What can owners and CMs learn from the experience of managing a pandemic? COVID-19 presented many challenges for the construction industry, but it also presented opportunities and forced us to innovate. Examine how lessons learned in managing and...
Learn about construction supervision and tree preservation/installation in urban areas, like NYC, that deal with unique challenges for tree preservation and installation. Some of these challenges include lack of soil volume for root development...
The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) provides safe, secure, functional, and resilient facilities that represent the U.S. government and support foreign policy objectives around the world. Not surprisingly...
Leadership is the most important element for project success. It is essential for leaders to be agile to overcome the unforeseen challenges in every project. Great leaders start by building trust with their teams. Once this foundation is in place...
The Construction Readiness Assessment methodology was developed by the Construction Industry Institute (CII) to respond to a growing challenge of projects that launch into construction too early, leading to poor productivity and unsatisfactory...
CMAR is a project delivery method that is rapidly becoming more popular across the country. CMAR is often misunderstood and misapplied, causing needless cost and time delays. The Design-Build Institute defined the design-build method, but who defines...
The events of 2020 have forever changed the face of work as we knew it. Working remotely has long been a sticking point between business owners and employees seeking freedom to work from home. Learning to lead and manage a remote workforce is a...
The COVID-19 Era demands thoughtful strategies for leading your workforce. Organizations are struggling with decisions around furloughs, reductions in pay, retirement contribution reductions, and voluntary separation programs. Organizations must find...
The Minnesota Historical Society and MOCA are revitalizing Historic Fort Snelling to present a broader, more expansive interpretive focus that explores larger themes of our national historic narrative that are still relevant today: the yearning for...