Cultivating a Company Culture Committed to Safety, Mentorship and Education
By David Frazier
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The construction industry is aging. Valuing the significance of promoting a culture that enhances safety, mentorship and educational opportu...
Wellness
OSHA
Total Human Health
Where's the Fire?
By John Heinen
February 14, 2024
In my two decades as a certified fire investigator, I have seen firsthand how fire can cause devastation to livelihoods and site assets, cos...
OSHA
PPE
Total Human Health
New Report Illustrates How Energy Codes Bring Benefits Beyond Energy Savings
By Ryan Colker
January 31, 2024
Energy codes have long been recognized as a mechanism to reduce operating expenses. A recent study from three U.S. Department of Energy Nati...
OSHA
Total Human Health
Cutting Through the Complications of Cannabis Testing in the Construction Industry
By Nina M. French
January 30, 2024
Although drug testing is a proven deterrent, workplace cannabis testing has faced scrutiny and legal challenges since states began recreatio...
Wellness
Total Human Health
OSHA
1 Million Work Hours Can't Be Wrong
By Grace Austin
January 25, 2024
Bosworth Steel Erectors is a Dallas-based company that in its nearly 30-year history has taken on steel construction and modification for so...
Wellness
OSHA
Total Human Health
PPE
Integrating Security Into Architectural Design
By Paula Balmori
January 11, 2024
A crucial paradigm shift needs to occur in the field of architecture. The analogy is simple yet profound—just as plumbing and power are inte...
OSHA
Total Human Health
From the Ashes: Reconstructing After the Maui Wildfire
By Grace Calengor
November 1, 2023
On Tuesday, Aug. 8, a wildfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui ravaged the town of Lahaina, killing nearly 100 people and stranding thousands...
OSHA
PPE
Infrastructure
Public
Grown in the Lab
By David McMillin
October 1, 2023
Matt Schrodel has been out of college for more than a decade, but the University of Oklahoma alum has been spending plenty of time back at s...
Total Human Health
How to Manage Occupational Heat-Related Illnesses
By Deepa Rajakrishnan
May 17, 2023
The warm seasons are typically the busiest months for commercial construction. But with the warm seasons comes the risk of heat-related illn...
Wellness
OSHA
Total Human Health
PPE
Top Talked-About Tech at the 2023 ABC Joint Tech Summit
By Grace Calengor
May 3, 2023
At the 2023 ABC Joint Tech Summit in Tysons Corner, Virginia, on April 27, there was talk, of course, of various construction technologies, ...
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Industrial Revolution: ABC's 2023 Contractor of the Year
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