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Project Uptime
Project Uptime
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5 Top Tech Tools for Boosting Productivity
Given the current skilled worker shortage, companies need to make the most of the workers they have. Technology can help. More than 66 percent of contractors surveyed cited...
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4 Ways BIM Helps Contractors React Fast to Severe Weather
Unexpected weather, especially severe weather, is a potential problem with construction schedules. Using Building Information Modeling (BIM) can help contractors get through these...
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Tracking Jobsite Workers with Wearables Boosts Safety and Productivity
When you hire a subcontractor for a big job, do you know if the sub has the promised number of crew members working on your project on a given day? If a worker fell, how fast would...
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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...
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When Is a Trench a Confined Space?
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How to Improve the Project Manager-Superintendent Relationship
Project managers and superintendents both play vitally important roles on construction projects. But it’s no secret that the humans in these roles sometimes butt heads. Robert Muir...
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At a Midlife Crossroads, She Followed Her Heart to a Career in Construction
The heart wants what the heart wants. And in Patty Vitale’s case, as a woman in her early 50s, it wanted a job in construction, one that would challenge her, prove her worth to her...
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The Benefits of Load Pins in Trenches and Other Excavations
Many contractors today are using hydraulic bracing systems — a combination of modular struts and walers — to shore up the vertical faces of an excavation and prevent soil movement...
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GIRLS CAN Construction Camp Shows Girls that They, Too, Can Wield Tools
For girls who never would have thought they could pursue a skilled trade, one annual summer camp has a message: Yes, you can — and maybe you should. GIRLS CAN Construction Camp...
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