Once you’ve won the construction project, completed the back-slapping, fist bumps and high fives with your team, it’s time to get down to business. You know your final victory lap won’t happen until you’ve completed the project...
Building Materials
WHY YOUR CONSTRUCTION STEEL SUPPLIER SHOULD BE AISC CERTIFIED
Should you care if your construction steel supplier goes to the heavy expense and trouble to become AISC certified? That depends. Do you want your job to proceed efficiently and safely?
CONCRETE VOID FORMS: ONE WAY TO DEAL WITH COLORADO'S EXPANSIVE SOILS
When pondering natural hazard in Colorado, we might think of lightning strikes, violent hailstorms, wind, blizzards, flash floods, meteorites and maybe even Bigfoot. But the number one natural hazard, according to the Colorado Geological Survey, actually comes from the ground.
BUILDING ON A SOLID FOUNDATION: REBAR PACKS FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
Few things cause as much excitement and anxiety as planning a new home from the ground up. It's your chance to create the perfect living space according to your dreams and budget.
3 CONSIDERATIONS WHEN DECIDING BETWEEN GLULAM AND STEEL FOR YOUR NEW CONSTRUCTION
It's nice to have options. New construction can incorporate a number of structural support elements, the basic three being steel, wood or concrete.
5 REASONS TO USE A BALANCED OR CANTILEVER FOOTING
The child's game of Tiddlywinks demonstrates the principles of eccentric loads. When certain property and design limitations result in offset centers of gravity between a column or wall and its footing pad, you need to engage a balancing act.
HOW STEEL TARIFFS CONTRIBUTE TO HIGH CONSTRUCTION COSTS ON THE FRONT RANGE
Many of our customers are asking us, "Why is steel costing so much?" It's a fair question with no simple answer.