Labor makes up an average of 40 percent of all construction project costs. And the more labor-intensive a job is, the higher that percentage goes. So it’s critical to weed out any...

In the construction industry, nothing is more important than safety. There’s no shortage of safety rules and procedures, usually memorialized in a hefty employee manual. And you’re...

Apartment developers and owners have enjoyed a robust multifamily market since the housing bubble burst in 2008. In fact, 2016 saw big multifamily construction and rental rate...

The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that job sites limit the exposure of workers to no more than 85 decibels for eight hours of work. While...

Since the ancient Egyptians and the ancient Romans, concrete has been synonymous with strength. But it leaves a heavy carbon footprint. The production of one of its major...

Whether or not a construction project stays on time and on budget is largely up to the project manager, which makes that person critically important. And project managers are paid...

If you ask Felipe Engineer-Manriquez with McCarthy Building Companies, Lean construction principles can make a good project even better, shaving time off the schedule and thereby...

When a contractor hits a buried line, damage to the line inevitably costs firms valuable time and money. But over the past decade, technology companies have introduced new software...

In spring and summer, issues with working in the cold give way to issues with working in the heat. When the temperature rises, the major worries are for employee safety, although...

Any worker operating in a trench should have a clear understanding about the hazards involved in their work; among them, the potential for a cave-in stands out as one of the most...