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Equipment
Clear A Path to Bring More Women Into Construction
Women represent almost half the total U.S. workforce but only a small fraction of the construction workforce. This needs to change if the industry is to fill the skills gap and address the labor shortage.
March 7, 2019
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Equipment
Attracting Next-gen Workers Calls for Change of Minds
A changing workforce requires rethinking construction roles and re-branding the industry’s image.
February 25, 2019
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Construction Technology
Are Human Robots the Future of Construction?
Exoskeleton technology can help improve productivity and reduce worker fatigue without eliminating jobs
January 30, 2019
Sarcos Guardian XO exoskeletons are designed to enable workers to safely and easily lift up to 200 lb. repeatedly without exertion, strain or injury and prevent both daily fatigue and long-term physical degradation from humans performing physically taxing jobs.
Labor & Workforce Development
Could America’s 2018 Home-Buying Slump Precede an Economic Storm?
Home-buying's Q4 2018 plunge has analysts pointing out that significant housing declines have foreshadowed nine of the 11 post-World War II US recessions
January 28, 2019
JPMorgan recession-forecasting model puts the odds of impending recession at about 43% and a Federal Reserve Bank of New York model based on Treasury yields puts them at 22%.
Labor & Workforce Development
Slowing Residential Spending Expected to Stall 2019 US Construction Growth
Dodge Data forecasts virtually no growth in the value of US construction starts in 2019 at this mature segment of the recovery
December 10, 2018
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Construction Toolbox
Let's Fill the Construction Labor Shortage with Women
The construction industry fights many stigmas; that it's a man's industry is one stigma that needs to be eliminated
November 8, 2018
Women make up only 9% of the construction workforce, and it's time we see that number change.
Labor & Workforce Development
Cast a Wider Net: 8 Tips for Finding Top Talent
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Be the company that’s known for growing and developing the skills of their employees
October 23, 2017
Today’s on-board technology solutions -- including Grade, Payload, Compact, Link and Detect -- mobile apps, and even an active social media presence can bring a new generation of skilled workers to your door.
Apps
[APP] Monitor Your Construction Workforce with GPS and Hubstaff Mobile App
Hubstaff
Hubstaff monitors the location of a contractor’s workforce in the field using a GPS tracking feature
October 3, 2017
Hubstaff is a subscription-based time tracking service where the mobile app uses GPS to track employees’ time and helps streamline payroll management.
Construction Toolbox
How Can We Fill the Labor Shortage if Training Opportunities Are Limited?
Training programs throughout the country are trying to fill the shortage of skilled labor but limitations are preventing them from making a greater impact
August 3, 2017
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Construction Toolbox
Could Legos Be a Tool to Attract Kids to a Career in Construction?
Many young kids love to build with Legos, and this could be an opportunity for the construction industry to interest kids in a career in the trades
June 29, 2017
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Construction Toolbox
New Resource Provides One-stop Shop to Find Construction Contractor Courses
Contractor Courses is a new, free, searchable resource that allows contractors to search construction courses available and even use filters to find just the course they are looking for
April 20, 2017
The Contractor Courses website features a simple, easy-to-use design that allows you to either scroll through all the courses listed on the site or filter by one or many filter options.
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
How Do Employees Feel About GPS Tracking?
New research measures reaction to being tracked by GPS on the job for employees who don't have experience with the technology and those who do; the difference will surprise you
February 7, 2017
According to a recent TSheets survey, the number one concern of employees who don't have previous experience with workplace GPS tracking is data drain, and the number one concern for employees who do have experience with GPS tracking is battery drain.
Apps
[APP] Capture and Analyze Construction Field Productivity
The Productivity Capture and Analysis mobile app is designed to accurately help construction contractors capture field productivity on an individual or crew basis
November 1, 2016
Once the data is inputted into the app, the app measures, on an interval basis, the activities of the workday to analyze how much time is being put toward productive time, support time and wasted time.
Construction Toolbox
Is an Online Job-Matching Website the New Way to Find New Employees?
Hard Hat Hub brings together construction job seekers and construction companies looking to hire through an online search platform
September 22, 2016
An online job matching resource is a great tool for the construction industry, especially as the industry is trying to reach out to the younger, Internet generation. This is where the next generation of workers is. Plus, with smartphones basically attached to our hands, a website like Hard Hat Hub means those looking for construction jobs can find work or employers can find employees almost any time any day.
Construction Toolbox
How Can You Attract Millennials to Your Construction Business?
Gen Y employees want their jobs to have flexible schedules, benefits and options for advancement and leadership opportunities
February 11, 2016
A 2015 poll from financial service provider The Hartford showed that only 7% of young adult respondents were interested in working in construction, retail or manufacturing.
Construction Toolbox
Looking to Hire – Consider YouthBuild Program Graduates
YouthBuild programs target many of the under-represented groups in the construction industry which provides an 'untapped reservoir of talent'
June 11, 2015
YouthBuild Boston student working with Century Dry Wall foreman laying out bottom track of wall framing for Suffolk Construction’s management offices in the Millennium Tower.
Construction Toolbox
How the Industry Can Recruit and Train the Next Generation of Construction Workers
AGC is encouragingr federal, state and local officials - and contractors - to help reinvigorate the pipeline of skilled workers
January 28, 2015
One suggestion the Associated General Contractors of America has proposed to help develop the next generation of skilled workers is offering community college career and technical programs to high school students for free.
Concrete Thoughts
Companies Can Receive Tax Credits When They Hire Out-of-Work Veterans
The VOW To Hire Heroes Act offers businesses that employ out-of-work veterans up to $9,600 in tax credits
October 4, 2012
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