Enter the Realms of Conjecture and OpinionI've often wondered just where the term "punch list" came from, and I've found a few sources that seem to make sense, while others not so much. One person claims it came from the telephone installer process of “punching down”...

Promoting from within a company has a lot of benefits. Current employees understand the company culture, know the ropes, are known to you, and the paperwork already exists. So when you don't have a better candidate there is some basic stuff there to work with....

A project manager with poor communications skills is just one conversation away from failure. A carpenter who's highly skilled at nailing lumber together, but  doesn't know how to get the most from each piece, is failing all the time. There's much more to construction...

When the makers of T-Rex products contacted me about testing various types of strong tape I said, "Sure. But, give me some time because I tend to use fasteners more than tape." While T-Rex doesn't put 'duct tape' on their products, you can't help but think about duct...

Construction risk management opens up new possibilities in profits because what you don't lose to risky business is like finding money. Insurance can't make up for contract clauses that stack the deck against you, and if risk doesn't hold a top place in your planning,...