Resilient Construction Cementitious Building Panel May Help With Wildfire Rebuilding A 3D cementitious sandwich panel is being used in Santa Rosa, Calif., to rebuild a firewall destroyed by last year's wildfires
Jobsite Safety Opioid Abuse in the Workplace an 'Open Secret' Opioid addiction is an open secret of the American workplace, and while 70 percent of employers report that their businesses have been...
Codes + Standards New EPA Formaldehyde Regulation The rule applies to composite wood products, but some structural engineered wood products commonly used in construction, such as OSB, are exempt
Jobsite Safety Two Three-Alarm Fires at Denver Construction Sites in As Many Months Two three-alarm fires have broken out at Denver construction sites within a two month span, causing city officials and housing industry...
Codes + Standards Learning From Tornado Damage After a tornado hit outside of Dallas, engineers surveyed the damage to figure out why many newer homes failed to resist even moderately high winds.
Market Data + Trends Cities With the Cleanest Air And Water The rankings measured air and water quality, based on the number of clear days in a year and the amount of contaminants in the water supply
Best Practices Construction Deaths Reach Seven-Year High Citing the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Fortune reports that there were 937 fatal work injuries in private...
Regulations Oregon Toughens Fall Protection Regulations Oregon construction contractors must provide fall protection on work done six or more feet above a surface, under a new state regulation...
Jobsite Safety OSHA Pushes More Proactive Approach to Construction Site Safety Some companies have adopted remote operated camera systems to mitigate risk in real time
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