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Project Uptime
Project Uptime
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VETERAN SPOTLIGHT: Ironman and Former Marine Helps Fellow Veterans Land Jobs
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Tips for Keeping Construction Crews Safe in Winter
If you’ve managed to plan your projects so you’re doing inside work in winter , good for you. But since that’s not always possible, it’s essential to know how to keep workers safe...
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How to Protect Workers from Hypothermia and Frostbite
Keeping employees warm when performing outside work in winter is the responsibility of both workers and management. Here are seven ways to prevent cold stress injuries and...
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Construction PPE Is Getting ‘Smart’
Slowly but surely, the construction industry is going digital. For example, more and more construction equipment is networked, meaning it can share information with computers as...
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Team United Runs for Red White & Blue
What lies between Chicago, Illinois, and Madison, Wisconsin? For one thing, 200 long miles — long, that is, if you’re running them over the course of 36 sleepless hours as part of...
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Giving Back to Sick and Injured Veterans
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Veterans Ride in Style at Arizona’s Boulder Crest Retreat
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Tips for Keeping Your Construction Company Busy This Winter
Construction is a year-round business, even in four-season areas of the country. Despite cold winters, business must go on — preferably but not necessarily indoors — to keep crews...
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College Campuses Are Leading the Way in Energy Efficiency
While green building certification among U.S. commercial building projects has slowed since a 2013 peak, schools are stepping into the gap by building a near-record share, putting...
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How to Boost Quality Control on Any Construction Project
Quality doesn’t happen by accident. If you want a high-quality end product, you need to plan for it from the beginning. And that means having a written quality control plan you can...