Technology is a fact of life in this day and age. Everywhere you look you see a smart world: smartphones, smart homes, smart TVs, smart cars — it’s all smart technology. This has even moved into the construction industry, but it’s surprising how many construction companies are still using outd...
Author: jillOS
Women in Construction: The Future Is Female
Since its earliest days, the construction industry has been thought of as a male-dominated field, and even today, the number of women in construction and contracting professions represent a stark minority. That number, however, is growing by leaps and bounds, and this trend might be the best possibl...
Rising Interest Rates a Slowing Economy and the Construction Industry
Rising Interest Rates, a Slowing Economy and the Construction Industry There’s little doubt that the economy is slowing down. Whether we’re heading into an actual recession remains to be seen, but it’s certain that interest rates are on the rise, spending is down and business is slower than at...
What a Slow Housing Market Means for Construction Companies
Over the past ten years or so, we’ve seen a housing boom due to bank bailouts, low interest rates, and a new enthusiasm from young first-time homeowners re-embracing the American Dream of home ownership after a number of years of cynicism and doubt when the 2008 housing bubble burst. Lenders have ...