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Construction Informer Needs Your Votes

dtcraig@constructioninformer.com (Duane Craig) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:49 +0000

Here’s a little shameless self promotional item. This blog has been nominated for the Best Construction Blog in the Construction Business category. The contest is the brainchild of the folks at Jackson Design and Remodeling, a design/build company in San Diego. Jackson is no stranger to the award limelight. It recently took five regional contractor-of- the-year [...]

Hi Rise Modular Begs The Question, “Why Not More?”

dtcraig@constructioninformer.com (Duane Craig) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:37:13 +0000

Podcast Transcript: Here’s a question I’ve been asking for years. Why aren’t we using modular building more than we are? Well, it seems the US Army has decided to stop asking the same question and start using modular construction. No, of course they didn’t listen to me. Fortunately I don’t have that much influence, but they [...]

Taking the Wide View on Construction’s Oil Challenges

dtcraig@constructioninformer.com (Duane Craig) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:02:18 +0000

This is Part 2 of a multipart article. Read Part 1 here. – Preparing for a radical shift in economics like the transition from oil-driven economies to economies driven by other forms of energy was most recently witnessed when the world was shaken by the industrial revolution-largely fueled initially by steam-powered machines but very soon [...]

Construction’s Next Biggest Challenge May Be Just Around The Corner

dtcraig@constructioninformer.com (Duane Craig) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:10:25 +0000

Somewhere beneath all the surface clutter about construction’s job losses, dismal productivity, economic uncertainty, challenges in workforce development and the exciting new promises of BIM and IPD, there is a lurking reality that the industry is not paying attention to. And it very well may be its ultimate challenge. That reality is – the end of [...]

Construction Products and News for February 18, 2010

dtcraig@constructioninformer.com (Duane Craig) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:36:44 +0000

Get construction news about Bluebeam’s new release of PDF Revu, learn about the upswing in remodeling, find out about the places in the US where people claim a high sense of well being, and discover a solar powered roof vent that may come in handy for those hot summer days. Click the Play button above [...]

Will Spam Flattery Catch On?

dtcraig@constructioninformer.com (Duane Craig) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:01:51 +0000

Lately I kind of like emptying the spam folder in the admin section of my blog. There are so many encouraging comments in there. I don’t know if you’ve noticed but we are in the midst of a spam revolution. The spam bots are getting so smart they now leave relevant messages instead of aimless [...]

Construction Views and News For February 11, 2010

dtcraig@constructioninformer.com (Duane Craig) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:31:08 +0000

John Poole, from the Constructonomics Blog, and I talked about hard bidding and integrated project delivery, (IPD), as well as exploring some of the recent construction doom and gloom headlines. Listen in to the podcast for February 11, 2010. Just press Play, above. Related Posts:Construction Products and News for February 18, 2010AEC Industry News in the [...]

Construction Informer Podcast for February 9, 2010

dtcraig@constructioninformer.com (Duane Craig) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:30:44 +0000

Podcast Transcript Here’s an interesting item I came across while researching a totally different topic. Many of you who use those great little lumber crayons for marking everything from lumber to the back of your buddy’s hard hat, may not realize it but those little tubes of grease can be hazardous to your health. That’s right. [...]

Construction Informer Podcast with Construction News for February 3, 2010

dtcraig@constructioninformer.com (Duane Craig) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:33:41 +0000

I’ve been wondering if we are becoming a little too social. Who has the time to follow 1,000 people on their chosen social media platform? What about those who don’t follow anyone but have huge numbers following them? Are we adding any value to the communication process? Or, are we just filling the bandwidth pipes [...]

AEC Industry News in the February 1, 2010 Construction Informer Podcast

dtcraig@constructioninformer.com (Duane Craig) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:56:32 +0000

How credible are U.Ss CEOs? Well they have some catching up to do with CEOS from Brazil, Russia, India and China, according to the 2010 Edelman Trust Barometer. This article in Business Week contains the full text. WPL Publishing Co. is hosting a webinar February 10, 2010 starting at 1 p.m. on construction contracts and highlighting [...]