Construction Informer

This post doesn’t have anything directly related to construction. But I’m building here so be patient. Future posts will pick up on some of these ideas and carry forward.
I’ve been watching American politics with discernment now for at least 35 years. That accounts for nine presidents, (a few had two terms), and countless Congressional sessions. [...]

Training New Talent: San Diego recently opened a charter public school that uses hands-on as a way to teach not only the typical high school curriculum but also skills in AEC. Students actually assembled portions of their classroom and discovered why math and scientific principles are important. Construction, engineering, architecture and interior design are the [...]

For some reason I was thinking about David the other night. David was a homeless person I hired once to work on lawn maintenance tasks. There wasn’t any special incentive for doing so – no government program that would match the wages – and I wasn’t paying him “under the table,” just to gather some [...]

According to a recent report in The Economic Times construction firms involved with infrastructure in India are in a boom time. Not only are their orders full for this year but most of them have all they can do for the next two to three years.
“The infrastructure sector in India is set to expand significantly [...]

In looking at historical building permit data from 1960 to this year it is possible to see patterns that may predict future events. Back in February I did a post explaining the historical patterns of the nation’s building permit volumes and based upon what I saw I extrapolated that the building permits would have to [...]

Many people think of homes as the place where panelized construction is most common. If that is true then the idea is being challenged by companies in the commercial sector.
A case in point is the recent announcement by Codding Steel Frame Solutions that it had manufactured and delivered 1000 linear feet of exterior wall panels [...]

As OSHA is publishing a proposed rule for cranes and derricks in construction the New York City Buildings Department has issued new requirements related to the application process associated with erecting and dismantling tower cranes. According to one report the OSHA change is the first one related to cranes in 40 years.
None of this may [...]

The initial hurricane Ike damage assessment is in from the Institute For Business and Home Safety (IBHS). After two days of surveying damage in Houston, Galveston and the surrounding areas the researchers discovered water intrusion at roofs was the greatest point of concern resulting from this storm.
As might be expected older roofs didn’t hold up [...]

Construction robotics have always been challenged by the construction environment. So, robotic efforts have largely focused on automation-types of things that can be accomplished in a factory setting. But that is changing.
Vulcan Engineering, makers of equipment for the steel forging industry, has introduced a line of robots that are expected to make some inroads to [...]

The results of the annual Web Marketing Association’s WebAward have been announced and the Best Construction Website goes to : Johns Manville for its SpecJM.com Professionals Web Site.
 
The three construction sites that received the Outstanding Website award were: Elevation’s 1237WestWeb site, John Holland Group’s Partner of Choice Employer of Choice site and neboweb’s Leica [...]