Green building is not just a trend anymore, it is making huge impacts all across the construction industry, whether by government regulation or market shifts. According to the US Green Building Council, the Green Construction Industry will account for 1/3 of all construction projects by the year 2018. That’s certainly something to pay attention to. But it’s not just building practices that are affected by green building trends, products are affected, as well. A startup company in Raleigh, North Carolina has a solution for the high carbon dioxide emissions created by firing bricks in kilns: growing them in a plant with bacteria and water.
Read moreNew Milwaukee Chalk Reels Promise “Longest Gear Life in the Industry”
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Even though we rely heavily on chalk reels to properly layout components on a job site, we often don’t consider quality when buying them. If you have frustrations with broken gears and ripped lines on your past chalk reels, then Milwaukee Tool hopes to have a solution for you.
Read more[Time Lapse] World’s Largest Tilt Wall Building
Daikin Industries is a leading air conditioning manufacturer, with products sold in over 140 countries. The company currently in the process of constructing an enormous manufacturing facility in Houston, TX, which will replace its current facility in Tennessee. The space will include a 1.8 million square foot distribution center, 1.7 million square feet of manufacturing space with a 196,500 square foot mezzanine, a 231,598 square foot lab, and a 202,600 square foot office. In total, the building will take up 1.8 million square feet.
Read moreWatching this 1870’s Hospital Demolition Video in Reverse is Beautiful and Tragic
The Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital first opened its doors in 1876 as a 675,000 square foot facility in Morris Plains, New Jersey. At its peak, it served 7,764 patients at one time. The hospital had been completely unoccupied since 2008, when it was ordered to be closed due to poor conditions and overcrowding. The hospital had been marred in the past by extremely overcrowded conditions, reports of sexual abuse of patients by employees, violence, and patient suicides. Demolition began on the deteriorated building in May of 2015 and finished in November of 2015.
Read more10 Motivational Posts to Help You Crush Your Next Construction Project
The Construction industry is filled with opportunities and has no limit to the amount of success you can achieve. In order to be successful you will need to be consistent, persistent, focused, and determined. Half of the fight is going to be the struggle within yourself and controlling your mindset. You can achieve anything you desire when you focus your mindset in the right direction. The Successful Foreman was created to help those in the industry stay focused, motivated, consistent, and determined. Your projects, your career, and your life will drastically improve as you push yourself, grow, and create momentum behind your success. Check out 10 of our most popular posts from Instagram that motivate you to be successful on your project and in your career…
Read more[VIDEO] Crane Operator Destroys Crane and Bulldozer Due to Stupidity
If you operate a crane and only know one thing, it should be weight distribution. If you don’t understand that, things like what happened in the video below happen.
Read moreScientists Create First Fire Proof Self-Compacting Concrete
Photo credit: Luke Bisby, The University of Edinburgh
Self-compacting concrete, which does not need to be vibrated to become fully compacted, has many advantages on a job site, such as lower overall costs, faster construction times, no need for a concrete vibrator, and thinner concrete sections. One of the major disadvantages of this type of concrete, however, is that it’s notoriously poor in regards to fire resistance. Traditional concrete solves the fire resistance problem by adding polypropylene (PP) fiber, which allow the concrete structure to stay intact when it comes in contact with fire.
Read moreCool Tools: Easily Climb and Work on Steel Columns With These Shoe Attachments
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Steel workers have one of the most dangerous jobs on a construction site and, while safety has significantly improved in the past few decades, it often comes with a productivity decrease or cost increase. Depending on the job site, the use of ladders or lifts could be a safety hazard itself.
Read moreWell, Here’s the Rap Video about CAT Bulldozers We’ve All Been Hoping For
Some people just love their construction equipment so much that they have to sing about it. Either that or they get hired by a major equipment manufacturer to create a viral marketing video. No matter what the reason to sing about it, it’s still pretty entertaining.
Read moreCould Roads Made Out of Recycled Plastic be Superior to Asphalt?
The two major issues with asphalt roadways are their lifespan and their vulnerability to weather and temperature. The optimum lifespan of an asphalt road is about 25 years and that is dependent on a large variety of factors. In the Northern United States, this lifespan could substantially less, 15 to 20 years. One of the largest frustrations with our current road systems is the time it takes to build and resurface roadways. Many of the solutions proposed are costly and un-sustainable.
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