Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 10, 2022
Exploring Exit Plan Strategies. Alex Headley. Mon, 01/10/2022 - 09:25. The United States construction market is a $2.4 trillion dollar industry, with over 4 million participants as of September 2021. Since the aftermath of the 2008-2009 financial recession, the growth in new construction companies has ballooned; approximately 81,000 new construction companies per year have entered the market, on average, since 2014.
The Constructor
JANUARY 9, 2022
The significance of AI in reshaping the workflows of the construction industry is pretty much notable.
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Lets Build
JANUARY 18, 2022
What is zoning. Zoning relates to government regulations that guide what can and cannot be built on any property. For any construction project, you can refer to the local, municipal or city zoning map to determine what zoning classification your construction site belongs to. From that, you can find out the regulations for that specific zoning classification.
Business Facilities
JANUARY 5, 2022
Louisiana’s many advantages — including incentives, facilities and skilled crews — attract major productions. The post Louisiana Is Built For Film And TV Production appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine.
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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.
Pro Builder
JANUARY 5, 2022
Inside the Mind of the High-Performance Homebuyer. ldeakins. Wed, 01/05/2022 - 14:29. New data sheds light on what homebuyers really care about when it comes to sustainability, helping builders improve their products. Suzanne Shelton. In the summer of 2020, in collaboration with the Energy & Environmental Building Alliance ( EEBA ), my firm, Shelton Group , launched WNDO, a survey platform specifically designed to gain actionable insights from high-performance homebuyers at five points along the
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Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 28, 2022
Infrastructure Study Finds Inefficiencies & Opportunities for Design-Build. Alex Headley. Fri, 01/28/2022 - 08:30. Travelers, the second-largest writer of United States commercial property casualty insurance and the largest writer of surety bonds in North America, has released the findings of a new infrastructure study that followed 224 heavy civil construction projects from 2004 to 2020.
Civiconcepts
JANUARY 17, 2022
What Is Ladder? A ladder is a piece of climbing equipment made up of repeating bars or steps (rungs) between two upright lengths of metal, wood, or rope that is … 10 Different Types of Ladders and Their Uses | Best Types of Ladders | Material Used For Ladders Read More ».
Construction Specifier
JANUARY 31, 2022
Photos courtesy Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association ( PIMA ). by Marcin Pazera, PhD. When installing a new or replacement low-slope roof, the right components can dramatically improve the system’s performance and longevity. As the continued effects of climate change place greater demands on the built environment, adequate insulation has increasingly become a central element in evaluating a building’s resiliency and thermal efficiency.
Business Facilities
JANUARY 20, 2022
Fortune 100 company 3M will add nearly 600 new jobs at its manufacturing operations in Clinton, TN by 2025. The post 3M Company Investing $470M In East Tennessee Expansion appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine.
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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.
Pro Builder
JANUARY 24, 2022
U.S. Sawmill Production Fails to Keep Pace With Housing Demand for Lumber. ibush. Mon, 01/24/2022 - 07:00. NAHB Policy Brief | Insufficient production is causing an unprecedented spike in lumber prices as sawmill output fails to keep up with consumer demand and housing starts outpace lumber production. National Association of Home Builders. The residential construction industry faced many challenges in 2021, but none as big as the high price and inconsistent supply of lumber.
Learn Civil Engineering
JANUARY 31, 2022
What are steel bars? Steel bars are the core components of the construction industry. Steel bars are also known as reinforcing bars or reinforcing steel. As we know, plain concrete is weak in tension and strong in compression. So, Steel bars are used for the reinforcement of concrete structures to strengthen the structure under the […].
Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 20, 2022
Modern Technology Provides the Solution for Recruiting New Employees. Alex Headley. Thu, 01/20/2022 - 09:35. Employees are the backbone of every company, no matter what industry they are in. To create a culture of top-notch results, a company must have high-quality employees at the helm. It takes a companywide effort, from the executives to the bottom line, to make a company successful.
Civiconcepts
JANUARY 31, 2022
What Do Concrete Anchors Do? A Concrete Anchors are Join concrete with other types of objects like metal, wood, plastic, machinery, and even more concrete elements. The Types of Concrete … 10 Types of Concrete Anchors | Anchor Bolts For Concrete | 10 Best Anchors For Concrete | Concrete Anchor Types Read More ».
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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?
Construction Specifier
JANUARY 31, 2022
Photos courtesy Stuart Dean Company. Restoring original design intent after decades of façade damage. by Christopher C. Incorvaia. A striking, early example of late modern “high-technology” architecture received a 21 st century facelift. Its aluminum-clad exterior was refinished with a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) based coating system, restoring the building’s façade to a just-like-new condition designed to last for over 20 years.
Business Facilities
JANUARY 14, 2022
Cancer screening and diagnostics company Exact Sciences will create 1,300 jobs at its new Madison, WI facilities. The post Exact Sciences Commits $350M To Wisconsin Expansion appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine.
Pro Builder
JANUARY 7, 2022
The New American Home 2022: Thinking Inside the Box. ibush. Fri, 01/07/2022 - 15:57. Explore how The New American Home 2022 presents a flexible floor plan for living in harmony. Michele Lerner. Healthy living is having a moment—or maybe a decade or perhaps even a century. Even before the pandemic, builders and designers were creating home environments that respect physical and mental health.
Learn Civil Engineering
JANUARY 24, 2022
What is a Carpet Area? The carpet area is the area between wall to wall. Here the thickness of the wall doesn’t include because as mentioned it is the distance between wall to wall. A carpet area can be simply understood as the area in a room or hall on which a carpet can be […].
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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
JANUARY 18, 2022
Protecting Against Environmental Risk in Changing Climates. Alex Headley. Tue, 01/18/2022 - 09:45. Already expecting a downturn, the commercial construction industry was further impacted when COVID-19 either delayed or shuttered projects nationwide and a seemingly endless barrage of storms caused more than $95 billion in damages across the United States alone.
Civiconcepts
JANUARY 31, 2022
In mechanical operation as well as a general practice, a hammer is an essential tool. Hammer used for impacting the surface of an object or for removing scraps. There are … 25 Types of Hammers | Different Types of Hammers and Their Uses | Top 25 Hammers Types Read More ».
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JANUARY 20, 2022
What Are Submittals — and How to Improve. In this new age of connected construction , it’s more important than ever before to stay on top of your game. Fall just a bit behind on time or budget, and you may find yourself losing out to competitors or irretrievably late to forthcoming technology developments. Before construction begins, one of the most important aspects of any contractor’s job is managing construction submittals, which determine the accuracy of project completion, the success
Business Facilities
JANUARY 5, 2022
A $231.6M program of rail projects has been proposed to upgrade economic development infrastructure in central and southern Alabama. The post Alabama Launches $231M Rail Project Program appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine.
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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!
Pro Builder
JANUARY 5, 2022
Are Your Trade Relationships Strategic or Transactional? ldeakins. Wed, 01/05/2022 - 13:17. Reward those trade partners that work with you to solve problems and treat the rest simply as transactional suppliers. Tony Callahan. It’s unlikely the industry will ever be the same after we get through the current labor and material shortages. I know many builders are complaining about how one or more trades let them down during these trying times, trades they considered loyal but that perhaps took on t
Learn Civil Engineering
JANUARY 29, 2022
What is Gypsum? Gypsum is broadly mined and is used as a fertilizer. Also, It is used as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, blackboard/sidewalk chalk, and drywall. Meaning of Gypsum Gypsum is a soft sulphate mineral which is composed of calcium sulphate dehydrate and Its chemical formula is CaSo42H2O. Also Read: Plastering […].
Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 12, 2022
Reality in Job Cost Integrity. Alex Headley. Wed, 01/12/2022 - 08:45. The vicious job loop is an endless cycle of misrepresentations and mistruths. There are so many things that can go wrong in job cost reporting and the interesting thing is that most of the issues lie not in information technology but with human psychology. Sure, there was a time when there was not a great, seamless system of real time feedback, allowing construction organizations to make project course corrections.
Civiconcepts
JANUARY 28, 2022
The roof is an essential part of the building envelop it is covering the topmost portion of the house or building and the roof is supported on the wall of … 20 Parts of Roof | Parts Terminology | Roof Diagram | Roof Structure Diagram | Roof Parts Name Read More ».
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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!
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JANUARY 17, 2022
As we leave 2021 behind, it’s a good time to look closely at the construction industry’s economic outlook for 2022. From what we were challenged by last year to what opportunities lie ahead, there’s a lot to takeaway from this special episode. Listen to the episode now. You can also listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Podcasts , and anywhere else you get your podcasts.
Business Facilities
JANUARY 13, 2022
Nucor Corporation will invest more than $2.7 billion—the company's largest single investment—in a state-of-the-art sheet steel mill Mason County, WV. The post Nucor Announces Largest Investment In West Virginia History appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine.
Pro Builder
JANUARY 29, 2022
2022 NHQA Winners: 3 Home Builders Committed to Better Business and Operational Excellence. ibush. Sat, 01/29/2022 - 15:03. This year's National Housing Quality Award recognizes three home building companies striving to reach new heights in their operations, the quality of their product, and customer satisfaction. Mike Beirne, Senior Editor. The National Housing Quality Award (NHQA) is an exercise in self-examination that possibly has just as much—or more—value for participating home builders as
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