Constructing the Vapor Barrier

The general contractor needed to complete the concrete pour phase of the construction in a timely manner to stay on schedule. In order to...

OSHA Forecast 2017

The dust has barely settled from the most contentious presidential election in history, and it is clear that big changes are in store for...

Cutting Through Scheduling Hassles

Boss, the framing sub just called and he can’t field a crew for another week or two.” “In that case, we better tell the insulation...

Development of New Global Hertz Headquarters

EHC, Inc., a construction company based in Southwest Florida that provides pre-construction, earthwork, and infrastructure services, was awarded the multi-million dollar contract by Turner...
Concrete

Moisture Remediation in Concrete Floors

Concrete has vastly become one of the most popular flooring options within facilities today. Whether used as a subfloor or top layer, it can...

Getting Down to Shore Up

It would be pretty tough to install any shoring system in an excavation 30 feet from a major body of water. However, that was...

Is Arbitration All It’s Cracked Up To Be?

In the late 1980s, early 1990s, alternative dispute resolution came on the scene and was all the rage as a means to effectively and...

Before the Dig

The recent discovery of long buried crypts during a routine water main replacement project in New York City’s Washington Square Park should serve as...

Innovation Means Big Things for Contractors

When a major contractor needed to rehabilitate several miles of the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA’s) rapid transit tracks, he relied on a portable modular...

Dragon’s Tooth

For contractors worldwide, the goal of any project is achieving the fastest, most efficient result with the least amount of wear on machinery, and...