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...

According to a 2016 joint study from Dodge Data & Analytics and the Lean Construction Institute, 49 percent of “typical” construction projects exceeded their budgets according to...

If robots will one day take over construction jobs, as predicted in a white paper by construction giant Balfour Beatty, that day is a long way off, given everything that would need...

Your jobsite safety talks undoubtedly address topics like fall protection, equipment safety, PPE and lockout/tagout procedures . But when was the last time you talked about...

The hottest major among college students these days isn’t marketing or engineering (although those are still popular). It’s construction. According to a report from the National...

First there were green buildings. Are green communities next? A sign of the times: Sustainability standards are popping up to encourage communities, neighborhoods and business...

The construction industry is facing the biggest labor shortfall in more than a decade, and productivity has remained flat for decades while other fields such as manufacturing have...

VR scenarios keep workers engaged — and could pique millennials’ interest in construction careers. Imagine a crane operator attempting to pick up a load of steel beams to deposit...

The construction industry isn't as full of tech-shy workers, project managers and superintendents as it once was. One reason for the shift is that contractors need the latest...

Both employers and workers should be all ears when it comes to advice about which hearing protection devices to wear on the job. Jackhammers, power drills, diesel engines — they...