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Commercial Construction Trends: Three Headlines That Won’t Die In 2019

HardHatChat

But lately I’m reading more about high-tech construction solutions – from the usage of BIM and drones on job sites, to new software options that streamline project management, to wearable tech for construction workers. Reshaping the Retail Landscape.

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Commercial Construction Trends: The Highs and Lows of 2016

HardHatChat

Here’s a look at our top 2016 commercial construction “highs” and “lows”: Low: Mall Retail Tenants Choose Local over National. However, over the last year, we’ve seen more retail brands award tenant build-out work to local firms rather than national construction partners. High: Big Opportunities in Big Box Retail.

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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We’ve recently seen increases in mobile technology on the jobsite , drones , technology for project management and plenty of other tools that can change the way contractors work. But AI is already having a huge impact in other industries like transportation, manufacturing and retail, so this technology certainly isn’t going away.

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Commercial Construction Labor Trends & Hiring Strategies: Why Young Hires are Good Business for General Contractors

HardHatChat

In fact, demand is so high for veteran construction pros that Englewood is increasingly focused on recruiting new graduates and training them to meet our needs – particularly for our office staff of construction project managers, engineers and estimators.

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Trends in Construction: 3 Ways Technology is Changing Commercial Construction

HardHatChat

We’re also seeing the impact of exciting new developments like BIM (Building Information Modeling) technology, which gives us a 3-D picture of everything going on in a job site to better anticipate construction conflicts and issues.

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The Construction Software Toolbox Part 2: More Reasons Why It Pays To Work With A Tech-Savvy Commercial Contractor

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When we started Englewood’s Facilities Management team, we knew facility operators using this service for preventative, scheduled and emergency construction maintenance had a different set of needs than were addressed by our existing construction project management portal.

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How Covid-19 Will Impact the Global Construction Industry?

Constructonomics

This includes using video conferencing and construction project management software to ensure that all the stakeholders can remotely manage and monitor the progress of multiple projects. On the other hand, the construction demand for retail, entertainment, and hospitality projects may become weaker.