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From Laggard to Leader: How the Construction Industry Can Catch Up With “Big...
Now is the time to harness available data to make informed business decisions. Executive Summary: This is part two of a three-part series about how the construction industry can embrace progressive...
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Contractors should check and recheck their projections because costs — from labor to retention requirements — differ widely by location. Pursuing growth in a new market? Be mindful of the increased...
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Financial Controls for Value Creation
This article contains an excerpt from Hank Harris’s forthcoming book, “Creating Value in an Engineering Construction Business,” a comprehensive guide to creating and perpetuating value in a design or...
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Dividing, but Not Conquering: Ready, Fire, Aim
The industry of the future awaits the companies willing to re-evaluate their business and make difficult decisions about future needs. The purposeful approach to dealing with targets is outlined by the...
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The Energy Services Opportunity: Attracting Traditional Contracting Firms
Demand for energy efficient buildings offers advantages for contractors. The abundance of energy services opportunities in the building stock in the United States and abroad is drawing new service...
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C&I: An Underpenetrated Market Transforming the Energy Efficiency Landscape
Capitalizing on the energy savings potential of the C&I marketplace. The commercial and industrial (C&I) market for energy efficiency services is often described as having the greatest...
View ArticleChanging the Game — Winning From the Outside In
Give your customers a reason to say “yes” on more than just rock-bottom prices. There is a new reality afoot with customers. Customers have enjoyed the last few years of highly-competitive pricing,...
View ArticleSpotting the Next Market Shift
Learning how to navigate the waves of the construction market. If real estate is all about location, location, location, then construction is all about timing, timing, timing. It is no secret that...
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The Role of Data in Competitive Strategy: A Case Study in Applied Data Analytics
How one industry player leveraged data analytics to launch a business turnaround. This is the fifth and final article in a series on data in the construction industry. The previous four articles...
View ArticleGiving Up the Wheel
Is the transportation world ready for self-driving, autonomous vehicles? The transition to fully autonomous vehicles represents the single greatest disruption to current highway and street design and...
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Will the Federal Reserve’s Actions Affect the E&C Industry?
An in-depth look at how the Federal Reserve could impact the engineering and construction industry. The engineering and construction industry has always kept a close eye on interest rate fluctuations...
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