Project Uptime
Project Uptime
Construction Waste Management
February 16, 2017
One way to make maximize resources and minimize the cost of construction materials is to dispose of these materials as efficiently as possible — or not at all. Try these tips for...
3 Innovative Tech Strategies for Preventing Accidents in 2017
February 7, 2017
It’s no secret construction is one of the most dangerous industries. In 2015, the private construction industry incurred approximately 200,000 non-fatal injuries and 937 fatal...
5 Ways to Avoid Fall Protection Equipment Fails
February 6, 2017
A fall-related injury is the worst nightmare of many construction workers, not to mention their managers. It’s no wonder the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA)...
Nuts And Bolts: 5 Small Time-Saving Construction Process Tweaks
February 6, 2017
You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn't appreciate saving a little time during the workday. In the construction industry, however, any threat to the schedule could...
Wood Skyscrapers: Mass Timber Frames Gaining Popularity
February 6, 2017
Study the evolution of tall buildings and you’ll see a trend from wood to stone (Gothic cathedrals). Stone then shifts to iron (Eiffel Tower), which advances to steel and concrete...
The Future of Building: Cartridge Construction?
January 31, 2017
The future of building is based in the effort to answer one of construction’s most pressing challenges: How to efficiently turn the disparate items that make up a structure (wire...
Construction's Fatal Four: Avoid These Deadly Jobsite Accidents With Proper Safety Training
January 30, 2017
Learn the four most common causes of fatal injuries on construction sites, and how to avoid them. Each day in the United States, an average of two construction workers die and...
10 U.S. Cities with the Biggest Infrastructure Budgets for 2017
January 30, 2017
Future infrastructure spending is anyone’ s guess — if Donald Trump’s proposed $1 trillion infrastructure investment plan comes to fruition, cranes could be dotting the skylines...
Project Security: How to Keep Your Site Safe around the Clock
January 30, 2017
Construction jobsite theft totals some $1 billion annually, according to National Equipment Register. And that doesn’t include costs of business interruption, such as project delay...
Recruiting for Millennials in Construction: What You Need to Know
January 30, 2017
Buildings are going up despite the shortage of skilled labor in the construction industry. But the shortage is critical enough that it’s slowing down some projects, especially in...