Proper Piping
By Mark Ligon
Many applications, including drainage and irrigation, require piping to be installed underground. Both PVC and CPVC can be laid underground, combined with...
Moving Forward
By Daniel Bévort
There’s a difference between managing projects and running a construction company—at least that’s what most people think. Many companies will conduct internal...
Understanding Scissor Lift Technology
Scissor lifts have been cutting a path of productivity through the construction market since the 1970s. Although the designs haven’t changed drastically over the...
Jury May Be Seated
By Marco Encinas
Fatal accidents are a tragic occurrence for all parties involved. The transportation industry—including telematics providers—should make preventing these tragedies its highest priority....
One Coat Application
Many industrial facilities, such as petrochemical plants, must remain safely, efficiently operational with virtually no downtime, unplanned maintenance, or replacement for decades. To protect...
Diversity Modernized
The U.S. construction industry market size is expected to grow by 3 percent annually over the next few years. There are currently 460,000 subcontractors...
Risk Planning
Recent extreme weather events causing construction delays and cost overruns have demonstrated the increasingly shifting position of risk within which infrastructure developers operate. Supply...
Jobsite Drones
8 ways technology is changing construction
By Ethan Smith
Drones, once a hobby for a few enthusiasts, are now prominently featured across a number of professional...
A Structural “Suit of Armor”
Tougher-than-concrete exterior coating over foam-based substrates protects property owners and contractors
The exterior vertical surfaces of a building can take a beating. But in today’s...
Making Floor Strippers Pitch Perfect
An experiment commissioned to mark the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Beer Festival found that the secret to pouring the perfect pint is in...









