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WeatherBuild Celebrates the Construction Industry at the ENR Award of Excellence 2020
Celebrating Construction Industry Achievement WeatherBuild is proud to participate in ENR's 55th Award of Excellence Gala (www.aoe2020.com) virtual event, and celebrate the achievements of ENR top-ranked general contractors and construction managers. This year, the...
The Climate Change Threat and Construction Workers At Risk
This article was first published by WJCT News, and is republished here with prior written permission of the authors. An excerpt from “Warming Brings Muggier Weather to Jacksonville, Threatening Most Vulnerable” By Brenden Rivers and Ayurella Horn-Muller. Even before...
Weather Risk Management: Legal Perspectives on Construction Weather Delay Claims
This article was first published by Lexology and is republished here with prior written permission of the author Jeffrey S. Wertman. Copyright © 2020. All Rights Reserved Jeffrey S. Wertman. What You Need To Know About Construction Weather Delay Claims By Berger...
9 Steps to Reduce Risk from Wildfire Smoke for Construction Crews
Do not rely on dust masks for protection! Even if your project site is not directly threatened by flames, your construction crews can be affected by the smoke from wildfires that are burning many miles away. WeatherBuild provides scheduled reports with Air Quality...
Materials Risk Management: Safe and Successful Hot Weather Concreting
High ambient temperature, high concrete temperature, low relative humidity, and high wind speed can damage both fresh mixed and hardened concrete. The American Concrete Institute highlights how "...concrete in hot weather is subject to high loss of moisture by...
Weather Risk Management for Construction and Operations: Extreme Rainfall and Climate Change
World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2020: Extreme Rainfall and Climate Change Impacts of climate change on extreme rainfall (ER) processes For the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2020, authors Truong-Huy Nguyen, A.M.ASCE and Van-Thanh-Van...
Attention Contractors & Owners: Hurricane Season Starts June 1st with Above-average Activity for 2020
Seasonal hurricane outlook leans toward above-average activity for 2020 60% chance of an above-normal season 30% chance of a near-normal season 10% chance of a below-normal season Attention all site stakeholders, project teams, and work crews across the construction...
How Wind Rating Requirements Impact Scissor Lift Design and Safe Use
How Wind Rating Requirements Impact Scissor Lift Design and Safe Use By Michael Flanagan - Product Manager, Genie - A Terex Brand on May 7, 2020 This article is republished here with prior written permission from Genie - A Terex Brand. © 2020 Terex Corporation....
American Society of Civil Engineers: Improved Decision Model for Evaluating Risks in Construction Projects
Innovative risk evaluation methodology to address the challenges of multi-criteria decision-making The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE, www.asce.org), Journal of Construction Engineering and Management features the paper Improved Decision Model for...
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Materials Risk Management: Planning for Safe Concrete Placement in Wet Weather
Safely pour concrete in the rain by properly planning for protection and effectively managing the risks. Scheduling demands and resource constraints force contractors to pour concrete in the rain The American Concrete Institute (ACI, www.concrete.org) presentation...
Environment, Health and Safety Risk: How Climate Change Is Affecting Construction Jobs
Reprinted with permission of the publisher, Business & Legal Resources. Copyright Business & Legal Resources. By Lior Zitzman The cost of the effects of climate change is steadily increasing, putting a strain on the buildings and infrastructure around us....
WeatherBuild Integrates with New Sonic Anemometer for Instantaneous Wind Events on Construction Sites
Safeguard crews working at heights, hoisting and rigging operations, construction materials in staging WeatherBuild®, Decision Support Solutions for the Construction Industry and Built Environment®, is proud to announce integration with the new Davis Instruments sonic...