Mon.Mar 11, 2024

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Profit Starts With Knowing Your Numbers

Construction Business Owner

Profit Starts With Knowing Your Numbers ccapoccia Mon, 03/11/2024 - 10:15 The key to building a successful construction business: knowing and managing your numbers. You can’t bid projects right unless you know your job costs, production rates, actual overhead and profit goal. You can’t stay on budget unless you know, update and track your job costs on a regular basis during the performance of building a project.

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Independent contractor rule takes effect

Construction Dive

In a statement, SHRM said the rule “fosters ambiguity” and deters businesses from extending essential training to independent workers.

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Saudi Arabia’s $800 Billion Line to Nowhere

Construction Today

Saudi Arabia is embarking on one of the most ambitious urban development projects the world has ever seen. “The Line,” a futuristic city within the larger NEOM megacity initiative, aims to redefine what it means to live and interact within urban spaces. This linear metropolis stretches across 170 kilometers of desert, promising a zero-carbon footprint and an unprecedented integration of technology… Source The post Saudi Arabia’s $800 Billion Line to Nowhere appeared

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Guarding your assets: The rising stakes of construction site security

Construction Dive

Discover the staggering impact of theft on the construction industry, with recent statistics revealing losses of over $1 billion annually. Learn how advanced security solutions can help protect your assets.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.

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Hoses in Civil Engineering

Learn Civil Engineering

The selection of appropriate hoses in manufacturing processes within civil engineering projects is critical to ensuring operational efficiency, safety, and the longevity of infrastructure.

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Engineer Cites Benefits of $6B Texas Storm Surge Protection Proposal

ENR Construction

Walter P Moore and Associates expert says the project, which the firm and Rice University are designing, involves constructing an island chain to protect industry in the Houston Ship Channel from hurricane impact.

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2 steps to boost your win rate

Construction Dive

Build credibility and relationships with potential clients to negotiate more deals, writes a construction consultant.

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The revolution of tension fabric buildings in facility design

Construction Specifier

Photos courtesy Legacy Building Solutions By Ben Fox and Ellie Fox The success of a building project is dependent on many factors. Communication may be the most important factor of all. In order for everything to come together as planned, everybody needs to be on the same page with regard to design, materials procurement, and construction timelines, among many other considerations.

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Engineer Linked to $6B Surge Protection Proposal Touts Benefits

ENR Construction

Experts from Walter P Moore and Associates and Rice University say the project to construct an island chain would protect the major U.S. energy hub in the Houston Ship Channel.

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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Discovery (Disclosure) in US Construction Arbitration

Constructlaw

Accreditation: An extract from Thomas Reuters Practical Law. The full document is available at [link]. Troutman Pepper attorneys Albert Bates, Zach Torres-Fowler, and Jamey Collidge published a Practice Note explaining key issues in the discovery (disclosure) process of a domestic US construction arbitration, such as conducting disclosure in an ad hoc proceeding or under institutional rules, identifying the disclosure’s scope, and managing electronically stored information (ESI) and other disclo

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Texas Engineer Linked to $6B Surge Protection Proposal Touts its Benefits

ENR Construction

E ngineering firm Walter P Moore and Associates and Rice University experts say the project to construct an island chain as a storm surge barrier system would protect the energy hub in the Houston Ship Channel.

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Major Delays to the McKnight Road Upgrades

Construction Today

Pittsburgh’s infrastructure is poised for a significant leap forward, with the McKnight Road upgrade project at the forefront of this transformation. Amidst the buzz of anticipation and the hurdles of delays, the project embodies the city’s ambitious vision for a modernized, efficient, and safer urban landscape. As we delve deeper into this critical undertaking, the narrative of McKnight Road… Source The post Major Delays to the McKnight Road Upgrades appeared first on Construc

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Rivian Pauses $5B Electric Vehicle Plant in Georgia

ENR Construction

Contractor Clayco says it and the electric vehicle maker "remain dedicated partners" for the project.

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The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide

Choosing the right procurement software is a crucial step in ensuring third-party risk management, process governance, and bidding efficiency. With so many procurement solutions to choose from, it can be overwhelming without a frame of reference and a solid starting point. This free buyer’s guide will cover: Benefits of Procurement Software –– Why do you need it?

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What’s Going On with Modular Construction?

Contractor Magazine

This building method based on prefabrication has its advocates and adversaries, but the next generations could boost its market share.

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Constellium Joins *ISNetworld®

Safety Services Company

Constellium Strengthens Contractor Management through * ISNetworld® Constellium , a leading global provider and transformer of aluminum products, has recently joined the *ISNetworld® network to enhance its contractor management program. **Safety Services Company is an independently-owned company. Safety Services Company is an independently owned company, specializing in compliance with Third-Party Prequalification Providers.

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Rivian Pauses Construction of $5B Georgia Electric Vehicle Plant

ENR Construction

Contractor Clayco says it and the electric vehicle maker "remain dedicated partners" for the project.

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Texas judge vacates joint employer rule

Construction Dive

The rule, which would have gone into effect Monday, would have lowered the bar for joint employer status.

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Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business

Anything that is built on a poor foundation will soon crumble from the ground up. This is literally the case in the construction stage of projects and it applies just the same during the pre-construction stage. This free eBook is your ultimate guide to scaling your business with customizable software as early as during the bidding stage.

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$1.5B Rail Facility Construction Set to Begin at Port of Long Beach

ENR Construction

Project will entail extensive utility relocations.

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BIM at LOD400: Why Level of Development 400 matters for design and virtual construction

BD+C

BIM at LOD400: Why Level of Development 400 matters for design and virtual construction 0 dbarista Mon, 03/11/2024 - 12:27 BIM and Information Technology As construction projects grow more complex, producing a building information model at Level of Development 400 (LOD400) can accelerate schedules, increase savings, and reduce risk, writes Walter P Moore's Director of Construction Engineering Stephen E.

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Biden Budget Seeks Heavy Spending for DOT, Corps Construction

ENR Construction

The proposal includes new $8-billion, five-year program to upgrade FAA facilities, radar systems.