Tag: Construction

Watchdog Real Estate Project Management's Director of Cost Estimating, Catherine Duffy, details the benefits of a cost estimate and cost estimator.

When it comes to construction, virtually all costs are tied to either materials or labor. Now that the steel tariffs have been in place for almost seven months, the question everyone is asking is, “What does this mean to the cost of my construction project?”

OSHA was put in place to ensure the safety and health of the working people and to provide information to guarantee that all employees feel fully protected in their workplace. 

Currently, more than 650 million square feet of tilt-up buildings go up every year.

A number of construction technology startups are offering solutions that cannot be ignored. We’re staying on top of the newest construction technology that is hitting the industry.

There’s breaking news in Philadelphia about a new construction tax that has been proposed.

The term take-off is a critical cost evaluation tactic introduced in the early stages of a project’s conceptual design...

These methods are in place to force all members of the project team to communicate with one another...

Cost-plus fixed fee contracts should provide, in detail, what should be properly reimbursed and what should not.

When preparing for a real estate project, there are many costs to build into your budget. Senior Project Manager Ryan Alligood discusses the two main budget categories: hard costs and soft costs.

Senior Project Manager Steven Takoushian provides insights into three of the most commonly used window systems.

2017 started off strong, which created industry-wide expectations of construction spending throughout the year. Since March, construction spending has steadily declined, until a modest increase in this month’s report.

The International Journal of Forensic Engineering recently issued a paper that weighs in on how climate change will impact future design and construction projects.

If you are involved in a construction project, chances are that you will be required to make frequent site visits, sometimes with little notice.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Commerce Department reported the status of US construction employment and spending.

There are several methods that can be used when attempting to cost estimate your project.

An update on construction employment from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics and the Associated General Contractors organization.

The U. S. Commerce Department reported that June construction spending fell; this is the second time in three months that the Commerce Department reported a decline in construction spending.