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....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...Five Bargaining Strategies for Success
By Bill Sanders and Frank Mobus, Mobus Creative Negotiating In the scene below, from the comedy classic Monty Python’s Life of Brian, our hero is on the run from a phalanx of Roman soldiers. He races into a crowded marketplace, spies a vendor’s stall, and grabs an...Understanding the Construction Landscape and How Your Company Stacks Up
By Anne Hunt, Viewpoint As an industry leader, you’re likely aware of the many high-level reports that regularly come out from influential industry and governing bodies that provide insight on the state of the construction industry and where it’s headed. This includes...How Smart Contracts are Reducing Inefficiencies in Construction
By Michael Matthews, Industry Principal, Data Gumbo The construction industry notoriously lags in productivity improvements and technology adoption. Its sluggish pace results in trillions of dollars in lost value – approximately $1.6 trillion a year. One underlying...