In construction, “a firm foundation” is no cliche. It’s a matter of tradition, good technique and honoring the building codes. How well the structure will stand–and stand up to time and ...

In the early 1990s Barry Herbert, then president of Otsego, Mich.,-based concrete contractor Herbert Construction Co., learned an alternative method for forming footings. Barry spoke with Ron Colvin, ...

Contractors regularly look at the basic U.S. residential concrete foundation as being a three-day process. Excavation, footing forming and concrete placement on day one; wall forming and concrete ...

In Highlandville, Mo., Steven Huff of Wisconsin-based concrete company TF Forming Systems is building a 72,000-sf mansion, called Pensmore, to serve as a model for sustainability. "It's not feasible ...

In one of the region’s more unusual contracting jobs, Otto Sport has resurfaced the outdoor riding arenas at Zabeel Stables, in Dubai, with a specialist surface designed to keep horses on their feet.

In what might seem like a race to beat the extreme weather of winter, contractors have been busy forming the footings and stem walls for a third four-story, 60,000-square-foot barracks at Fort McCoy ...