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EP06: Shaming, Bullying, and Fatality: The Hard Moments in Safety

Safety Services Company

If you’re in environmental health and safety, jump in with both feet. Recently on The Safety Management Show, Susan Spaulding , Sr. EHS/QC Manager at J. Benton Construction, LLC, shared the above advice, as well as how she faced some of the hardest challenges in safety management. Do it with all your heart.

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Staying Open During Construction

Wolgast Corporation

It’s a classic case: a thriving company is busting at the seams and needs to remodel or add to their building to make room for future business, but the thought of construction stopping or slowing production stifles the owner from taking the risk of expanding. Busy Business Owners Can Build, Too. So what is a business owner to do?

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Asbestos Still Life Threatening for Construction Workers

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The problem exists when contaminated structures are disturbed, either through deterioration over time or during any type of modification (basic maintenance, demolition or remodeling). Ensure project managers are aware of asbestos levels in the air before starting a project.

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What’s the difference between RFIs, Submittals and Specifications?

Fieldwire

Assume that a construction project involves building a new hospital. To learn more about Fieldwire’s premium features like project management, register for a live demo with our construction professionals. A larger project, with dozens of subs, may have 500 or more individual submittals.

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5 Signs Your Shopping Center Construction Contractor is Costing You Business

HardHatChat

Instead, landlords are focused on renovating shopping malls and remodeling office buildings to attract new tenants and entice existing tenants to renew their lease. Unfortunately, a landlord’s biggest liability in a commercial construction project can be an insensitive general contractor whose only concern is making his deadline and budget.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

Pro Builder

Andrew Owen , 31, Project Manager, Thrive Home Builders, Denver. Carla Ramalho , 31, Product Manager, WernerCo., Steven Speer , 29, Senior Construction Superintendent and Safety Manager, Blackrock Builders, College Station, Texas. . Jared Phifer , 39, President, Revolve Design-Build, Denver. Itasca, Ill.

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The 40 Best Construction Podcasts

Lets Build

Business related lessons covering topics such as project management, sales and marketing. Jump into the West Coast building site and listen to dialogues about project management and more. The lazy project manager. If you have any questions in regards of remodelling, home repair/ improvement etc.,