Reshoring vs. Global Manufacturing: A Clear-Cut Answer
Remember Long Beach in 2021? I certainly do. 97 ships sitting idle in the harbor, creating zero movement. That image...
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My takes on what's happening in building products and construction. Reshoring debates, data center trends, profit margins, and where AI fits into job site management. I write about the industry I work in every day.
"Reshoring vs. Global Manufacturing: A Clear-Cut Answer" starts with 97 ships sitting idle in the harbor, creating zero movement. The reshoring conversation has a lot of noise. I tried to cut through it.
Data Center Blind Spots
In late 2023, a wave of data center projects began to flood the industry's pipeline. These projects boasted valuations exceeding...
Your Invisible Profit Killer
What if 3mm is the only thing standing between a loss leader and a wildly profitable product? Most building product...
AI Job Site Referee: The Future of Construction Conflict Resolution
What if construction conflicts could be resolved as smoothly as modern co-parenting disputes? A new AI app for divorced parents...
Construction’s Electric Revolution Just Hit Germany
The construction industry just witnessed its Tesla moment. In Erlangen, Germany, Volvo, Siemens, and Metzner Recycling completed something that seemed...
Hurricane Andrew: The Storm That Built Modern Safety Standards
33 years ago today, I was a 17-year-old kid watching windows "leak" water through solid glass. Trees falling all around...
How to Handle Job Cuts Honestly
Silicon Valley loves to rebrand harsh realities with softer language. We "sunset" ideas, projects, and processes instead of just admitting...
"Data Center Blind Spots" covers the wave of data center projects that started flooding the pipeline in late 2023. Not everyone saw what was coming.
"Your Invisible Profit Killer" asks what happens when 3mm is the only thing between a loss leader and a wildly profitable product. Tolerances matter more than people think.
"AI Job Site Referee: The Future of Construction Conflict Resolution" imagines a world where construction conflicts get resolved as smoothly as modern co-parenting disputes. It's a thought experiment, but not a crazy one.
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