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What Would the Safe Building Code Incentive Act Do?

Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) urges House subcommittee to pass the Safe Building Code Incentive Act

News • July 24th, 2012

How to Fix Cracked Tilt-Up Panels with Epoxy Injection

Six steps to ensuring that epoxy fixes panels structurally and waterproofs the building

News • July 23rd, 2012

Tilt-Up Concrete Association Expands into Latin America

TCA announces new educational and membership opportunities after the success of its recent conference in the Dominican Republic.

Press Release • July 23rd, 2012

Judge Gives OK to Raze Unfinished Harmon Hotel in Las Vegas

Contractor Tutor Perini vows to appeal, saying the building's flaws originated in the designs and can be corrected for less than the cost of implosion

News • July 23rd, 2012

Potain Cranes Help Expand Hydroelectric Dam in Pennsylvania

Three tower cranes helping to place 60,000 cubic yards of concrete

Article • July 9th, 2012

Toppled Road Site Crane Kills 1, Injures 1

Crane was lifting a beam for the US 41 Butte des Morts bridge near Oshkosh, WI

News • July 5th, 2012

Video: Trenching & Excavation Safety

This excerpt from NAHB Construction Safety & Health's Trenching & Excavation Safety Video highlights the most common hazards associated with residential trenching and excavation..

Video • July 5th, 2012

Video: Falls in Construction - Floor Openings

Whether working on residential or commercial construction, protect all floor openings with a guard rail and/or a cover to prevent falls and increase safety on the construction jobsite

Video • July 3rd, 2012

How to Successfully Use RFIs

In the construction industry, successful requests for information require an understanding of administrative procedures plus the need for specificity and documentation.

Article • June 25th, 2012

Good Vibrations

Avoid repair costs and aesthetic disputes in concrete forming projects by minimizing consolidation-related surface blemishes.

Article • June 25th, 2012

Software Generates Tilt-Up Panel Drawings for Large Business Park Project

The general contractor on a project constructing two tilt-up buildings was able to use Tilt-Werks web-based software to create the drawings for the tilt-up and share the drawings with the layout crew.

Article • June 25th, 2012

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport $1.5 Billion Expansion Plan

A planned 700-acre expansion will help the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport increase its capacity as well as encourage commercial development and create jobs

News • June 22nd, 2012

URS Corporation to Provide Construction Services for Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Program

URS will install a radar deckhouse, support building, launch pad, electrical power and potable water systems, a sewer connection, and synthetic natural gas and communications systems, and perform related work to test a government-furnished...

News • June 21st, 2012

Medical Center Awarded for Quality Construction

Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in California receives 2012 Q Award for quality construction of its new south wing

News • June 13th, 2012

Building Iowa's Largest Wind Farm

Wind turbines take time and the right equipment to build, and Dawes Rigging & Crane rental supplied nine cranes to help construct one of the largest wind turbine projects in the U.S.

Article • June 11th, 2012

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