Hot Weather Concreting: Why Monitoring Concrete Temperatures is Essential
Placing concrete in hot weather necessitates extra precautions to ensure that the concrete sets properly and gains strength at a stable rate. Hot weather...
Patterned Concrete
Opportunities abound in hardscaping—from residential pools, patios, floors, walkways, and concrete driveways to malls, event halls, waterfronts, sport courts, skate parks, theme parks, business...
Telematics Features for Today’s Contractor
For a contractor, ensuring that a project is completed on time and on budget is not an easy task. However, with the proper equipment...
Flooring Design Considerations for 2017
With 2017 in full swing, the new year brings new considerations, materials, and markets for commercial flooring. With a construction landscape that is always...
Technology is Integral to Concrete Paving
Millimeter GPS raises the bar
Beauty to behold for the concrete contractor is the smooth, uniform surface of freshly-paved concrete. For them, Concrete Gray is...
EPS Insulation
Photo courtesy of Insulfoam
Since the 1930s, the commercial building industry has utilized expanded polystyrene (EPS) rigid foam insulation to achieve high-performance alongside cost-effectiveness. A...
Telematics Time
When telematics first emerged as a construction industry buzzword, the primary selling point was the ability to track equipment whereabouts and hopefully recover a...
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...
Technology for Safe Load Limits
By Shashank Bhatia
As global regulations continue to evolve, MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platform) makers will be forced to adopt, deploy, and develop new technologies....
Leica Xsight360
A new system from Leica detects nearby people or objects and alerts the vehicle operator using sounds and visual cues. The Leica Xsight360 safety awareness...









