When you see a person working in a skilled trade, do you ever wonder how that person came to choose that particular career or how he or she got started? I recently had the...
Construction Panorama
Innovative construction practices, noteworthy design, current dilemmas and trends: articles of interest highlighting the construction industry. Enjoy!
Take a 2,000 foot high tower built for housing, hotels, office space, restaurants, retail shops, twist it 120 degrees clockwise, build it in sections, add eight 12-story high open...
From construction workers to Iron Man? Probably not anytime in the near future. From construction workers to Aliens Ridley Scott? We’re getting there!Okay, so this exoskeleton is...
It is against the law to fly a commercial drone or unmanned aircraft system (UAS) without approval and waivers from the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA). No flying over your proposed...
Last week, the New York Times posted an incredible time-lapse video of the industrial growth of New York City from the view of the newly opened Freedom Tower. The panoramic video...
I learned several things early in my scouting days. One was that if I focused sunlight through a magnifying lens, I could start a fire, melt plastic or burn my name into a 2x4....
The next tallest tower in the world is under construction outside Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kingdom Tower, on schedule to be completed by late 2018, combines all of the hyperbole that...
I know you are like me. You see climbing cranes on a high-rise building under construction and the cranes are lifting everything that goes into the building from structural steel...
When architectural designs hit Popular Mechanics Magazine, I know that they must be amazing. Robin would certainly have said Holy Smokes or some equally pithy comment to Batman...
