Most owners, designers, and contractors are familiar with the concept of moisture mitigation. What isn’t always understood is the gravity of what moisture mitigation...

DAWES CRANE MOVES MEMORIAL PHANTOM F-4C JET FIGHTER A crane operator from Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental maneuvered the Link-Belt crane into place. The weight...

In the world of construction, many companies, including Kiewit, Bechtel, KBR, and The Turner Corporation, are making employee perks an important part of their...

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...

It’s tough to find a construction job that doesn’t rely on surveying. From initial planning to final As-Built verification, surveying plays a crucial role,...

In August 2015, MCS ran an article on the upcoming changes to diesel engine oil to meet the EPA and NHTSA emission regulation scheduled...

Over the last three decades, there has been a dramatic shift in the sizes and types of machinery used in the construction industry—larger machines...

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

Don’t let the construction off-season throw off profits. Contractors avoid the winter blues when they diversify their businesses by offering snow and ice removal...

Municipal wastewater treatment facilities, sewers, and vaults endure some of the most severe and corrosive environments in the water industry and must pass increasing...