Zero Defects Construction Part 2 – ZD Needs Management Support

The next true-or-false statement from Philip B. Crosby's  Quality Is Free is "Zero Defects needs management support." Like I mentioned in my last post, if you have already answered true or false to the ten statements, to test your understanding of the concept of Zero Defects, please read ahead and continue. If [...]

Three Exciting Things About Using an iPad on Your Construction Job Site

The iPad has arrived, and we love it.  Why?  We’ve already talked about the big game changing things like how it is cheaper, lighter, and the battery will last a long time.  And, after some hands-on time this week with a few iPads at Vela, we have more thoughts to share on why you’ll want [...]

Will the iPad Help Change Construction?

The iPad is more than a new way to consume multi-media — it is “…blazing a path to the future of computing…” according to news pundits.

The cover story of Wired magazine this month, April 2010, by Steven Levy features the iPad and the revolution of tablet and touch screen computing that has now come [...]

FMI's Construction Supervisors Academy (CSA): Focus on Supervisors & Profitability

Today, I’m blogging about an exciting new course being offered by FMI, the Construction Supervisors Academy or “CSA”. Why is this of interest? After all, in construction, the rubber meets the road with construction supervisors in the field.

“Money can be made or lost based on the success of execution in the field.”

“The efficiency [...]