Blog: Planning

Certified Estimating Professional Rory Woolsey hosted "Step by Step: How to Build a Better Estimate," a webinar sponsored by Gordian in partnership with Engineering News Record. Bringing more than 40 years of construction industry experience to the presentation, Rory walked attendees through the estimate creation process and provided tips for addressing challenges to cost estimating. Here are a few key takeaways from the webinar.

If construction productivity is to experience the type of growth other industries, such as manufacturing, have experienced, government regulation needs to evolve. Our Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs explains five changes governments could make to add productivity to the construction industry.

David Spooner, Manager of Facilities for Duluth Public Schools and Dwayne Pierre-Antoine, Gordian Regional Director, co-presented “Facilities Maintenance: Failure to Plan Is Planning to Fail,” a webinar hosted in partnership with Facility Executive. Read a few key takeaways from the webinar.

Faced with challenging enrollment trends and ever-shrinking public contributions, higher educational leadership must focus on what uniquely creates that quality experience for their institution. Pete Zuraw, VP of Market Strategy and Development for Sightlines, a Gordian company and former facilities manager, explores the balancing act institutions face between students, funds and facilities.

At Gordian, supporting construction is our largest endeavor, and women hold vital roles in developing, maintaining and distributing our construction cost data, software, expertise and services. Hear from some of Gordian's women in construction as they reflect on their careers and encourage other women to consider jobs within the construction industry.