How Concrete Started—Conclusion: Timeline and Observation
Luke M. Snell When I began this quest to learn when and how concrete started, I thought I had the answer. All I had to do was put it in...
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- Jan 17
- 2 min
Ed Hennings Co. Gives Work, Safety Shoes a Stylish Makeover
The company creates stylish, durable footwear, including steel-toe boots and sneakers. Working in laborious industries like trucking,...
- Dec 23, 2022
- 3 min
Ride & Handling – building the perfect sleigh
Okay, it might fly – and who doesn’t love reindeer power – but Santa’s sleigh could really do with better Ride and Handling...
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min
How to Handle a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
by Michael Bernstein A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment can be a stressful experience for all parties involved. But there are...
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
Fourteen Gifts That Should Be on Every Contractor’s 2022 Holiday Wish List
By: CONEXPO-CON/AGG Contractors can be a tough crew to shop for. That’s why we’ve curated a list of some of the top items and gifts of...
- Dec 7, 2022
- 4 min
How to Avoid Headaches with Your Next Construction Project
By Jonathan B. Fishbeck Ask almost anyone who has managed a construction project and they’ll recount a long list of frustrating events,...
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Mining Aggregates for Concrete
by Luke M. Snell, P.E., and Frank A. Kozeliski, P.E. Both concrete and asphalt mixtures are aggregates that are held together by a...
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
Take Proactive Steps to Curb Construction’s Suicide Epidemic
by Sean Clements It’s been called the “silent epidemic.” Suicide is a leading cause of death across the United States and the eighth...
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
Fly Ash in Concrete
Luke M. Snell, P.E These days, adding fly ash to concrete is standard practice. Research has shown that fly ash is a supplementary...
- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
Visual Guide & Checklist for Parking Garage Inspections
Maintaining multi-million-dollar parking garages can be a daunting task for building owners and their facility managers. Identifying and...
- Nov 15, 2022
- 3 min
Why Do We Still Blame Employees, When Training And Processes Are The Problems?
By Tramico Herman As a leader working with many organizations across the country, I realized they all had one thing in common: concluding...
- Nov 14, 2022
- 4 min
RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION: Implied Warranty Protection Overrules a Conflicting Contract Provision
The Arizona Supreme Court rules that a homebuilder cannot contract its way out of its obligations under the implied warranty doctrine. By...
- Nov 11, 2022
- 4 min
Five Obstacles To Growth And How Businesses Can Overcome Them
By Kirk W. McLaren With 2023 fast approaching, it could be time for business owners and CEOs to decide whether to accelerate the growth...
- Nov 10, 2022
- 4 min
Which Way Is That Recruit Running? How To Avoid Hiring Mistakes In 2023
By Jonathan Reynolds Hiring has become a greater challenge for many companies throughout the pandemic, and data suggests it may not get...
- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
Why Leaders Struggle To Build A Culture Of Accountability And How They Can Do It
By Tramico Herman A company’s success is attributable to many factors, but for businesses built to thrive over the long term,...
- Nov 2, 2022
- 4 min
A Delicate Balance: How Structure, Creativity and the Innovation Process All Advance Change
By Jaime Vos, Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) After my first week of being hired at a manufacturing company, I saw an...
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
McCarthy celebrates Construction Inclusion Week with students at Palomino Primary School in Phoenix
McCarthy Building Companies Inc., one of the nation’s premier construction firms and largest 100% employee-owned companies, celebrated...
- Oct 28, 2022
- 4 min
More efficient payments today; more efficient supply chains tomorrow
By Sven Hinrichsen The pandemic accelerated the digitization of B2B payments. Companies are seeing new cost and process efficiencies from...
- Oct 24, 2022
- 2 min
Linarc Launches All-in-One Cloud-Based Construction Project Management Software
Linarc, Inc., the fastest growing collaborative project management platform in the construction industry, has launched a better way to...
- Oct 21, 2022
- 2 min
Computer Guidance Corporation Named as one of The Top Construction Technology Firms™
Computer Guidance Corporation, the leading developer of cloud-based ERP solutions for the construction industry, today announced that has...
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