Construction Company Owner and Project Manager Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter after Laborer Dies in Trench Collapse

August 7, 2015 Shane Hedmond

The photo above shows a trench rescue by the Charlotte, NC fire department in 2011. Photo by Charlotte Fire Department, CC BY 2.0

Properly shoring trenches require a lot of extra room, time and money on job sites. Because of that, many contractors try to cut corners and skip the shoring, but doing so can have fatal consequences. We recently wrote about trench safety and a neat tool that makes it very easy, which you can find here.

Inflatable Bubble Building Hopes to Improve Air and Light Quality in Polluted Shanghai

August 6, 2015 Shane Hedmond

After moving from his native Rome to Shanghai, China, architect Francesco Gatti noticed a distinct difference in the beauty of sky. The dull, gray, ultra-polluted sky of Shanghai left him hoping the sun would go down earlier, so he wouldn’t have to look at it anymore. When Gatti later realized how much better he felt when the room he was in had a frosted skylight, which accentuates the brightness of the sunlight, he decided to design a whole building around that concept.

Man Pulled from Rubble After Two Construction Cranes Collapse onto Holland Homes

August 5, 2015 Shane Hedmond

In a terrifying turn of events, two construction cranes were hoisting a gigantic steel ramp of a bridge on the deck of a barge when one crane buckled under the weight of the ramp, pulling the other down with it. The base of the two cranes fell into a canal in Alphen naan den Rijn, South Holland as the booms and ramp completely destroyed several nearby houses and businesses.

[VIDEOS] Demolitions Gone Wrong: 7 Hilarious Failures

August 4, 2015 Shane Hedmond

We’ve written about couple interesting demolitions recently, such as a Plano, TX water tower and a historic Detroit hotel, but, even though both of those were completed with no problems, demolitions don’t always go so smoothly. The videos below highlight some of the worst demolitions ever caught on tape and most of them are pretty hilarious.

Milwaukee Set to Release Free and Exciting New Tool Tracking Software “ONE-KEY”

August 3, 2015 Shane Hedmond

Construction companies spend thousands and thousands of dollars each year on tools, but many of them are lost, damaged, or mismanaged, leading to even more money being spent on replacements or loss of time labor time searching for the necessary tools. Tools are so integral to a project being on time and under budget, but it’s extremely difficult to manage a large inventory that’s constantly moving. Find out how Milwaukee aims to change this...

Construction Junkie is Headed to Dubai

July 31, 2015 William Lucus

Photo by Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 — Photo by Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0

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!

EZ-Rig Provides a Solution for Lifting Heavy Objects in Hard to Reach Areas on the Construction Job Site

July 30, 2015 Shane Hedmond

Construction 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.

Deadliest Construction Projects in the Modern Era

July 29, 2015 William Lucus

The 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.

4 Reasons Why Every Contractor Should Use a Thermal Imaging Camera

July 28, 2015 Shane Hedmond

Thermal 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.