Construction sites are considered the most potentially hazardous and accident-prone parts of any working environment. Excessive exposure to these construction site hazards exposes workers to injury and possible death. To prevent this, a company should know how to identify and be aware of all possible dangers that can be encountered during normal business operations. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration…
Buying a condo unit during the preconstruction phase might seem to be a straightforward proposition. The future unit is bought from the architectural drawings at the developer’s sales site. However, in real life, buying a unit before it’s constructed may work out to be anything but straightforward. Developers often redesign the layout of units as they go, as a result…
Hotel Remodeling – Renovation And Interior Design Setting New Trend In Hotel Construction Management
The past three years have been the best for the hotel industry in more than two decades and is expected a boom in coming years. Revenue per available room has jumped to 10% approximately as compared to last year, the biggest increase since 1984. Hotelier who wanted to capture the market share, increase the revenue per available room of their…
If you work in an office setting, chances are you won’t be getting a bee bite, a snake bite or a tick bite at the workplace. On the other hand, those in the construction business work outdoors. Along with the fresh air, sun and other perks, come the full disadvantages of working in conditions like tall grass and underdeveloped sites:…
The construction of the foundation has to be a fairly exact science. If everything is not calculated correctly, many issues can arise. Experts have devised many construction tricks and techniques that are used to avoid potential pitfalls during the building process. One of these involves the usage of plastic slip sheets. Using a slip sheet as reinforcement has been successfully…
You’ve probably seen them at sporting events and at outdoor venues; press boxes serve several very valuable purposes. They typically sit at the top of bleachers ranging from high school athletic fields to large stadiums. These boxes come in many shapes and sizes, but their main goal is to provide a comfortable place, out of the elements, for those commentating,…
Because to live is more important than to work. We work to live and not the other way around! Construction is a risky profession with one of the highest fatality rate. 3% of workers (66,000) get inured at site while 4% (80,000) suffer from work related illness every year on the average. That’s some big number, isn’t it? Wrong. The…
To commence any woodworking project, a woodworking action plan is needed and if you are willing to think, plan and execute, this will be awesome for making cool woodworking designs and woodworking construction plans and outputs. And if you are a woodworking beginner, these 3 following questions have to be answered: 1. Why do you really need a woodworking shed…
Unless you plan to pay cash for your home building project, you will need to obtain financing for the construction and a mortgage for the outstanding balance when it’s finished. While you may have qualified for a mortgage loan before, getting a construction loan for your home building project can be a little challenging. Although it’s certainly possible to get a construction loan…
As a contractor, if you don’t have a direct response system in place, you are leaving cash on the table. For absolutely every contact you have with any individual who could be a prospect or who might even know someone someday who might need your services, YOU NEED A DIRECT RESPONSE SYSTEM OR YOU ARE MISSING THE BOAT. What is…