In this issue
4 Offsite construction
– Here to stay
5 The Katerra and building
technology story
8 Construction: Top 10 List
of Provisions Included
in 2017 Tax Reform
12 14
PROJECTS AND
OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATION
NEWS Publisher’s
Viewpoint Mark Buckshon, publisher
If there are two critical themes underly-
ing North Carolina’s construction industry,
they would be labor supply/skills and tech-
nology. This issue of North Carolina Construction
News covers both themes, both by report-
ing on Associated General Contractors
(AGC) of America data outlining the scale of
labor supply challenges, and our introduc-
tory report about Katerra, which aims to
combine high-technology systems and fac-
tory-built construction to revolutionize the
industry. Katerra, I realize, hasn’t made much of
an impact in North Carolina yet. Its first
projects are largely in the western states,
reflecting its California tech/capital orienta-
tion. But its potential impact on the industry
cannot be overstated. While factory-built
construction has been around for decades,
the difference here is the systematization of
design, technology and production effi-
ciency to streamline the process to an in-
credible degree and change the traditional
industry geographical and skills/qualifica-
tions silos. While it is too early to say
Katerra will be to construction like Google
was to the advertising/news business, I
think it is worthy of close observation and
anyone in the trades and supply chain
should observe/understand how it operates.
You can share your observations, news
releases and story ideas by sharing them
via email to buckshon@ncconstruction-
news.com. North Carolina Construction News (NCCN) is distributed
throughout the Carolinas construction industry.
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