What’s Inside

2023 September

What’s the Weather?

Everyone complains about the weather, but nobody ever seems to do anything about it.—Willard Scott I am the first to admit I am a weatherholic, a very amateurish meteorologist. I frequently check the...

2023 August

Aha Moments

Yes, this column is called “What’s Inside,” but I have to address what’s not inside this issue. For the first time in more than 30 years, we at AWCI’s Construction Dimensions are not publishing...

2023 July

Welcome!

Guess what? “Triple S” (also known as S.S. Saucerman) has returned as one of our writers. Mr. S provided us with many feature articles—both informative and often humorous—over the past decades, but he took...

2023 June

Missing Links?

It’s almost like putting together a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle only to find that several pieces are missing. It’s frustrating and disappointing in the end. But when you receive architectural drawings with several missing pieces,...

2023 May

Get the Job Done

We have a lot going on in this issue of AWCI’s Construction Dimensions, so buckle up! I will start at the beginning.      Astute readers will notice that we have renamed the “Wachuwannano”...

2023 April

Estimating, Ceilings and More

Our primary focus this month is on bidding, and the two outstanding articles in this issue address that subject in one way or another. The first article (page 24) may make estimators re-think their...

2023 March

Pace Yourself

My wish is that you are as excited about reading this issue of AWCI’s Construction Dimensions as I was when putting it together. One aspect that makes this so special is the focus on...

2023 February

See You at Build23

For the most part, when we have interviewed AWCI’s member contractors, they are generally in agreement in answering questions about current issues in the industry. This month’s hot-button issue is manpower, and it is...

January 2023

Same Old Song and Dance

It might be a new year, but we still have the same old problems. Ever since the onslaught of COVID-19 in 2019, things changed, and the effects are still being felt in ever-climbing interest...