With a record 1,855 megawatts of photovoltaic capacity in the U.S. last year, solar power generation is on a rapid incline. Fueled by declining solar panel costs, numerous cities across the country are beginning to develop strategies to offset growing energy costs. read more. Solar Energy MORE >>

Britain’s largest privately owned Housebuilding and Construction Company, Miller , has won building contracts worth £51 million at Bangor and Durham universities. Building and construction work at Bangor University will begin in May this year, continuing until 2014, whilst work in Durham will begin this month and is expected to be completed by September 2013. Miller will build a £40 million art centre at Bangor University and carry out extension work at Durham University’s Business School. What’s your reaction to the expanding university infrastructure across the UK? MORE >>

I get this question a lot from contractors large and small, and while there are guidelines to follow, the only person able to answer this question is the one writing the check since it is their money. But a great place to start when trying to figure out just how much to spend, is by figuring out how much you want to make. If you want to just get by, then a minimal marketing budget with a solid referral business will do. If you have bigger ambitions, like being the industry leader in your market, then you’re going to need to spend a lot more than that guy that just wants to get by. MORE >>

A former scaffolding company director has been fined after two employees were injured in a scaffold collapse. 26-year-old man working for Robert Leslie Butler fractured his left ankle and right heel as he jumped six metres from a scaffold tower at student accommodation on Radford Boulevard, Nottingham, on 24 January 2011, as it fell to the ground. Image source: ppconstructionsafety.com. second employee, 46, was working at a height of around 10 metres. He managed to hang on to the scaffold as it fell. There was no safe sequence of work in place to dismantle the tower. Via: hse.gov.uk. MORE >>

I hope I’m not giving away the farm here, but it’s always good to share your knowledge, right? If you’ve seen me present Websites That Work like at SMPS SRC 2011 (Southern Regional Conference) in Houston, Texas than you probably have this handout. You can also download it from our Resources section if you want to nice PDF. Projects – Ever lose a job because they didn’t know you were qualified, because they thought you were too small, because they thought you were out of their league, or because they thought you only do one thing? How did your company get started? MORE >>