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Labor makes up an average of 40 percent of all construction project costs. And the more labor-intensive a job is, the higher that percentage goes. So it’s critical to weed out any...

Apartment developers and owners have enjoyed a robust multifamily market since the housing bubble burst in 2008. In fact, 2016 saw big multifamily construction and rental rate...

The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that job sites limit the exposure of workers to no more than 85 decibels for eight hours of work. While...

Since the ancient Egyptians and the ancient Romans, concrete has been synonymous with strength. But it leaves a heavy carbon footprint. The production of one of its major...

When a contractor hits a buried line, damage to the line inevitably costs firms valuable time and money. But over the past decade, technology companies have introduced new software...

In spring and summer, issues with working in the cold give way to issues with working in the heat. When the temperature rises, the major worries are for employee safety, although...

Any worker operating in a trench should have a clear understanding about the hazards involved in their work; among them, the potential for a cave-in stands out as one of the most...

Trench work necessitates that contractors and workers operate in an environment that may have high levels of gases like nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, and methane; these gases...

A few years ago, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat declared that 2016 would usher in the era of megatall buildings, those rising higher than 600 meters (1,968 feet)...