In this episode of Build. Lead. Succeed., host Angela Highland sits down with Jennifer Ponce de Leon, Senior Business Development Manager with JEM Construction Services Group, as she discusses her path through the construction industry.

 

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” This Thomas Edison quote could be the operating philosophy for many construction professionals and the embodiment of resilience, flexibility and adaptability. How can we define resilience? Why is flexibility and adaptability central to personal and organizational success? After 2020 and most of 2021, many of us probably feel like we have a good sense of what this is all about.

Shortages of key materials including steel and PVC pipes continue to hamstring the construction industry, pushing up prices and delaying deliveries, according to August data from Gilbane Building Company.

Leaders from PCL, Turner & Townsend and XL Construction detail the strategies they are using to tackle the issue.

Residential construction is booming. Here is where it's the hottest and which contractors are cashing in the most.