CURT Blog
Empowering a Culture of Safety in the Industry
2023 Construction Safety Week (May 1-5th, 2023); Strong Voices, Safe Choices By Mike Burke, Chief Operating Officer, Alberici Constructors, Inc. and Chairman of Construction Safety Week 2023 At Alberici and throughout the industry, safety is a core value that drives...
Why State and Local Governments are Lining Up to Get Behind Heat Pumps
By Katelyn Woodling, Manager of Product Management for Bosch Heating and Cooling North America According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, more than half of all energy used in U.S. homes is directly spent on only two items, heating, and air conditioning....
ESG Risk Practices: What‘s Missing and Why It Will Matter
By Amy S. Matsuo, Adam Levy, and Christopher Palumbo, KPMG For more insightful articles on ESG, technology, DEI, leadership, cybersecurity, and much more, visit KPMG’s Insights page. The focus and scrutiny on environmental, sustainability, and governance (ESG)-related...
The Ongoing Evolution of Job-site Connectivity
By Gregg Wartgow, contributing writer for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) The vision is there. Wouldn’t it be great if the entire job-site – the general contractor, subs, designers, owners, equipment vendors, and material suppliers – were all working...
Planning and Foresight are Keys for Success as Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Stokes Construction, Development
By Marc Gravely, Gravely Attorneys & Counselors Make sure to pick up a copy of CURT’s magazine The VOICE at the CURT National Conference to read more from Marc on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. One year after the passage of the historic $1 trillion Bipartisan...
2022 Shows Positive Gains in Hiring and Cash Flows, Contractors are Ramping up for 2023
By Anne Hunt, Trimble Viewpoint With the passage of the U.S. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law back in November 2021, many contractors hoped it would usher in a resurgence of new projects as the country embraced a renewed focus on updating and modernizing critical...
Managing Generational Gaps in Construction
By Brian Poage, Senior Solution Sales Manager at Raken The construction workforce is made up of a wide variety of age groups. From new professionals just starting their careers to seasoned veterans with decades of experience, you’ll find employees from nearly every...
Four Ways Digital Transformation is Benefiting the Construction Industry
By Tony Nicoletti, VP of Business Development, DPL Telematics The necessity to transition to digital construction is pressuring businesses to act as the uncertainty and complexity surrounding construction projects grow daily. In truth, the construction industry is...
Material Pricing Inflation & Uncertainty: How Contractors & Subs Can Better Manage the Bottom Line
By Ro Bhatia, CEO, PlanHub Contractors and subcontractors face an increasingly difficult challenge: skyrocketing inflation is bleeding their bottom lines. General inflation is raising the cost of everything, from food to fuel to office supplies, maintenance, and rent....
Projects are Short Term Investments in Long Term Assets
By Nicholas Johnson, Chief Evangelist, Kahua For over 40 years, I have been involved in the project planning, design, and construction of facilities and infrastructure, including stadiums, roads, factories, utilities, schools, hospitals, and even a water park or two....