The MCA State of the Industry Report records observations, trends, and information for the construction industry. To read archived reports, please look at the table below.
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| Industry at a glance | 2022 Q1 | Quantum Computing will be potentially the next disruption for the contracting industry. Simply put, the industry is as strong as it gets despite the following: Persistent Supply Chain issues Which are caused by: | Read |
| November 2021 State of the Industry | 2021 Q4 | Progressive Contactors In 2000, Dr. Perry published The Optimal Operational Model for Electrical Contractors, translating his knowledge and experience from outside construction into acumen that would help move the construction industry forward. After 20 years, we are trying to move past page 2. How will we know we are there? Check out our research and publications on Industrialization, giving lead indicators to industry-wide metrics that would indicate if your business or the industry as a whole is moving the needle. That being said, we have worked with thousands of companies in construction, and all started as “Traditional”, but through their vision and hard work, make it to Transitional and some even to Professional. The pathway to get there is laid out in the same research starting on page 19. We are proud to watch Progressive Contractors listed below to start or continue down the path. If you’d like to join or learn more, our semi-annual Symposiums are the best chance. Read more about the upcoming one later in this SOTI. | Read |
| Progressive Contactors | 2021 Q2 | Aldridge is in constant pursuit of improvement throughout their organization. With Safety & Profitability through Agile Construction® they are leading the industry into a true industrialized construction contracting. Exemplary, leadership of Alex Aldridge the newly minted CEO of the company with the help of his executives such as Mark Carani are taking Aldridge to places that were not imaginable just few years ago. | Read |
| Five Steps to Take Control of your Project | 2021 Q1 | As construction projects ramp up and get moving, things change fast and furious, issues accumulate, and things might not go as smooth as expected. As the General Contractor (GC) starts to shift the project schedule, areas you are scheduled to work in are not ready, trade interference is forcing your crew to either work on top of another trade or to come back to the same location multiple times, or other holdups that result in being moved around on-site and not being able to complete your work as scheduled. The common nature of these issues is that they will put you in the passenger seat only reacting to what is coming at you rather than being in control. However, there are five simple steps to take control of your project. | Read |
| A Tale of Two Jobs – Case Studies of Agile Construction® Usage | 2020 Q3 | “Every construction project is different and you can’t compare one to another” – but are they? While every project is somehow unique in terms of contractual obligations and requirements, project characteristics, material requests, and sometimes equipment needs, they might not be as much when it comes to the management of the actual electrical work as it appears at first glance. How work is laid out and planned, and how a project is supported during and after the construction phase can make a huge difference for the success of a project. | Read |
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