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Though the hundred thousand people who use it every day barely notice, much of Union Station is a construction zone – almost all of it up on an elaborate, enclosed scaffold. READ THE FULL ARTICLE http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/02/union-station-undergoes-renovations-100569.html

Rehabbing perhaps one of the most iconic and religious institutions in the world would be considered a celestial task of the highest order for some. But for the carpenters, it is just another day at the office. More than forty Local Union 1556 carpenters have been part of an unprecedented refurbishing job at the Cathedral of

The Washington Monument, with its obelisk silhouette, is perhaps the closest representation the United States has to an ancient-looking sight to see. Made of marble and granite, the national icon is the world’s tallest free-standing stone structure and one of America’s most recognized symbols.

Rachel Maddow admires the aesthetic of the Washington Monument in scaffolding and appreciates the renewal seen in repairs of the Capitol Dome.

Tall metal scaffolding not only fills but surrounds New York’s famed St. Patrick’s Cathedral. What looks to the uninitiated like a zealous cleaning job is actually a painstaking $177 million restoration. If all goes according to plan, worshippers should appreciate how magnificent the iconic church looks when the work is finished without identifying anything that

Work to repair the earthquake-damaged Washington Monument, the towering tribute to America’s first president, has begun. READ THE FULL ARTICLE https://www.today.com/news/repairs-begin-quake-damaged-washington-monument-6C10272071

After months of work and thousands of cross braces, screw jacks, frames, girts and super girts, the repair scaffolding around the exterior of the Washington Monument was topped off just before noon Monday. The event was a major achievement in the mammoth $15 million project to repair the 555-foot-tall structure, which was damaged in the region’s

Far too often, a family business starts out with the best of intentions, relations, and idealism and ends in acrimony, disputes, and even litigation. How is it, then, that the family members of Universal Builders Supply (UBS), a third-generation family-owned business, are not only speaking to each other, but are on very good terms? And

Washington National Cathedral needs to raise at least $15 million for initial repairs to the earthquake-damaged edifice, officials said Tuesday, and the chief stone mason there thinks overall repairs could take a decade to complete. READ THE FULL ARTICLE https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/cathedral-needs-25-million-to-repair-earthquake-damage-pay-expenses/2011/10/04/gIQASXEkLL_story.html

More than just supplying construction materials, Universal Builders Supply (UBS) invents systems that become industry standards. The now ubiquitous sidewalk bridges used in all big cities to protect pedestrians from falling debris during high-rise construction originally were developed by UBS.