Category: Featured
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Prep Your Home’s Electrical System for Summer Heatwaves
When the Australian summer arrives, soaring temperatures often push your home’s electrical system to its limits. Good news, there is a straightforward way to avoid many of the usual headaches. By following expert advice: preparing your home’s electrical system for summer heatwaves can keep your family safe, reduce power bills, and help you avoid annoying…
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Seasonal Changes That Can Damage Your Home’s Foundation
Your home’s foundation is one of the most critical parts of its structure, yet it’s often the part homeowners think about the least. What many don’t realize is that seasonal changes can have a dramatic effect on foundation stability. Whether it’s the expanding heat of summer, the cold of winter, or the unpredictable rainfall of…
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How Do You Sell Land Fast and For Top Dollar?
Selling land isn’t the same as selling a house. When you sell a house, buyers can already picture themselves living there and what they can do with it to turn it into their dream house. Land, on the other hand, requires imagination. It’s a blank canvas, and it can be anything depending on how you…
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10-Item Checklist for Effective Plant Machinery Inspections
Most equipment failures don’t happen overnight. They give warning signs like unusual vibrations, strange sounds, or small leaks. But even experienced operators can miss these signals when they’re focused on daily tasks. Luckily, a systematic inspection can help solve this problem. Consistent procedures can help any trained worker perform thorough equipment checks, regardless of their…
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How Modern Construction Practices Improve Efficiency
In recent years, the construction industry has undergone a wave of innovation, driven by pressures of cost control, sustainability, speed, and labor shortages. Modern construction practices are transforming how projects are planned, executed, and operated—delivering higher efficiency, better quality, and lower waste. Below, we’ll explore several key practices that are helping the industry move forward.…
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How Proper Tree Care Supports Long-Term Sustainability
Caring for trees is more than an aesthetic choice. Proper tree maintenance plays a direct role in supporting the environment, conserving resources, and promoting healthier communities. A well-maintained tree offers cleaner air, greater biodiversity, and improved resilience against climate change. The connection between tree care and sustainability is profound, making routine maintenance a responsibility that…
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Cashivo Platform Sets a New Standard for Digital Gift Card Use in Europe
A Simplified Approach to Digital Rewards Managing electronic gift cards has often been associated with clunky platforms and unclear processes. That’s beginning to change with the introduction of Cashivo, a new digital platform created by Redstone Consultants OÜ. Designed for speed, simplicity, and reliability, the service offers users across Europe a way to buy, access,…
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Jacobs scores $3.3B add-on for LA colleges modernization
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Campus improvementsValue: $3.3 billion in active projects (part of $15.1 billion program)Location: Los AngelesClients: Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District is handing Jacobs a hefty assignment on a number of higher…
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How transit leaders learned to handle multibillion-dollar megaprojects
“We are all dealing with infrastructure that is aging,” said Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, who moderated a panel on megaprojects at this year’s American Public Transportation Association conference in Boston, where leaders talked through the challenges and lessons learned from these multibillion-dollar endeavors. “We are dealing with communities that are changing, and these are…
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Construction must continue to adopt new tools
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Josh LaSharr is a senior consultant at Well Built Construction Consulting, a Baltimore-based firm that delivers strategic consulting, facilitation services and peer roundtables for construction executives. Opinions are the author’s own. Technology and construction today go hand…