Recoup Time Lost to Compliance Efforts
An increasing number of laws, regulations, and standards are being enacted to not only ensure better public and environmental health, but also enable government...
Beating the Odds
On a recent project to expand H.L. Sonny Callahan Airport in Fairhope, Alabama, contractor John G. Walton Construction Co. was given 280 calendar days...
Man Power Savings
Cranes and under-construction high-rises dot the Seattle-area skyline—a telltale sign of the building boom there. Construction hit a 10-year peak in 2016, with 65...
Eight Hundred, Ninety-Five Feet
Eight hundred, ninety-five feet—that was the distance Chicago-based contractor James McHugh Construction Company had to install 84-inch reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) as part of...
Fuel Tank Selection
The ABBI Mobile Refueler is mounted to a DOT-approved highway trailer with electric brakes for easy transportation to and around jobsites.
Some things change constantly....
First WOLFF in Manhattan
One World Trade Center was opened in Manhattan in 2014. At 1,776 feet high, it is the tallest building in the United States and...
OSHA’s Confined Space Rule Puts Pressure on Contractors
On May 4, 2015, OSHA released its long-pending 162-page final rule establishing a confined space standard for the construction industry. The rule, which takes...
How To Manage Change
Many factors affect shifts and transformations within a contracting company. As your position evolves—job changes, job promotions, and more responsibilities—your involvement in the business...
Cracking the Myth of Sustainability in Concrete Construction
There is no straight forward, simple definition of what sustainability means to the construction industry. In fact, there are few tools or even metrics...
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...