GCP Applied Technologies

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

How to reduce bug holes in concrete. Phillip.fry@gc…. Tue, 11/10/2020 - 13:13. GCP Applied Technologies. November 10, 2020. Discover best practices for improving the aesthetics of your concrete, including reducing bug holes. When working on a concrete structure where aesthetics are important, extra care needs to be taken to prevent bug holes. These unsightly surface voids occur when air is trapped between the form and the fresh concrete.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

6 Quick Tips for Calculating Concrete Yield. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 11/17/2020 - 16:48. When pouring concrete, it's important to make sure you know all the variables involved and calculate with them in mind. Here's how to accurately estimate concrete yield with construction tech.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Facilities Total Cost of Ownership Management and Best Value Stewardship 2021 provides an introduction to readily available holistic solutions for any organization. The primary reason to implement Facilities Total Cost of Ownership Management and Best Value Stewardship to mitigate traditionally extreme levels of environmental and economic waste. This can be accomplished with a transition to a proven LEAN collaborative programmatic approach that provides complete financial and technical visibilit

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Cloud computing in construction is the use of virtual servers to access documents, drawings, and data relevant to a project through an internet.

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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.

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Lets Build

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Why collaboration in construction is key. For many players in construction, the industry needs to change the way stakeholders communicate and, by extension, collaborate with each other. Mistrust and punitive contracts torment the value chain as a result of the absence of a clear communication path throughout it. Free ebook: Why WhatsApp and Excel aren’t enough for running complex construction projects.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

There is good news for fleets that care about safe disposal of PPE and the environment. With the Covid-19 threat ongoing, an estimated 129 billion face masks and 65 billion plastic gloves are being produced every month.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

How to Create & Maintain a Productive Training Program. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 11/24/2020 - 12:18. Simulators—by their very nature—are well-positioned to help construction firms and vocational schools overcome the training challenges brought on by COVID-19. Workers involved in essential construction like public infrastructure, housing and health care cannot do their jobs from home, and training must continue to ensure that employees have the right qualifications to execute in a safe and product

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

This Job Order Contacting Overview provides the basics for establishing a best value and fully compliant JOC Program. Unfortunately, most JOC Programs are not optimized to achieve best value. While traditional construction delivery methods are fraught with problems, Job Order Contracting can consistently deliver quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Bored pile foundation or drilled shaft foundation is a commonly used foundation for supporting heavy vertical loads. It transfers the load to the.

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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.

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Lets Build

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

All construction projects rely on a long chain of stakeholders that have to work together and communicate in a seamless way so that the scheduled tasks are completed on time and on budget. Of course, everyone in the industry knows that it is almost impossible to go through a construction project without experiencing any kind of delays. However, this doesn’t mean that there is no way to reduce setbacks on your projects and prevent costly mistakes that could eventually lead to never-ending claims

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Gensler, Perkins and Will, and HKS Architects top the rankings of the nation's largest architecture firms for nonresidential and multifamily buildings work, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2020 Giants 400 Report.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

This year has been full of unexpected changes in operations and activities that have had a profound effect on private and public fleets. Many things were thrown out of sequence and activities were either cancelled or deferred.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

How to Determine the Data That Matters to Your Firm. Elizabeth Manning. Thu, 11/19/2020 - 23:51. Analytics dashboards continue to grow in popularity among contractors, but the discussion can omit an important consideration—metrics that are useful to one company can be meaningless to another. While certain financial yardsticks are universal, the relevance of other key performance indicators (KPIs) depends on many factors, such as how large the company is, what it builds, who its customers are and

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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?

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Get There Florida is a new workforce education initiative aimed at raising awareness of short-term but high-value career and technical education programs. - Read: Get There Florida: The Sunshine State’s New Workforce Education Initiative at BusinessFacilities.com.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

T-beams are formed when reinforced concrete floor slabs, roofs, and decks are cast monolithically with their supporting beams. Generally, formworks.

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Construction Junkie

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

via EarthCam // YouTube. While I’ve written a lot about the new Las Vegas Raiders stadium over the past couple of years, that stadium wasn’t the only one to make its NFL debut this season. SoFi Stadium , located in Inglewood, California and the new home to the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers, officially held its ribbon cutting ceremony on September 8 of this year, but, as well all know, it’s not real until the timelapse video is released.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Stantec, HDR, and HOK head the rankings of the nation's largest architecture engineering (AE) firms for nonresidential and multifamily buildings work, as reported in Building Design+Construction 's 2020 Giants 400 Report.

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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.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Epiroc has introduced the Try-and-Buy program for the FlexiROC T30 R construction edition tophammer surface drill rig. The program offers free jobsite testing of the drill.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Understanding the Difference Between Design-Assist & Delegated Design. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 11/17/2020 - 15:47. The architecture, engineering and construction industries are chock-full of buzzwords and terminology that—although they may be used casually and often—can have different meanings depending on the teams you are speaking to and the role that team or team member plays in the life cycle of a project. .

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

A $1.2 million Louisiana Economic Development grant will match $2 million from LSU Shreveport to grow technology careers. - Read: LED, LSUS Form $3M Technology Cooperative Endeavor Agreement at BusinessFacilities.com.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The Bandra-Worli Bridge, now known as the Rajiv Gandhi sea link, is a civil engineering marvel traversing an arc along the coastline of the city of.

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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!

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Construction Junkie

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

At last year’s Autodesk University (AU), the company’s yearly AEC technology conference, Autodesk announced the release of Autodesk Construction Cloud, which unified their in-house and recently acquired construction software under a single unified platform. Announced today at AU Virtual, Autodesk will be expanding the Construction Cloud to include 3 new products: Build , Quantify , and BIM Collaborate.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) is recognizing 11 projects for state-of-the-art designs of schools and learning centers.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Atlas Copco has introduced Mid-America Engine as a dealer that will provide sales, service, and distribution to customers throughout Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and the Florida Panhandle (from Tallahassee to the west).

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

How You Are Halting Your Company's Progress & How to Fix It. Elizabeth Manning. Thu, 11/12/2020 - 11:48. Organizations can often be characterized by the “Goldilocks principle.” Sometimes, there is too much management, creating a smothering effect or a feeling of micromanagement. In other cases, there is complete autonomy, leading to dysfunction and a lack of control.

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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!

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

An agreement between UK company DST and Blue Rock Manufacturing will bring a new manufacturing facility, and up to 1,000 new jobs to West Virginia. - Read: DST Innovations Project To Create 1,000 Jobs In West Virginia at BusinessFacilities.com.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It’s a well-established fact that metal buildings are strong and durable and serve as an excellent option for cold and snowy climates. However, to.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Disaster Recovery through Job Order Contracting. rbinsacca. Fri, 11/20/2020 - 14:42. When disaster strikes your community, job order contracting is a reliable, efficient way to fund rebuilding efforts. Sudersan Vassen. Wildfires on the West Coast. Hurricanes in the Southeast. It seems every day another natural disaster is in the news. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), since 2016 through this year, there have been 75 natural disasters causing at least a billion

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