[VIDEO] Soccer Played with Construction Equipment and Cars Is Really Fun to Watch

August 8, 2016 Shane Hedmond

First, let me formally apologize to our non-American readers for calling the sport Soccer, but, since it is Olympics time, I have to stay loyal to my country. As soccer is the world’s most popular sport, many would argue that no changes need to be made to improve it. Well, a group of people have taken it upon themselves to create a super intense and over-the-top version of the game that I think all of us Construction Junkies will enjoy.

[VIDEO] Simultaneous Demolition of 3 Buildings Creates Enormous Dust Cloud

August 3, 2016 Shane Hedmond

It doesn’t seem like any high rise flat is safe in the UK these days, as another set of them has been demolished to make way for a new housing complex. 6 high rises were demolished simultaneously in Glasgow Scotland last year, another flat in Glasgow was imploded in Glasgow this year, two more in England took several attempts to bring them down in April, and yet another flat was demolished in Glasgow in May, but that video was hilariously ruined by a bus.

[VIDEO] Brick Laying Robot Can Finish a House in 2 Days

August 1, 2016 Shane Hedmond

Hadrian X brick laying robot via Youtube

There has been lots of robot talk in the past few years in construction, whether it’s trying to give humans the strength of a robot, 3D printing robots, or automated robots that can perform repetitive tasks on the job site. Masonry has been a sought after market for the robotics industry, it seems that there’s a bit of an arms race to the top of the robotic brick laying mountain. The latest competitor in this field is the Hadrian X, developed by Fastbrick Robotics in Perth, Australia.

[VIDEO] Watch New Minnesota Vikings Stadium Construction in Less Than 2 Minutes

July 25, 2016 Shane Hedmond

Football season is fast approaching and every city throughout America is preparing to cheer on their team. There probably isn’t a team more excited to start their year than the Minnesota Vikings this year, as they finally get to plan in their brand new stadium, the US Bank Stadium.

[VIDEO] Construction Workers Forced to Jump Off 6 Story High Boom Lift That Caught Fire

July 22, 2016 Shane Hedmond

construction workers jump from burning lift

A lot of safety discussions center around how to keep yourself from falling off or being launched from lifts, but not many safety discussions involve how to get off of them when you’re in danger. Just recently, two construction workers in Boise, Idaho had to make some quick decisions as their welding blanket caught fire while they were in the lift.

Construction Foreman Builds Life Sized ‘Where’s Waldo?’ to Cheer Up Kids in Hospital

July 21, 2016 Shane Hedmond

Nobody likes to see children in the hospital, it just doesn’t seem fair that such a young life should have to spend time inside of one for an injury or illness. It seems, though, that job sites near children’s hospitals can bring the best out of construction workers. For example, some construction workers who were on a job across from a 2 year-old leukemia patient last year, wrote a get well message for her on a steel beam that touched her and her family. But, this year, a construction foreman in South Bend, Indiana has created a real life ‘Where’s Waldo?’ to play with the pediatric patients across the way.

This 1980 Construction Safety Video is Throwback, But Contains Powerful Lessons

July 14, 2016 Shane Hedmond

“Shake Hands With Danger,” as the below safety video from 1980 is called, will ignite your nostalgia for the decade and maybe even give you a few laughs. No matter how cheesy it can get at points, It will also remind you how important it is to conduct your business safely.

Watch 16 Million Pounds of Concrete Be Poured for New York’s Gigantic Ferris Wheel

July 11, 2016 Shane Hedmond

The World’s first Ferris Wheel was designed and built for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, IL in 1893 by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. Since then, the wheels have been a staple of many state fairs across the United States and many other places throughout the World. Much like tall buildings, the past few years has shown us that having the tallest Ferris Wheel is a strong source of pride for a city or country.

[Timelapse] Watch 5 Years’ Worth of the Panama Canal Expansion in Under 3 Minutes

June 30, 2016 Shane Hedmond

The Panama Canal has been undergoing a 5.5 billion dollar expansion project since March of 2011 and has finally officially opened, as of Sunday, June 26, 2016. The mega project included a new, third set of locks, which lift passing ships up and down the differing elevations of the Canal; a new Pacific access channel, which required the excavation of roughly 65 million cubic yards (50 million cubic meters); a navigation channel improvement; and improvements to the water supply.

[Video] Jenga Played with 600lb Blocks and Construction Equipment is Way More Fun Than You’ve Ever Had

May 31, 2016 Shane Hedmond

If you’ve played Jenga before, you know that it can get pretty intense as the blocks start to get a little wobbly. A typical Jenga block dimension is 0.59 in x 0.98 in x 2.95 in, and weighs ounces, so if the tower falls, the stakes aren’t really that severe, other than a humiliating loss to your friend, family member, or mortal enemy. Now, multiply that size by 10,000 and you get the scale of the Jenga pieces that CAT put together for their #BuiltForIt campaign.