In the age of high technology wearables, like smart watches, glasses, and helmets, there are many in the construction industry who long for days past, when the only piece of technology they had to use, other than their tools, was a pencil and a pad of paper. We recently showed you some great phone apps to store your job site notes on, but after many of you told us that you still use pencil and paper, we decided to get a little more primitive for you.
Read moreUSGBC: Green Construction Will Account for 1/3 of All Construction by 2018
A recent study by Booz Allen Hamilton, prepared for the US Green Building Council, examined the overall impact of green building in 2015 and its projected impacts on the construction industry in future years. Its overall findings concluded that green building is growing at a pace much faster than conventional building and even predicts that it will account for one-third of all building in 2018, only a short 3 years away.
Read moreInvestigation: Liebherr Crane involved in Deadly Mecca Collapse "Technically Faultless”
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Hundreds of news stories have been written recently about the tragic crane collapse in Mecca that claimed 107 lives and injured more than 200 others. The investigations into what exactly went wrong began soon after. On Tuesday, Saudi officials suspended the contractor, Saudi Binladin Group, from new contracts until all legal matters are settled, according to NBC News. Today, Liebherr released a press release statement on their findings after Liebherr crane experts visited the site of the collapse.
Read more"Biggest Construction Failure Ever" is, Unsurprisingly, a Government Project
Take a second to imagine the worst construction project that you ever worked on. Chances are, it was either over budget or finished behind schedule. Now, imagine working on a project that is not only a year behind schedule, but $1 BILLION over budget. No, not $1 Million…$1 BILLION. With a big ole fat “B” right at the beginning of it. That’s a pretty good reason to name a project the “Biggest Construction Failure Ever.”
Read more[VIDEO] Two Turner Construction Workers Help Boston PD Catch Crime Suspect
As a crime suspect tried to flee from a veteran Boston police officer, two Turner Construction workers stepped in to help the officer arrest the man.
Read moreMilwaukee’s ONE-KEY Inventory Management Released: Here’s How to Use It
Use a 20V Battery on Your 18V DeWalt Tools With This Handy Adapter
DeWalt 20V Battery Adapter
It’s pretty frustrating to invest heavily in a nice set of tools, only to have the technology become outdated before the end of their useful life. For those of you who hopped on board the 18V DeWalt Tool train, there’s now an opportunity for you to use the latest and greatest 20V battery with most of them.
Read moreContractors Dig Up 200,000 Year Old Fossils, Wooly Mammoth Bones During Excavation
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There has certainly been a lot of interesting things dug up in preparation for construction recently, including a 121 year old time capsule and a mass burial site (yikes). This time, contractors have uncovered dozen of Ice Age fossils that are between 50,000 to 200,000 years old.
Read moreWatch this High Rise Building Be Demolished with Absolutely No Regard for Human Life or Safety
This will probably make you pretty upset and we can’t blame you. According to GlobalLeaks News, who posted the video, this approximately 12 story high building was located in India. In the video, you see the building implode successfully into a cloud of smoke. The only problem is, there were still several cars driving on the nearby street!
Read moreOklahoma Contractor Uses Clever Technique to Catch Construction Site Thieves
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Construction sites are prime targets for theft, there are thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment and material at each location and cannot be manned 24/7. In the past, if a thief was not caught in the act of stealing, there is little to no chance of your item being recovered or the person being caught. Many contractors put cameras up on their sites, but even that only increases your odds of recovery slightly.
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