by Kendall Jones | Sep 4, 2018 | BEST of Construction
Tokyo Japan has announced plans to build solar paneled roads to help make their 2020 Olympics and Paralympics into eco-friendly events. These load bearing solar panels are already being made. These durable roads generate electricity for adjacent communities as cars...
by Kendall Jones | Aug 27, 2018 | BEST of Construction
Golden Bridge Cau Vang or Golden Bridge is an enormous bridge, and soon to be tourist hot spot, where a pair of giant hands hold up a narrow walkway in Vietnam’s Truong So’n Mountains. This incredible structure stands well above the trees of the Thien Thai Garden in...
by Kendall Jones | Aug 22, 2018 | BEST of Construction
In an effort to finally beat the heat, the city of Los Angeles is painting its streets white with CoolSeal, a product created by GuardTop. Dark colored asphalt absorbs between 80% and 95% of the sun’s rays that routinely heat the LA streets to a whopping 150 degrees....
by Kendall Jones | Aug 14, 2018 | BEST of Construction
Build Like a Girl is an annual event that gives teenage girls the opportunity to experience what it’s like in the construction industry. These girls will learn numerous different trades such as carpentry and masonry and will even get the chance to learn on an active...
by Kendall Jones | Aug 7, 2018 | BEST of Construction
Dig This in Las Vegas, Nevada is a unique recreational heavy equipment playground where adults can play in a giant sand box with actual construction equipment like a Caterpillar D5G Track-Type Bulldozer or a Caterpillar 315CL Hydraulic Excavator. This first of its...