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The building industry is rapidly changing. The shift towards sustainability and energy efficiency best practices means your projects need to be up to code—or you risk being left behind.

In this post, we’ll explore what you need to know about these changes, where the trends are headed, and how you can prepare for this global industry transformation. Not only will this help future-proof your business, but it can also give you an edge over the competition.
The Global Shift in Sustainability
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Indigenous communities value sustainability as a core value. Not only is it a big motivator within the community, it offers key benefits—both environmental and socially.
In order to achieve sustainability, however, the quality of life in remote communities is heavily impacted by having access to sustainable building practices. Incorporating materials and processes that are environmentally friendly, durable, climate-resilient, and cost-conscious can have a major impact on these communities.
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We’re in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. In fact, according to Enterprise—a US-based nonprofit that addresses the shortage of affordable rental homes with capital and community development—nearly 19 million U.S. households pay over half their income on housing, and hundreds of thousands more have no home at all.
Soaring rent prices, the lack of housing supply, and persistent low incomes are all to blame.
Forbes points out that rent prices have increased alongside home prices. Why? ...

Environmental Technologies Strategic Partnerships
May 9, 2022
When it comes to playing the environmental technologies game, strategic partnerships between companies will inevitably lead to progress within the environmental sustainability industry. Why? Because in addition to accomplishing wider, more altruistic goals, these partnerships benefit both parties involved.
From a business strategy perspective, for example, you can take the risk aversion and expedited pathway to innovation and relea...

Channel distribution helps ensure that sustainable products reach the marketplace in a smooth and collaborative way. It promotes local ownership and experience while still ensuring that the marketplace has access to the products they need.
Not only do both partners benefit, but channel distribution also allows each partner to specialize in their respective areas.
So how do we effectively get to this point?
In this post, we’ll explore th...

We all know that material availability has been unpredictable and volatile, and that costs have been on the rise significantly—and that’s not going anywhere anytime soon.
But apart from material costs, what are some of the top hidden costs that are often overlooked during the building process?
Let’s take a look at a few, as well as how sustainable building solutions can address them.
The Hidden Costs
Labour Shortages
Labour shortages lead to delays; and the longer a ...

We’ve already talked about material shortages and the havoc it’s wreaking on construction projects. What we haven’t talked about, however, is another shortage we’ve been experiencing: skilled labour.

You’ve probably already heard, but the construction industry lost more than 1 million workers when it briefly shut down for a few months last year during the pandemic. Although it has recouped nearly 80% of its workforce since then, the US Department of Labor reports that, as o...

The economic landscape is shifting whether we like it or not. That means reducing carbon emissions is no longer a ‘take it or leave it’ position.
Regulations, policy, and taxes imposed on all businesses is an international trend. So how do we plan for and anticipate the changing economic landscape and ride the wave of change? How do businesses prepare for and even benefit from these changes?
A Changing Landscape
Since 2005, economists have been calling on countries around the world to establi...

We know that you know lumber prices are soaring (maybe that’s even what brought you to this site)

You also probably know why: During the pandemic, bored DIYers stuck inside made a run on building materials (just like they did with toilet paper), sending costs through the roof. And here’s the kicker: No one’s manning the lumber mills because they were forced to close, so there’s no easy fix for the bottlenec...

As a company evolves, so do business needs. That’s why it’s crucial to ensure that your current Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) solution keeps pace with the growth of your business operations. But how do you know if what you have is still serving you?
To help you answer that question, this post will look at certain aspects in which a company has outgrown their solution, and the business is suffering because of it.
We hope you use this post to not only gain valuable business insights, but to als...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing more and more of a role in today’s security sector. And, as the digital threat landscape evolves, the role of AI in security will continue to expand, providing organizations with advanced tools to detect, respond to, and mitigate cybersecurity threats more effectively.