InterCon Construction in Waunakee, Wisconsin, has seen two decades of steady growth as an underground utility contractor for gas and electric companies. With nearly...

Keeping the many parts of a construction project moving forward cohesively and efficiently is difficult work. Today, construction executives, contractors, and project managers are...

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

One certainty in our time of technological advances is that things continually change. Fifty years ago, automobiles were built on assembly lines manned by...

In the world of construction, many companies, including Kiewit, Bechtel, KBR, and The Turner Corporation, are making employee perks an important part of their...

The big challenge asphalt contractors face today is how to improve the quality performance of asphalt paving through production, laydown, and preservation. The expectations for...

As the bar continues to be raised by external pressures, such as rising costs for fuel and materials and increasing governmental regulations, it becomes...

An explosion of time-saving electronic devices for the construction industry has occurred in the last 30 years or so. These gadgets increase machine productivity...

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

The Federal Highway Administration is estimating 2014’s cumulative highway travel miles at a staggering 1,732.4 billion, up from last year by about 0.6 percent....