Our blog for news and advice for increasing performance and productivity on the worksite.

Cement is one of the construction industry’s biggest carbon polluters. It’s responsible for approximately 5 to 7 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions caused by humans. But...

Workers who want to keep counting on all 10 fingers should take these precautions to prevent ring avulsion and other hand injuries. It’s not difficult to spot hazards that can harm...

New technology can boost productivity and allow the previously impossible — think exoskeletons and 3D printers. But considering the cost (human and monetary) of accidents and...

Especially given the labor shortage in construction, if you have good workers, you want to make sure they stay. Mentoring programs can help you attract and retain talent, but at...

One solution to getting workers to consistently wear PPE: Make it more comfortable. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is the last line of defense against injury. The challenge is...

It’s one thing for a developer to masterplan a new neighborhood with walkability in mind, as developers of some smart suburbs are beginning to do. But making existing cities and...

Severe weather events can cost contractors time and money. A delay on one project can have a domino effect, causing interruptions to other unrelated jobs as well. You can’t change...

Sometimes, true feats of civil engineering happen where you can’t see them. Last year, the winner of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ top honor, the Outstanding Civil...

Construction workers, who do much of their work outside, are used to being exposed to the elements — the sun, the rain, the heat, the cold. But occasionally the great outdoors can...

Whether you have a drywall hanger who started cultivating a bushy beard before ZZ Top made it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or your welder is determined to push stubble style...