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Texas firm wins $36 million contract to replace historic Okla. bridge

Webber LLC of Woodlands, Texas, has won a $36 million contract to replace the historic James C. Nance Bridge between Purcell and Lexington, Oklahoma. Webber was the lowest of three bidders to build the four-lane span for U.S. 77/State Highway 39 over the South Canadian River, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. The work […]

September 13, 2017

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Shots Fired: Chevy puncture tests badly gash F-150’s aluminum bed, go viral to Ford’s chagrin

In a memorable swipe at Ford, Chevrolet released two videos today showing various comparison tests that left Ford’s aluminum F-150 truck bed severely punctured and looking like “Swiss cheese”, according to one observer. Ford dismissed the tests as marketing stunts and told “Hard Working Trucks” that its lead over competitors in the pickup segment continues […]

June 10, 2016

Skid-Steer loaders drop approximately 825 pounds of landscaping blocks into the beds of a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado and a 2016 Ford F-150 (from left to right). Chevrolet released videos demonstrating that Silverado’s roll-formed, high-strength steel bed outperforms the impact strength of the 2016 Ford F-150’s stamped aluminum bed, as shown in new videos. For an extreme example, the videos show skid-steer loaders dropping approximately 825 pounds of landscaping blocks into the beds of both trucks. In 12 out of 12 demonstrations, the F-150 sustained visible punctures and cracks while the Silverado exhibited only surface damage.

Wooden skyscraper? This 34-story wood-framed tower could be added to the Stockholm skyline

A design competition for a new residential tower at the center of Stockholm, Sweden has elicited quite the interesting proposal: a skyscraper made of wood. According to a report from Wired, Scandinavian architecture firm C.F. Møller partnered with architect Dinell Johansson and urban consultant Tyréns and designed a 34-story timber-framed tower that, if chosen, would likely […]

June 27, 2013

C.F. Moller’s design for a 34-story wooden residential tower

Construction materials prices increase 1.3 percent in February

The Associated General Contractors of America has released its Producer Price Index (PPI) report for February, which reveals that construction materials prices increased 1.3 percent between January and February and 2.0 percent from a year ago. The index for new office construction rose 1.0 percent in the past year; new school buildings rose 1.2 percent; […]

March 15, 2013

How to choose the safest steel-toe boots for the job

Safety toe work boots are of the utmost importance for those of you working with heavy equipment, chemicals, are doing lots of climbing or are working around electricity. Without them, you become susceptible to cuts, broken toes (or even feet), sprains, electric shocks, punctures on the bottom of the feet and/or burns. That being said, […]

February 13, 2013

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Longer-lasting metals, building materials on the way?

One of the properties of metal that makes it such an attractive building material turns out to also be a cause for its tendency to weaken over time. According to ScienceDaily, two researchers have discovered that the mechanism that allows for a metal’s pliability, or ability to be shaped or molded, attracts hydrogen atoms, an […]

December 10, 2012

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ABC construction materials prices rise 1.4 percent in April

In what appears to be an ongoing trend, the cost of construction materials prices increased by 1.4 percent in April, according to the May 12 Department of Labor’s Producer Price Index (PPI) report. Prices are now 7.1 percent higher from the same time last year. Metal commodity prices continue to edge higher. Iron and steel […]

May 20, 2011

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