Highlights from the 2003 Viewpoint Spectrum User Summit
Viewpoint Construction Technology
APRIL 10, 2023
Catch the highlights from Viewpoint’s annual Spectrum customer event: exciting new product announcements, and more!
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How to Achieve 25%-30%+ average construction Savings
Job Order Contracting
MAY 4, 2021
Proceedings of the 2003 ASCE Construction Research Congress, Honolulu, Hawaii. The integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology within a standardized framework has consistently proven to yield significant cost savings (see references below). Set up a 15-minute introductory discussion. References: Ballard, G., Howell, G.,
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First look: Austin to get first high-rise since 2003
BD+C
JUNE 17, 2013
The 29-story building, designed by Duda/Paine Architects, will be the first high-rise tower built in Austin since Cousins developed Frost Bank Tower in 2003. Cousins Properties Inc. has commenced construction on Colorado Tower, a 371,000-sf Class A office development in Downtown Austin, Texas. Body Image: read more.
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The Automotive Industry: Driven To Success
Business Facilities
MAY 16, 2022
Since the 2003 opening of Nissan’s assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi has been a key player in the automotive industry.
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Project Scheduling Still Struggles Over Software Honesty Issues
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 6, 2023
I view much of what’s happened in critical path method (CPM) scheduling and planning as a direct offspring of the ENR cover story, “Off the Critical Path,” published in 2003.
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National Highway Construction Costs Up 68% Since 2003
Construction Equipment
JULY 20, 2017
The FHWA has released its latest National Highway Construction Cost Index, a quarterly estimate of the rising cost of domestic highway construction and maintenance over time. It is the first time the Index – now called “NHCCI 2.0” – has been published since the agency made major methodological revisions to improve its accuracy.
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Sanco Equipment Opens Bobcat of Mason City
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Sanco Equipment has been offering Bobcat equipment since 2003, when it opened its first location in Albert Lea,… Sanco Equipment has opened a Bobcat dealership in Mason City, Iowa, serving north central Iowa. It joins three other Bobcat branches in Minnesota: Mankato, Rochester, and Albert Lea.
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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FAILURE FACTORS
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Tata McGraw-Hill Education. Cooke-Davies, T. The “Real” Success Factors on Projects. International Journal of Project Management Flyvbjerg, B., S., & Buhl, S. Underestimating Costs in Public Works Projects: Error or Lie? Journal of the American Planning Association Kerzner, H.
Facilities Total Cost of Ownership – TCO Key Performance Indicators
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 15, 2020
Facility Operating Gross Square Foot (GSF) Index (SAM Performance Indicator: APPA 2003) • Custodial Costs per square foot. Facility Operating Current Replacement Value (CRV) Index = Facility Operating CRV Index = Annual Facility Maintenance Operating Expenditures ($)/Current Replacement Value ($) (SAM Performance Indicator: APPA 2003).
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Report: Elevator-related construction deaths on the rise
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
The number of annual incidents doubled from 2003 to 2016, according to CPWR, which claims that most are preventable.
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Although Cornerstone General Contractors is at the top of its game, this project is its best one yet
Construction Today
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
In Washington State, 2003, opportunities in the public works sector boomed in the Seattle and Greater Eastside area – this surge is what brought Cornerstone General Contractors (Cornerstone) to life. At the time, a great deal of lump sum bid projects emerged in the school sector, many of which Cornerstone was fortunate to win.
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Kaka ‘absolutely rejected’ a shock £88m move to Manchester City in 2009, claims his agent… who reveals ASTROLOGY convinced AC Milan to sign him in 2003
Construction Test
MAY 12, 2020
Kaka played for Milan for six years, joining from Sao Paulo in 2003 and winning the Champions League and. Kaka’s move to Milan from Sao Paulo in 2003 was helped by his star sign, says his agent. Instead, that summer, Milan sold him to Real Madrid. .
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Rooney Rule Revised Provides ESG Opportunity
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 3, 2022
Last Monday the NFL announced at the owners meeting that it had approved adjustments to the Rooney Rule, first adopted in 2003, “to enhance opportunities for people of color and women for nearly all league and team jobs.”.
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Skanska designs personal protective equipment tailor-made for the female workforce
BD+C
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
in 2003 to 7.7% According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, between 2017 and 2018 alone the number of women working in construction trades increased by 17.6%. The percentage of women classified as construction managers has also risen, from 5.9% As a whole, the percentage of women in the construction industry sits at 9.9%.
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Campus renewal: Community effort saves a crucial healthcare resource
BD+C
JUNE 17, 2019
But in 2003, its owner, Los Angeles County, almost closed it down. Since 1989, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, Calif. has been rated one of “America’s Best Rehabilitation Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report.
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The Tool Shack: Building a reputation on honesty, equipment, parts and customer service
Green Industry Professionals
MAY 14, 2019
Founded in 2003, the company demonstrates a commitment to customer service as a dealer for KIOTI Tractors, Hustler, Toro and Gravely mowers.
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering opens on the University of Washington campus
BD+C
MARCH 26, 2019
Since 2003, the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering has grown considerably. The program outgrew the existing 165,000 sf building and found itself needing more space.
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74 A Decade of Building a Brand
Construction Business Owner
AUGUST 6, 2014
Shortly after acquiring Pumps & Systems , the world’s leading magazine for pump users, and founding Birmingham-based publishing company Cahaba Media Group in 2003, Evans was ready to expand.' For entrepreneur Wally Evans, the booming construction industry a decade ago presented a prime opportunity for business growth.
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Bucking Houston's Teardown Trend
Construction Business Owner
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
Despite its location in a 100-year-old flood plain, where new construction is usually out of the question, the Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) purchased the 19th-century industrial building in 2003 as part of its master plan to transform a 10-mile stretch of neglected waterway into a thriving recreational area.
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Using Mobile Technology ?to Influence Worker Behavior
Construction Business Owner
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, recently made the claim that globally we now generate more data in a two-day period than we did from the dawn of civilization until 2003. He attributed much of this data influx to content generated by mobile users.'
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From Refuse to Re-use
Construction Business Owner
JULY 29, 2013
Environmental Protection Agency estimates that, since 2003, more than 170 million tons of construction and demolition waste from job sites is produced each year.[1] COOS BAY, OREGON (JULY 29, 2013) – The U.S. 1] This raises a significant question as to where exactly all the waste goes after it has been removed from a job site.
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Kyle Wiens: Advocating for Independent Repair and Restoration of Devices and Equipment
ENR Construction
JANUARY 12, 2022
When Kyle Wiens first posted a step-by-step repair guide online for his college laptop back in 2003, he didn’t think he’d one day be submitting filings to state legislatures on device owners’ rights to repair and maintain anything they own, from smartphones to farm tractors.
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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 30, 2022
Communication and knowledge exchanges and growth are enabled by an underlying common programmatic process for every project and activity that eases knowledge transfers and is dependent upon strength of relationships between individuals and the type of knowledge exchanged (Reagans & McEvily, 2003; Hansen, 1999). Mutual trust and respect.
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Buyers of All Ages Prefer New Homes
Pro Builder
APRIL 2, 2021
This year’s report marks the highest level of preference for new homes since 2003 where the share reached 71%. Compared to past surveys, this year’s shows a clear shift in preferences, says NAHB. In 2018, 54% of buyers preferred a new home to an existing one.
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Integrating the Maintenance Enterprise
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 24, 2018
145 stretching back to October 2003—are the result of being able to do… The best thing about my job is that it gives me an opportunity to spend time with the best and the brightest in our business, work on real problems, and, one way or the other, come up with a solution. These articles—this is No.
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Women Empowered by Habitat for Humanity
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 8, 2021
The Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity in North Carolina has been building a house per year since 2003 with an all-female crew. Having an all-female work crew allows women to ask questions they may have been ashamed to and try things that they thought they couldn't do.
Buyers Increasingly Interested in Accessibility Features
Pro Builder
JUNE 29, 2021
Their desire for these features has been increasing since surveys began in 2003. Many accessibility features in the NAHB’s What Home Buyers Really Want 2021 survey were deemed essential or desirable by surveyed homeowners such as a full bath on the main level, doorways at least 3 feet wide, and hallways at least 4 feet wide.
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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 10, 2021
International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction. Bayfield, R., & Roberts, P. Contract or co-operation? Insights from beyond construction: collaboration. Lean Construction Journal 2(2), 22-50. Bramble, B. Design-Build Contracting Claims: Cumulative Supplement. NY: Aspen Publishers. Profitable partnering for LC.
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Results Are In: Homebuyers See Exercise Rooms as Highly Desirable
Pro Builder
MAY 13, 2021
The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 likely accelerated the long-term, rising popularity of exercise rooms: 27% of buyers wanted this room in 2003, a full 20 percentage points lower than the 47% in 2020. Results show that 47% of buyers rate an exercise room essential or desirable.
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PBS broadcast to highlight '10 Buildings That Changed America'
BD+C
MARCH 29, 2013
Hosted by Geoff Baer, the program looks at important structures ranging from Thomas Jefferson's Virginia statehouse (1788) to the Walt Disney Concert Hall by Frank Gehry (2003). WTTW Chicago, in partnership with the Society of Architectural Historians, has produced "10 Builidngs That Changed America," a TV show set to air May 12 on PBS.
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LEAN Construction Framework – A Robust Solution fully supported by tools and services
Job Order Contracting
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Slagmulder, R. Supply chain development for the lean enterprise: interorganizational cost management. Productivity Press, Portland, 510 p. A survey of the adoption and use of target costing in. Dutch firms”. International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, New York, 84. (3) 3) 293-305. Formiga, A.
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177 How fire sprinklers came to Camas without an ordinance
Contractor Magazine
DECEMBER 7, 2016
In 2003, legislation was introduced to require fire sprinklers in new residential housing in Camas, Wash., a small city in the southwestern part of the state. read more.
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SEC: Former Navistar CEO Covered Up Failed Engine Technology
Construction Equipment
APRIL 2, 2016
Ustain, Navistar's CEO from 2003-2012, repeatedly lied about whether the EGR emissions technology on the company's trucks met the EPA standards for nitrogen oxide emissions that went into effect in 2010. According to a story in Crain's Chicago Business on March 31, Daniel C.
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48 Project Management College of Scheduling 2016 Annual Conference
Construction Dive
APRIL 14, 2016
The Project Management College of Scheduling (PMCOS), an organization whose roots go back to 2003 when the organization was first formed under the auspices of the Project Management Institute, has announced its annual conference to be held in Chicago May 15-18. Click here for details.
IL Amendment Would Keep Road Funds from Going Elsewhere
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 17, 2016
The Transportation for Illinois Coalition, made up of business groups and unions, estimates that since fiscal year 2003 over $6.8 Transportation-related funds — generated in part by tolls, license fees and the gas tax — have been targeted by Illinois politicians for unrelated spending over the years.
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Illinois to Vote on Roads Lockbox Amendment in Fall Election
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 17, 2016
The Transportation for Illinois Coalition, made up of business groups and unions, estimates that since fiscal year 2003 over $6.8 Transportation-related funds — generated in part by tolls, license fees and the gas tax — have been targeted by Illinois politicians for unrelated spending over the years.
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Bluebeam Acquires Map-Based Data Navigation Startup
ENR Construction
JUNE 20, 2018
creator of a widely-used, PDF-based construction document synchronization and collaboration system founded in 2003, has made its first technology acquisition, buying Project Atlas, a bootstrapping startup that stitches project data into a map-like, location-based data navigation system. Bluebeam Inc.,
LEAN Operations Maintenance Management
Job Order Contracting
JULY 11, 2017
Facility Operating Gross Square Foot (GSF) Index (SAM Performance Indicator: APPA 2003). Facility Operating Current Replacement Value (CRV) Index = Facility Operating CRV Index = Annual Facility Maintenance Operating Expenditures ($)/Current Replacement Value ($) (SAM Performance Indicator: APPA 2003). Custodial Costs per square foot.
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Consumer Confidence Rebounds from August Low
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 1, 2020
points, the highest level since March and the largest monthly increase since April 2003. Last month, consumer confidence dropped to a six-year low of 86.3 points, according to the National Association of Home Builders. September’s confidence level hit 101.8 The number of consumers who see business conditions as bad fell by 5.9
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Time is money
Contractor Magazine
JULY 8, 2015
In 2003, while attending ISH in Frankfurt, Germany, I saw numerous innovative products that impressed me with their potential to save installation-time. read more.
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40 Regulatory – Job Order Contacting Statutes and Guidelines
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 3, 2018
2003-2004). “Job Order Contracting” means the acquisition of contracting services using a selection method that requires contractors to submit qualifications and prices based on wage rates inclusive of fringes and burden, plus a pricing matrix for mark-ups on materials and subcontractors (Arkansas Code Annotated §19-4-1416). California.
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Energy Efficient Underground Home in Pennsylvania
Natural Building
AUGUST 26, 2020
Judy Quick has lived in a custom-built, subterranean home in Western Pennsylvania since 2003. “I I mow my roof,” Quick said while giving a tour of her unorthodox three-bedroom, two-bathroom home that’s on more than 11 acres.
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With Limited Inventory, Buyers Are Competing for an Aging Housing Stock
Pro Builder
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
The total share of buyers who purchased a new home in 2021 was just 15%, down from 28% in 2003 but up from a low of 13% in 2019, the National Association of Realtors reports. With limited new home construction, the average age of homes purchased is becoming older.
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