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5 Steps to Ensure Everyone is on Board with Strategy
Brief Help Employees understand Your company's strategy by giving them many ways to access the information, providing a comprehensive guide to what will change and delivering messages that inspire them to be part of it, writes leadership coach David Lancefield....
How Mass Timber can Help Ease Housing Shortage
Brief A four-story transitional housing complex in Kitchener, Ontario, was completed in just one year, illustrating how mass timber can contribute to relieving the housing shortage, Matt Bolen, principal with EDGE Architects, said during the 2022 Toronto Wood...
Embedding Recycled CO2 into Concrete Boosts Sustainability
Brief Canadian firm CarbonCure uses recycled CO2 and calcium to create calcium carbonate, permanently mineralizing the CO2 for use in fresh concrete and recycled concrete aggregates in a way that generates environmental and economic benefits. Insight...
New Study Aims to Improve Rebar Expansion Measurements
Brief Researchers at the University of Tsukuba inserted an aluminum pipe into reinforced concrete and filled it with an expansion agent to simulate the volumetric expansion of corroded rebar. The researchers believe their approach offers an alternative to...
Focus on “Return on Attention” to Get the Right Tasks Done
Brief An emphasis on "return on attention" can help leaders focus on tasks that achieve long-term success and build on them by finding strategies to turn them into processes and systems that save time, writes Ed Batista. "The efficient use of our time and attention...
Geopolymer Concrete, FRP Create Long-Lasting Structures
Brief Australian researchers teamed with the City of Greater Geelong Council in Victoria and Australian Engineering Solutions to replace portland cement-based concrete with geopolymer concrete and steel rebar with fiber-reinforced polymer rebar to create a high...
Make Better Decisions By Clearly Defining the Problem
Brief Before jumping to a solution, get clear on the problem you're facing, brainstorm more than two options and bring in stakeholders to help you explore all the angles you may have missed, writes Suzi McAlpine. "All of us stand to benefit from getting crystal clear...
How Construction is Driving Toward Sustainability
Brief Achieving an environmentally friendly circular economy will depend on construction and its materials. Katharine Sanderson looks at different projects to make concrete less carbon-intensive, as well as initiatives to bring about greater standardization and...
Use This Strategy to Create Productive Staff Meetings
Brief Improve staff meetings by identifying the key metrics to discuss, using a shared document for each person to input their information and dedicating time to discuss what ideas need further debate and what decisions need to be made, writes Kim Scott. "[A]...