Dodge Outlook Report Predicts Deceleration in Total Construction Growth Will Continue, Reflecting a Mixed Pattern by Project Type
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Construction Career Pathways Conference Strives to Lessen Skilled Shortages
This may be a shock, but young people are not signing up for careers in construction anymore. Have you been feeling the effects in your workforce? If so, it’s time to find out what you can do to help! Join NCCER at their premiere 2018 Construction Career Pathways Conference in San Antonio, Texas, where they will demonstrate how education partnerships are a crucial way to combat the skilled worker shortage.
5-Alarm Blaze Rips Through Residential Construction Site, Embers Spark Nearby Fires
Early on October 23, 2018, massive flames destroyed an East Bay housing complex built of salvaged wood, along with several other buildings in the area’s fifth major residential fire in just two years. The five-alarm blaze was so powerful that firefighters could not enter the structure, instead launching a defensive effort to keep the fire from spreading. Over 2,200 homes were without power, and one firefighter was left hospitalized.
ACI Announces Winners of Pervious Concrete Cylinder Student Competition
The American Concrete Institute announces the winners of its 2018 Pervious Concrete Cylinder Student Competition. The competition took place at the recent Concrete Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
KAI Design & Build Announces Acquisition of Atlanta-based Dorsey Engineering, Inc.
KAI Design & Build has acquired Atlanta-based Dorsey Engineering, Inc., effective Oct. 1, 2018. The acquisition expands KAI’s service reach into Georgia and Florida, while providing Dorsey’s existing clients with access to expansive technologies, additional engineering consulting and design resources, and BIM capabilities offered through KAI.
Industry Moving Away from Wood Framing for Multi-Family Projects
Builder Syed Bokhari passionately believes in creating durable, energy-efficient housing for seniors. That dedicated focus has led him to explore creative construction practices — including the use of precast concrete panels from Superior Walls by Magnis.
POWR2 Launches Hybrid Energy System
POWR2 offers six Hybrid Energy System (HES) models with outputs from 3.7kVA to 60kVA and storage ranges from 7.5kWh to 120kWh. All models include forklift pockets, lift and drag skid lift points.
Meet the 2018 National Design-Build Award Winners Who Make it Happen
Thousands of the nation’s design-build Owners, practitioners, and educators will gather in New Orleans, at the 2018 Design-Build Conference and Expo, to honor this year’s design-build award-winning leaders and projects
Microtoppings: Thin is In
A thin-set topping or microtopping is sort of like icing on a cake. It can go on thick or thin and be colored all the way through or just on the surface. The topping can be shaped to resemble decorative items. And, aesthetics aside, it can protect the surface beneath it.
Concrete Project Puts Columbus on the Map in Memphis
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue under the flag of Spain, a country ruled in the 15th century by the Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella. But do you know what nation Columbus called home?
Not that tough on the scale of trivia challenges, right? Columbus hailed from Genoa, now part of Italy.
