organization and be profitable, employees must have an understanding of each other’s strengths.

I have found through my personal experience that becoming a professional in life requires special attention to detail. It’s the small things that produce big results.