One solution to getting workers to consistently wear PPE: Make it more comfortable. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is the last line of defense against injury. The challenge is...

Weather delays equal money lost. So do wind-toppled cranes that cause property damage or fatalities, mold that develops when interiors are exposed to damp conditions and collapsed...

Every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects information about accidents that happen on construction sites. Industry associations like the Associated General Contractors of...

It’s one thing for a developer to masterplan a new neighborhood with walkability in mind, as developers of some smart suburbs are beginning to do. But making existing cities and...

Severe weather events can cost contractors time and money. A delay on one project can have a domino effect, causing interruptions to other unrelated jobs as well. You can’t change...

Sometimes, true feats of civil engineering happen where you can’t see them. Last year, the winner of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ top honor, the Outstanding Civil...

Construction workers, who do much of their work outside, are used to being exposed to the elements — the sun, the rain, the heat, the cold. But occasionally the great outdoors can...

“Green” buildings are designed to be better for the planet. But some are also designed to be safer for the workers who build them. Enter the LEED Prevention Through Design (PtD)...

Whether you have a drywall hanger who started cultivating a bushy beard before ZZ Top made it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or your welder is determined to push stubble style...

Many construction companies devote a great deal of time training employees how to work safely at height, using fall protection procedures, fall arrest systems and personal...