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A Black experience in construction
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A Black experience in construction

Hi, my name is Ezra Teshome. If you don’t know me already, I’m an Ethiopian-American interdisciplinary artist living and working in San Francisco, California. I also do Sales related work at

  • Ezra Teshome
    Ezra Teshome
7 min read
The supply chain, VE and COVID-19

The supply chain, VE and COVID-19

Pre COVID-19, it wasn’t uncommon to have a few folks working in remote locations during project meetings, but now and for the foreseeable future, we’ll all be collaborating virtually all the

  • Jim Forester
    Jim Forester
4 min read
Benchmark your value-added preconstruction with data

Benchmark your value-added preconstruction with data

Join’s platform is used by teams across North America to manage preconstruction decision making. This includes information typically found in traditional value engineering logs, risk and opportunity logs, and design action logs

  • Andrew Zukoski
    Andrew Zukoski
6 min read
Win more work with Join: part 2 - focus on your team

Win more work with Join: part 2 - focus on your team

Building trust and strong relationships are key to winning work, but even the best relationships won’t eliminate competition for the next project. Business development is key to continually add new projects and clients to your firm’s portfolio.

  • Jim Forester
    Jim Forester
6 min read
Win more work with Join: part 1 - focus on the Owner

Win more work with Join: part 1 - focus on the Owner

Want to win more business during pursuit? Communication and transparency between your project team and the owner is critical for a successful project, and that starts during project pursuit. In this post, we’ll focus on the Owner and how Join can help you differentiate yourself from the outset.

  • Jim Forester
    Jim Forester
5 min read
The day in the life of an intern at Join

The day in the life of an intern at Join

Many college students share the same opinions toward their summer roles: an intern is a learner, an observer, a sponge. While these are all positive takeaways from a summer gig, there are many

  • AJ Stella
    AJ Stella
3 min read
When to ditch your spreadsheet?

When to ditch your spreadsheet?

When you mention the term “value engineering” you almost always get two related responses. Usually, the first response is a qualified acceptance of the term with the caveat that it isn’t really fair to the process: there’s more to it than that.

  • Jim Forester
    Jim Forester
5 min read
Bending the curves of cost and impact

Bending the curves of cost and impact

Making changes earlier is cheaper and more impactful. This easily understood intuition was formalized by Patrick MacLeamy in a diagram describing curves of cost and effect varying over the course of a project.

  • Andrew Zukoski
    Andrew Zukoski
5 min read
What building product manufacturers need to know about BIM

What building product manufacturers need to know about BIM

Building Product manufacturers face a varied and confusing landscape of technologies for reaching their customers and project teams. In this post, we’ll examine one set of these technologies—BIM—that has gained

  • Andrew Zukoski
    Andrew Zukoski
8 min read
Introducing our new brand

Introducing our new brand

We recently launched a new brand and are excited to share a bit more about what went into it behind the scenes. It was a true team effort to create and roll out our new brand, as well as an exciting milestone as we started to scale to more projects and a broader customer base.

  • Christina Landry
    Christina Landry
3 min read
How emerging construction technology can transform the value of urban land

How emerging construction technology can transform the value of urban land

Emerging construction technology, such as the Preconstruction Intelligence tools we're developing at Join, can radically change the value of land, enabling denser development that benefits both owners and cities.

  • Andrew Zukoski
    Andrew Zukoski
4 min read
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