The pandemic has left its mark on the airline industry and is fundamentally changing the way that designers are building airports. 

Experts say that airports will prioritize touchless tech, protecting public health, cargo operations, and environmentally friendly designs, among other changes.

On this week's episode of Walkthrough Wednesday we talk about the five things that you need to know regarding these changes.

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The framework for effective productivity in construction 👇

Construction Scrum.

On this episode of Built with Billd, we sat down with Felipe Engineer-Manriquez, an international keynote speaker and best-selling author to talk about his recent book, Construction Scrum.

It's a step-by-step playbook for construction professionals on how to implement the Scrum framework into your business.

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/engineerfelipe/

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We're currently confronting the worst flare-up of prices in over 30 years.

Many companies are at risk of being burned out in the first half of 2022.

What should you be doing to reduce the stress inflation has on your business?

Listen to this week's Finance Friday to learn about four strategies that will help you weather the storm.

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Construction industry experts report that inflation will persist through 2023 even if the pandemic fades.

According to Global Chief Economist Dana Peterson, "Some inflation is temporary, pandemic-related, but other pressures will remain."

What should you be doing to combat these industry pressures?

On this week's episode of Walkthrough Wednesday, Russ Briscoe breaks down this report, talks about the most recent data in construction, and discusses how you should be thinking about inflation going forward.

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Lines of credit have historically been based on your company's past financial data. Previous revenue, debt-to-income ratio, profitability, and current cash flow are all taken into consideration.

However, it's difficult to take on larger projects if your bank lines are based on previous data rather than projected data.

So, how do you get around this obstacle?

Project based financing.

Listen to this week's episode of Finance Friday to learn more.

With many of these companies facing fines well into the six figure mark, some even saw fines that eclipsed $400k.

On this week's episode of Walkthrough Wednesday, we talk about the importance of following proper OSHA guidelines to ensure your workers are staying safe on the job site.

Worker safety is one of the most important aspects of a construction project.

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The construction industry was everything but predictable in 2021.

Inflation, labor shortages, and volatile material prices caused problems throughout the entire industry.

A lot of things happened.

On this week's episode, Russ Briscoe and Jon Katz go head to head to talk about construction in 2021, what changes should be made in 2022, and the future of Billd.

You're not gonna want to miss this. 

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Despite all of the challenges in 2021, the construction industry has seen an uptick in construction starts since the beginning of 2022.

Lead times on materials have also began to shrink which leads to downward pressure on material pricing. 

These are all great signs for 2022.

However, inflation and labor shortages are still creating challenges for many contractors.

Here's what you need to be doing in order to protect you and your business this year. 

39% of construction families are enrolled in a public safety net program. 

That's compared to 31% of families across all other industries.

Why? 

Because more and more construction workers are being identified as independent contractors rather than full time employees. 

This means that they're not receiving social security, unemployment insurance, Medicare or workers' compensation.

That's a problem. 

Listen to this week's Walkthrough Wednesday for the full story. 

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Slow payments affect more than the subcontractor. 

Every one in the payment chain is impacted.

From the lender, all the way down to the subcontractor - no one is safe.

Slow payments lead to increased bid prices, unneccesary project delays, and rising material prices.

Listen to this week's Finance Friday to learn about other ways slow payments are impacting you.

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