Project Uptime
Project Uptime
Construction PPE Is Getting ‘Smart’
November 3, 2017
Slowly but surely, the construction industry is going digital. For example, more and more construction equipment is networked, meaning it can share information with computers as...
Team United Runs for Red White & Blue
November 3, 2017
What lies between Chicago, Illinois, and Madison, Wisconsin? For one thing, 200 long miles — long, that is, if you’re running them over the course of 36 sleepless hours as part of...
Giving Back to Sick and Injured Veterans
By Marianne Wait | November 2, 2017
Building a house requires construction equipment. Building a Fisher House requires construction equipment — and a deep desire to give back. These houses, which dot the country...
Veterans Ride in Style at Arizona’s Boulder Crest Retreat
November 1, 2017
Driving up a dirt path through uncommonly green surroundings for Southern Arizona, you’re met with a wave of peace as you enter the 130-acre Apache Springs Ranch. As of May 1, the...
Tips for Keeping Your Construction Company Busy This Winter
November 1, 2017
Construction is a year-round business, even in four-season areas of the country. Despite cold winters, business must go on — preferably but not necessarily indoors — to keep crews...
College Campuses Are Leading the Way in Energy Efficiency
November 1, 2017
While green building certification among U.S. commercial building projects has slowed since a 2013 peak, schools are stepping into the gap by building a near-record share, putting...
How to Boost Quality Control on Any Construction Project
November 1, 2017
Quality doesn’t happen by accident. If you want a high-quality end product, you need to plan for it from the beginning. And that means having a written quality control plan you can...
7 Key Steps to Avoiding Cost Overruns in Construction
November 1, 2017
According to a 2016 joint study from Dodge Data & Analytics and the Lean Construction Institute, 49 percent of “typical” construction projects exceeded their budgets according to...
How Robots Will Change the Construction Workforce
October 26, 2017
If robots will one day take over construction jobs, as predicted in a white paper by construction giant Balfour Beatty, that day is a long way off, given everything that would need...
Hazardous Chemicals Workers Might Encounter on the Job
October 26, 2017
Your jobsite safety talks undoubtedly address topics like fall protection, equipment safety, PPE and lockout/tagout procedures . But when was the last time you talked about...