by Kendall Jones | Sep 10, 2018 | BEST of Construction
Topmix Permeable is a concrete solution created by Tarmac, a United Kingdom building materials and solutions company, that can absorb water. It was created in an attempt to divert rainwater during major storms. Concrete traditionally only has to be permeable enough to...
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...
by Kendall Jones | Aug 1, 2018 | BEST of Construction
New York City is home to some of the tallest and most famous buildings in the world and now some ambitious architects are looking to add, longest building, to the rap sheet with “The Big Bend.” “The Big Bend” will be taller than some of the biggest and...
by Kendall Jones | Jul 25, 2018 | BEST of Construction
In this article, PlanSwift explores the Top 3 Glass Bridges in China. You might want to sit this one out if you’re afraid of heights! Mount Langya Glass Bridge China is adding to its collection of glass bridges with a new bridge that takes you 1,476 feet above a...
by Kendall Jones | Jul 23, 2018 | How to articles, Reviews & Comparisons, What is PlanSwift?
PlanSwift is the number one takeoff and estimating software on the market today, but how can PlanSwift help with insulating takeoffs? Get the same accuracy for your insulation estimates as you would get by counting wall cavities by hand. Use PlanSwift’s precision...
by Kendall Jones | 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....
