Can Cofferdams Be Reused?
Anyone in the construction industry knows a project’s impact on the surrounding environment. Between waste, energy consumption, and more, construction jobs aren’t always the most environmentally friendly. Fortunately, there are multiple ways construction crews can keep their environmental impact to a minimum. A few simple steps include efficient energy usage, time optimization, and taking advantage ...
What is the Purpose of a Cofferdam?
Among other obstacles faced in the construction process, water can be one of the most challenging and costly barriers during construction. With 71% of the earth’s surface covered in water, and new construction beginning every day, cofferdams are proving to be just as significant today as they were before the birth of Christ. What is ...
Hurricane Preparedness Tips for Homes and Businesses near Water
Both hurricanes and extreme rainstorms can present several problems for local communities. When weather authorities issue a flood warning, many business owners turn to sandbags or alternate flood control methods to prepare. Flash flooding in moderate to low-risk areas accounts for nearly 25% of flood insurance claims. For those who live near the coast, the ...
How to Keep Your Crew Safe During Bridge Construction
When a bridge has fallen into disrepair or is damaged due to an accident, extreme weather event or a natural disaster, workers step in immediately to secure the structure and eventually demolish, repair, or rebuild it. Unfortunately, many of these workers end up injured. According to data from The Federal Highway Administration, one work zone ...
Tips to Protect Your Business When Severe Weather is on the Way
Severe weather can be devastating for homes, families and businesses, and in the US severe weather events are becoming more commonplace. Thankfully, technology has advanced so much over the past two or three decades or so that a severe weather event can be predicted hours or even days before it hits. Predictions means nothing though ...
How to Quickly Dewater a Construction Site
Dewatering a construction site simply means removing the water from the site and temporarily moving it elsewhere. Doing so will make the construction site a much safer place to be and will make the work easier and significantly reduce timeframes. You will want the dewatering process to take as brief an expanse of time as ...
Using Inflatable Cofferdams for Bridge Demolition
One of the most difficult types of construction project there can be is a project that is in a source of water. Construction in water is notoriously difficult and dangerous, yet it is necessary. The US simply could not function if there was no other way to cross expanses of water than ferries, and the ...
Equipment Needs for Installing Portable Cofferdams
If you are new to portable cofferdams, then you are probably wondering what types of equipment you need when it comes to competing the installation of one. Perhaps you have always previously used more ‘traditional’ methods for your water displacement needs, such as the construction from steel or concrete of temporary dams. Perhaps you are ...
Steps to Install a Portable Dam in Water
If you are tasked with dewatering a site, you will understand that what you are about to undertake is a task where careful consideration is key. If the proper procedures are not followed, then expensive and time-consuming delays could be the result. Using a water filled, portable dam such as a cofferdam will lessen the ...
Why Contractors Choose Inflatable Cofferdams for Bridge Repair
Bridge repair often presents some of the most unique and difficult challenges of most any construction project. Given that much of the work often has to be done on components that are submerged in water, one of the early decisions contractors have to make is how to create a safe and dry work area. While ...