Mechanical Firms Urged to Embrace Disruption

To prepare for the upcoming Technology Seminar, we asked speaker Nathan Wood to recommend some related stories online. This is a piece from events at the MCAA’s 2016 Construction Technology Conference. Originally posted on builtworlds.com.

 

by Walker Thisted | June 15, 2016

Not long ago, no one wanted to be “disrupted”. It meant distraction and delays.

Now the term — and concept — is synonymous with outside-the-box creativity, and futuristic innovations that spawn whole new markets, and give some businesses a clear advantage over others. So today, construction owners, contractors, subcontractors, labor unions, suppliers and more — industry players both large and small — all are lining up to be “disrupted” (and that’s a good thing). Last week, their hunger for competitive intelligence was in abundance in Indianapolis, where hundreds of members of the national Mechanical Contractors Association of America gathered for MCAA’s 2016 Construction Technology Conference.

MCAA President Tom Stone set the tone early by heralding the arrival of “disruptive technology” to the practice of mechanical contracting. And now that it is here, he challenged attendees to see the situation as “disruptive stress or disruptive opportunities.” Stone chose the latter, urging members to embrace the continual initiatives that will both advance the industry and elevate the profession.

Read the rest on the BuiltWorlds website.