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Ever feel out of your element? Whether you’re at an awkward party or a fancy art gallery, we’re all felt a bit off in our environment. Such may also be the case for visiting a construction site as a non-construction professional. Whether you’re getting a firsthand look at the construction of a new home […]
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One of the popular misconceptions about construction is that its all building houses and businesses. In fact, the construction industry differs even with regard to the commercial construction industry versus the industrial construction industry. Because we are a provider of both of these services, we at Cowen Construction thought we’d break down the difference […]
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Whether you’re looking to build a new commercial building or you’ve just purchased one that realtors would say is “ready for new imaginations” — either way, you have some major decisions to make. In our last article, we gave a brief overview of the most popular commercial roofing styles. In this article, we’re going […]
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Most of us are at least somewhat familiar with the styles of roofs we can get for our homes. When it comes time to decide which roof will best suit out commercial building, it’s not unusual to draw a blank. Though a place of business has some of the same needs as a residence, […]
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Since its first use in ancient Rome, cement has been a commonly used building material in a variety of construction projects. Despite this, many don’t know precisely what cement is made of or even that it is not synonymous with concrete. You may be surprised to find that cement comes in a variety of […]
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“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”
― Albert Einstein
There are many instances in life where experience trumps structured education. Those who have put in thousands of hours perfecting their labors have many incredible takeaways you likely won’t find in textbooks. In this piece, actual construction workers […]
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Blame it on the portrayal in movies, TV shows, or just assumptions people may have about them; construction workers cannot be placed in a box. In this piece, we’re going to look at four assumptions people have about construction workers or the construction industry in general.
1. “Construction workers are uneducated.”
There is an age-old trope […]
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Construction sites have the potential to be dangerous working areas. To mitigate hazards, all construction workers on a job site are required to utilize various pieces of safety equipment. Which pieces used in particular may vary depending on the nature of a specific construction site and the worker’s role, but there some pieces of […]
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If you’re looking for an exciting new career, the demand for rewarding careers in the construction industry is high and has few signs of slowing. As you may have already guessed, though, construction work is no cakewalk. It isn’t, however, purely about brute strength and endurance. No, construction work also requires immense focus, problem-solving […]
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Few would say that being a construction worker is a clean job free of risk. The nature of construction work certainly places workers in potentially hazardous positions. In Oklahoma alone, the average rate of on-the-job fatalities for construction workers was nearly 18 deaths a year. This does not include a variety of debilitating injuries […]
