Expert Columns: Page 49

6 Ways to Beat the Heat This Summer

Construction sites rarely see ideal temperatures, and the presence of heat and humidity can quickly turn a safe worksite dangerous if preventative safety measures are not in place.

Construction sites rarely see ideal temperatures, and the presence of heat and humidity can quickly turn a safe worksite dangerous if preventative safety measures are not in place.

The Future of Construction Labor Augmentation

Straight, plumb, level, square and true will apply more than ever as we transition into the technology-augmented workforce of the future, allowing the industry and workers to do more with less.

Straight, plumb, level, square and true will apply more than ever as we transition into the technology-augmented workforce of the future, allowing the industry and workers to do more with less.

Pavement Striping and Sweeping Contractors: Add-on Service or Referral Profit Center?

World Sweeping Association

Sweeping and striping can go together, hand-in-hand, but there's some definite do's and dont's that you should be conscious of.

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Using Construction Data to Reduce Fuel Waste

Due to the industry's reliance on heavy equipment such as trucks, cranes, and yellow iron, 98% of all energy use across the industry comes from diesel.

Stringent government regulations and hefty fines (including those for heavy equipment) are being introduced to minimize the industry's overall carbon footprint.

Troubleshooting Your Floor Grinder

National Flooring Equipment

Tooling and maintenance tips for concrete grinding and concrete polishing.

Concrete Floor Grinding Troubleshooting

Why Wait to Form Walls on Footings?

Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)

The Concrete Foundations Association explains the rationale behind the speed available to the construction of residential concrete foundations and why footings are not susceptible to damage if the contractor continues the forming process on day two.

Contractors regularly look at the basic U.S. residential concrete foundation as being a three-day process. Excavation, footing forming and concrete placement on day one; wall forming and concrete placement on day two; and form stripping, clean-up and waterproofing on day three.

How To Create a Cohesive Concrete Floor Installation Team

Valence Protective Coatings

A better concrete floor coating installation team can lead to better production, higher quality installations, and more profit. Here's how to start building your own.

Creating a Cohesive Resinous Concrete Floor Coating Installation Team

How to Handle Construction Equipment Spending in 2023

GB Financial Services, LLC

Business owners need to be careful with their spending and managing their balance sheets during 2023, to avoid the pitfalls of inflation and overspending.

Business owners need to be careful with their spending and managing their balance sheets during 2023, to avoid the pitfalls of inflation and overspending.

8 Steps for Contractors to Ensure Repeat Business

Pinnacle Development Group,Inc

The secret to gaining repeat business isn’t selling what you’re “going to do” for the customer but what you have proven that you “can do.”

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How Do Cement Demand Fluctuations Happen & What's Being Done in Supply Chain

ThroughPut Inc.

With cement manufacturers facing rising and fluctuating demands for the increased need for concrete, here are four ways cement companies are matching this demand and utilizing AI to serve the supply chain.

How Cement Manufacturers Are Responding To Cement Demand Fluctuations

Does Your Company Culture Value Its Labor?

T&N Asphalt Services

If there is one issue that we have all faced recently, it’s labor….or lack of it, but there are actions we as owners can take to ease and improve our labor situation.

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Truck Production Index for Q1 2023

Power Systems Research

The PSR-TPI decreased from 108 to 106, or -1.9%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, compared to Q4 2022.

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