Message from Eastern Contractors association President and CEO, todd helfrich

from Construction Connections Spring 2021

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Message froM eastern ContraCtors assoCiation president and Ceo,

Todd HelfricH

It has been almost a year since the pandemic disrupted and challenged our lives and changed the world forever. 2020 was a hard year for most of us, and the construction industry was no exception. While we are still navigating a new world in which we are currently co-existing with COvID-19, we at Eastern Contractors association want to focus on resilience and rebuilding. historically, events like this have proven to be opportunities for businesses to double down on training and revisit and improve company efficiencies, and those are the businesses that come out bigger, faster, stronger in the end. this pandemic shouldn’t be any different. We encourage our member firms to do what they can to come out of this a better version of themselves. Whether it’s learning new things from articles in this edition of Construction Connections – such as “the Data-Driven Construction Business,” “Risk-tolerant or ControlDeprived?” and “Jobsite Productivity and the Law of Diminishing Returns” – or by taking advantage of the various programs offered by ECa or our Building trade partners, our members will become better than ever.

Once COvID-19 is long gone, it will be difficult to picture a world in which we return to our old habits. for example, workspaces can never be as congested as they once were. Luckily, the Building Industry Center recently underwent a major renovation with newly improved working spaces for all its tenants. you can read about it on page 10.

Life will continue to be uncertain and strange for a while, but I believe the construction industry is resilient. We have faced and overcome challenges before, and we will keep doing so. b