The history of U.S. construction contracts is marked by a growing emphasis on accountability and professionalism. Where builders once decided virtually every aspect of a project, they must now post ...

The history of construction on Pikes Peak is colorful yet murky. It took a years-long deep dive into records and photographs for the story to become clear. This came courtesy Eric Swab, the Colorado ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Our region is home to all kinds of museums that draw visitors from around the corner and around the world. That includes the Historical Construction Equipment Association’s ...

Princeton University history professor Julian Zelizer joins Here & Now to explain why he believes President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing is different than previous construction projects at the ...

Early construction machines were often dangerous if you were not extremely cautious. “I like pointing out to visitors at our museum that we have a prototype crawler tractor built in 1913,” says Tom ...

Drywall is common and ubiquitous in commercial and residential buildings today. Many of us barely think about it until we have to repair a hole smashed in it. However, drywall has not been around ...

CM 152 History of Construction Technology 3 credits The course traces the history of construction technologies through architecture from prehistory to the present day. There is an emphasis on the role ...

One of the most important concepts in the history of construction machinery is that modern equipment very often uses the same principles of design and operation as predecessors from 100 to nearly 200 ...