Safety Codes Lack Standards For Critical Crane Repairs ENR: Engineering News Record McGraw-Hill Construction A post from ENR about yet another safety failure by OSHA. Do we need more regulation or just better enforcement? Join the conversation and let me know.
Sometimes Good Deeds Go Punished in Construction
As all of us are aware in the construction world, aside from green building, some of the biggest headlines are reserved for Chinese drywall claims. While contractors that got caught using this inferior product may want to do the right thing and fix issues for homeowners, they need to be careful. Recently, the U. S. […]
Build2Sustain: Practical Green
For Musings’ first “new look” Guest Post Friday, we welcome Raquel Bedell of Build2Sustain. Build2Sustain seeks to break down barriers to sustainable commercial building and design by developing best practices and real-world business cases. Our mission: to bring sustainable design to every organization – large or small. You can follow Build2Sustain on Twitter at @build2sustain. […]
Newsflash: Musings to Invade the Advocate’s Studio
When I asked my pal Martha Sperry (@advocatesstudio) of the Advocates Studio legal tech blog to guest post this Friday (on a topic that is great but will be a surprise), I had no idea that she would let me take over the Studio for a day. We put our heads together over Google Wave […]
Great News for Contractors! E-Verify Shelved for Now
THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY POSTED IN FEBRUARY OF 2009. E-VERIFY IS ACTIVE AND HAS BEEN FOR A WHILE. FOR MORE, CHECK THE RELATED POST LINKS In a sudden rash of common sense, the Federal government has shelved implementation of the controversial proposed regulation, based upon an amendment to Executive Order 12989, that would make use of […]