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Roadbuilding

NAPA to hold environmental, health and safety conference at World of Asphalt 2015

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has scheduled its Beyond Compliance: Achieving EH&S Excellence conference near the start of the World of Asphalt in Baltimore March 16-17. The conference will cover environmental, health, and safety best practices for those involved in asphalt production and construction. “This is the only conference to focus exclusively on issues related to environment, health, […]

February 19, 2015

Technology

Created by a contractor, busybusy mobile app automates construction labor cost management

You won’t find too many contractors that consider themselves a “nerd.” But very early on in my conversation with Isaac Barlow, a 19-year veteran of commercial excavation, he threw the word out there. “My nature is very analytical,” he said while scrolling through thousands of emails on his iPad amid the dull roar of the […]

February 18, 2015

Construction Equipment

Best dad ever builds drivable mini Caterpillar Model 22 dozer using lawnmower parts for son

No. 2 Video of 2015 « No. 3 No. 1 »   It’s not every dad that loves heavy equipment and tinkering so much that he builds a bulldozer for his young son. Which is why we thought YouTube user Ryan M deserved everyone’s attention. After seeing a kid dig a trench with an amazing mini […]

February 18, 2015

Technology

Meet Punchbot, the roving robot construction superintendent born at AEC Hackathon

What if a jobsite superintendent could be everywhere at once, providing workers with the information the need instantly, with the tap of a button? With Punchbot, that just might become a reality. Created at the latest Architecture Construction Engineering (AEC) Hackathon event in New York, Punchbot was dreamt up by Joe Williams and Todd Wynne of […]

February 17, 2015

Business

Akron wants to start its own city construction company; would be an Ohio first

Contractors that bid on projects in the city of Akron, Ohio, may soon have some new competition: the city itself. Frustrated with the low levels of local workers hired on past and current city projects, Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic recently announced his plan to start a construction company run by the city, according to a […]

February 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT crews now measure stockpiles by shooting a quick video with their iPhones

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has begun using an iPhone app to get accurate measurements of stockpile volume and tonnage, as well as keep track of locations. Last year, the agency’s Materials Supply Chain Management team was tasked with locating new technologies that would improve the agency’s supply chain management operations and reduce operating […]

February 17, 2015

Home

FAA drone rules OK most construction uses, but put a major one in question

On Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration issued its proposed rules on the commercial use of small drones, otherwise known as unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). And while more lenient than previously expected, the regulations will require a written exam for drone operators and will make it difficult to use the aircraft […]

February 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

Kokosing CEO admits demolition plan was flawed in deadly bridge collapse

The demolition plan for a bridge that crossed over Interstate 75 near Cincinnati was flawed and has been found to have contributed to the structure’s collapse which killed a worker last month. According to a report from the Cincinnati Enquirer, Brian Burgett, CEO of Kokosing Construction, the firm contracted by the Ohio Department of Transportation to […]

February 15, 2015

Safety

Construction worker killed in Alabama work zone crash

A construction worker in southwest Alabama was killed Friday morning in a work zone crash. According to a report from the Associated Press, 25-year-old worker Marshall James Walton was killed when a pickup truck crashed into the trailer he was working on south of Citronelle near Mobile. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials did not give […]

February 15, 2015

Construction Equipment

This kid digging a trench with a giant RC excavator will make you question your childhood happiness

No. 8 Video of 2015 « No. 9 No. 7 »   Most kids have chores. Sometimes that involves yard work. Raking leaves, mowing the lawn. But digging a trench? God bless the poor kid who has to do that for a measly $10 allowance. Unless you’re this kid. Then it’s no big deal at […]

February 12, 2015

Business

Nearly 50 NYC contractors, inspectors and property managers charged in bribery scheme

Earlier this week, dozens of New York City construction professionals surrendered to police and were charged as the result of a two-year city investigation that uncovered a widespread bribery scheme. According to a report from the The Daily News, 50 defendants were charged, “including 16 city inspectors, plus a host of property managers and owners, ‘expediters,’ contractors […]

February 12, 2015

Workforce

Just about every type of skilled construction profession got a raise last year

Wages for skilled construction workers are up nearly across the board, according to the latest wage survey from the National Center for Construction Education and Research. NCCER surveyed 30 U.S. construction companies and found that 15 of the 17 craft professions included in the study saw wage increases in 2014. As you can see in the graphic […]

February 11, 2015