How Connected Systems Are Transforming Lone Worker Safety

How Connected Safety Systems Are Redefining Lone Worker Safety Imagine a remote industrial facility. A maintenance technician is inspecting a high-pressure valve deep inside a processing unit, far from the main control room. The area is dimly lit, the machinery hums constantly, and radio reception is unreliable. As the worker reaches for the valve, a […]

Commercial Construction Faces Challenges in 2026, But Some Cities May Be Safe

Commercial construction faced national challenges last year including impacts of tariffs on material costs, labor shortages and job declines, delays in supply chains and overall market hesitation stemming from these issues as well as high interest rates and uncertainty as to how the market will correct. However, some markets faced unique challenges, and others advantages. […]

Why joint ventures are becoming a core construction strategy

Earlier in my career, while working closely with construction firms, I found that joint ventures (JVs) were relatively rare. They were typically reserved for unusually large or complex projects, where the risk, capital requirements or technical scope exceeded what a single contractor was willing to take on alone. Over the past 15 years, I’ve watched […]