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With Millennials and Gen Z now accounting for almost half of today’s workforce, there's no question that industries across the board are faced with large scale changes in attempts to keep up with new trends, as well as culture shifts.

Research-based planning minimizes risk and maximizes returns within the construction industry. Construction firms are on the lookout for solutions and methods that help elevate their practice, mitigate risks, and maximize returns. Research can take form in a multitude of ways, but including it in the planning and execution phase of your projects is an effective way in producing the best and most timely work possible.

Understanding and adopting new data technologies is particularly important in the construction industry, where new and continuing projects highly depend on data inputs like building design, environmental and climate factors, material and labor utilization, as well as energy usage, just to name a few.

Curious as to which US metro areas saw the most growth and new construction starts in 2022? This blog identifies the rising demand for apartments and condos in metro areas, indicating stability in consumer need, as well as opportunities for project starts down the line.

TrueLook analyzes the ABC 2022 Safety Performance Report; The Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) Safety Performance Report is an annual study of the impact of their Safety Training Evaluation Process (STEP) on employee safety in the construction industry. The report measures the correlation between the implementation of safety measures on jobsites through leading indicators, and the overall number of incidents/accidents through trailing indicators.

While construction may not be recession-proof as an industry, there are ways you can start fortifying your business to weather the upcoming storm. Like any tribulation that you may foresee in your company's future, recessions can have warning signs too, giving you time to prepare for when things really begin to escalate.

Software solutions are the new normal across different sectors, and the engineering and construction industries have already been making the migration to data-driven project workflows and collaboration.

Global climate change has been a huge topic in our everyday lives. Learn how the construction industry is evolving through new and improved innovative sustainability practices.

Implementing a culture of transparency could be the magic solution that you have been searching for! Transparency aids contractors who are looking to navigate the industry’s current challenges, while simultaneously preparing for what’s ahead.