Category: Construction

How Working With Design Build Contractors Benefits Industrial Businesses

Are you thinking about building a new workspace for your company? Or are you interested in adding on to an existing workspace? Either way, you should strongly consider doing it with the help of a design-build contractor. As their name would suggest, design-build contractors are contractors capable of designing a new workspace for you before… Read more »

The Benefits of Design-Build Construction

In the past, those looking for construction services have often relied on the design/bid/build method of doing business, which has led to a lack of accountability during projects. Those who designed a project and those who were actually asked to carry out the plans came from two different companies, and that led to some confusion… Read more »

Canton Poised for Construction and Development in 2017

Industrial and construction growth are heating up here in the Canton area. Several exciting new projects, like Prospect Industrial Park, have been announced recently, and just as the nation’s overall economy continues to exhibit signs of growth, Canton, too, is poised for a bevy of construction and development projects in 2017. As The Repository reported… Read more »

Benefits of a Design-Build Contractor

Constructing a new building can be a very confusing process for many people. From architects and designers to builders and contractors, there are usually quite a few people involved in a new construction, and it can make it difficult to get a straight answer about what’s going on throughout the process. It can also become… Read more »

Importance of Proper Excavation

Foundations are an integral part of any building, and considerable care and skill is required to install a foundation that will last for many years. Designing and building a good foundation starts well before the concrete is poured, though. A good concrete foundation starts with proper excavation. A foundation for a commercial building will need… Read more »

AISC Names IDEAS2 Winners

The American Institute of Steel Construction recently named the winners of the 2015 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program, known as IDEAS2. This program honors excellence in steel-frame building design and is the highest honor bestowed on building projects by the structural steel industry in the United States. If you… Read more »

As Spring Warms Up, We Cool Down

If you run a food production business or precise chemical operation requires you to keep your products or solvents cool or even ice cold, it can be frustrating when the facilities don’t get the job done. When that happens, you can get a new system, but there are no guarantees that it will work the… Read more »

Concrete vs. Cement – Knowing the Difference

Many people don’t know the difference between concrete and cement or use the two terms interchangeably. There are several distinct differences between the two substances, however. Let’s take a look at a few of the differentiating factors that make the two materials unique. For starters, cement is actually an ingredient of concrete, meaning cement is… Read more »