Construction Informer

Okay, this is just what I’ve been waiting for. I can’t tell you how long I’ve been thinking about this but it seems like forever. We, and here I am speaking of those who use Mac machines, are on the verge of having our very own Z-Wave home automation setup.
We will soon be able to [...]

It’s almost a given that if you notice a driver over-using brakes, starting to turn and then not turning, standing at a green light, or blocking intersections, they are probably talking on a mobile phone. For whatever reason all our intelligence as a species still doesn’t seem to make us able to drive AND talk [...]

Not long after running on at length back in October about the high price of cordless drill batteries I went ahead and tried one of those recycled (refilled) ones through MTO Battery online, (the one recommended by PutnamEco in a comment to the original post).
Here’s how the numbers came out:

$27 for the rebuilt 12V NiCad [...]

Counterfeit electrical products now account for a drain on the U.S. economy of as much as $20 billion, according to a press release put out by the magazines, Electrical Contractor and TED. So on April 14 at noon EDT the two are hosting a one-hour-long webinar on the topic of counterfeit electrical products. You can [...]

It seems the Chinese drywall story will probably go on for a long time. That’s especially true since the self proclaimed consumer advocacy group America’s Watchdog (AW) pounds on it relentlessly.
According to one report companies like Lennar and others who work in Florida and south along the gulf coast are tearing it out, and a [...]

Dubai has consistently amazed the world with its building projects. In no area has that been more evident than in the construction of tall buildings – very tall buildings.
The completion of the 1,053 foot-tall Burj al Arab in 1999 is soon to be eclipsed by the Burj Dubai. At 1,900 feet it is said to [...]

There has historically been a certain amount of resistance to computer technology within the construction sector. While astute construction managers who have the best interests of their construction businesses at heart tend to be bullish about adopting computer technology, the rank-and-file are not so enthusiastic.
Perhaps the biggest reason is because many people who work in [...]

Update – What’s Happened Since: Last March I wrote about new efforts on behalf of the states to enforce the proper classification of workers. This is especially relevant to construction since the term “independent contractor” is used as much as “contractor” in the business. The following is an example of one thing going on at [...]

While many of the nation’s youth spend their hormone-driven spring break on beaches, and in bars and nightclubs, there are others who find some excitement in building.
Each year, according to Habitat for Humanity, 12,000 students spend their spring break volunteering in more than 200 locations across the country. In Habitat’s 20-year history 166,000 of these [...]

Foamed asphalt is in the news more these days since everybody is looking for lower cost roadways. Couple that with federal incentives for reducing the carbon burden of road building and you have some pretty compelling reasons to consider foamed asphalt.
This process is actually a natural one that occurs when hot asphalt meets water. When [...]