Project Uptime
Project Uptime
10 Small Ways to Recognize Great Employees
August 13, 2018
Everyone likes to be appreciated ad recognized for good work. When a company understands and acts on this fact, the payoff can be significant, especially in today’s challenging...
Good and Bad Fall Protection Anchor Points
By Marianne Wait | August 10, 2018
Your personal fall protection gear is only as good as the anchor or tie-off point you choose. Some workers believe certain points are safe when in fact, they won’t hold them if...
To Keep Employees Engaged, Provide More Feedback
August 10, 2018
Plus, four ways to make your feedback more effective. Kim Ruyle, a member of the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM’s) talent expertise panel, remembers the first time a...
OSHA Suggests Heat Stress Screening at Temps Above 85
By Marianne Wait | August 9, 2018
Are you doing enough to protect workers from heat stress? Heat illnesses such as heat stroke don’t arise just from working in certain temperatures. The humidity counts, too, as...
3 Keys to Learning Lean Practices for Continuous Improvement
August 7, 2018
In his keynote address at the recent 2018 Lean Coaching Summit in Seattle, Charles F. Murphy, senior vice president of the New York business unit of Turner Construction Company...
Implement a Strategic Roadmap for Successful Technology Adoption
August 7, 2018
The construction industry is enjoying an explosion of cool, exciting new technology — drones, virtual reality training systems, project management software with amazing...
How Reality Capture Is Boosting Construction Productivity
August 2, 2018
Reality capture from devices such as drones, laser scanners and even smartphone cameras is producing a tsunami of real-time data on jobsites. The challenge is figuring out to how...
Mass Timber Goes Mainstream
July 30, 2018
News that an outpost of the fast-food eatery in Chicago is being built with mass timber serves as the proof in the proverbial pudding that a sustainable building approach already...
For Multifamily Residential, Modular Construction Is ‘Red Hot’
July 30, 2018
There’s an apocryphal story that on June 2, 1925, first baseman Wally Pipp asked for a day off due to a headache. Lou Gehrig took over for him and didn’t stop until he’d played...
The Hidden Costs of Tool Ownership
July 27, 2018
Look beyond the purchase price when deciding to buy vs. rent. Looking to invest in some new tools for your crews? First, stop and make sure you understand the total cost of the...