concrete drying trend analysis

Why You Should Know About Concrete Drying Trend Analysis

The time it takes a concrete slab to dry enough to be able to install a floor covering is a major factor in the schedule of...

Rising Revolution

Construction Technology (ConTech) adoption and investment has been on a steady rise within the industry. While it has led to safer jobsites, it has...

Does AI Have All the Answers?

It’s hard to ignore the impact artificial intelligence (AI) has on many industries. Virtually every sector is starting to experiment with the technology, and...

Virtual Learning

The email caught her attention. Curious, Wendi Smith clicked on the link—and stepped into an immersive virtual world of access equipment. Without leaving her desk,...

From the Trenches to Trenchless

Six years ago, the owner of Zippity Split Plumbing made a calculated decision that would reshape our entire business model. Rather than compete in...

3D Printing in Construction

One certainty in our time of technological advances is that things continually change. Fifty years ago, automobiles were built on assembly lines manned by...
technology

Leveraging Technology to Stay Connected and Competitive

Technology is changing the construction industry much faster than some firms can adapt. The 2016 Engineering and Construction Trends report from PWC emphasizes the...

Thermal Bridging: Part 3 of 3

Part one of this article introduced thermal bridging and its consequences; part two discussed the options to address thermal bridging. In part three of...
innovation

Innovations in Fine-Aggregate Exposed Concrete

Wet-play spaces like these at the Tandy Family YMCA, in Tulsa benefit from Bomanite’s Sandscape, which can be combined with a Revealed treatment to...

Computerized Steel

It is time to reconsider light gauge steel (LGS) framing. The methods and economics of LGS have been changed by the power of the...