Live Field Data
By Mike Merrill
To be successful in the construction business, there are certain strengths a contractor must have. On-the-job experience, building knowledge, and organization are...
How to Get Started Building with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)
Contractors face more challenges than ever to turn a profit—from severe labor shortages to needing to meet ever more stringent energy codes. To help...
Why it Might be Time to Flush Your Old Way of...
In any hospitality, or multi-unit residential project, the bathrooms are one of the key schedule drivers. As a result, more contractors are recommending a...
Maintaining Critical Road, Rail, and Bridge Infrastructure
Arecent 60 Minutes TV broadcast—“Falling Apart”—explains that “America’s roads, bridges, airports, and rail lines are outdated and need to be fixed.” It also states...
Avoid Random Cracking
From warehouses to retail showcases to grocery stores and beyond, polyurea is outperforming traditional epoxy, silicone, and polyurethane materials to fill and seal concrete...
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...
Sound Decisions
By Thomas Renner
The team at Beecher Walker faced more than its share of challenges in the design and construction of The Hale Centre Theatre...
Concrete Surface Profile
One of the biggest mistakes in gardening is failing to prepare the soil properly—by loosening the soil and adding organic matter before planting, gardeners...
Tech Outlook
Over the next 3 years, the construction industry is planning to invest $18.2 billion in autonomous technology. This figure is taken from the Autonomous...
Get Well Soon
Recent advances in self-healing concrete—based on fungi, bacteria, and even sunlight—have attracted widespread attention. However, a proven and available solution for self-healing, more sustainable...









