Newsletter | December 2022

HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECT

Component Assembly Systems

Princeton University Residential Colleges

MULTI-FAMILY PROJECT

Interstate Drywall Corporation

Lofts on Avenue "E"

OFFICE PROJECT

Sloan & Company

OceanFirst Bank Phase 2

PRIMARY EDUCATION PROJECT

Andersen Interior Contracting

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School 

TRANSPORTATION PROJECT

Interstate Drywall Corporation

Newark International Airport Terminal One Redevelopment Project

UNIQUE PROJECT

TAAS Constracting

Bergen County Rowing Center 

Industry News

The Most Recession-proof Sectors

for Construction


Whether a recession hits the economy in the near term remains under debate, but industry experts suggest now is the time for construction firms to prepare to weather a slowdown.


That means contractors should know which sectors are expected to fare the best during a downturn and to make sure they have plenty of recession-resistant work on the books.


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Construction Execs Rank 40 Strategies for Weathering Recessions


Speculation about a recession is running high, with some calling for construction contractors to start preparing for a slump that could begin any day and last well into 2023. But what should companies do if they want to heed this advice?


Newly published academic research offers a roadmap by highlighting some of the most effective strategies for preparing for and coping with an economic crunch, based on nationwide research that elicited responses from 61 construction financial officers, CPAs and sureties based in the United States.


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Calculate the Productivity of

Your Construction Business


We have heard the word “productivity” related to the construction industry for some time now. My first touch on this subject was a study of the industry by a consulting firm that started out with a premise that “construction” is 100 years behind the times when it comes to productivity. In other words, they are suggesting you have been producing your output the same way as you did 100 years ago.


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How Construction Robotics Are Transforming

Risk Management


Construction sites can look chaotic—and sometimes they are. Glance through the fence surrounding a building site, and you’ll see house-size vehicles, half-completed structures, holes in the ground, huge piles of dirt, stacks of piping, and platoons of workers in high-visibility clothing drilling and hammering away.


Tracking progress in this challenging outdoor environment can be difficult—especially when comparing a real building to a digital model. That lack of control increases risk and leads to costly errors in construction, which often needs to be precise to the nearest millimeter. That’s why Scaled Robotics has created tools to make project management more effortless by helping to bridge the real and digital worlds.


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