Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction

Top Post of 2022: Streets of Fire? How Concrete Proves To Be A 'Cool Pavement'

International Grooving & Grinding Association

Researchers in warm climates are leading the way when it comes to investigating how pavement materials affect air temperature and the Urban Heat Island effect.

Concrete Pavement Factor in Urban Heat Island UHI Effect

4 Factors Delaying Digital Transformation in Construction

Safe Site Check In LLC

While digital transformation offers the promise of greater efficiencies and productivity, adoption has been especially challenging for the construction industry.

While digital transformation offers the promise of greater efficiencies and productivity, adoption has been especially challenging for the construction industry.

Save a Gallon an Hour on the Jobsite by Reducing Idle Time

Caterpillar - Cat

Instead of focusing on fuel prices, a smarter strategy for construction contractors is focusing on ways to reduce fuel burn.

Instead of focusing on fuel prices, a smarter strategy for construction contractors is focusing on ways to reduce fuel burn.

Prepare for the Future of Backhoe-loader Technologies

Backhoe-loader technologies are advancing at an exceedingly fast pace, and operators must be ready for the changes.

Deere's backhoes are especially focused on providing operators a straightforward way for them to operate their backhoe-loaders in a manner that ensures consistently high performance.

Top Post of 2022: Using Ground Penetrating Radar to Increase Construction Efficiency

Geophysical Survey Systems (GSSI)

Giving construction crews ground penetrating radar (GPR) systems helps enhance the safety and efficiency of the jobsite.

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How To Build More Sustainable, Greener Roads

Coast Pavement Services

Using bio-based binders and rejuvenators to lessen our dependence on petroleum, lengthen the lifespan of our pavement, and protect our planet.

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10 Reminders Following OSHA’s Top Safety Violations

Sentry Insurance

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced its preliminary list of the 10 most frequently cited safety violations from the 2022 fiscal year.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced its preliminary list of the 10 most frequently cited safety violations from the 2022 fiscal year.

Construction Companies Can Advance by Being Cautiously Bullish in 2023

EY (formerly Ernst & Young)

To combat economic challenges, the industry must leverage innovation and the recent three landmark pieces of U.S. legislation to mine the opportunities, while maintaining a healthy cautiousness as economic downturn looms.

To combat economic challenges, the industry must leverage innovation and the recent three landmark pieces of U.S. legislation to mine the opportunities, while maintaining a healthy cautiousness as economic downturn looms.

Cat Operator Challenge Offers Both Fun and Glory for Competitors

Caterpillar - Cat

One competitor stood out during this challenge, operating with gentle nudges and careful but confident maneuvering – John Schiedeck of Texas, who ended up winning the entire North American Eastern Regional Challenge.

The Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge in Clayton, N.C., had a wheel loader portion that required competitors to cart around a 1980s-era Cat yellow Chevy Blazer.

5 Steps to a Safer Construction Jobsite

Caterpillar - Cat

Looking for a quick safety refresher to share with your equipment operators? Here are five easy-to-remember tips that help make for safer shifts, every day.

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Weil-McLain Updates ProTools App

Available for iOS and Android devices, the app now allows heating professionals to work virtually with Weil-McLain’s Tech Support team to problem-solve issues as they occur on the jobsite.

Available for iOS and Android devices, the app now allows heating professionals to work virtually with Weil-McLain’s Tech Support team to problem-solve issues as they occur on the jobsite.

How a Hot Housing Market Leads to Construction Defects

Berding & Weil LLP

Residential housing built over the past three years will suffer from quality issues that will lead to litigation if the builders aren’t willing to repair them. These initial construction problems will echo long after the building is complete.

Residential housing built over the past three years will suffer from quality issues that will lead to litigation if the builders aren’t willing to repair them.

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