Permeable Pavement Advances Pave the Way for Increased Adoption
Permeable pavement. Pervious pavement. Porous pavement. No matter which term is used to describe them, urban surfaces that allow water to run through them to the soil below rather...
New Money Flowing into U.S. Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
Highways and bridges are the most noticeable examples of the United States’ crumbling infrastructure, but there are other, less visible infrastructure systems that are equally in...
Green Stormwater Infrastructure Is Having Its Day
Not long ago, systems engineered to manage and mitigate stormwater runoff were predominately of the “gray” variety: pipes, pumps, concrete-lined ditches and manmade detention ponds...
Employee vs. Independent Contractor: What Is the Difference?
Tax season is here. One big challenge for construction companies is classifying its different workers. Are they employees or independent contractors? Misclassify the former as the...
5 Construction Podcasts Worth a Listen
Do you have time to kill on your commute to work? Or do yearn for something engaging to listen to at the gym? A podcast that helps you stay on top of issues in the construction...
BREEAM: The Green Building Standard You Might Not Know
In the United States, LEED may be practically synonymous with “green building,” but there’s another green building certification program you may be hearing more about: BREEAM...
Race Car Driver Sheldon Creed Reveals Lessons He Learned Working Construction
What do flagging for construction sites and driving race cars have in common? More than you might think. Since childhood, Sheldon Creed has known two worlds: construction and...
Construction Trends: A Midyear Review
More than halfway through 2018, we’ve seen and written about a handful of construction industry trends that could have significant impact in the remainder of the year and beyond...
For Multifamily Residential, Modular Construction Is ‘Red Hot’
There’s an apocryphal story that on June 2, 1925, first baseman Wally Pipp asked for a day off due to a headache. Lou Gehrig took over for him and didn’t stop until he’d played...
Design-Build Contracts Predicted to Soar
In construction, design-bid-build (D/B/B) used to be the name of the game. Slowly but surely, however, other, more collaborative, project delivery methods are taking its place. And...
