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, ...

Question: I believe I read in ACI 332 that footings are to be a minimum of 2 inches outside the face of the wall sides and the IRC states 4 inches. Which one is right? – Concrete Contractor (Alabama).

The addition that will more than double the size of Juneau’s only legally designated food bank is starting to take shape. On Tuesday afternoon, a crew of about eight construction workers poured ...

A new outdoor practice facility is being built at Bartlett High School. The school district shared pictures of construction ...

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 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 ...