Executive Summary. COVID and inflation in 2020, 2021, and 2022 have created challenging and unpredictable times for contractors. Owners should consider loosening contract provisions during this interim for the good of their projects. I’m tired of hearing of these...
Great Ways to Die: The Potential Energy Edition
Executive Summary. The construction site is fraught with danger. Avoid these hazards to get home to your family tonight – in one piece. Literally. This is the potential energy edition. What a terrible article title. Yup, agreed. It’s a bit sick, right? You’re reading...
Don’t Get Your P.E. License
Executive Summary. If you went to college for an engineering degree and you work in a field with professional engineers, get your professional engineering license. Here’s why. What is a “P.E.”? P.E. are two letters you see on business cards after someone’s name; they...
I Wrote a Children’s Book Because I Could
Executive Summary. Nothing is better than getting your kids interested in what you do for a living by reading to them to sleep at night about the glorious business of asphalt milling! Then fill it back in with asphalt! Good times! Try reading fun rhymes to them in...
Cake Batter and Concrete Mix Design: Same Thing!
Executive Summary Knowing how to read a concrete mix design is helpful for the project management team: from project manager to foreman. Here are some basics. What is concrete? Concrete is arguably the most common construction material used on the globe. It is a...
Help Yourself: Be the Most Coachable Player
Executive Summary Being the best employee does require having traits which benefit your company, but one trait more than any other will help you as an employee benefit yourself and your own career. It’s called being coachable. Do you want to be a leader? Most people...