In construction, keeping a project on schedule can feel like an endless balancing act. From coordinating teams and managing ...

Construct your shed on a solid foundation that’s a minimum of two inches off the ground. If any part of the floor is in ground contact, it will rot, provide easy access to rodents, and probably won’t ...

Flowers and vegetables pop up out of the ground in the spring. So too deck support posts. You may be a homeowner who wishes to create a wonderful outdoor room, or expand that small deck cobbled ...

Insulating concrete forms have a long history of success in low-rise buildings, but now Building Teams are specifying ICFs for mid- and high-rise structures—more than 100 feet. ICF walls can be used ...

In the south of Texas, a new housing development in a major boomtown stood frozen in time for a little over two years. The project by developer StoryBuilt, consisting of nearly 100 new homes off North ...

Shorter days and harsh winter weather can put construction projects on hold for days, weeks or long, cold months. But the slow season doesn’t have to mean lost income. Seasonal factors can affect ...

When wildfires destroy a home, hiring an architect may not be the first thing that comes to mind for homeowners, but it can make a big difference in how safely, affordably, and quickly the rebuilding ...

*Sponsored by MAXAM Tire North America Inc. Rain or snow, sleet or sunshine, every construction site must learn how to navigate weather extremes to stay on schedule and get the job done. Weather, in ...

"As we're leading up to winter or building a construction schedule, we may be building in accelerated timeframes…to make sure we get the concrete in the ground [before the cold weather hits]," he says ...