Construction mistakes that cost you time, money and quality shouldn’t be the status quo. Avoid these five construction mistakes and learn a few basic construction management tips along the way. Beginning Work on a Project without Proper Paperwork Failing to get all permits, registrations and authorities in place before beginning work on your project is…Read More
Make Every Construction Project Succeed with DrawAlert
DrawAlert is the market’s leading Construction Administration Software. We support end-to-end document management, full financial controls and a vetted resource directory. When you choose DrawAlert for your construction projects, you can experience time savings, reduced costs and overall improved results in the field. We’re diving deep to see exactly how DrawAlert can help every single construction…Read More
Why Do Construction Projects Take So Long?
Construction projects are bigger and more complex than ever before, and delays are, unfortunately, all too common in the industry. Between the number and size of tasks at hand to poor communication methods and more, it’s all too easy to fall behind on construction projects. So, what’s the hold up anyway? Below are the top…Read More
Friendly Competition: How Tech in Construction Can Help Contractors Be More Efficient
Licensed contractors are taking on more work than ever before. Alongside the overall growth in the construction industry has been the growth in competition between contractors, even among seasoned vets. Simply speaking, “industry growth” isn’t to blame for contractor-to-contractor competition. So, what is? Technology. Competition between contractors is mostly due to the adoption of technology…Read More
Want a Successful Construction Project? Document Management is Key
Document management, though time consuming and often the least exciting part of a project, is a necessary step in completing a successful construction project. Document management is critical, it’s unavoidable, and it can make any construction project go awry with one simple mistake. We’re diving into the exact ways document management can help lead to…Read More
4 Practical Construction Risk Mitigation Strategies
The construction industry faces many unique challenges due to the massive size and complexity of projects. The amount of risk involved with each and every construction project – from residential to commercial – can have a direct impact on the success or failure of that project. Understanding how to plan and fund a construction project…Read More
Project Attrition: The Result of Slow Pay in Construction
Our last blog was all about slow pay in the construction industry. It really sucks! And, it’s costing the industry as a whole nearly $40B a year. On top of the sheer astronomical cost, though, slow pay is the root cause of a finicky subject in construction: project attrition. Attrition is the process of gradually…Read More
How to Successfully Manage a Construction Budget
Your construction project budget is, arguably, the most important aspect in determining whether or not your project is a success or failure. If you finish out your construction project on budget, or of course, under budget, your stakeholders remain happy, and you can move past the project with triumph. Colossally ending up over budget on…Read More
The Importance of Time Management in Construction
Time management in the construction industry may get a bad rap, but it’s one of the most important aspects of any construction project. Two of the biggest reasons time management is so important on a construction project are time and money. The construction industry is, unfortunately, often known for both low jobsite productivity and traditional…Read More
Why construction needs collaboration to work efficiently, are we still using archaic processes?
For centuries, the construction has been a hugely fragmented industry, with lots of different companies coming together for a particular building or TI and then moving on to different projects. Typically, a client will commission an architectural team or design team, then engineers will become involved. Building services consultants and structural engineers get the call…Read More