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Skilled Labor Shortage: Persistent Challenge
Addressing a persistent challenge
According to the Q2 2019 Commercial Construction Index (CCI), when looking at the market trends...
Environmental Solutions
Permeable Pavement Solves Pickleball Court Repair Problems
Porous Pave XLS
What is the fastest-growing sport among Americans age 50 or older? Pickleball. Combining elements of tennis,...
Popping the Cork
Spray-on cork finish for building exterior
Available for the North Texas market is a green building product from ECOSHIELD...
DECONSTRUCTION VS. DEMOLITION: Rebuilding Communities
ensuring architectural legacy is preserved for reuse
Urban blight is an issue facing many cities across
America. Abandoned buildings and...
Management Solutions
Next-Generation Talent: Creating Diversity in the Workforce
Encouraging diversity in the construction workforce
Global pipe joining solutions provider and construction productivity company Victaulic recently celebrated a...
Workplace Zombies: How to Avoid the Living Dead
By Kate Zabriskie
Promoting engagement one person at a time
Zombies in the workplace are soul-sucking,...
Telematics for Productivity
In a culture that revolves around instant gratification, there is a higher expectation for efficiency than ever before. To ensure the maximum...
Safety Solutions
Bullard Revolutionized PPE with the Hard Hat
OSHA made hard hats mandatory in the 70s
By Stacey Simmons
Millions of workers wear hard...
Tips for Operating Remote-controlled Robots Safely
Remote-controlled robots
By Shawn Kirkpatrick
Hydrodemolition robots are quickly growing in popularity as an effective and...
On-Site Safety
Having a dedicated risk and safety director pays dividends
By Murray Rice
I have been running...
Equipment Solutions
Portable Crushing On Site Reduces Cost By Recycling
C & H Paving Inc. has been operating a granite quarry in Sparta, Georgia, for less than one year. As a paving...
Top 4 Ways To Accessorize Earth Drills
Achieve profit with versatility
By Mike Hale
With the right accessories, earth drills break into new...
Concrete Screeding
Ligchine’s SpiderScreed™ is a lightweight, ultra-maneuverable drive-in screed
When Steve Hamilton, co-owner of United Structural Concrete of Orem, Utah,...
Technology Solutions
Data Analysis Helps Contractors Improve Project Performance
Helping contractors improve project performance
By Donna Laquidara-Carr, Ph.D., LEED AP
Are contractors poised to begin...
Build Smarter No Matter the Conditions You Face
Building air barriers
Twenty years ago, Mike Young was working as a successful carpenter and bricklayer in Nova Scotia....
Digital Transformation of Ready Mix
The construction industry in the U.S. has reached a critical milestone in its technology transformation. Aggregate suppliers and ready-mix fleet companies are...
Software Solutions
Mobile App Investment: Plan for a Successful Implementation
The emergence of mobile apps over the past decade has completely changed the way companies do business. Jobs or tasks that were...
INTEGRATING PROCESSES: Tech+Digital Takeoff
the key to more competitive and accurate estimates
For general contractors, estimating is inarguably one of the most important...
What Spreadsheets Lack
Advantages of using construction management software
By Michael Wright
While the construction industry loves new tools...
Legal Solutions
Subcontractor Injuries
Determining Liability and the Responsible Party
By Thomas M. Buckley
In today’s legal landscape, contractors need...
OSHA AND WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
Mitigate Risk: Effective Strategies for Employers
“Hey, how you doing?” engineer Joseph Scott asked coworker and fellow engineer DeWayne...
Inclusion: A Critical Element for Workforce in Construction and Design
A skilled workforce is an indispensable element of successful design and construction in the United States. Projects begin with the designs and...
Project Profiles
Draped in Fabricoil
Children's Hosptial New Orleans Parking Garage gets a design boost
Children’s Hospital New Orleans, a non-profit children’s hospital located...
Holiday Inn Rebuild
Hotel uses QuadCore to surpass code in reconstruction
Kingspan Insulated Panels North America’s QuadCore Technology was specified for a...
Crafting Dreamscapes
Hardscaping is a term for transforming otherwise common outdoor living spaces into practical, interactive works of art. The landscape and hardscape work...
Maintenance Solutions
State of Charge: Battery Systems
Problems and why they matter
By Stefan Eshleman
Batteries can be monitored for many different things....
Right Part, Right Time: Part 2 of 3
Improving storeroom efficiency netted bottom line results
By Corey Crable
In part one of this article,...
Right Part, Right Time: Part 1 of 3
Improving storeroom efficiency netted bottom line results
By Corey Crable
Superior Paving Corp. has stood as...
Product Releases
HONDA POWER EQUIPMENT
GX50 ENGINE
The all-new, high-output Honda GX50 expands the company’s Mini-Four Stroke lineup with a more powerful model. Available...
