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What’s the likelihood of a typical construction project that encounters over a month of weather days finishing on time? What about that same project finishing ahead of schedule?

If you were to pull up your work calendar right now, how many meetings would be scheduled over the next week? The next month? Have you ever found yourself stuck in a meeting, frustrated that nothing is being accomplished?

In the construction industry, we often mark the passage of time in milestones. Whether it’s a building topping out, becoming water-tight or securing permanent power, milestones are occasions that inspire reflection upon past successes and planning for the future.

When it comes to constructing buildings in tight, urban spaces and highways in heavily trafficked areas, it can be difficult to avoid impacting the ongoing activities of the general public surrounding the job site. With multiple truckloads transporting material as well as detours or lane closures affecting traffic flow, contractors face unique safety and logistics issues in urban construction zones.

When it comes to delivering projects worth millions of dollars or more, it seems like common sense to continuously seek more efficient and effective ways to build them. The principles of lean construction are intuitive, and many construction professionals recognize the risks of not taking organized, proven processes with them each time they embark on a new project.

When you see a person harassing someone else or when you feel like you are being bullied, do you say something? Do you even recognize it?

Are you a risk taker? Perhaps outside of the day-to-day risks life presents, you occasionally play the lottery, or you’ve sought to find a long-lost relative, or you’ve taken an adrenaline-fueled skydiving adventure. In our daily lives, we constantly evaluate that some events are bigger risks than others.

As project executive and a K-12 market leader in Southern California, Emily Kay knows process is critical to maintaining vision into projects, ensuring schedules are met, and in identifying and addressing any challenges before they become issues.