It Comes Down to the Tip
Selecting equipment to provide the highest quality and productivity in a welding operation goes beyond just the power source or welding gun—consumables play an...
Data Analysis Helps Contractors Improve Project Performance
Helping contractors improve project performance
By Donna Laquidara-Carr, Ph.D., LEED AP
Are contractors poised to begin improving project performance through better access to data? Two studies...
GPS Fleet Tracking
Todd Lewis knows the value of fleet management and tracking products and services. He owned seven carpet cleaning franchises; early business success was manageable....
Driver Hesitancy
While fleet solutions are great tools for improving both operations and cost control for companies managing fleet assets, there is an integral factor that...
Below Grade Insulation is Outta Sight
Is insulation really needed on buried foundation walls and under concrete floor slabs? In short, “yes.”
Those of us who have been in the building...
Fleet Wisdom
A backhoe on a rural jobsite was overheating. Unfortunately, no one realized it except the contractor—who was at another jobsite. The contractor had received a...
The Future of Construction Engineering
The construction industry is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by the critical demand for enhanced productivity, safety, and sustainability. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer...
Inner Warmth – Hydronic radiant floors
Part 1: Hydronic radiant floors deliver low-cost, low-energy comfort
In North America, most interior spaces constructed in the past 50 years—from an agricultural barn to...
Milling Best Practices
The asphalt milling machine—also known as a cold planer, pavement planer, pavement recycler, or roto-mill—is a construction machine used to remove bituminous pavement or...
Moving Money
By David Kelly
Payment processes in construction have long presented significant complexities for all project stakeholders, and the challenges from these historically manual and time-consuming...









