Bridging the Generational Gap

The construction industry is at a crossroads. Demand for new infrastructure and development is rising fast, but a severe labor shortage threatens to slow...

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...
adhesives

The Trend Toward Highly Moisture-Resistant Flooring Adhesives

This article goes over a brief history of water-based adhesives and gives the layout of the current water-based flooring adhesive market. It touches on...

Milling Best Practices

The asphalt milling machine—also known as a cold planer, pavement planer, pavement recycler, or roto-mill—is a construction machine used to remove bituminous pavement or...

Bidding/Estimating Tool

By Troy Dahlin Alloy Mechanical, a mechanical contractor based in Lansing, Illinois, prides themselves on being a single-source industrial contractor for all their client’s design-build...

AMPShare

Bosch Power Tools, with founding partners; FEIN and Rothenberger, launches AMPShare – Powered by Bosch, now available in the U.S. and Canada. This global...

Mobile Workforce Tech

By Mike Merrill The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic downturn sparked transformative and essential change for the construction industry, shining a light on the importance...

Small But Mighty

Shims are used by the hundreds on the jobsite. They serve as temporary alignment aids to hold objects in place until they can be...

Welding Weathering Steels

Part 2: Understanding the material and choosing filler metals for the job Weathering steels are often a viable option when atmospheric corrosion is a concern...

Next-Generation Additives

A great deal of attention in the road industry is paid to improving pavement performance, while reducing construction and maintenance costs and road delays....