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How to Overcome Workforce Challenges in 2024

Understand the key strategies to overcome workforce challenges in the construction industry in 2024.

The workforce challenges of 2024 can be conquered by empowering your current team, fostering growth, and embracing people who are unfamiliar with our industry.

Concrete Materials

Construction Industry's Water Problem

This pressing situation raises crucial questions about the future of water consumption and the potential for the construction sector to pivot toward more sustainable practices.

The construction industry will have to make major changes in everything from concrete production to daily water usage and treatment if it wants to move from being a water-intensive industry to more water-efficient.

Construction Safety

How Builders Can Improve Site Safety

While 80% of large contractors offer programs for substance use or mental health, only 29% of small companies offer these programs, and 52% of contractors wish they had more resources for managing mental health.

The use of Pre-Task Planning (PTP) activities can increase worker engagement with safety measures by 94%.

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Financing, Insurance & Leasing

4 Keys to Construction Financial Management in 2024

Whether it is coping with fluctuating materials costs or navigating multi-state compliance demands, the financial management workflow within the construction industry is one of the most hectic throughout the business world.

In the face of this economic uncertainty, construction businesses will undoubtedly face the urge to run out and hoard new projects as a way to insulate themselves against future economic downturns.

Technology & Services

Eliminate Road Paving Rework With Equipment & Technology

RDO Equipment Co.

Check out ways roadbuilding teams are precisely paving roads on time and on budget with equipment and technology.

Northern Improvement Co. goes stringless

Labor & Workforce Development

5 Trends in Construction Worker Background Checks

Orange Tree Employment Screening

Keeping a close eye on these trends will not only safeguard construction firms from being blindsided with liabilities, but will provide them with direction as they build their plan and adapt their background check policies for the new year to come.

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Excavation Tasks & Other Ways Wheeled Excavators Are Valuable on the Jobsite

Wacker Neuson America Corporation

Compact wheeled excavators represent the future of construction, showcasing how technology enhances efficiency on the jobsite.

Compact wheeled excavators within the 6-ton to 13-ton range have emerged as a critical segment within the construction machinery market.

Technology & Services

Avoid the False Alarm for Low-Strength Concrete

KB Engineering LLC

Ensure your cylinder strengths are correctly reported to avoid rejected concrete, delays and investigations.

Make cylinders in strict accordance with ASTM C31 and store cylinders in a concrete cure box for the initial curing period.

Do Your Homework to Get Financing

GB Financial Services, LLC

Having lenders who really understand the rental business and its related risks is the key to managing the business through thick and thin.

Equipment rental businesses need to do their homework in order to get financing in this economic climate.

Compact Track Loaders

4 Reasons to Add a Large CTL to Your Fleet

Selecting the right compact equipment and attachments is crucial for optimizing ROI and boosting profits on job sites.

In some scenarios, the higher reach makes it possible to load a truck more efficiently from one side instead of spending time loading from each side of the truck.

Carbon Emission Concerns Changing Delivery Requirements for Construction Projects

Strategic Partnerships Inc.

Construction projects will be different in the future. To remain competitive, contractors are advised to prepare for them now.

Local jurisdictions are also increasingly launching initiatives to implement low-embodied carbon construction programs.

Twin Challenges for Construction in 2024: Technology and Policy Reform

The $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill, growing investment in green power infrastructure, rising U.S. consumer demand, and initiatives to reshore manufacturing have all contributed to tremendous growth in commercial construction.

Using modern estimating programs, workers can easily use historical scope and cost data to create more accurate estimates.

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