Power Outages

By Jane Marsh It’s important to be ready for anything as a contractor. If you encounter a sudden obstacle, as contractors did during the recent...

Carbon Footprint

It’s clear that the various signs of climate change impact everyone. This is why fighting climate change is understandably becoming a top priority not...
EMBODIED CARBON

It’s Time for the Building Industry to Cut Down on Embodied...

Climate change is the fundamental design problem of our time; not education, not urban sprawl, not disease, not justice. The threat climate change poses...
electric vehicles

Electric vs Gas Vehicles: Save Green by Going Green

By Eric Goldstein The cost of doing business continues to go up and up. Companies are constantly looking for new ways to reduce costs, both...

Building Trust

Natural sunlight has long been known to be superior to any kind of artificial light source. It contains the full spectrum of colors and...
Greener Concrete Systems

Greener Concrete Systems

Engineered slabs drive down warehouse operating costs and increase flexibility The increased popularity of online shopping is driving demand for more commercial warehouses and distribution...

The Reality of Green Cements

You would have had to have just emerged from a recently unsealed time capsule, or perhaps just completed a 10-year retreat in Tibet, not...

New Building Methods

Compared to the rest of the world, most buildings in the United States are relatively young. But most residential and commercial properties could use...

Hydraulic Fluids

Equipment fires can happen in any industry. Hot running equipment, a leaking hydraulic seal, or blown hose can be a disastrous combination because traditional...

More Than Just a Machine

A conversation with Somero’s Lance Holbrook, VP of North America and International Sales When it comes to precision concrete placing and leveling equipment, Somero has...