Trestles Construction Solutions

11/11/2021

Thank you to all veterans for your service and sacrifice! We appreciate you!

09/11/2021

Remembering those we lost. September 11, 2001 - a day we will never forget. Thank you to all who selflessly gave their lives to save those in need.

07/04/2021

Have a happy and safe 4th of July! We hope you have a great holiday weekend celebrating the independence of our country.

Light off some fireworks, have a BBQ, and celebrate your freedom. Most importantly, stay safe this holiday weekend!

06/20/2021

Happy Father's Day to all dads!

Fathers teach us so much throughout life and are great mentors when it comes to working hard and getting things done. Thank you dads for sacrificing so much and always putting your family first.

06/09/2021

Planning is at the heart of pretty much everything we do. Can you think of anything that doesn't require some level of planning? It's pretty tough isn't it?

Imagine a world where planning, whether it be for professional or personal events, didn't exist. Schedules would be non-existent, key life events would be missed, there would be uncontrolled spending and mass disorganization, amongst other challenges. The world and society as we know it requires thorough planning in order to be efficient, effective and successful.

Whether you are planning a life event or your next construction project, planning is what makes the world go round.

Check out our newest blog post that dives into the importance of planning for construction!

Planning requires work. Period. It requires time, resources, strategy, schedules and a tool to manage the process. Whether it involves an important life event, caring for a child, sporting/entertainment activities or constructing a 30-story building, you are bound to fail without a plan.

05/28/2021

Have a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend!

Memorial Day is a time to honor all of the brave men and women who gave their lives for our country. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all those who sacrificed their lives so valiantly for their nation.

05/10/2021

To all the mothers out there, we hope you had a very Happy Mother's Day!

Mom's sacrifice so much for their children to live happy and healthy lives. It's our turn to give back and say, "thank you mom, for all that you've done."

05/07/2021

Safety in construction comes in many different forms. Whether working to mitigate hazards or making sure safety measures are taught and being followed, every company wants to improve their safety practices and record.

is a great time for everyone to showcase what they are doing to make sure safety is their top priority.

A Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is a great way to identify, mitigate, and document hazards on a work site. The technique has several main components, starting first with identifying a job, breaking it down into tasks and steps, and then identifying the potential hazards that can occur related to each task. The last component of a JSA is to identify steps to mitigate the potential hazards. Standardizing and automating your JSA's while incorporating into safety into your planning process is a great opportunity to make improvements to your safety practice.

Check out our blog post that goes in depth on the importance of JSA's and how to create an effective JSA!

JSAs are important on any job site for helping maintain the health of your staff and the wealth of your organization. Workers compensation claims can be significantly reduced by performing JSAs on all the possibly hazardous work that your organization does.

05/05/2021

is a great time to share different methods for improving safety on the jobsite.

The STOP method improves safety processes and provides a good foundation for how safety measures should be looked at. This method focuses on combining people, the organization, technical solutions and substitution in order to create guidelines to protect those onsite and make sure each person is made aware of the dangers presented all while having the correct tools in place to make safety a top priority.

Well-trained employees are the best precaution for ensuring safe construction sites with high productivity.

The inverted STOP mindset (people/organization/technology/substitution) goes beyond safety equipment. It assesses safety wholistically and practically for workers and the construction site.

05/03/2021

Technology has been adopted at rapid pace within the construction industry since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Construction leaders have looked to technology to improve productivity, eliminate inefficiencies, increase communication and attract a younger workforce to the industry.

There are some key trends in construction technology that you should keep an eye out for as the year progresses and you're evaluating your toolset.

This article gives great insight into each of these trends and where the opportunities lie.



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Check out the top construction technology trends for 2021 including BIM, drones, wearables, robots, digital twins, artificial intelligence, and more.

04/28/2021

Technology is being rapidly adopted in the construction industry compared to years prior. With so much new tech, it only makes sense to dive in and figure out what your company needs to improve safety and efficiency in construction.

Competition is also increasing in the industry and optimizing data is at the heart of being more competitive. Being able to break down the information needed for each job and then connecting that data with your teams results in a much less rework, delays and risk.

What are some things that you or your company are doing to make yourselves more competitive when it comes to adopting new technology?

Out of necessity arising from the global pandemic, the industry has hit the fast-forward button on technology adoption—abandoning paper, automating workflows and optimizing data.

04/27/2021

Communication is key in the construction industry when it comes to being proactive rather than reactive. Having a communication plan enables the right people to be in constant communication with those they need to be connected to.

There are many ways to create a communication plan within your company. Whether you are trying to improve your communication to the field from your project team or from the executives of the company on the overall company initiatives, there are tools that can make communication much easier.

Are you using any apps or tools that allow for easier communication within your company? Feel free to comment below!

Communication planning charts the way to keep employees informed and a company on track.