Modified Ransome Shark Tooth Splitter Helps Contractor Save Hawaiian Bridge

By Brian M. Fraley Nothing good can come of a severe thunderstorm unless you happen to be on the receiving end of an emergency contract...
Hitachi with GNSS technology

Wild Blue, Yonder

By Larry Trojak Florida, for all its natural beauty, robust economy, and enticing climate—key components in the state drawing more than 300,00 transplants per year—is...
Tufftec lockers

Tufftec Lockers

Magnificent acoustics and quiet elegance are the hallmarks of DePaul University’s new $98 million,185,000-square-foot performing arts facility. Completed in the summer of 2018, the...

Vertical Expansion

By Paul Lawson The process of adding additional levels to a finished building—known as vertical expansion—is no easy feat. Although vertical expansions have become more...

High-tech Hydrodemolition Robot Handles Renovation of Active Parking Garage

Panoramic views of the Ohio River from 25 stories up. To the west? Bird’s-eye perspective of peaceful Eden Park. Beyond that, beautiful downtown Cincinnati....

Atomized Mist

A pioneer in atomized mist technology helped a government contractor comply with strict military concrete quality and dust emission standards during the construction of...
Topcon’s X-53x Automatic Excavator system

New Solution for Excavators Provides Truly Automatic Operation

By Larry Trojak On a jobsite in Abbottsford, British Columbia, about an hour from Vancouver, a bit of construction equipment history is being made. There,...
Gushee Trailer

Trailer Transport: Hauling Equipment Safely to and From the Jobsite

Trailers are one of the most crucial products in the marketplace because of their ability to take anything from point A to point B,...
stakeless jobsite

Contractor Challenges: Technology Creates Stakeless Jobsite

Investor Darren Hagen is the owner/developer of the $2.8-million-Canadian Grasswood Estates project, a residential subdivision located in Corman Park, Saskatchewan, a suburb of Saskatoon,...
EPS Geofoam

EPS Geofoam Enables Rebuild of Major Highway in 20 Days

On July 12, 2019, cracks appeared on the eastbound lanes of U.S. 36 between Wadsworth and Church Ranch Boulevards, a heavily trafficked thoroughfare that...