Towering Over the Manhattan Bridge on the Lower East Side
The Lower East Side has traditionally been an enormous low-rise residential area along the East River. That was until Extell Development decided to erect...
The Special Dangers of a Confined Space: Monitoring the hazard with...
According to OSHA, a confined space is a space whose configuration and/or contents may present special dangers not found in normal work areas. Confined...
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...
Clearing Up Code Confusion on Fire Curtains
Contractors are frequently confused about codes, standards, and appropriate uses of smoke and fire curtains in commercial settings, and they are not alone. Architects,...
OSHA Puts Construction Company Out of Business … Permanently!
You think you’re having a bad day when OSHA knocks on your door or shows up at your worksite, right? What about when OSHA...
Buying Construction Software
Business is growing. Bidding requirements are increasing and changing. Maybe you have outgrown your current business processes and you need to implement software to...
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...
Monolithic Ready Mix, Race-Against-Time
The daunting challenge of laying a 49,000-square-foot by 3-foot-thick monolithic concrete foundation—within a record-setting 12 hours—was no easy task for leading ready-mix manufacturer Silvi...
Risky Business
With the recent building boom in cities like Orlando, New York, and San Diego, the demand for reliable crane operators and equipment is on...
Zika is Now an OSHA Issue
In August 2016, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed that there are now cases of the Zika virus, which were locally acquired from...