New benchmarks from 200+ construction projects reveal average schedule adherence rates across sectors and regions.
Making 20% Time Work | begriffs.com
Following Google’s lead many companies have instituted “20% time” for their employees. This is one day per week in which employees can work on projects of their own choosing. The practice keeps developers motivated and sharp, produces tools to solve company problems, and in the best case creates open source which builds prestige and helps recruitment.
AI for Construction · Industry Report 2026 - ZACUA VENTURES
Executive Summary: The Intelligence Era of Construction The global construction industry is at a $15 trillion inflection point. While contributing over 13% of annual GDP, the sector has long been...
A Case Study on Building Codes
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, building oversight in North America and Europe was minimal and inconsistent. Many cities relied on one final inspection, often conducted after completion or after occupancy had already begun. Many inspectors would issue a single “pass/fail” stamp of approval, and enforcement focused on obvious hazards rather than systematic verification of structure, materials, or systems.
The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday
Six years, no deadlines, and one rule: write some code every day. That slow, stubborn routine turned a side project into a sustainable search company.
Doing nothing at work
Many engineers should be doing less work. I don’t necessarily mean producing less code or fewer changes, but literally working fewer hours in the day. When they do work, they should be working at a slower pace. I like to aim to be running at 80% utilization by default: unless I have a high-pressure project going on, I spend 20% of my workday away from the computer.
2026 State of the Workplace
Get the latest insights from state of the workplace report spanning more than 443 million hours of work activity across 1,111 organizations and 163,638 employees over three years.
How Does Circular Economy Work In Sustainable Construction? - Construction Jobs
Grit your teeth and ship it
Being good at building and being good at shipping are two separate skills. In the short term, they’re actually countervailing: if you have a gift for building…
We Regulate the Wrong Things
Most cities’ zoning and development regulations obsess over things that are easy to measure, like building height and density, at the expense of the things that actually determine whether we’re building quality places.
Introducing Routines: Research that keeps working - Elicit
Tell the Elicit Research Agent what to keep current. Routines find new evidence, update your work, and report back for your review.
Digital Construction Week | Innovation in the built environment
The UK’s leading event for innovation and technology in the built environment. Explore the latest developments in digital construction.
DevOpsDays Rockies Monthly Meetup | Meetup
We're a community of DevOps practitioners, engineers, and enthusiasts in the Mile High City. From continuous integration to mountain trails, we believe in automation, collaboration, and getting outside.Our group meets monthly in the evenings -- we do **co-working** during the day! 🌄Permanent locati
Building what customers need, not just what they ask for - Linear
Notes from our product team on building the tools we use every day.
The Elusive Cost Savings of the Prefabricated Home
It’s long been believed the constantly rising costs of new home construction, and lackluster improvements in construction productivity more generally, are fundamentally a problem of production methods.
