Would you believe how much wood can save in environmental damaging emissions? A Finnish research report claims buildings around us create one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions –about ten times more than air traffic worldwide. In Europe alone, about 190 million-sq.meters of housing space are built each year, mainly in the cities, and the amount …
Climate change, environmental impacts, energy efficiency, zero-emissions. No longer buzzwords and theories, these are becoming the driving issues for the near as well as long-term future. The global power industry is in a state of transformation and needs to accelerate its journey to net zero as many companies, communities and stakeholders forge ahead with commitments …
Any World War II movie will have at least one scene where the American troops are calling for air support or artillery via a backpacked walkie-talkie. The later handheld (barely) radio, officially known as a Handie-Talkie, was a staple both in war and in war movies, all the way through the Korean and Vietnamese conflicts. …
On this episode Matt is using his current garage as a testing ground for some garage upgrades that he is hoping to employ at his new house! The goal is to have a similar level of control over his new garage, which will be conditioned by it’s own mini-split unit, as he will have over …
Think about all that has changed in heavy construction operations since March when the COVID-19 pandemic first plagued the industry. Almost overnight, companies in the construction industry had to figure out how to overcome new challenges that the virus presented. Those who work in the field had to figure out how to conduct business while …
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The year is almost over, thankfully, but the COVID-9 pandemic is raging even harder than last March when things started to be shut down in response. Every industry was hit hard by the economic impact of lockdowns, remoting working mandates, and the effects of a deadly disease. Construction, although given essential business status, found its …
We are in the middle of a short series on five big trends that are coming in 2021 and beyond. Last week, we looked at inspiring, motivating, and connecting with our workers. If we want to continue the conversation of people, process, and technology, then next we must take a closer look at how our …
Here in the states, many of us are looking at another round of lockdowns, which means construction companies might once again need to keep many workers remote. Did it work last time? Here is the scary reality: 66% of remote workers have encountered an IT issue during the lockdown. Of that, 57.5% did not share …
As companies grow, their products mature and become well-known in their industries. Since 1989, Maestro Technologies of Canada has been a leading supplier of ERP (enterprise resource planning) software to the construction segment. Maestro’s technology solutions help contractors to optimize their project management and finance processes and provide the specialized accounting, job cost, estimating and …
Modular buildings, to paraphrase, “are not your grandfather’s mobile home.” Well, some are, in fact, mobile, but the majority of modular construction projects are permanent, fixed, and profitable buildings. Modular, as a construction concept, dates back more than 150 years—according to the Modular Building Institute, perhaps as far back as the 1600s. The first wide …
