News http://www.aconstruct.com/ Construction News en Copyright 2008 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:55:21 GMT Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:55:21 GMT RSS DreamFeeder v 2.0.12 The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a highly accurate satellite-based navigation system that has been available since the 1980s but has recently increased in popularity. This sophisticated system can be used to determine the time and location of a receiver based almost anywhere on earth, with locational accuracy between 100 and 10 yards for most equipment. Owned and operated by the United States Department of Defense, this system is available for anyone to use for free. How does it work? GPS satellites transmit low powered radio signals to receiving equipment on the ground. Complex calculations are performed to determine the receiver’s position, but in layman’s terms, the position of a receiver is determined by the time it takes a signal to be transmitted from a satellite to the http://www.aconstruct.com/news/contsruct-03-04-2008-1035.asp Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:35:28 GMT by Aconstruct.com http://www.aconstruct.com/news/contsruct-03-04-2008-1035.asp.1204653320560.1 A noisy job setting can be annoying and aggravating to employees. It is also a very serious threat to your health and safety. When exposed to loud noises for an extended period, you can permanently lose your hearing. Your ears will not simply adjust to loud noise. Once hearing loss has occurred, you will not be able to repair the damage done. After consistent noise exposure, loud noise can destroy the delicate hair particles in your ear which operate as sound receivers. These hair cells WILL NOT grow back. Contrary to the hearing loss that older people acquire, neither an operation nor an aid can correct this type of hearing loss. Loud noises can also cause partial hearing loss, high blood pressure, ulcers, headaches, loss of appetite, irritability, http://www.aconstruct.com/news/contsruct-02-29-2008-1609.asp Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:09:15 GMT by Aconstruct.com http://www.aconstruct.com/news/contsruct-02-29-2008-1609.asp.1204653320560.2 Warmer weather signals the beginning of construction season. For the construction industry, it’s time to finish preparations for the busy time of the year. Workers need training, signs that identify hazardous areas and specify which personal protective equipment (PPE) is required need to be ready, and PPE itself needs to be selected for proper fit and inspected for signs of wear and tear before work begins. Here’s a head-to-toe listing of construction PPE. HARD HATS The service-life guidelines supplied by manufacturers may vary, but the average, life of a hard hat shell is three years from time of issue. Shells and suspensions should be checked every day for cracks, dents, brittleness and fading in color. If there is any change that might compromise the effectiveness of the hard http://www.aconstruct.com/news/contsruct-02-29-2008-1541.asp Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:41:24 GMT by Aconstruct.com http://www.aconstruct.com/news/contsruct-02-29-2008-1541.asp.1204653320560.3 Looking for a way to sell houses in a bad market? Green building is a powerful weapon to differentiate your shiny new product from all those existing homes sporting "for sale" signs or the bland sea of sameness in competitive new-home subdivisions. Green-built houses, neighborhoods and master-planned communities meet an emerging market head-on with a product that really is different. The best green home builders and developers find buyers — even when they're hiding — with marketing concepts that create urgency to buy out of America's fear of economic peril, health hazards and impending environmental calamity. Why Green Is Different Today Building a green home has been around for more than a decade, but it's only in the last few years that it found real traction in the http://www.aconstruct.com/news/contsruct-02-29-2008-1445.asp Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:45:00 GMT by Aconstruct.com http://www.aconstruct.com/news/contsruct-02-29-2008-1445.asp.1204653320560.4