Convergence is the process of uniting 2 or more things. Rivers can converge at some point to become the Mississippi River. Like-minded people can converge to form an organization. In the construction industry, convergence between architecture, entertainment, and manufacturing is the effort to find better ways to do what we do: create and build space. […]
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Your new hire is excited. Onboarding begins Monday. However, 68% of new hires quit within the first six months and your success rate isn’t much better. Is there something you can do differently during construction employment onboarding? Why New Workers Abandon Construction Employment It’s not just you, your company, or even the construction industry. The top 3
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In 2015, Carlos Moncayo was buried alive in a 14´ unreinforced trench on a New York construction jobsite. The undocumented worker was 22 years old. The New York construction company was convicted of manslaughter/negligent homicide and fined $10,000. If passed, Carlos’ Law would allow a $300,000 minimum fine to New York companies in which construction
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Soil stabilization changes soil’s physical properties by adding long-term strength and weight-bearing capacity. Soil bases for roads, parking lots, etc. use chemicals, lime-based products, cement, and other bonding agents to create permanent soil stabilization. For example, because of its locale’s soil composition, one company uses an ionic clay coil stabilizer. The concrete process begins with the
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You unhook your hybrid from its charger and drive to the project site where you operate heavy construction equipment. If that’s you in 2023, you may be operating electric-powered heavy construction equipment. For better ground contact, on mushy or soft soil, track loaders are often a better choice than skid-steers. Track loaders and skid-steers are
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“This peak is largely due to U.S. onshoring efforts,” says Construction Dive, “as more American companies move their manufacturing facilities back to the U.S.” Manufacturing returns to the U.S. are including food-related production and electric vehicle factories. The Dodge Momentum Index is a monthly measurement of nonresidential construction industry building projects in planning. In June
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Underground or subsurface utilities are infrastructures installed below ground. They include data cables, electric lines, gas/oil pipelines, telecommunication cables, and sewer/water pipelines. Most older utility lines were installed above the ground but are often reinstalled, as are new lines, underground for added safety and aesthetics. Construction business excavations that damage underground utilities average 530,000 each
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Have you heard of illnesses or injuries that occur because of lifestyle choices? For example, being sedentary as a choice has many unhealthy consequences. Aging rockers with hearing loss may regret standing near a concert speaker the size of a townhouse in 1976. Still, that was a lifestyle choice. You shouldn’t need to worry about work-related
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You may feel like today’s workforce doesn’t care about working or success. It’s not that they don’t care. It’s that what they care about is different; for them, the definition of “success” is ongoing development, opportunity, and more. Here are tips for construction management teams to attract and retain talent. 1. Match Their Goals With
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Starting a business isn’t easy for most of us. And to maintain a thriving construction business, financially and culturally, takes a bigger investment than money. If you want the right people working for you, start with becoming the right leader. They’re worth the investment and so are you. 4 Construction Business Leadership Tips “You have
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