Cutting Through Scheduling Hassles

Boss, the framing sub just called and he can’t field a crew for another week or two.” “In that case, we better tell the insulation...
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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...

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...
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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...

Smart Buildings

It’s not your father’s (or mother’s) office anymore. While early adopters were already integrating new technologies to transform the traditional workplace setting, the evolution...

No More Gray Work

At this year’s Procore’s Groundbreak conference, a panel discussion entitled, “Overcoming data fragmentation in construction through an integrated technology approach,” addressed the rising use...

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...

Different Spin

By Seth Ulmer Contractors wear many hats during their life—mechanic, electrician, and heavy equipment operator, just to name a few. Having the knowledge and proper...
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Robotic Total Station: Designed to Provide a Complete Layout and Scan...

By Jeff Winke In the 1950s, Ace Books began publishing Ace Doubles, which were two separate novels combined in a single volume. For example, a...

Digital Awareness

By Sid Nair Imagine you walk into your dispatch office and see that your vehicle has broken down, your driver is running out of available...