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Construction Safety

Mental Health Options for Construction Workers

Local 18 - International Union of Operating Engineers

If you don’t have mental health support for your workers right now, start the conversation.

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How to Help Customers Choose a Concrete Saw

United Rentals Inc.

Understand the application to guide rental customers to the right saw and blade.

How to Help Customers Choose a Concrete Saw

Construction Technology

How to Embrace AI in a Tech-averse Construction Industry

The need for collaborative dialogue, ethical oversight, and responsible innovation is paramount to harnessing the benefits of AI while mitigating its risks.

As AI continues to reshape construction industry tools and processes, a parallel phenomenon unfolds–the race to construct AI data centers.

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Robots are Rewriting the Rules of Construction Safety

To make worksites safer for humans, we need a smarter approach to automation.

Many construction workers say they find it distracting to work alongside drones, and there’s evidence that even when drones are operating at a considerable distance from humans they often lead workers to look away from their tasks.

Construction Technology

Transforming Underground Utility Operations with Rugged Mobile Solutions

Panasonic Computer Solutions Company

Rugged mobile solutions are addressing common underground installation, maintenance, and repair project issues, enhancing productivity, and increasing efficiency.

In an industry where decisions demand swiftness, instant access to project plans, schematics, and updated schedules, durable and reliable devices ensure informed decision-making without delays associated with paperwork.

Unlocking Success in Government Contracting

Companies that understand the public sector marketplace best are the most successful.

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How to Become a Trusted Leader

There is a continuum of leadership. At one end of the spectrum is the trusted leader who develops high-trust relationships and builds a high-trust atmosphere. At the other end there is the dictator, who uses fear to drive people.

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Construction Trends for 2024

Zoro Tools Inc.

While the industry will continue to go through transformation like many others, those willing to marry the fundamentals of the craft with new technology and sustainable building methods can continue to experience great success in 2024 and beyond.

Emerging technologies and advancements including visual intelligence, sensors, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, robotics, immersive collaboration and 3D printing are surging in popularity among contractors and construction professionals.

Construction Safety

Fire Remains an Ever-present Problem in Construction

Compass Fire Investigations and Consulting

It is high time now for all stakeholders involved in the fire safety and construction process to collaborate, educate and train on best practices and possibilities afforded by wireless safety technology.

Fire can escalate quickly if not mitigated promptly, and plans and preparation for an organized evacuation of a site is still real problem for most contractors.

Rental Industry's Enhanced Focus on Leadership

Detmer Consulting Inc.

Are your rental industry managers truly the leaders you need them to be?

Leadership and the Rental Business

Designing Safety Into Surface Preparation

National Flooring Equipment

Contractors and operators are clearly at risk working in the construction sector - but they can also be influential in on-site safety improvements. How can equipment manufacturers learn from them to create a safer industry?

Designing Safety Into Surface Preparation

Concrete Equipment & Products

Rationalizing the Standard Hook in a Residential Footing

Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)

This column deals with a comparison of the minimum requirements set forth by the International Residential Code (IRC) and the referenced standard document, ACI 332-14 Requirements for Residential Concrete.

Figure 1: Complicated footing reinforcement showing standard hooks for vertical dowels.

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