When you think of it, all business problems are people problems. And in the chaotic construction world where systematization is not a norm, it’s safe to say that people’s problems remain the biggest ...

Sharareh “Sherri” Kermanshachi is associate vice chancellor, associate dean for research, and professor of civil engineering at Penn State University. Apurva Pamidimukkala is assistant professor of ...

Amid a boom in residential construction, community associations (associations) must be cognizant of the pitfalls that arise from defective construction. The rapid rate of construction—coupled with a ...

The construction industry stands at a crossroads. With skilled labor shortages, rising costs, and increasing project complexity, traditional approaches to project management are showing their ...

Contractors are adopting enterprise software—used by multiple departments and professions in the business and sometimes by trading partners—to make construction more efficient, predictable and cost ...

Karl and Carol Moody planned to spend retirement living on the water in Grande Lagoon, a subdivision in southwest Escambia County. In 2011, they finished building their home and for most of the next ...

Four years after the collapse of Champlain Towers South killed 98 people in Surfside, investigators piecing together the rubble are homing in on shoddy construction as what most likely caused the ...

to fix the home in question but was denied access. The courts will decide who is right. The state Office of Attorney General filed suit against Brislin and Wildflower Village Inc. Thursday, under the ...

The Oregon House on Tuesday advanced a bill to shorten homeowners’ window to sue condominium developers for construction defects. Lawmakers backing House Bill 3746 say limiting developers’ exposure to ...