Construction firms interested in new business opportunities need only to look at where the disasters occurred in 2017. But successful bidders will be companies that understand the importance of offering construction services with built-in resiliency. That’s the value proposition public officials are seeking in today’s marketplace.
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Government Construction Projects May Never Be the Same
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018Interested in upcoming opportunities? Best not to overlook thousands resulting from bond elections
Friday, March 31st, 2017General contractors, engineers, technology, security and architectural firms watch school bond elections carefully because the bond packages represent upcoming opportunities worth billions of dollars. One must wonder why thousands of other types of firms are not watching bond elections as diligently also…Here are just a few examples of school bond issues that were either recently approved or are up for approval in May of this year.
View this complete post...6 Things to Do to Curb Crane Accidents at Construction Worksites
Monday, January 30th, 2017Construction sites have stringent safety protocols in place to prevent adverse events and accidents. Even with all the precautions and preventive procedures, fatal injury rate for the industry is quite high. This can be attributed to a number of reasons ranging from oversight on part of site managers to malfunctioning equipment. Another probable cause is the sheer size of the industry where at any given day more than 6.5 million people are at work at work sites numbering an approximate 252,000.
View this complete post...Pennsylvania DOT: Controlled Bridge Drop
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016PennDOT performed a controlled drop Wednesday, Oct. 26, of a section of the old PA 903 Bridge in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County.
View this complete post...Shaping the Future of Construction: A Breakthrough in Mindset and Technology
Thursday, July 7th, 2016WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
The Engineering & Construction (E&C) industry strongly affects the economy, the environment and society as a whole. It touches the daily lives of everyone, as quality of life is heavily influenced by the built environment surrounding people. The construction industry serves almost all other industries, as all economic value creation occurs within or by means of buildings or other “constructed assets”. As an industry, moreover, it accounts for 6% of global GDP. It is also the largest global consumer of raw materials, and constructed objects account for 25-40% of the world’s total carbon emissions.
Utah DOT: Top 2016 Construction Projects
Thursday, April 7th, 2016More than 150 projects are scheduled this season statewide to improve mobility now and in the future. These projects are designed to enhance safety for drivers and pedestrians, improve the flow of traffic and keep Utah’s roads in good condition.
View this complete post...Nevada DOT: Paving I-580 Time Lapse
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015This is a time lapse video on the paving of the inside two lanes on Southbound I-580 on Monday, August 17th.
View this complete post...Harrisburg, PA: In Just One Weekend, Bridge Superstructure Demolished & Restored
Tuesday, June 30th, 2015Instead of impacting traffic for roughly a year and a half with traffic restrictions for a bridge superstructure replacement, PennDOT took an innovative approach to replacing a 60-year old structurally deficient bridge superstructure on busy Route 581 in the Harrisburg region.
View this complete post...Grand Coulee, WA: Removing Scaffolding from the Massive Grand Coulee Dam
Monday, June 30th, 2014The men doing this work all are wearing lifelines – sometimes the lines are just barely visible in my video.
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View this complete post...Washington State DOT: Ferry Construction Time Lapse
Monday, December 23rd, 2013The video captures construction of Washington’s newest Olympic Class ferry, 144-car Tokitae, from the start of construction through summer 2013.
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