Fibers 101
Offering crack resistance from plastic and drying shrinkage, fiber-reinforced concrete is an increasingly popular choice for flatwork and elevated construction—from precast and ready-mix concrete...
Concrete Floor Repair
Cosmetic surgery with minimal downtime
Owners of a construction equipment repair operation in northwestern Pennsylvania recently decided it was time to deal with their cracked,...
Tire Cost-Per-Hour
Steve Jensen and his team at Farmers Cooperative in Firth, Nebraska, are more than just dealers of farm and industrial tires. They may be...
Standing Out on the Vegas Strip
As the old adage goes: If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. So, when Las Vegas’ New York-New York Hotel...
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...
Communications: VoIP Phone Systems
By Ken Narita
Today, contractors are experiencing enormous pressures given the state of our economy and a global pandemic. One of the many challenge’s contractors...
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....
Laser Scanning
By Sean O'Keefe
Tracy Raver is a builder at heart. As a pipefitter with 27 years of experience in the field, he’s had his head...
The Bourn Identity
By Larry Trojak
On a project to remediate 16,000 linear feet of Piney Run, a Baltimore-area stream, Bourn Environmental augmented its usual process with some...
MOISTURE ON DECK
Whether on a river, a lake, or the ocean, boat docks receive some of the harshest punishment Mother Nature can dish out. Contractors building...









