The Florida House of Representatives just passed a bill to streamline land development approvals. The environmentalists are steamed. “In 30 years of working to protect Florida’s unique natural wonders, never have I witnessed such an egregious and blatant dismantling of those protections,&# said Debra Harrison of the National Parks Conservation Association. Those of us in the construction business for many years have watched the steady increase of complexity of environmental regulations and land development approvals. We have a responsibility to take care of the Earth. MORE >>

Hopefully you love your work in construction. We get to conceive, design and build things. Not many people in the world have that privilege. On the other hand, you may not like what you do. The following photos, from a German ad MORE >>

This week's Economist has a special report on smart systems. They consider how the exponential increase of cameras, sensors and smart phones will change the world. Though lots of the ideas were interesting, one particular section about MORE >>

The Construction Industry does a poor job of training people to move up the ranks. 50 years ago, the fellow with the most self motivation would reach out, on his own, to learn the helpful skills to move into supervision or management MORE >>

While reading a Zillo article about unique houses, I saw a house I've been driving by every time I went to a church jobsite in York, PA. Since I was a little kid, I remember seeing the Shoe House from Rt 30 just over the York County MORE >>