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Pride and Pressure: Construction is About the Work, Not the Reward

New ForConstructionPros.com Editor-in-Chief Wayne Grayson reflects on the inspiring resolve of the construction industry over the last decade and lays out how it has shaped this site's core editorial values.

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Is a Vehicle Mileage Tax on the Horizon?

Paying less at the pump, but more on your odometer, what does a vehicle miles traveled tax really entail?

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AGC Plumbs the Depth of Construction’s Urgent Inflation and Supply Problems

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Soaring costs and flat project pricing are a significant threat to financial security of many contractors. The Associated General Contractors takes stock of the issue, offers historical perspective and contract solutions to keep building

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Hyundai Construction Adds Tri State Equipment to Distribution Network

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc.

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas announces the expansion of its North American authorized dealer network with the addition of Tri-State Equipment Rentals.

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Demolition Robot Cuts a Pool from a Historic Basement 25% Under Budget

National Demolition Association

ADEP Group first use of a remote-controlled demolition robot keeps workers safe removing a concrete pool from the tight basement of a 120-year-old YMCA facility and handily beats the schedule

ADEP partnered with Brokk to match demolition robots that would reduce crew size in a confined space while increasing productivity 50% over alternatives.

California Energy Commission Approves Solar Mandate for New Buildings

Building Energy Efficiency Standards submitted to the California Building Standards Commission would require builders to include solar power and battery storage in many new and renovated commercial and high-rise residential structures

The California Energy Commission's 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards focused on four key areas to cost-effectively increase energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of buildings. (Click on the image to enlarge it)

Women in Construction: How Mentors Helped Shape My Construction Career

Sunbelt Rentals

In this guest blog, Sunbelt Rentals' Jacki Valdez shares how the combination of determination and the right mentorship support set her up for a fulfilling career in the industry.

'As a woman in this industry, I sat in the back of the room for a long time because I felt that was where I belonged,' Valdez comments. 'Now, I do whatever I can to sit in the front row.'

Construction Safety

OSHA Issues Updated Guidance to Protect At-risk Workers from COVID-19

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Updated guidance expands information on appropriate measures for protecting employees in higher-risk workplaces with mixed-vaccination status workers

As part of its updated guidance, OSHA continues to emphasize vaccination as the optimal step to protect workers.

Top 10 Construction Stories This Week: VBC Approved to Buy Troubled Katerra Assets

Most-read construction stories include Hawbaker paying record $21M restitution for Davis Bacon violations, AEC firms 2X more likely to get ransomware attacks, ultra-high-performance concrete coming, is infrastructure resistance really about the deficit?

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Caterpillar Bows Out of bauma 2022 But German Dealer Will Continue to Display

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Zeppelin, one of Caterpillar's largest dealer partners, will assume sole responsibility for the display at the world's leading industry trade fair.

At bauma 2019, Caterpillar introduced 20 new models, including the 330 GC, 330 and 336 Next Generation excavators.

Construction Technology

Doxel Raises $40M from Insight Partners to Scale AI Construction Progress Monitoring

Tech is called ‘Waze for Construction’ – a controls platform that monitors job progress with cameras and with data from BIM, budgets and schedules to identify schedule and cost risks that could derail a project before managers know the risks exist

A weekly site walk with Doxel's digital surveyor .

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Construction Tech Materials Management Platform Nets $33 Million Investment

Agora attracted $33 million in Series B funding from investors for its construction technology platform.

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