Summer is a great time for construction work, but a brutal time for construction workers. Excessive heat and sun exposure pose significant dangers, such as sunburn, dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Every year, construction workers become ill on the job and some even lose their lives due to heat exposure.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released four new Safety First Pilot Credits in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). 

As we navigate this evolving COVID-19 pandemic together, we are facing challenging conditions which will impact how all of us in the construction, installation, property management and maintenance sectors deliver services.

Building Enclosure’s and Walls & Ceilings’ Publisher Jill Bloom continues her coverage of COVID-19 with Cotney Construction Law’s Trent Cotney.

With the number of cases rapidly rising, the novel coronavirus has quickly become a global threat, not only to individual safety and health, but also to economies and businesses.

The OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, the only authorized OSHA Training Institute Education Center headquartered in Northern California, is announcing the launch of a new interactive website. 

USGBC's Built for Health podcast is back for a second season. Hosted by Flavia Gray, a Schneider Fellow, each week the podcast will explore a different aspect of health and its relationship between humans, buildings and the environment. 

Home builders Rusty and Jen Stout are doings things differently with a mission to pioneer home building best practices that put people's health first. 

Clark Construction Group, LLC announced that it has become a Fitwel Champion, further solidifying its commitment to the health and wellbeing of its employees and to building sustainable communities.

Rockfon presents "Designing Acoustic Ceilings for Healthcare Buildings," a new continuing education course. Participants are eligible to earn 1.0 Learning Units (LU) from the American Institute of Architects' Continuing Education System (AIA/CES), as well as from other architectural and interior design associations.