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Good Equipment Helps Operators Minimize Distraction
Brief Improving construction equipment and technologies that enable productivity is often a focus of manufacturers, but interfaces and heads-up displays that provide operators information for safe and efficient work are often overlooked. Displays that monitor...
9 Situations that Require Active Listening Skills
Brief Leaders can develop a habit of active and deep listening when in meetings, during brainstorming sessions or when quelling conflicts by paraphrasing what others have said to ensure understanding and by refraining from judgment, writes Rick Brandon, president of...
Placing or Repairing Concrete in Hot Weather
Brief Hot weather brings added considerations for contractors placing or repairing concrete, should be aware of for placing concrete or performing concrete repair in hot weather, writes Dick Tharpe from Sakrete. Tharpe offers tips on combatting reduced setting times,...
How Digitized Codes, Standards Help Contractors
Brief The digitization of fire and life safety codes and standards can help construction professionals improve collaboration, reduce miscommunication, document project-specific equivalencies and keep important knowledge in-house, writes Val Ziavras, an engineer in...
Top Ideas for Gravel Driveway
Brief There's more to gravel driveway ideas than meets the eye — find out how to make this simple materials shine with expert top tips and design inspiration. Insight Gravel driveway ideas are popular thanks to the material's cost-effectiveness, optional DIY...
Lessons from Dakota Access Pipeline
Brief Farmers in the Midwest are gearing up for a fight over whether pipelines can cut through their land. Many look to the experience other farmers had with the Dakota Access Pipeline a few years ago. Insight Keith Puntenney is still feeling the impacts from...
Report: Pa. Bridge Corroded Months Before Collapse
Brief A lengthy report detailing severe decay in the structure of the Fern Hollow Bridge was made months before it collapsed in January, yet no immediate repairs were recommended. The October report by inspectors revealed rusted holes in the bridge's support legs,...
How to Interrogate Ideas Before they’re Put into Action
Brief New ideas should be scrutinized according to such concerns as what's not included, how critics might respond and whether front-line employees have the knowledge they need to support it, writes CEO coach Sabina Nawaz. "Checking our assumptions and ideas,...
Ask “Why?” Before Jumping to “How?”
Brief Open-ended questions such as "Why?" and "What if?" are better for generating problem-solving ideas than closed questions like "How?" that focus on accomplishing a task, writes Linda Zhang. "The other upside of starting with a question is that it attracts people...