Construction Knowledge Blog Ned Pelgers blog on construction, design and other weirdness. ConstructionKnowledge.net is a general construction informational knowledge base and cannot be held responsible for practices based on information contained within. The transition should occur over the next 2 to 3 years. Both men are trained as engineers, as are most of the leaders in China. The affable Mr. Xi, who’s wife is a popular folk singer, is pictured below. hadn’t known that engineers run China, though it makes sense. It should help you gain a better understanding. MORE >>

Construction Knowledge Blog Ned Pelgers blog on construction, design and other weirdness. ConstructionKnowledge.net is a general construction informational knowledge base and cannot be held responsible for practices based on information contained within. To begin to understand TBW, you need to recall Groucho’s line about not wanting to join any club that would have someone like him as a member. TBW refrains from putting herself out there, from getting into any position where she might appear ridiculous. Looking across the stairs gives an even odder sensation. MORE >>

The American Society of Civil Engineers (by definition, engineers not deficient in common courtesy), produced a study in 2009 with the following conclusion: Factors involving tools and consumables, materials, engineering drawing management and construction equipment were identified as having the greatest impact on productivity from the craft workers’ perspective. great construction supervisor can help deliver impressive trade productivity. Construction Knowledge Blog Ned Pelgers blog on construction, design and other weirdness. MORE >>

Construction supervisor Paul Wafula says “We initially started off with few women, but over the past year, the performance of women has simply shocked us,&# he says. The concept of lots more women performing construction jobs likely will gain traction in many ways throughout the world. Construction jobs typically pay better than low skill employment. This fact, though, hardly disqualifies women from construction work any more than it does smaller, less strong men. Construction Knowledge Blog Ned Pelgers blog on construction, design and other weirdness. MORE >>

Construction Knowledge Blog Ned Pelgers blog on construction, design and other weirdness. ConstructionKnowledge.net is a general construction informational knowledge base and cannot be held responsible for practices based on information contained within. 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 campaign for an online job search site, illustrate the concept of being boxed into a job you hate. MORE >>