Construction Informer

One aspect of Halloween revolves around costumes and there are some curious looking costumes related to construction. I have to admit they’re not very authentic, but maybe the industry needs to update its look.
For example here is a construction worker dress up costume for a kid.It includes a “soft vinyl hard hat” (that will definitely [...]

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In this interview with Heather Rhoades from The SearchGuru.com we explore some points about search engine optimization (SEO) and cover [...]

The Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America has a hearing damage page at their site. You can click on various noise producers like normal conversation or jack hammer and see the decibels (dB) that are produced by that activity. It’s surprising to see that a spray painter actually peaks at a higher dB [...]

If you want to get a glimpse of what web site professionals consider to be cutting edge in web site design look no further than the Web Marketing Association’s WebAward. Now in its 11th year it names the best web sites in 96 industries to, “provide a benchmark by which all website development can be [...]

Designing and building “can” structures tops the list of things to do for architects, engineers, students and other construction professionals when they want to do some public good and test their skills. The sponsoring organization, Canstruction® is a foundation of the Society for Design Administration in Alpharetta, GA, which in turn is an affiliate of [...]

The DOE, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy sponsored the Solar Decathlon in October to find the most attractive and energy efficient solar powered house. The competition was provided by 20 university and college teams from across the globe. Each team had to design, build and operate their home. The winners of the [...]

The productivity of construction workers hasn’t kept pace with other industries. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, while other industries have recorded worker productivity increases of up to 250 percent since 1964, construction worker productivity has declined by 25 percent. Another analysis of construction industry productivity, as reported here, found the average construction worker [...]

Many businesses have found they can enhance their relationships by having active blogs. Active is the operative word because a blog that doesn’t have regular posts is just wasting your time and energy. What’s regular? Once a day is a good target, and every business day (five days a week) is also a strong schedule. [...]

I’ve been shortchanging the home improvements area so I thought I’d give a very broad overview of tiling. It’s meant to help people understand what is involved with installing tile. It is not a definitive guide since different installations will require more specific instructions.
Tile evokes a feeling of permanence and luster. More and more it [...]

In a previous post here I highlighted a SuccessFactors’ report on what they called “The Looming Talent Management Crisis in Corporate America,” and outlined some things for managers to focus on in order to maximize the talent they have.
One of those ideas was about keeping employees by providing ways for them to move up [...]