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Middle school rejection prepared you for construction approvals.
Remember that awkward moment in middle school when you worked up the nerve to ask someone to the dance only to get shot down? Brutal. Rejection stings. Even middle school rejection is difficult; getting a yes isn’t easy. If you’ve ever tried to get a building project approved, you may know the same feeling. Getting…
Read MoreIs better always best?
On May 10, 1941, during the Blitz, a bomb destroyed the famous British House of Commons chamber. Maybe you’re familiar with this room — benches facing each other, books on a table in the middle, and often a lot of chaos as ministers debate and govern. A historic room, but not the most efficient by…
Read MoreYou care too much about price.
Lately, prices are dominating the headlines—whether it’s groceries or gas, costs are rising everywhere. Even though we’re living in the most affluent society in all of history, we’re wired to be price-conscious. We love deals, hate overpaying, and pride ourselves on a good negotiation. But this obsession with price isn’t always a good thing. At…
Read MoreWhat is a Construction Integration Company?
There have been a lot of crazy graphs in the news lately, and while this one isn’t political, for those of us in the world of design and construction it should be terrifying. If you’ve ever built anything, you’ve probably experienced the pain of this graph in real life. Risk posturing, CYA, and the standard…
Read MoreA Laboratory of Hard Knocks
We’ve been on a journey at Improve Group. It’s been a wild ride at Improve Group the last few years. WILD. If you’ve known us for a long time you remember our early days. We were all about shelving and storage installation. If you know us now, you know we’re about full design and construction…
Read MoreBreaking down the Omega process
Still think building buildings is about building buildings? That couldn’t be further from the truth. Like it or not, every building builds something of its own. A focus on square footage, room count, ceiling height, and move-in date robs spaces of their real potential: community creation, thriving businesses, and more impactful problem-solving into the future.…
Read MoreIs your office working hard enough?
Much has been said lately about the new shape of the workforce. From “quiet quitting” to “the great attrition,” it’s clear that the labor market is in a much different place post-COVID than it was a few years prior, and workplaces need to adjust if they want to stay competitive and continue attracting the best…
Read MoreFunctional training goes beyond strengthening the body
The most common career-ending injuries facing veterans today are not caused by enemy fire. They’re musculoskeletal injuries caused by repetitive motion and physical stresses on a body that has been pushed to its limits, then asked to go even further. According to a recent survey by Statista, 66% of US veterans have bone, joint, or…
Read MoreThe wasted time of range training
Traditional small arms range training is a stop-and-start process. For each exercise, time is spent sighting, shooting, securing the weapon, walking down to the target, taking notes on the results, walking back, and starting again. For safety, all activity needs to cease every time a student or instructor needs to walk downrange. Even if each…
Read MoreBuilding greater efficiency and realism into training ranges
The goal of combatant training should always be to improve the lethality, survivability, and readiness of the fighters. Unfortunately, many current small arms ranges simply do not service this goal. Outdated technology, poor design, and a lack of automated data collection means that these training ranges miss the mark in efficiency, repeatability, and realism. Many…
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