Using technology to automate the post-close administration of construction loans is important, but now is the time to take automation a step further. Work with lenders using an automated payment stream tool to speed cycle times and payments, improve communication and focus on the important work at hand.
Nine Tips for Negotiating Subcontracts
Before signing a contract, subcontractors should heed these nine tips for negotiating subcontracts
Dust in the Wind: The Threat of Airborne Lead From Construction Sites
When older buildings are demolished, they may spread toxic contaminants, such as lead. Contractors should be aware of liability exposures and ways to minimize risk on demolition projects.
Brasfield & Gorrie Tackles Tough Specs for NASA Test Stands
The technologies of design, construction and space joined forces at Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama recently, as Brasfield & Gorrie tackled incredibly stringent specifications to complete NASA’s new Space Launch System (SLS) test stands.
IEC Versus ANSI
Neither standards body is better or worse, but understanding the differences in each region is critical when designing and specifying electrical systems at a global level. Bridging the gap between differing standards is possible and can lead to successfully coordinating electrical systems early on in the design and installation stages.
Behavioral Assessments Provide Firm Legal Foundation to Reduce Employee Lawsuits
To reduce employee-related lawsuits and fraudulent worker’s compensation claims, it helps to build hiring procedures on a firm legal (and predictive) foundation.
Federal Laws Applying to Opioid Use and Addiction
Data shows that, statistically, every adult American knows at least one member of the workforce who has been injured at work, was involved in an accident or underwent hospitalization, and has been prescribed pain medication—likely an opioid—to use while on the job.
Tax Reform Decades in the Making
The new tax code is intended to provide many Americans with more money in their paychecks and enable employers to invest in their businesses, create new jobs in their communities and drive growth. However, it received no bipartisan support, and currently most Americans have a low opinion of the bill. Here’s a look at the good the bill has done, the bad that should—and can—be fixed, and the ugliness that surrounded it.












