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Raging Ignorantly At The Internet Fixes Nothing

1 year 2 months ago
Jann Wenner, the creator of Rolling Stone magazine, was certainly an early supporter of free speech. But he seems to have reached grumpy old man status, that allows him to whine about free speech online, mostly by not knowing shit about anything. Writing for Air Mail, a publication by Graydon Carter (another Grumpy Old Man […]
Mike Masnick

Green Concrete Initiatives Fight Climate Change

1 year 2 months ago
From Area Development:  The cement industry generates about eight percent of global carbon emissions every year. Cement is the binding agent in concrete. Although cement is only about 10 percent of concrete by volume, its production consumes a tremendous amount of thermal energy to break down limestone into lime, the key ingredient in cement, with […]
Kacey Crawley

A Recipe for More Women in Construction

1 year 2 months ago
From Builder Online:  As associate dean of Construction Sciences and Building Technology at Dunwoody College of Technology, Heather Stafford Gay has personal experience as a woman in the construction industry beginning in her teen years. With personal perspective and professional experience to back it, Gay is passionate about recruiting women into the industry through educational […]
Kacey Crawley

5 Strategies for Hiring and Retaining Gen Z Construction Talent

1 year 2 months ago
From Construction Next:  With the labor shortage no end in sight, construction companies need to put considerable thought and effort into hiring and retaining talent—especially from the younger generations. According to data from the Associated Builders and Contractors, the construction industry will need an estimated 501,000 additional workers on top of normal hiring in 2024 […]
Kacey Crawley

The Designer’s Role Amidst A Climate Crisis

1 year 2 months ago
From Work Design Magazine:  As workplace designers we are “agents of impact”—curators of space and corporate culture that have influence well beyond the office building itself. Understanding our role and best practices in this transformational time of collective action amidst a climate crisis are not only key to our success as designers, but also our responsibility […]
Kacey Crawley

The Evolution and Revolution of Cold-Formed Steel Framing

1 year 2 months ago
From Build Steel:  The development of two major building materials in the early 20th century — steel framing and gypsum panels — “marked a major departure from typical practices that dated back hundreds and thousands of years,” says Larry Williams, executive director of the Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA), in a recent Walls & Ceilings […]
Kacey Crawley

Designing Schools for the Digital Age

1 year 2 months ago
From Building Design + Construction:  In a world where technology’s rapid pace has reshaped how we live, work, and communicate, it should be no surprise that it’s also changing the PreK-12 education landscape. This digital transformation in education has brought about a new era of learning that extends beyond the traditional classroom setting. Technology integration […]
Kacey Crawley

Skilled Labor, Ample Energy, and Speed to Market Take Priority

1 year 2 months ago
From Area Development:  Once again, the ability to source abundant skilled labor tops the charts as the most valuable asset to a community. Companies have struggled for five years or more to find solid, deep pools of talent to support their operations, and consultants really have to perform a lot of due diligence in this […]
Kacey Crawley

Public Sector Lifts Nonresidential Construction Spending

1 year 2 months ago
From Construction Dive:  Nonresidential construction spending ticked up 0.2% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.19 trillion, according to Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. The rise in March signals a positive shift following two consecutive months of construction spending contraction at the beginning of 2024, according to […]
Kacey Crawley

The Eads Bridge is 150 Years Old. A New Exhibit Tells Its Story

1 year 2 months ago
From NPR:  The Eads Bridge is an architectural masterpiece. Built over the Mississippi River to connect Missouri and Illinois, it boasts a list of “firsts”: It was the first bridge in St. Louis, the first to use steel and the first in the U.S. to use caissons for its piers. The iconic bridge turns 150 […]
Kacey Crawley