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Al Masaood Bergum on Modular Buildings Post-COVID-19
The UAE-based firm’s country manager, Ghias Ur Rehman, explains the benefits of modular construction.Q1. During the current situation of the coronavirus spread around the world, can we benefit from the construction of the modular buildings? The COVID-19 has...
Low-slope Roof System Design
Code compliance is without a doubt an important consideration when designing and installing roof systems. The requirements for most U.S. jurisdictions are based on the International Codes, or I-Codes, and the 2018 version is the most recent edition. Most low-slope...
How to Answer Tough Questions: Pandemic Editio
Have you had to lay off staff and reduce services to the public during the pandemic? Have you had to scale down your nonprofit’s mission or slash budgets? Has COVID-19 forced you to close your doors at a time your clients need you most? If you lead a nonprofit,...
Are You Causing Someone to Lose Face?
In my book, "Saving Face: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust," I explore the dimensions of face, a concept that represents one’s self-esteem, self-worth, identity, reputation, status, pride, social standing and dignity. Our ability to save and build face for...
5 Types Of Self-Talk That Help You Excel In Your Career
One night I got caught in a harrowing blizzard in a remote area of the North Carolina Mountains without snow tires or four-wheel drive. I couldn’t stop or pull off the road, and my car was skidding on ice. Clutching the steering wheel, I had to drive another thirty...
PODCAST; What Does Construction Safety Look Like Post Pandemic?
The coronavirus has changed how construction professionals view safety. HammerTech co-founder Brad Tabone and Caliber Safety founder Michael Fackler discuss how companies will need to evolve as they come out of the pandemic — and how they can better prepare for the...
UK Concrete Outlines Framework for ‘Beyond Net-zero
MPA UK Concrete, the group representing the UK concrete industry, has developed a framework to help inform the delivery of an ambitious roadmap for the UK concrete and cement sector to deliver net-negative emissions by 2050. In preparing the roadmap, UK Concrete...
Why post-virus Construction Needs 3D-printed Concrete
The future will be printed in 3D. Lem Bingley talks to the experts at the forefront of construction’s digital transformation amid a global pandemic that has emphasised the need to find different ways of doing things.The coronavirus crisis “has opened the eyes of...
The Advantages of using Nanoparticles in Cement Mortar
Around three billion tons of cement are produced around the world each year (Guillaume, 2014), of which the majority is consumed in developing countries due to ceaselessly growing demand, attributed to their emerging economies. In addition to the construction...