Non-Residential Construction Outlook: The Industry Needs More Innovation and Better Quality

Duane Craig, writing for his own Construction Informer, brings some nice insight to FMI's quarterly non-residential report for the second quarter of 2014. While the report indicates a slight increase in optimism among construction company executives, not all seems so rosy. Craig writes: Lack of innovation, according to the report’s authors, is troubling, given respondents … Continue reading Non-Residential Construction Outlook: The Industry Needs More Innovation and Better Quality →

Quality in Retail Design & Construction Today

I'm pleased to announce that my first post has been published at Retail Design & Construction Today. This website is the "source for all the critical information needed by professionals in the efficient & sustainable design and construction of retail." I will be posting twice each month and will likely focus on quality in retail … Continue reading Quality in Retail Design & Construction Today →

IBHS, FLASH Promote Disaster-Resistant Construction Program | Property and Casualty Insurance News

The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) will partner to promote an IBHS construction program for homes and commercial buildings that are vulnerable to disasters. Tampa, Fla.-based IBHS is a no...