10 Contractor Questions About COVID-19

By Tim Pass, CPA, Smith Schafer & Associates As this crisis continues to bring uncertainty to the economic landscape, the construction industry is feeling the impact. To assist contractors during uncertain times, the Smith Schafer Construction Experts are...

Teaching the Soft Skills Every Construction Manager Needs

United Rentals Interview with MCA Member Brett Grendahl, Grendahl Mechanical LLC on MCA’s Construct*ium Graduates of today’s best construction management programs have an excellent understanding of the technical side of construction — think BIM, for example. But...

COVID-19 Business Resource Center

By Smith Schafer & Associates As the COVID-19 situation continues to change daily, we are taking precautions at this time to keep our employees, families and clients healthy. We recognize your business may be facing decisions you have never had to face, and we...

Atomic Recycling’s Commitment to a Green Environment

By Atomic Recycling Every year on April 22nd, the world celebrates Earth Day to demonstrate support for environmental protection. At Atomic Recycling, we support Earth Day every day because construction waste doesn’t belong in the landfill. To help educate children...

Covid-19/Coronavirus Briefing Paper

By Robert L. Smith, Dean B. Thomson, Elise R. Radaj, and Thomas C. Schram, Fabyanske Westra Hart & Thomson The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, is causing widespread disruption in the construction industry. This Briefing Paper describes how contractors,...

MCA Construct*ium/Pentathlon: A Student’s Experience

By Tyler Fish, Dunwoody College of Technology I competed in the pentathlon in 2018 and 2019. Over those two years, I had the privilege of competing in Negotiation Skills, Freeform Presentation, Table Topics, and Job Interview Skills. This event was one of my favorite...

Case Study: Low Slope Roofs Are Rotting

By INSPEC, Inc. “Low-slope Roofs are Rotting” was an article published in July 2016 in Interface journal aboutthree buildings in a northern United States climate experiencing premature deterioration oftheir roofs due to moisture condensation within the roof assembly....