If you haven’t adopted stop-work authority, what are you afraid of?

Travis Irving is the director of environmental health and safety for Charlotte, North Carolina-based Trifecta Services Company. Opinions are the author’s own. I’ve been in demolition long enough to know that the worst day on any jobsite isn’t the day someone stops work because something doesn’t look right. The worst day is the one where […]

Volvo CE brings next-gen ADT to CONEXPO

As quarry, mining, and heavy infrastructure contractors push to move more material with fewer resources, Volvo Construction Equipment has introduced an overhauled A60 articulated dump truck that delivers 15 percent better fuel efficiency and 5 percent higher productivity than its predecessor. The 60-ton machine will make its tradeshow debut as part of the company’s “Power […]

Balancing performance and preservation: Strategies for historic metal window rehabilitation in public buildings

By Nupur S. Dube, Anthony J. Nicastro, and Dylan J. Andresino Photos courtesy Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) Historic public-sector buildings are tangible aspects of a community’s cultural and architectural heritage, offering a sense of identity and continuity in an ever-changing built environment. Maintaining these structures for future generations requires careful stewardship, particularly when it […]