Keeping tabs on project progress is one of the key components of any construction build. If you don’t track and document where your project stands, you risk losing momentum toward the day it tops out, dries in or finally opens.

But commemorating key project milestones can also have a more intangible impact on a job in progress. By marking where you are and how far you’ve come, you provide your team with a glimpse of their own headway toward the ultimate goal of completion.

When project managers, superintendents and crews on the ground are in the weeds sorting out constructibility issues, dealing with RFIs or wrangling with possible change orders, recognizing the latest step forward can give teams the boost they need to tap their inner grit and get the job done. 

Here, we round up contractors’ latest strides toward that ultimate project goal.