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Contractors estimate that their equipment, whether owned or rented, represents about 20 percent of their costs. That’s a big chunk of change. And any time your heavy equipment is...

Combine telecommunications, especially wireless telecommunications, with informatics, a branch of computer science that involves information systems, and you get telematics. The...

Using electrocoagulation (EC) to treat waste water isn’t a new process, but thanks to the patented technology available exclusively through United Rentals, it’s a lot easier for...

Managers in the construction and industrial sectors face some tough challenges no one has solved yet. But that doesn’t mean no one can. Everything that’s ever been done was, at one...

In the United States, LEED may be practically synonymous with “green building,” but there’s another green building certification program you may be hearing more about: BREEAM...

What do flagging for construction sites and driving race cars have in common? More than you might think. Since childhood, Sheldon Creed has known two worlds: construction and...

More than halfway through 2018, we’ve seen and written about a handful of construction industry trends that could have significant impact in the remainder of the year and beyond...

Yvonne Cumpian, a Certified Master Trainer with United Academy, the training branch of United Rentals, asks workers to put their fall protection equipment on a table during one of...

Your personal fall protection gear is only as good as the anchor or tie-off point you choose. Some workers believe certain points are safe when in fact, they won’t hold them if...

News that an outpost of the fast-food eatery in Chicago is being built with mass timber serves as the proof in the proverbial pudding that a sustainable building approach already...