The new ProScribe tape measure from Swanson Tool features a patented innovative, retractable scribe guide and centering pin to help contractors” measure and mark to cut lengths and radiuses. Marketed under the company’s professional-grade Savage brand, the patented ProScribe integrates several valuable marking functions, including the compass-like ability to measure and scribe circles, as well as the chalk-line-accuracy to measure and mark/score straight lines. The retractable, 1-1/2-inch rigid scribe guide allows contractors to transfer a specific measurement by sliding the guide along the edge of a board or drywall sheet, while the reinforced tip is used to mark the work … Read more

STRATTEC Security Corporation has released i-Guard, its latest anti-theft solution, developed specifically for the construction, fleet and rental equipment industries. A unique electronic code is programmed into the engine module and into a chip in the key or a fob. The code is transmitted between the two components by a small antenna via difficult-to-mimic radio frequencies. When a key is inserted into the ignition or a fob used with a push-start button, the vehicle requests authorization. If the engine and key or fob codes don’t match, the vehicle will not start. In addition, the system relies on radio frequencies, which … Read more

The Port-A-Cool Hurricane portable evaporative cooling unit can lower temperatures up to 30 F and provides 14,500 CFM — the largest airflow delivery of any 36-inch evaporative cooler offered. The unit utilizes high-efficiency cooling pads and water to naturally cool up to 3,500 square feet. The 2014 enhanced design features a digital control panel with easy-touch buttons for operation and status displays, eye-catching blue blades and requires only 11.4 amps for pump and motor operation. To receive additional information on this product, please click here.  

SAN DIEGO, Calif — McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has completed construction for the new 206,000-square-foot, four-story Math+Science Complex in the heart of San Diego Mesa College, located in the Clairemont area of San Diego, Calif. Representing the largest new project to be built on the San Diego Mesa College campus with Propositions S and N construction bond funds, the $109-million project is the first in the San Diego Community College District to use a combination design-build, design-assist and CM multiprime delivery method. “The Math+Science Complex was more technically involved than other construction projects we”ve undertaken, which drove the decision to … Read more

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is set to expand its legacy with a new 224,000-square-foot building to be constructed by Turner Construction Company of Washington, D.C. The contract for the museum’s newest building, which will be similar in size and shape to its three existing hangars, was awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, for $35.426 million, and is being privately financed by the Air Force Museum Foundation, a nonprofit organization chartered to assist in the development and expansion of the museum’s facilities. Current plans call for construction to begin in late spring 2014 … Read more