Every industry has its fair share of health and safety risks, but the risks increase in construction due to the environment, equipment and hands-on nature of the job. Construction is […]
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End Grain Flooring: A Durable Choice Spend enough time searching through old industrial buildings and older homes and sooner or later you’ll come across the interesting and gorgeous surface known
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Green construction is a field that requires an ample amount of experience and skills, not to mention the proper certification. You need to know who you’re hiring before you commit
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“Some of the most pressing occupational health hazard risks in construction” are associated with masonry operations, asphalt roofing, and welding, wrote Deborah Young-Corbett in an article recently accepted by the
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In this age of energy-efficiency another method of building the top of a building is taking root: green roofs. On such “upland” terrain one can grow foods from strawberries to
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