When I lived in Avon, CO, a little town about ten miles west of Vail ski resort, the local news was a little sparse at times, especially during the summer and fall.  I found myself, on a few occasions, reading up on the pre-season performance of the volleyball team at the local middle school.  There were some […]

Starting a new job ain’t easy.  Trust me, I’ve done it several times.  There are few things in life that are as stressful as walking into an unknown organization and having to prove yourself to a bunch strangers.  This becomes especially difficult when you are hired into a higher level position when you are now […]

I attended a pre-bid conference on Thursday November 19, 2009 at Towson University for a CM-at risk project for the remodel of two residence halls on campus.  The proposal will be for pre-construction and construction services.  The design has not been completed, but there is a budget of $13.5 million for the construction of the […]

The last Constructonomics post stirred the pot a bit in some civil engineering forums.  The Sorry Kid, Construction is a Cyclical Industry post brought some interesting and thought provoking comments.  One of which brought about some particular interest from myself because it touched on a subject that tends to rarely get touched.  And without going into […]

How many times have we heard it – the cycles of the construction industry. Yada, yada, yada. Cyclical this, cyclical that. I’m sorry you’re getting laid off, but construction is just a cyclical business son. There probably is some truth to this statement. The unemployment rate in construction goes up and down like Sarah Palin’s […]