2017 Spring Leadership Conference
Last week, COAA held the 2017 Spring Owners Leadership Conference in St. Louis. It was three days of insightful and compelling speakers and presentations. Nearly 200 design, planning, and construction…
Project Leadership
COAA’s 2016 Fall Owners Leadership Conference
Over 250 Owners, contractors, service-providers, and construction stakeholders joined COAA in Atlanta, Georgia this November for its 2016 Fall Owners Leadership Conference. Dubbed “Hot Trends, Cool Ideas 2.0,” the event…
Safety First: Why Should Owners Care?
By Charlie Bacon Why should Owners care about safety being a key driver of success on their projects? There are, in fact, very tangible benefits for virtually any project that…
Building Collaboration Through Constructability Reviews
Article by Steven Massaro As an industry, construction is generally a stressful experience for Owners. Building Owners rely on the expertise of architects, engineers, and contractors to manage multi-million dollar…
The Challenges of Early Completion Schedules
By John S. Crane, PSP, CFCC In today’s construction contracts, most stakeholders have come to adopt the concept that “float” is a shared commodity. Or, put another way, “float” is…
Simple Secrets to Building a Solid Team: Steps for attracting and retaining the very best
By Brent Darnell Workforce development has reached a crisis level. The number of projects moving forward continues to increase and worker demand (labor and management) continues to rise. That, along…
Preparing for Post Occupancy: Three questions Owners should be asking about BIM
By Chuck Mies, The success of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for building delivery is fueling the push towards the use of BIM for building management. Owners are now starting to…