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Top Five cnstrctr Blog Posts of 2017

Our blog work here at cnstrctr started in December 2016, so it goes without saying that the year 2017 has been an important year for us. We’ve introduced a glossary, discussion forum and have written over 40 articles aimed at helping the construction, architecture and engineering industries. We’ve grown our followers on social media accounts by over 1500 followers.

Today we’re going to run through our top five articles of 2017 by traffic generated. Looking forward to continuing this journey with everyone in 2018.

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Construction – The Building Cycle Infographic

The construction industry can be confusing and so can the project building cycle. When do contractors typically come on board? Who manages what? How is the design developed? These are all really good questions and the whole process can be tricky to navigate.

This week we wanted to share an infographic we found on the internet which does a really good job at explaining the whole process.

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8 Important Items To Include in Your Winter Protection Plan

In the words of everyone’s favourite HBO character John Snow “Winter is coming”. For those of you in warm climates, consider yourself lucky, for those of you like us that live in colder climates, it’s time to start planning if you haven’t already. Each year we have a season that demands the most of our construction projects. From making logistics more difficult, freezing liquids, making certain surfaces incompatible winter is a challenging time to work.

Before winter comes you should already have a plan in place on how to deal with the change in conditions. This week we’re running you through eight things that need to be part of your winter protection plan.

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Beating the Construction Labour Shortage

It doesn’t matter where you look nowadays there are headlines in the news daily telling us about the labour shortage. It’s a real problem and one that likely won’t be going away anytime soon. Since this is the case, we thought we’d help you out with an article on ways you can help to combat the industry labour shortage.

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Five Ways to Make Your Building More Efficient

The environment matters and a lot of building owners are taking steps to ensure their property operates more efficiently. There are a lot of recommendations out there, but, after working in the industry for several years we’ve been able to see where the most bang for your buck exists. These are some of the simplest solutions which will help to improve your property: