Tag: Improving
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Improving Cyber Defenses in the Construction Industry
It’s a list no industry hopes to lead. Construction remained the most-plagued sector for publicly disclosed global ransomware attacks in Q3 2024 with a 7.8% increase over Q2 and a 35% increase for the year so far, according to the Corvus Insurance Q3 Cyber Threat Report. Cyberattacks have proliferated across the construction supply chain —…
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Women in skilled trades: are numbers improving?
Construction can learn important lessons from manufacturing when it comes to attracting women to hands-on roles, writes Ridha Shah. The UK construction industry has experienced significant workforce structure changes over the past decade. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 15% of UK construction professionals are women, with a small percentage in the manual…
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Improving Daylight and Enhancing Student Safety
Project Name: The New London Educational Learning Center (ELC) Client: Southwest West Central Service Cooperative Challenge: Introducing natural daylight into the central recreation area, which also serves as a storm shelter, posed a significant challenge. Traditional windows and skylights were not feasible due to the need to comply with strict ICC 500 and FEMA P-361…
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Improving Business Management for Power Sweeping Contractors
The World Sweeping Association has a membership base of power sweeping contractors and here are some of the ways contractors can improve business management of their companies. Adopting strategic approaches like the ones below are ways they can enhance their management practices, which will help drive growth and profitability. Investing in technology is a critical…
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Halff Celebrates 75 Years of Improving Lives and Communities
Halff, an award-winning, employee-owned and full-service infrastructure consulting firm, proudly celebrates its legacy of improving lives and communities with its 75th anniversary in 2025. Since its founding in 1950 by Dr. Albert H. Halff, the firm has grown from a one-man consulting practice into one of the nation’s largest infrastructure consulting firms. Dr. Halff’s extraordinary…