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Job crafting—allowing individuals to define and structure how they work on projects—ought to boost construction productivity.

Is your portfolio filled with impressive high-profile projects? That’s good. You know the key players in your market.

Failure costs money. A missed deadline or a design flaw can lead to significant project setbacks. A safety oversight could bring danger.

A photo in The Washington Post shows an Amazon data center towering over several large residential homes in Loudoun County, Virginia, some just 50 feet away from the facility.

Who can deny the allure of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)? Its potential to enhance processes, analyze data and automate project documentation is compelling.

The need for critical trades skills in the U.S. has never been greater. While we’re all aware of that, some of the figures I’ll present here have real implications on your project planning.

Four years ago, I wrote about suicide in construction (AWCI’s Construction Dimensions, April 2020, page 17). I focused then on a lack of empathy as a potential suicide contributor.