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...

A Personalized Approach

Organizations with critical vehicle fleets find themselves at what I'd call a crossroads, though perhaps that's putting it too dramatically. Fleet managers everywhere seem...
Miller Welds

Productivity Matters: Part 2

Productivity is king on every jobsite. Whether the welding project happens on a mining claim in the remote Yukon Territory or at a trucking...

Smart Operations, Superior Results 

Today's construction projects demand more—larger scope, tighter timelines, and precision that leaves zero margin for error—all while skilled operators have become construction's scarcest resource....

To Coat & Protect

Many hydropower pumped storage facilities are decades old, requiring rehab to enhance life, capacity, efficiency, and resolve groundwater leaking in (infiltration) or out (exfiltration)...

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...

Tech Opportunities

By Jason Krankota Construction has been one of the slowest industries to adopt technology. That’s partly cultural—folks in the industry like to solve problems with...

Build Smarter No Matter the Conditions You Face

Building air barriers Twenty years ago, Mike Young was working as a successful carpenter and bricklayer in Nova Scotia. As the years progressed and he...

Tool Tracking

By Tom Webb A typical construction jobsite contains a plethora of small equipment and power tools, along with heavy equipment, such as cranes and bulldozers, that...

Sealed to Last

Selecting how long a given joint sealant will last before replacement—and what to include for the performance period in lifecycle costing—is not as easy...