Category: Featured
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Some of the Top Ways to Improve Indoor Environmental Quality
Creating healthier indoor environments has become a top priority in modern construction and building design, particularly as developers and building managers look to improve the well-being, productivity, and comfort of occupants. Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) is a comprehensive concept that encompasses air quality, acoustics, thermal conditions, and lighting—factors that significantly influence how people feel and…
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Recordable SIFs drop, but there’s more work to be done
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The good news? The number of serious injuries and fatalities in construction declined 17% in 2023 compared to the previous year. “The bad news is on a macrolevel across all industries, even though lagging measures such as…
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JLG Expands IoT Platform | For Construction Pros
JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation business, introduced three new features to its ClearSky Smart Fleet IoT (Internet of Things) platform. The latest enhancements, including the Digital Analyzer Reader, Automatic Site Networks and Elevation-Based Localization, redefine how fleet managers monitor, manage and maintain their equipment. “This is about transforming telematics from a physical world to…
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Georgia Restaurant Association unveils new brand identity
The Georgia Restaurant Association (GRA) is embarking on a rebranding initiative with Street Studio Creative. This strategic collaboration was designed to refresh and realign GRA’s brand identity with its mission—to be the trusted source where hospitality owners and operators gain a competitive edge to grow their businesses and strengthen the hospitality industry in Georgia. The…
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Jacobs-McCourt books $99M Boston-area road project
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Bridge replacement and interchange improvementsValue: $99.2 millionLocation: Natick, MassachusettsClient: Massachusetts DOT Preliminary utility work has started in the Boston suburb of Natick, Massachusetts, ahead of a major infrastructure reconstruction on the state’s first diverging diamond interchange, according…
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Construction hiring slows to lowest rate ever recorded
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction industry job openings decreased by 38,000 last month even as hiring in the sector slowed to its lowest rate on record, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S.…
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Tariff fears ‘settling down’: Graycor Southwest lead
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Tariff fears are abating as the Southwest’s construction landscape heats up due to demand for data centers and chip fabs, according to Graycor Construction’s new general manager of the region. The Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois-based firm and other…
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‘I can’t find any help’: Employers scramble to solve worker shortages caused by immigration crackdowns
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. President Donald Trump’s statement in an April 15 Fox Noticias interview that his administration would “work with” undocumented immigrants who self-deport from the country and return them to the U.S. “if they’re good, if we want them…
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Hackitt on competence standard: ‘We should have reached this point sooner’
Addressing the Engineering Council, Hackitt said: “I will be very keen to hear more about the next stages you’ve mapped out, which will need to include driving the individual institutions who have been licenced to award this qualification in raising awareness among their members, not just of the existence of this new qualification, but driving…
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How far have we really come? Mark Enzer reviews construction’s digital journey
Image: Nicoelnino | Dreamstime.com It’s time to take stock of the industry’s digital progress. Who better to do so than someone who has been at the centre of it? Mark Enzer OBE FREng shares his thoughts on technology’s development path and where it may lead. “It is fascinating,“ reports Enzer. “To start with, it is…