Fri.Jun 23, 2023

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Enhancing Compliance in Construction: The Power of Construction Technology

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Using construction technology for compliance is the easy way to not only enhance current construction operations, but to streamline other areas.

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7 Questions About Construction Marketing You’ve Been Afraid to Ask

Construction Business Owner

7 Questions About Construction Marketing You’ve Been Afraid to Ask ccapoccia Fri, 06/23/2023 - 12:51 To be successful, business owners need to develop knowledge, if not expertise, across a wide range of topics. One approach to successful leadership is asking questions. But what happens when you don’t know what you don’t know? Here are the questions you should be asking about marketing your construction company, along with some professional insight.

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Alliance Construction Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Alliance construction delivery is process in which significant cost reduction, shorter project timelines, and high quality can be achieved through sharing information, making joint decisions, and sharing benefits that otherwise could not be possible via traditional methods. Learn more… How to: Achieve cost reductions Enhance operational flexibility Mitigate risk Reduce project timelines Ensure compliance [contact-form] The post Alliance Construction Delivery appeared first on 4BT.

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5 Steps to Streamline Your Accounting Department

Construction Business Owner

5 Steps to Streamline Your Accounting Department ccapoccia Fri, 06/23/2023 - 12:14 Rapid innovation and digital transformation are widespread in the financial sector, compelling accounting and finance departments to reevaluate their operational efficiency. Organizations face major challenges from efficiency issues stemming from outdated and slow finance processes, lack of automation and the significant impact these inefficiencies have on the entire company.

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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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JOC Multi-stakeholder Collaboration

Job Order Contracting

JOC multi-stakeholder collaboration is the next step in productivity improvement. To date, most Job Order Contracts have been used to speed the procurement of repair, renovation, maintenance, and less design-intensive new construction projects. While time reduction is certainly important, cost reduction, quality improvement, and improving owner/design-builder relationships are major additional benefits yet to be achieved on a widespread basis.

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North Dakota county cuts power on $1.9B data center project

Construction Dive

The vote to shut off power follows several failures to meet building codes and zoning ordinances, according to a county commission meeting.

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The Foundations of Operational Excellence (Part 4 of 4)

Construction Business Owner

The Foundations of Operational Excellence (Part 4 of 4) ccapoccia Fri, 06/23/2023 - 11:55 Operationally superior companies continuously review and update their processes, and that discipline extends to post-job procedures as well. It takes dedication and diligence to create an operationally superior company, leveraging the lessons you learn from one job to the next.

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AGC teams with big-name GCs for carbon task force

Construction Dive

Construction is one of the most polluting industries, and less than 1% of buildings are assessed to determine their carbon footprint.

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Avoiding Bank Failures & Managing Cash

Construction Business Owner

Avoiding Bank Failures & Managing Cash ccapoccia Fri, 06/23/2023 - 12:25 The recent wave of bank failures has put a new focus on the security and stability of financial institutions. Most small businesses face little risk of a failed bank, but even with protections in place, a bank’s failure can be disruptive, causing delays and confusion regarding access to funds — not to mention the potential impact on the funding necessary to every general contractor, subcontractor and supplier.

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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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A Guide To Building A Solid Construction Company Marketing Plan

Contractor Bookkeeping

As a contractor, having a solid business plan is essential for growing your company and attracting new clients. If you're serious about getting the best value you can for your marketing budget, you'll need to develop a marketing plan. One of the first steps is to identify your target audience. Who are your ideal clients? What are their needs and pain points?

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Create Your Company Scorecard & Pursue Growth

Construction Business Owner

Create Your Company Scorecard & Pursue Growth ccapoccia Fri, 06/23/2023 - 12:34 Whether you identify your business model or not, your company does have one. Your company operates with specific infrastructure that includes processes, culture and priorities. I practiced in public accounting for 18 years, specializing with contractors, and I oversaw 125 audits and reviews each year before I sold my practice.

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The most important construction KPIs to improve profits and productivity

Lets Build

What do your construction KPIs look like? If they all revolve around your financials, you might be shrinking your own profit margins. Your construction KPIs should do more than measure a project’s health—they should show you where profit and productivity are dropping, why they’re dropping, and how to fix the issue. But capturing all that data at scale is hard to do.

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Mixing Business-to-Business & Branding

Construction Business Owner

Mixing Business-to-Business & Branding ccapoccia Fri, 06/23/2023 - 12:45 Anyone skimming the help-wanted ads will find thousands of openings for construction workers. But while the jobs are there for the taking, people with the credentials to fill them are not. According to data generated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 412,000 construction-sector job openings in February.

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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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Educators Place the Spotlight on Modular Construction

GCP Applied Technologies

Educators Place the Spotlight on Modular Construction Phillip.fry@gc… Fri, 06/23/2023 - 15:33 Students Build Smarter and Safer Homes for Habitat for Humanity GCP Applied Technologies June 23, 2023 The educators at Weitz Construction Academy at Seminole Ridge High School in Loxahatchee, Florida have been practicing modular construction long before it became popular.

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The most important construction KPIs to improve profits and productivity

Lets Build

What do your construction KPIs look like? If they all revolve around your financials, you might be shrinking your own profit margins. Your construction KPIs should do more than measure a project’s health—they should show you where profit and productivity are dropping, why they’re dropping, and how to fix the issue. But capturing all that data at scale is hard to do.

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Granite chalks up $48M Highway 101 win

Construction Dive

Section work includes peak-period carpool lanes, new on- and off-ramps, bridges over three creeks and sound barrier construction.

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Construction Economics for June 26, 2023

ENR Construction

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.

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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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Readers Respond: Contractors call for industrywide air safety mandate

Construction Dive

Construction Dive asked builders how they deal with toxic air quality and if government agencies should offer clearer guidance.

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All-Women Construction Crew Breaks Ground on Georgia Home

Pro Builder

All-Women Construction Crew Breaks Ground on Georgia Home ldeakins Fri, 06/23/2023 - 11:11 A 'Women's Build' project in Houston County, Ga., is bringing together local women in the industry and inspiring others to join the skilled trades The Home Builders Association of Middle Georgia recently broke ground on a "Women's Build" project in Houston County.

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How Philadelphia I-95 Span Destroyed by Fire Reopened in Just 12 Days

ENR Construction

The hastened work to reopen the highway involved numerous quick decisions by public and private sector participants.

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Nonprofit Helping Low-Income Seniors Age in Place Is Honored With National Award

Pro Builder

Nonprofit Helping Low-Income Seniors Age in Place Is Honored With National Award ldeakins Fri, 06/23/2023 - 11:29 The Aging Gracefully nonprofit was recently honored with a national award and a $100,000 donation for enabling low-income elderly homeowners to safely age in place Aging Gracefully, a nonprofit program that provides accessibility modifications and retrofits for low-income adults over the age of 65, has received the 2023 Premier Cares Award and a $100,000 cash prize from health care i

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The Specialty Contractor's Guide to Job Cost Accounting

Supply chain challenges and rising material costs are forcing specialty contractors to pay more for what they need to complete each job. Following a simple set of principles, this easy-to-follow guide can help you manage job costs, ease the pains of accounting, and run a more profitable businesses. If you are a Specialty Contractor or Self-performing GC, you do not want to miss out on this essential guide!

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Obituary: Henry Petroski, 81, Explored Engineering Success and Failure As Teacher, Author

ENR Construction

Longtime Duke University civil engineerng professor authored 20 books on engineering, design and history and was an ENR contributor

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Lowe's Partners With National Nonprofit to Revitalize Neighborhoods Across US

Pro Builder

Lowe's Partners With National Nonprofit to Revitalize Neighborhoods Across US ldeakins Fri, 06/23/2023 - 11:48 Lowe's is supporting critical home repairs in underserved communities via a two-year partnership extension with national nonprofit Rebuilding Together National nonprofit Rebuilding Together recently announced a two-year, $6 million donation from Lowe's to provide safe homes for veterans, seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, and those affected by disaster.

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How I-95 Reopened in Philadelphia 12 Days After Fire Destroyed Bridge Under It

ENR Construction

The hastened work to reopen the highway involved numerous quick decisions by public and private sector participants.

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Arizona Middle Schoolers Get Hands-On Building Experience

Pro Builder

Arizona Middle Schoolers Get Hands-On Building Experience ldeakins Fri, 06/23/2023 - 10:30 TRF Camp Build is empowering young Arizona students and teaching them about career pathways in the skilled trades Six through ninth graders in Arizona's Salt River Valley are learning to use power tools and practice roofing and framing techniques to build their own lamps and construct doghouses, which will be donated to a local non-profit group.

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Report: Optimism for Construction Growth in the Next Year Remains High

Research reveals 96% of respondents are very or fairly optimistic about their organization’s growth prospects for the next year. The InEight Global Capital Projects Outlook also finds over half see digital technology as the greatest growth opportunity. But these are only some of the findings. Don't be kept in the dark when it comes to the future. Read the report today!

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How I-95 Reopened in Philadelphia 12 Days After Fire Destroyed Bridge

ENR Construction

The hastened work to reopen the highway involved numerous quick decisions by public and private sector participants.

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NAHB Honors Top Industry Leaders With the 2023 National Housing Center Awards

Pro Builder

NAHB Honors Top Industry Leaders With the 2023 National Housing Center Awards ldeakins Fri, 06/23/2023 - 10:48 The National Association of Home Builders recognized several industry legends at its 2023 National Housing Center Awards Ceremony on June 6 A number of industry leaders were recently honored for their contributions to the housing industry during the National Housing Center Awards Ceremony on June 6 in Washington, D.C.

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3M PFAS Water Settlement Could Reach $12.5B

ENR Construction

Speculated water utilities deal is official, following federal trial halt June 5 of a $100-million claim by Stuart, Fla., which seeks to recover from chemicals firm mitigation costs to reduce contamination in its drinking water supply.

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