Construction Business Owner
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Effective project management starts well before construction begins. With meticulous preplanning during the estimating stage, followed by strategic thinking during the job itself, a company’s project management team can ensure project success.
The Constructor
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
Culvert is a tunnel structure constructed under roadways or railways to provide cross drainage or to take electrical or other cables from one side to.
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Construction Marketing
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
If you own or run a business and it carries any kind of hazard or risk to employees, visitors or passing members of the public then you need to use safety signs to let people know about the potential dangers. Using safety signs is a very rapid and cheap way of alerting the public and your workers about hazards in certain areas or around particular machines.
HardHatChat
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
Working with a client on a design-assist or design-build basis, as Englewood Construction is with the reimagining of Stratford Square Mall, allows the commercial contractor to provide valuable input during the initial planning stages. Anyone who reads this blog regularly probably already knows I’m a huge proponent of client partnerships that bring the general contractor into the commercial construction planning process as early as possible.
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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.
FDR Safety
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
The key to a strong safety culture: positive employee attitudes. Improve safety performance with Attitude-Based Safety Culture Training. Join Our Mailing List. The key to a strong safety culture: positive employee attitudes. By Fred Rine. There are many drivers of a strong workplace safety culture, but perhaps the most important is employee attitudes: if employees want to be safe, rather than merely feeling they have to, they are far more likely to make the right decision about a potentially uns
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Construction Business Owner
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
With profit margins averaging around only 3.5 percent, construction companies cannot afford to waste money. It is imperative that company owners plug any leaks in their financial affairs, including any possibilities of fraudulent acts by employees or outsiders. Unfortunately, fraud has been widespread in the construction industry for a long time and can be perpetrated through a variety of schemes.
The Constructor
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
A concrete pedestal is a compression element provided to carry the loads from supported elements like columns, statues etc. to footing below the.
Mr Ethics
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Dear Mr. Ethics, My company regularly gives to a political action committee run by a construction association. The purpose of the PAC is to promote construction issues to our state legislature and governor. We always give in accord with the laws governing political contributions. The PAC association has asked us to host at our company facilities a political round table where construction industry and government elected officials will discuss construction issues in our state.
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
Exports of U.S.-made construction equipment were down 24 percent overall at midyear 2016 compared to the first half of 2015 with a total $5.65 billion shipped to global markets. Europe was the sole region with a gain – up 2 percent, and South America and Africa led the double-digit declines, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), citing U.S.
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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.
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The 66-year-old Port Authority Bus Terminal is deteriorating and in desperate need of an update. And, thanks to an international design and deliverability contest from the Port Authority, there are now five designs that may one day stand as the new terminal. Arcadis of New York, Inc., Archilier Architecture Consortium, Hudson Terminal Center Collaborative, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, and Perkins Eastman are the five firms battling for the design opportunity.
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
UNDERSTANDING THE CONTRACTOR’S JOB ORDER CONTRACT COEFFICIENT. A Job Order Contract Coefficient is a numerical factor that represents costs (generally indirect costs) not included in the unit price line items within the Unit Price Book, UPB, associated with the Job Order Contract. Example include, general and administrative and other overhead costs, insurance costs, bonding and alternative payment protection costs, protective clothing, equipment rental, and contractor’s profit.
Construction Business Owner
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
Almost every contractor’s goal is to win more work than he or she currently has scheduled. When the economy was slow, contractors worked hard to keep crews busy and break even. And as the economy heated up, contractors began to take on more work than they could handle with their current staff. On paper, they figured they would make more money, as their overhead remained constant while their revenues grew.
The Constructor
SEPTEMBER 4, 2016
A consulting engineer is simply an independent, professional engineer who performs well-detailed engineering services for a client based on an agreed.
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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?
The Korte Company
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
Renovations have begun at the Branch Health Clinic, located on the Naval Station in Kings Bay, Georgia. The 60,000 square foot modernization project includes the design and repair of existing medical and dental space.
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
The health technology company will expand its Panama City, FL operations, creating 100 new jobs. Read Jellyfish Health Expanding In Florida on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
Setting the air conditioning too high in an office is not only irresponsible from an energy use standpoint, it also degrades employee productivity. There is strong data to back that premise. The director of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory at Cornell University pointed to a study that found offices with temperatures in the low 70s reduced the output of employees and led to increased mistakes.
Safety Services Company
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
One of the most crucial but tricky tasks fleet managers handle is moving oversized, heavy loads to different locations. This job is a very difficult task, and it could be very dangerous to someone lacking the right equipment and training. Hauling heavy, large loads requires the use of hauling equipment in construction. This process also demands that the proper machinery is controlled by workers who are qualified, the right routes and permits, as well as compliance with set regulations, which v
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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.
Construction Business Owner
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
The importance of tires to the successful operation of loaders, articulated dump trucks and other vehicles used on construction sites cannot be understated. Quite simply, tires play an irreplaceable role in helping vehicles accomplish their tasks. The following are five best practices that will help you achieve optimal tire performance. The benefits will flow right to your operation’s bottom line.
The Constructor
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
Step by step concrete mix design calculations for M15 Grade concrete as per IS10262-2009. Read More at Concrete Mix Design Calculation for M15 Grade.
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
Christopher Hart, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, was interviewed by Andrew Rosenblum for the MIT Technology Review to find out Hart's opinions on safety and self-driving cars in the country's near future. Hart discusses the challenges of not-so-complete automation with still significant human engagement, and if automated driving systems can make ethical choices.
Contractor Bookkeeping
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
The First Question You May Ask Yourself Is. Why Doesn’t My Tax Accountant Help Me With Job Costing ? They are Tax Accountants, not Construction Accountants and may not know the answers. You may think they are just keeping it a secret. Sometimes you may think they don’t know what they are doing, and maybe I need to get a new tax accountant. My Advice is Stop, take a deep breath.
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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!
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
Entrepreneur Elon Musk has tried his hand at space travel, producing electric cars, and churning out home and commercial battery packs. His auto-making company, Tesla, this month paid $2.6 billion in cash to purchase Solar City, the struggling photovoltaic panel supplier that’s run by Musk’s cousin Lyndon Rive.
Construction Marketing Ideas
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Yesterday, I experienced a full day of Google juice, a mixture of technical, educational and social experiences and content. I can’t report on specific details because of non disclosure rules. In any case, outside of some factoids, most of the content would not be terribly relevant to this blog. At first sight, the concept of […].
Construction Business Owner
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
Annual performance appraisals typically evoke a feeling of dread, but it is hardly because of the feedback provided during these personnel development sessions. Interestingly enough, it is the thought of sifting through reams of paper, grading a procession of subordinates and the monotony of boring “years in review” that turn people off. Who wouldn’t find this activity draining?
The Constructor
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
Surge tank is a water storage device used as pressure neutralizer in hydropower water conveyance system to resists excess pressure rise and drop.
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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!
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
Enbridge Inc., an affiliate of Enbridge Energy Partners, has withdrawn a regulatory application for its $2 billion Sandpiper pipeline which was planned to run from northwestern North Dakota through Minnesota to Lake Superior. In a press release Enbridge Energy Partners said it plans to defer implementation of the Sandpiper pipeline until such time when crude oil production in North Dakota area recovers from the current slump.
Construction Dive
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
By Patti Wysocki Construction claims and changes are the bane of all construction projects. For any number of reasons, scope changes, design conflicts, changed conditions, severe weather, late submittals or late approvals, and potential change orders can be a daily occurrence on complex projects, and sometimes lead to claims. Successful recovery for valid claims begins with a proper change management program, starting with identification.
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
As the U.S. Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in New York moves into its second week, the massive retractable roof over the 23,711-seat Arthur Ashe stadium has been drawing oohs and aahs from players and fans alike.
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