Builder Magazine’s Coronavirus update site

Builder Magazine’s Coronavirus update site

This is a very useful site for construction related updates. As of this morning, the site is not updated to Vermont’s new ruling, but I’m sure it will be updated soon. Currently, millions of Americans are required to stay at home to prevent the spread of...
6 Carpentry Tasks Robots Can Do Right Now

6 Carpentry Tasks Robots Can Do Right Now

I found this video and article by Dan Morrison, the technical editor for ProTradeCraft, about the advancements being made in the robotics industry. He makes some really interesting points, and the video is unbelievable. To say that technology is incredible would be a...

Cost Impacts on Home Buyers

Understanding the housing market is becoming more and more complex every day.  While the national news reports point to general ups and downs, individual markets vary from those reports.  Variations by region, by rural vs. suburban vs. urban, by production site-built...
Career Opportunities and Economics 101

Career Opportunities and Economics 101

Written by Rob Pickett May 9, 2016 Back when I barely made it through Paul Samuelson’s Econ 101-102 class at CU-Boulder, I realized that I would not make a career in economics. Since my college days, I’ve learned more about economic impacts. I’ve watched technology...
Revisiting Clay-Based Construction Materials

Revisiting Clay-Based Construction Materials

I came across this article by Damon Embling, on Europe’s construction industry cutting carbon emissions and energy consumption by revisiting clay-based construction materials. It was too good not to share: The concept of building with biomaterials is nothing new...