Construction Articles
September 29, 2009
Waker Glass Are you in charge of a construction site? Are you sure that your personnel are secure and are out of harm's way? Are your equipments and tools fit for your tasks? You can never be too careful. Construction is a very risky job and every year, there are always casualties-from simple to the more fatal ones. It's very devastating to hear but compared to other occupations, this type of work is one of the heaviest. Most of the time construction jobs require people such as lifters, carriers, welders and even electricians, engineers and mechanics. Full Story
August 26, 2009
Mark Sierra With the problem of nuisance dust growing across the American, construction dust control has become a requirement by most states. It is because of this requirement that a construction dust control plan must be produced and implemented on practically every construction site that is 1/2 acre in size. Full Story
July 16, 2009
SFL BUILDING CONTRACTORS, CORP. Residential and commercial contractors all need construction contractor insurance. This is not a negotiable requirement. It will often spell the difference between getting and losing a contract. Any party who contracts services to others needs contractor insurance. This is required when contracting services to the government on the federal, state or city level. It is also most often required by private entities from contractors. In effect, contractor insurance protects all parties involved in a contract. Those who hired the contractor are assured that any damage or injury on persons or property caused by the contractor's work will be paid for by the insurance. The contractor is assured that he will not have to pay for claims on such damage or injury from his own pocket. It also protects him in case he is wrongfully sued. Full Story
June 30, 2009
Ruth Perryman Builders and contractors who purchase land and then develop it have to comply with accounting requirements for revenue and expense recognition that are a little different and require a some modification of the standard QuickBooks set up. The accounting rule is that revenue and costs are not to be recognized on financial statements as income and expense until the job is complete, or in some cases as certain milestones are completed for the job. Many engineering firms, attorneys and other similar organizations like to use work in progress (WIP) accounts as well. Full Story
May 26, 2009
Sonya Sullins In this time of fear and uncertainty, morale has plummeted and productivity is down. Research conducted by the Corporate Executive Board reveals that 25% of Top Employees are looking for other opportunities (up from 10% last year) and 100% are in danger of being swept away by the competition...headhunters are on the prowl. The time is NOW to get your employees committed and focused. Keep your top-performing superstars, and build their engagement and morale. Read on to see what the experts are saying and what you should do about it. Full Story
May 4, 2009
Tony Seruga - http://www.maverickrei.com Urban planning and city construction have had trends and influences
affecting them (and on the cities that implement them) since John Nolan at
the turn of the 20th century, with his emphasis on weaving a network of
footpaths and parks through planned land development areas. As the trends
have waxed and waned, and different demographic elements have come and
gone, the tendency to think of cities as planned developments has come
back into style. Full Story
May 4, 2009
Stanely Martin and Matthew L. Mitchell - Holland & Knight Since the 2004 amendments to the so-called “independent contractor
law,” whether or not your subcontractor’s workers could be
considered your employees has been a concern not only in the construction
industry but in the general business community in Massachusetts. A recent
Superior Court decision, described below, has highlighted the problem. Full Story
May 4, 2009
Jeffrey Rubinton, Esq., Kathleen M. Bonczyk, Esq., and Joa - Rubinton & Laufer, LLC During the construction boom experienced in the early part of this
millennium, shortages in materials used to construct property caused
certain organizations in the building and construction industry to import
drywall manufactured in the Far East. Recently, allegations of
defects in drywall used in this construction have caused fall-out in the
state of Florida. Full Story