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Construction is one of the highest-risk industries in the world. From financial and legal threats to jobsite hazards, contractors are faced with many challenges. Construction Safety Week’s mission is to ...

Presented by STACK Construction Technologies + Fora Financial Commercial construction encompasses most private sector work, except construction performed on individual homes. Commercial contractors work on builds for restaurants, healthcare facilities, ...

Have you heard the word jargon? It means words or expressions that are used by a particular profession and are difficult for others to understand. Well, there’s plenty of construction ...

Contracted workers enter work agreements expecting to get paid for their labor and time. If you’re not paid by a contractor for your work as a subcontractor, you can take several steps to verify your rights and request payment. ...

A construction project will undergo several stages before groundbreaking. Understanding exactly what happens at each stage will ensure the project does not miss vital steps. From project managers to project ...

Estimating is the backbone of a construction project, and it’s essential to get it right to win bids. After calculating material quantities with your takeoff, estimating adds costs to all ...

Before breaking ground on any construction project, construction teams must ensure an adequate supply of materials and equipment are available on-site and ready to be put into action when needed. ...

There’s a threshold of backlog work that can make it seem as if you’ve made it into the big leagues. The number varies for every contractor, but when you hit ...

Construction can be a notoriously tough industry for women. They can face many obstacles including exclusion, gender bias, pay gap, and lack of advancement. Perhaps that is why women currently ...