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5 Ways OutSourcing Construction Document Management Can Boost Profit

It seems obvious, but worth repeating in these times: Business productivity and profitability are deeply intertwined and dependent on each other. Up your productivity and…

Reimaging Bay Area Small Businesses in Challenging Times

  As with many locations, SF Bay Area downtowns got hit hard with vandalism during the recent Black Lives Matter protests. The response from many…

5  Steps To Face COVID-19 Potential Business Downturns

COVID-19 and recent shelter-in-place orders in the SF-Bay Area are naturally forcing companies to rethink some approaches to business. Of course the first priority is…

2020 Construction Outlook: The Good, Bad, & the Ugly Challenge
2020 Construction Outlook: The Good, Bad, & the Ugly Challenge
2020 Construction Outlook: The Good, Bad, & the Ugly Challenge

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Sage recently released findings of their joint survey of nearly 1000 contractors. The summary reports an overall…

Tech Advances Ramp Up Data-Driven Architectural Designs
Tech Advances Ramp Up Data-Driven Architectural Designs
Tech Advances Ramp Up Data-Driven Architectural Designs

The days of architects slaving over paper blueprints have mostly disappeared. This much most of us have known for awhile. But now its seems even…

One-Page Guide: 5 Tips to Manage Construction Change Orders
One-Page Guide: 5 Tips to Manage Construction Change Orders
One-Page Guide: 5 Tips to Manage Construction Change Orders

  The only constant is change, as the old saying goes. This is definitely true on large commercial construction projects where change orders occur regularly.  “Change…

Better Construction Data: Top 4 Benefits, Plus 4 Essentials
Better Construction Data: Top 4 Benefits, Plus 4 Essentials
Better Construction Data: Top 4 Benefits, Plus 4 Essentials

“The Economist recently named data one of the most valuable resources of our time. It’s no secret that data already plays an integral role in every…

Westfield Valley Fair Keeps Stride with Silicon Valley’s Green Pace
Westfield Valley Fair Keeps Stride with Silicon Valley’s Green Pace
Westfield Valley Fair Keeps Stride with Silicon Valley’s Green Pace

Silicon Valley Green Milestone Silicon Valley Business Journal recently reported a green milestone in California’s Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. It involves a rapid…

Owners Value Well-Managed Construction Data

By now most of us know that data is king and wields a lot of power through timely insight. So it’s no surprise that building…

4 Tips to Manage Construction Change Orders
4 Tips to Manage Construction Change Orders
4 Tips to Manage Construction Change Orders

   The only constant is change, as the old adage says. This is definitely true on large commercial construction projects where change orders occur regularly.  “The…