Building for Profit
by Simplar | Oct 16, 2025 | Business Failure, Business Failure, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Weekly Construction Message
Some years ago, I was the founder and president of the largest international consultancy firm serving the contract surety industry. My company, Construction Management Associates, was formed after the first surety asked me to look at completing a project they had...
Engineering + Management = Success
by Simplar | Oct 9, 2025 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
The earliest known instance of human engineering was discovered at Kalambo Falls, Zambia and dates to about 476,000 years ago. Researchers found two logs notched and interlocking forming a simple stable structure. The first examples of human commerce were simple...
Opportunity to Succeed
by Simplar | Oct 2, 2025 | Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
Risk management begins with recognition, proceeds to evaluation, and ends with a detailed mitigation plan. This analytical process should begin at the project selection stage. After a contract is signed and a project is underway, if there is a negative impact from the...Search Past Blogs by Keywords

