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Tips to Survive a Hot Construction Summer on a Jobsite

The summer heat can pose severe danger to construction workers. Here’s how to beat the heat and stay cool and productive over the next few months

Domonic Diaz-Weston

How Window/Door Contractors Can Best Use Bluebeam Revu

Troy DeGroot

The Hidden Danger Posed by Jobsite Contamination

Emily Beyda

Meet the 22-Year-Old Carpenter Fighting for More Women in Construction

Elisa Silverman

Can Construction Solve Its Concrete Conundrum?

Diana Kightlinger

National Association of Black Women in Construction

The Women Working to Improve Black Representation in Construction

Emily Beyda

This Architect Designs Stunning Treehouses. Here’s How He Does It.

Can Bamboo Construction Replace Timber and Steel?

How Deep Learning Is Redefining Building Management Systems

An earthquake motivated Chimaelle Goureige to dedicate a career to building, but the young project engineer is now giving back by encouraging young women hesitant about joining the industry

This Young Project Engineer Is Inspiring Women to Join Construction

Videos

Projects

Are Malls Dying? It’s Complicated

Innovation, Projects

Southbank by Beulah: Building the World’s First ‘Greenscraper’

People, Projects

5 Things Superintendent Chad Czerwinski Can’t Live Without

People, Projects

Does Construction Have a Noise Problem?

Tips to Survive a Hot Construction Summer on a Jobsite

Is Concrete Seawall Construction the Answer to Coastal Threats?

Innovation
Hamish Champ

Rising tidal activity, in part driven by climate change, increasingly threatens coastal communities. Officials are assessing shore defenses around the country, including considering seawalls. But are such structures the answer, or are there more effective alternatives?

Go Inside Window Washer Thompson Touch’s Sky-High Ambitions

People
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

Josh Thompson bootstrapped a window-washing business with just $800; now, as that company has grown into a full-fledged family enterprise, Thompson has larger ambitions

Construction Equipment Undergoes a Power Shift

Innovation
Diana Kightlinger

The evolution from diesel to electric offers advantages that include lower fuel consumption and emissions—and improved ownership cost and health

The Secret to This Construction Manager’s Successful 30-Year Career

People
Elisa Silverman

Nicolle Wilkinson has a message for women pursuing construction careers: forge your own path. Here’s how she did it

What Can Engineers Do To Strive Toward Net-Zero Engineering?

Innovation
Hamish Champ

Engineers have a crucial role to play in making the built environment greener, particularly when it comes to delivering infrastructure that impacts the world around us. In an interview with Bluebeam, expert Tim Chapman of Arup and the Institution of Civil Engineers spells out what needs to be done.

Using Cryptocurrency and Blockchain To Manage Construction Cash Flows

Projects
Hamish Champ

The collapse of contracting giant Carillion offered a lesson for the construction sector. It reminded the industry of the need to carry out jobs for the right amount of money and to maintain good cash flow. It has also led to the sector looking at new technologies such as cryptocurrency to smooth out cash flow issues.

What Is Embodied Carbon in Construction and How Can It Be Reduced?

Innovation
Hamish Champ

The construction industry needs to address not only the operational carbon of a building – what it emits throughout its use – but the embodied carbon in buildings, which is linked to the materials used to deliver it, along with the construction activity itself.