Construction is one of America’s most important industries and a critical asset in helping U.S. industry succeed in a globally competitive market. Today’s construction professionals are faced with unprecedented challenges and opportunities in planning, designing, building, and managing public and private facilitates to meet the needs of society. The construction industry is everywhere society looks. Modern society relies on the construction industry for producing commercial and industrial facilities for business, civil infrastructure for public and private needs and housing for residents. Construction management is about controlling time, money, and quality, and producing work in a safe manner.

How to build your future in the construction industry? Every person entering the construction industry needs to remember that we are in the business of building things, and the most important thing each of us will ever build is our own reputation. Reputation building is a one-person job that is inseparable from issues of personal ethics. It requires a little work every day. Always ask yourself if you would be proud to read about the actions and decision you make today in tomorrow’s newspaper. The best working definition of ethics is doing the right thing. Those who follow the rule of doing what they believe to be right will be ethical people.