We’ve discussed in a post last year how important it is to add variety in your work day and break up your sitting with things like standing desks.

It shouldn’t be news to anyone that sitting too long is hazardous to your health.  What raised peaked my interest was this article outlining that the body can be at risk of being plagued with more conditions that I ever imagined.

All the more reason when planning your new office space to allocate an adequate allowance in your budget to not just make sure things look nice, but to make sure everyone ends up comfortable…

Today we just wrapped up a project that we have been working on for about six months and to say it had its challenges would be a major understatement.  We uncovered countless unforeseen conditions while having to meet a tight schedule despite the client’s continued added scope requests.

Sometimes it isn’t until after the project’s conclusion, the moment the client sees everyone’s blood, sweat, and tears, do we in the construction industry realize that it was all worth it.  Sometimes it isn’t until the end – when the tangible formation is complete and viewed by the public – that we realize why we do this for a living.

But regardless of how we did with our budget or schedule, and outside of how much everyone loved how it turned out, what should equality be valued is how well the project team gets along.

When everyone works together as a team in unison – when fingers aren’t pointed, but instead collaboration happens – it shows in the final product.  And most importantly, playing nicely together makes coming into work each day much more tolerable…