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Humans tend to take plumbing for granted, that is until something goes wrong. Major plumbing issues typically aren’t easy to fix either, since most of the piping is buried behind walls and under concrete, so it’s important to make sure it’s done right before it’s covered up.
Read moreAs everyone in the construction industry knows, communication is the key to a successful project, no matter how big or small. In recent years, there has been an influx of software development for the construction industry in order to make communication between the job site and the construction offices much easier. Now, two of the construction communications powerhouses have integrated to bring construction professionals two of the best of job site communication and document management together in one system.
Read moreSure, 3D printers can print houses, office building and all the furniture inside, and bridges, but that’s all nonsense compared to the fact that you can actually print a working circular saw or power drill that’s as small as your fingertip. In fact, they’re both the World’s smallest.
Read moreSometimes it’s not enough for a company to tell you how much weight one of their pieces of equipment can lift, so they have to show you. Liebherr, a German manufacturer of construction cranes, did just that, and in impressive fashion, when they put on a very impressive display of strength and engineering as they had a crane lift 3 other cranes at their yearly customer event.
Read moreIt may seem a little crazy to be talking about needing heated gear in the middle of August, but cold weather will be here before we know it. Just because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean the schedules get any longer, so you need to find a way to stay productive by staying warm.
Read moreThe 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.
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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.
Read moreIn 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.
Read moreWe’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.
Read moreConstruction 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...
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