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Rising Material Costs: How Builders Can Adapt to Tariffs and Inflation

The construction industry is feeling the pressure. Material prices are rising, tariffs are taking hold, and interest rates remain high. Put together, these forces reshape how projects are financed, planned, and built. Add to that a persistent labor shortage, and the construction industry faces a perfect storm: higher costs, fewer workers, and slimmer margins. These …

Why Your Best Workers Keep Quitting (and It’s Not About Pay)

The commercial construction industry is staring down a grim reality. The industry-wide labor shortage, once considered temporary, has become persistent. Construction companies across the United States were unable to fill over half a million positions last year, and a predicted 454,000 positions will remain vacant in 2025. Desperate to keep projects on track, many firms …

Modularization Isn’t the Future — It’s Now: How to Leverage It to Stay Competitive in Capital Projects

Construction Connection Podcast Series, Ep. 1 – Powered by CURT In an era when capital project execution is under immense pressure—characterized by shorter schedules, labor shortages, and tighter budgets—modularization is emerging as the smart, scalable solution. In a recent Construction Connections podcast, CURT President Greg Sizemore sat down with modularization expert Bill Lewis, who brings …

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