Tag: Biggest
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Tariff fears tied to biggest construction cost jump in 2 years
Dive Brief: Construction input prices jumped 1.4% in January, marking the largest monthly increase in two years, according to an analysis by Associated Builders and Contractors. Energy costs drove much of that increase, with crude petroleum, natural gas and unprocessed energy all rising. However, the price jump also stems from a rush to purchase materials…
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9 of the biggest OSHA fines of Q4 2024
Listen to the article 13 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. In 2024’s final quarter, some of the largest OSHA citations issued to construction firms stemmed from two of the most well-identified hazards: falls and trench cave-ins. The agency has national emphasis programs for those standards, as they…
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These Were The TOP 25 Bestselling Products This Year (#1 Was Our Biggest Seller EVER)
I think my favorite comments on the blog are the ones that say something like, “Are y’all listening in my house? I just said that I needed (insert item here) and I came to the blog and you’ve found it for me.” And while we aren’t listening in your houses – we have neither the budget nor…
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Document Crunch Won the Biggest Construction Industry Startup Competition
CEMEX Ventures, together with Dysruptek, Ferrovial, GS Futures, Hilti, VINCI Group’s Leonard and NOVA by Saint-Gobain, have announced the ten winners of the Construction Startup Competition 2021. Document Crunch, an AI-powered software to identify and explain critical issues in construction contracts, was chosen as the gold medalist of the 2021 edition. The Pitchday took place…