by Jim Yarrow | Jul 20, 2018 | BEST of Construction
An international group of universities and science institutes are building the world’s largest telescope located at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert. This location was chosen for its premier locations for astronomy with its dark and clean skies....
by Jim Yarrow | Jul 3, 2018 | BEST of Construction
There’s a new trend in the construction industry, modular construction, for buildings. Modular construction is a type of building process where buildings are made up of individual sections or “modules” that are construction off-site at a manufacturing facility and...
by Jim Yarrow | Jun 21, 2018 | BEST of Construction, Reviews & Comparisons, What is PlanSwift?
With the need to get bids out faster than ever many professionals are finding takeoff and estimating software to be a necessity to their construction business. Why not go with the best? PlanSwift is the number one takeoff and estimating software in the industry today...
by Jim Yarrow | Jun 12, 2018 | BEST of Construction
A Louisiana Senate committee has voted to allow state prisoners to work on construction projects and do repair and renovation work at the Department of Corrections, administrative buildings, and the state Capitol complex. House Bill 84, which is sponsored by Rep....
by Jim Yarrow | Jun 8, 2018 | BEST of Construction, Reviews & Comparisons, What is PlanSwift?
From residential to commercial work, PlanSwift makes doing takeoff and estimates for framing more quickly and accurately than ever. Let PlanSwift do your next framing materials list for you by automatically calculating every piece of material needed for any kind of...
by Jim Yarrow | Jun 5, 2018 | BEST of Construction
California regulators have announced in May of 2018 that their historic plan to mandate rooftop solar panels on almost all single-family homes built in the state has now been approved. This plan was unanimously approved and is said to start adding the solar panels...
