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Who went to AU this year? I would be interested in hearing your thoughts. I felt that we heard the words "cloud" and "AI" quite a bit, but that promise of AI still seems to be off in the future somewhere. It was also interesting to hear the different takes on what exactly people think "Construction

I am working on digesting all 13 pages of the newly proposed OSHA heat standard. A few things that jump out at me that I have not heard people discussing (yet) are as follows: 1. This is being issued as a single standard that applies to all industries (General, Construction, Aggriculture, Marit

In a recent article from Building Design and Construction out of the UK, an industry expert lists what he believes will be the biggest changes we will see in the industry over the next 10 years: 1. An increase in sustainable and green construction 2. Continued adoption of technology 3. An increase

I am working on some course materials and doing research on modular construction, so as I come across information that seems helpful to the community, I will share it here! The McKinsey company at www.mckinsey.com is always a good place to find research reports. I have attached their full report on

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Interesting development announced at the end of October. Oracle is suing Procore alleging theft of trade secrets. Seems like a big development. You can read more about it in the article here on this site. Oracle Sues Procore Over Trade Secrets

I mostly find this funny because I have hung out with fellow LinkedIn Learning instructor Oz Du Soleil several times and know that he can be very outspoken. Somehow, he ended up being quoted in this Wall Street Journal article about the death of the QR Code menus. Spoiler…he does not like them! Ho

Has anyone figured out what Bluebeam is trying to do with Cloud versus Studio versus Revu for iPad? Really curious who is using Cloud and who is using Revu on the iPad. Let me know in the comments below!

I just sat through yet another meeting with several people in which one individual claimed to have seen a 30-foot-long post-tension cable fly out of a slab-on-grade, soar across the job site and land in front of his truck… The problem with this is that when people tell these stories, someone belie

Each year Liberty Mutual Insurance publishes a report to identify which types of injuries are costing the most in different industries. This is a little different that ranking incidents in terms of number of fatalities or days away from work. What it actually shows is that falls (including falls to

I am really excited to announce that #referral rewards have been enabled on The Construction Collaborative! Why is this exciting? Well, for one thing, it gives you a way to earn significant discounts on your Premium Membership subscriptions, while at the same time allowing you to invite friends who

The construction industry tends to be the recipient of much criticism in the public and the press. It’s nothing new; lack of productivity, too many safety issues, behind schedule and over budget. These are all common refrains and many in the industry have grown so accustomed to them that the critici

I created The Construction Collaborative to bring together the people most important to me in a way that’s focused, valuable, and––most importantly––all our own. There’s no question it’s a different approach. And a new one, which may have a bit of a learning curve. I could have created a group some