
Silicon Valley’s Wild New Obsession: The 996 Grindset
The 996 grindset—working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week—has been glamorized in Silicon Valley as a fast track to success. Advocates argue that more hours mean faster results. But when it comes to the construction industry, that logic doesn’t hold up.

From Ruins to Rentals: Inside the Messy Middle of Adaptive Reuse
The housing market is starving, and everyone’s talking about adaptive reuse. On paper, it’s a win: take something old, give it new life, skip years of red tape. But here’s the thing, projects like this show the real grind of construction.