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Construction Junkie is headed to Dubai in September! Dubai has quickly become the epicenter of big construction and technology for the construction industry.
Tell us in the comments section the places you want to see more pictures of or want to know more about and we will do our best to do some investigative reporting while we are there!
Read moreConstruction jobs are no stranger to having large heavy objects involved, but many times the solution is a full crane that requires an operator and needs to be scheduled weeks in advance. That could be overkill if there’s only a few items that need to be lifted.
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Read moreThe people over at Gizmodo and Safer America have put together a stunning visualization of "The Human Cost of Construction". It is an amazing and often untold look into just how dangerous of a profession construction can be.
Read moreThermal imaging cameras are handheld instruments that measure the heat differential of objects in the view of the camera. Like most technology, capabilities are getting better and better, as well as more affordable than ever, like the pocket sized smart phone attachment, the FLIR One, which we wrote about recently. Thermal imagers have many great applications in the construction industry, which not only help you determine the quality of your build, but also can greatly assist in preventative maintenance.
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Solar technology has struggled since its inception to stay cost effective enough to make up for the large initial investment. Government subsidies have helped, but many fear that those will soon go away. Because of that, scientists are fighting to produce smaller, more powerful solar cells to bridge the gap between energy and cost savings and US Army scientists have made a new breakthrough in the technology.
Read moreIf you want to be the envy of your construction office, just show up with this masterpiece! It is a 1:23.5 scale model of the Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 mobile crane made out of LEGO bricks, and it's not just for show either. It's fully drive-able and controllable with a cab that swings into position, outriggers, and a telescoping boom.
Read moreThere are a few ways to demolish a building or structure, including the tipping method or good old American explosive firepower (Insert Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor grunt here). Sometimes you just have to strap some dynamite to a building to get the job done and that’s exactly what crews in Detroit did to dispose of the 81 year old Park Avenue Hotel.
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Recently, Construction Junkie wrote an article about a research paper that listed the 19 scheduling games that contractors play and it turned out to be one of our more controversial posts, as it was deemed too one sided in the owners favor. To even the score, we’re now examining 10 ways that owners tend to cause problems during construction projects
Read moreHow do you give a hammer some swag? You let your personal swag absorb into the hammer by not just placing the hammer in your tool belt, but by nonchalantly tossing it into the air and catching it with your tool belt, like Jimmy Brennan Pedro does in the video below.
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