CURT Blog
Trimble Viewpoint’s Q1 and Q2 Construction Metrics Index Show Wide Variability in 2022
By Anne Hunt, Trimble Viewpoint Trimble Viewpoint recently released its latest Q2 2022 Quarterly Construction Metrics Index, which provides trends related to project starts, hiring, contract values, and cash flow metrics pulled from roughly 1,000 Viewpoint clients...
Three Ways to Overcome Construction Supply Chain Woes
By Jack Aspenson, S3 Surface Solutions There has never been a more challenging time to succeed in construction. With materials like cement in short supply, combined with the impact of ongoing skilled labor shortages and increased demand for construction projects, many...
Making the Most of Your CURT Investment
By Nicholas Johnson, Chief Evangelist, Kahua Since the summer of 1978, I have had the good fortune of working in some capacity in the field of engineering, design, and construction. That’s long enough to have learned a few lessons and hopefully honed a few skills....
Using Digital Reporting Technology to Avoid Litigation and Disputes
By Brian Poage, Raken Disputes severely impact the profitability of a construction project, especially when a disagreement between parties cannot be resolved without legal intervention. Sometimes the process is so costly it puts construction companies completely out...
Why Supporting Women in Construction Benefits Everyone
By Nicole Needles, NCCER The time for women in construction has come. Historically, the construction industry has been male-dominated, with women making up only 11% of the workforce. Whether women are intimidated by the lack of representation in the workforce or the...
Streamlining the Process: Design-Build Construction is on the Rise
By Jim McKenna, LeChase Construction Services, LLC Increasingly, developers are finding a more cost-effective and efficient way to build all kinds of projects, from major infrastructure and government-led projects to industrial, manufacturing, commercial construction,...
Five Ways Owning an Electric Machine is Different from Owning a Diesel Machine
Construction equipment manufacturers are embracing electric power. Almost every major construction equipment manufacturer has electric vehicles (EVs) in their current product catalog. Some of this is driven by corporate decisions to decrease the negative impact when...
The State of the Industry, from a Subcontractor’s Perspective
By Chris Doyle, President & CEO of Billd The sharp rise in labor and material costs has rocked the North American construction industry. While it’s been a heavy topic of discussion, there hasn’t been enough hard data in one place to get a clear snapshot of how it...
The 5 Ws of Records Management in Construction
By Julia Rose Vetterick, Content Marketing Specialist for Access Sciences Even though it’s not often at the top of a company’s list of priorities, it’s no secret that construction is a very document-heavy industry. Every step in an engineering and construction project...
Addressing Construction Industry Challenges
3 Ways to Address Current Construction Industry Challenges with Operating System 2.0 We have identified three ways to address our current industry challenges and to create a much more efficient and profitable business model for the construction industry. Here is our...