Construction

Running a construction business is complicated, but potentially lucrative. Learn how to make bids, procure materials and equipment, hire employees, and keep up with the latest industry trends and technology.

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    Seal Coating Asphalt Pavement: Benefits, Costs, and Tips
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    The World's Greatest Power Generator Systems
  • Akashi Strait Bridge is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world
    Longest Suspension Bridges in the World
  • construction blueprints
    Learn About General Conditions in Construction Contracting
  • Laser Level
    How to Use a Rotary Laser Level
  • Crane moving scrap metal onto pile
    Current Yearly Scrap Metal Trends and Outlook
  • Stack of wooden pallets
    Working Safely With Pallets
  • Two adult males maneuver a finished white ash timber off a portable band saw onto a waiting skid ste
    Is a Portable Band Sawmill Right for Your Business?
  • Close up of a saw mill cutting a log.
    What to Know Before You Buy a Woodmizer Sawmill
  • Logs cut with a portable swing blade sawmill
    Guide to Portable Swing Blade Sawmills
  • Cutting a log on a sawmill
    What to Know Before Buying a Timberking Sawmill
  • Stack of freshly logged timber in timber yard
    Should You Buy a Chainsaw Mill to Turn Logs into Lumber?
  • planks of light timber
    Standing Timber Prices For Loggers
  • A pile of freshly cut tree logs
    A Formula for Tabulating Lumber for Sawmills
  • Stack of lumber waiting for a Lumber Accreditation Stamp
    Getting Your Lumber Accreditation Stamp to Sell Lumber
  • Deforestation
    How to Buck a Tree
  • Log being cut on a portable sawmill
    Time-Saving Tips for Running a Bandsaw Sawmill
  • Finland Sawmill
    How Do You Calculate the Board Feet in a Log?
  • Man cutting down tree with chainsaw
    Stihl Chainsaws Fuel Mix Ratio
  • Tree trunks loading on a truck
    Where to Find Logs for Sale
  • A stack of fresh cut logs cut by logging companies stacked beside a road.
    How to Find Logging and Timber Companies
  • Ax chopping wood
    Learn About Sustainable Forests and Selective Logging
  • Person creating a business plan before starting a business.
    10 Steps to Building a Construction Startup
  • Accepting a contractor's bid by signing on the dotted line.
    What's the Difference Between a Construction Bid and an Estimate?
  • Black wallet and some Dollar banknotes
    What to Do When a Customer Won't Pay
  • Construction workers working on construction site
    3 Types of Construction Management Plans
  • A construction engineer and contractor discussing a project that uses agile construction management style
    Agile Construction Management
  • Construction workers
    What Is the Typical Salary for a Construction Manager?
  • Engineer working with laptop computer
    What Is Construction Engineering Management?
  • What does a construction manager do?
    What Does a Construction Manager Do?
  • A construction forewoman is overseeing the installation of a large concrete form.
    Learn About Being a Construction Foreman
  • A worker with rented construction equipment
    The Benefits of Renting Construction Equipment
  • Building complex using solar panels constructed with the use of LEED practices and methods.
    What Are the Benefits of LEED Certification?
  • Two Men recording a podcast, sitting at table with two microphones, laptop, sound board, and script
    Top 4 Construction Podcasts
  • Male foreman, engineers and construction workers meeting at construction site
    The Most Demanded Construction Jobs
  • Construction worker with digital tablet in construction site
    A Step-By-Step Guide to Construction Recruitment
  • Construction resource management
    Effective Construction Resource Management
  • Construction management business owners
    A Day in the Life of a Construction Manager
  • Construction workers using laptop on construction site
    Starting a Construction Management Business
  • Man signing a guaranteed maximum price contract with contractor.
    Inside Guaranteed Maximum Price – GMP Contracts
  • Caucasian worker hammering wood at construction site
    5 Rugged Mobile Device Cases for Construction Workers
  • builders on a job site working on digital devices
    The Best Construction Blogs
  • green morgages in california
    What is a "Green" Home?
  • Architectural model
    Should Small Construction Companies Use BIM?
  • bluprint with 3-d model of house on it.
    How to Choose Between AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT
  • Interior of a structure down to the studs during a remodeling construction project.
    How to Bid a Remodeling Construction Contract
  • Illustration of computer and icons
    How the Construction Industry is Using Big Data
  • A Step-By-Step Guide to Achieving LEED Certification
  • Construction Superintendant
    Construction Superintendent Responsibilities
  • Worker in a hardhat flying a drone to a building under construction.
    6 Ways Drones Are Affecting the Construction Industry
  • Radiant Heating Manifolds
    Learn About Radiant Heating Manifolds
  • Foundation walls on a job site that begins the process of constructing a solid and safe structure.
    How to Build Foundation Walls
  • sanding block and sandpaper.
    How to Choose the Right Sandpaper
  • a close-up unpainted wood needing preparation before painting to create a better finished results.
    Tips and Techniques on How to Paint Wood
  • Interior of building under construction
    I-Joists Installation and Handling Tips
  • Glulam timber wood
    What Are Glulam Timbers and How They Are Used?
  • the underpinning process illustrated
    Underpinning to Repair Faulty Foundations
  • Power Plant
    Public-Private Partnership Models
  • redwood deck
    Learn About the Different Types of Decking Material
  • Pouring concrete
    The Most Popular Paved Driveway Types and Materials
  • Skid-steer loader
    Skid-Steer Loader Sizes and Applications
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