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Workforce

Worker survives being impaled through chest by rebar

The witnesses and others who helped save Casey Zawojski’s life after a terrifying accident on a Florida jobsite are crediting divine intervention, and it’s easy to see why. According to a report from the Ocala Star-Banner, Zawojski, a 20-year-old painter, was doing prep work from a ladder at a residential jobsite when the ladder fell. […]

November 25, 2015

Technology

The 3D-printed car is here and the technology is well on its way to disrupting construction, too

One of the most atypical things we saw this year at the SEMA show (Specialty Equipment Market Association) was a prototype of a 3D printed car from the company Local Motors. It’s a cute little two-seater that looks a lot like a Mazda Miata, but don’t think for a minute that this is just a […]

November 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS > Aerial shots show progress on Tappan Zee Bridge replacement

At $3.98 billion, the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement is one of the priciest transportation projects in America. As such, plenty of eyes are watching the megaproject, but the Tappan Zee Constructors are more than happy to give everyone a bird’s eye view of the construction progress. RELATED >> Combining design, build contracts saved $1.7 billion on Tappan Zee Bridge […]

November 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

The RoadPrinter builds brick roads as if it were unrolling carpet

Laying each individual block in a brick road can be a time-consuming process, but this machine from RP Systems has made the process a little less time consuming and much more fun to watch. Tech Insider recently featured the video below of the PRS6 RoadPrinter easily rolling out a road. Plus, the machine is building a […]

November 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

Young engineer finds wide audience with photos documenting bridge construction in Louisville

Documenting construction isn’t in Kyle Parks’ job description on the Downtown Crossing bridge construction in Louisville. But perched out over the Ohio River and high above the city, the 22-year-old engineer took a photo of the construction with the cityscape in the background and suddenly found a new side gig. WDRB reported that Parks, an […]

November 18, 2015

Business

U.S. home starts fall 11% in October; builder confidence dips first time in 5 months

With the start of construction on both single-family homes and apartment complexes down in October, total U.S. home starts fell 11 percent during the month. Home starts fell to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.060 million, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. That total is down 1.8 percent over the same time last year. […]

November 18, 2015

Technology

Work trucks get a tech tune-up thanks to smarter transmissions, telematics

Technology isn’t just electrons and algorithms. It’s metallurgy and frame rails and a host of other details. Truck manufacturers use these tools to develop, produce and service what they sell. Some techniques for improving fuel efficiency in line-haul trucking don’t carry over well to vocational applications. Skirts and other aerodynamic features don’t help much on a […]

November 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

The massive SLJ900 tows a bridge into place, one section at a time

The SLJ900 is yet another modular take on bridge building. But rather than sliding pre-built sections of bridge in from the side as is now done on many highways, this 300-foot-long machine drops sections in a straight line. The machine uses arms that grip the beams set to support the bridge and from there, it’s a balancing […]

November 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

Work zone flagger killed after being struck by garbage truck on Missouri highway

A flagger in Missouri died Nov. 12 after he was struck by a garbage truck that was involved in a four-vehicle crash in Johnson County. The Daily Star-Journal reported reports John Johnson, 47, was working as a flagman on a road construction project and had stopped southbound traffic on Highway 13 when the garbage truck hit a stopped […]

November 15, 2015

Construction Equipment

Apis Cor 3D printer assembles in 30 minutes, prints a building in 1 day

Though 3D printing is a technology that seems destined to greatly impact the construction industry, up until recently that impact still felt far off. But this year alone we’ve seen bridges, homes and hotel rooms built using 3D printing methods that decrease project times significantly. Now, according to 3Dprint.com, Russian engineer Nikita Chen-yun-tai has created […]

November 12, 2015

Safety

Worker crushed, killed in Las Vegas trenching accident

A construction worker was killed in a trenching accident involving a piece of equipment late last month. According to a report from News 3 Las Vegas, the unidentified worker was “in a trench with a trenching machine” on the afternoon of Oct. 21 when he “was apparently crushed by the machine in the trench,” said Clark […]

November 12, 2015

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar extends fuel payback guarantee program; says 15% of enrollees are new customers

Caterpillar announced today it will extend its “Cat pays you back” fuel consumption guarantee program to include more than 130 machines purchased through June 30, 2016. “To date, approximately 70 percent of the machines customers have self-enrolled in this program are running below the guarantee,” says Jason Hurdis, senior market professional, Caterpillar. Hurdis also indicates […]

November 11, 2015