VETERAN SPOTLIGHT: Serving Her Customers as She Served Her Country
Melissa McGregor Nicknamed “Private SS” back in the Army Reserves – for her uniform size, “super small, super short” – 5 foot 0 inch Melissa McGregor learned to stand up for...
VETERAN SPOTLIGHT: Ironman and Former Marine Helps Fellow Veterans Land Jobs
Kelly French Kelly French is proud of the five years he’s spent as a talent acquisition program specialist at United Rentals. Yet there’s one job on his résumé that may make him...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Giving Back to Sick and Injured Veterans
Building a house requires construction equipment. Building a Fisher House requires construction equipment — and a deep desire to give back. These houses, which dot the country...
Veterans Ride in Style at Arizona’s Boulder Crest Retreat
Driving up a dirt path through uncommonly green surroundings for Southern Arizona, you’re met with a wave of peace as you enter the 130-acre Apache Springs Ranch. As of May 1, the...
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...
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...
