“Hillary 2016!”, shouts a man from the crowd of over 10,000 at the Temple Universitybasketball arena during Hillary Clinton’s Q&A session with USGBC CEO Rick Fedrizzi after her Keynote speech last night at Greenbuild 2013 in Philadelphia.
Ms. Clinton, realizing that the comment had to be addressed since everyone in the arena heard it, replied, […]
Building safety is at the forefront of the minds of every building contractor, site manager, architect, designer and building owner from a project’s start to completion. Whether it’s ensuring the building is structurally sound, building in adequate and effective fire escape routes, or ensuring aspects like wiring and the service of a plumbing company […]
If you have been inspired by stories of self-builders on the television, or have been flicking through glossy architecture magazines with envy, you might be considering building your own home. Although not a task to be undertaken lightly, there are excellent house and land packages causing more and more people to construct a brand […]
The Future Of Pneumatics In The Construction Industry
It can be rare in the world of construction to find an industry that has been as stable as the pneumatics industry. Whilst in previous decades, manufacturers have often experienced extreme peaks and troughs in demand and production due to nature of the fluctuating housing markets; pneumatics […]
When it comes to your business, first impressions count. Whether you are a have a hotel or office, your reception area needs to be inviting, yet stand out and make a lasting impression. It will be the first thing your visitors, potential and existing clients and staff see when they enter the building, […]
And furthermore, why do these photos have a blue or red tint to them?
Well, I’m not really sure about the tint, but I suspect it has something to do with lighting at the Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting last night. The Philadelphia chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors met to tour the building and […]
Roofing. It’s probably something that you take for granted.
Protecting you from the elements, the humble roof doesn’t really get all of the credit that it deserves, but there are many iconic landmarks all over the world that are renowned for their roofing. In the US while most of the city sides such as New York, […]
The title of this post is very important. If you just glanced at it, you may think it reads, “How To Get Construction Management Work”. But of course this is not the case. It reads, “How Do You Get Construction Management Work?”….with a question mark! (And yes, that was an exclamation point) And it isn’t […]
We all know that a construction site offers up all kinds of health and safety issues, but it seems that many site owners still aren’t doing enough to keep their workers safe. One of the major issues which arise time and time again is the provision of temporary fencing, but this is […]
Thanks to Maxwell Systems for sending me this infographic. Check out the cost to building The Great Pyramid!
