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Industry could be overspending $177B per year, study finds

Construction Dive

Lack of effective communication and low adoption of available tech tools have managers wasting up to 14 hours weekly finding documents, doing revisions and resolving conflicts, according to a PlanGrid/FMI Corp. report.

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What is Podium Slab, Its Functions, Advantages and Disadvantages?

The Constructor

What is podium slab? Podium slabs are special type of floor system that transfers loads from a steel or wood frame structure above the slab to walls.

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How hospitality design makes spaces of all types better for users

BD+C

Across every market, be it healthcare, education or business, people are understanding design in much more sophisticated ways. Fueled by growing consumerism and shifting generational preferences, people expect better experiences at the hospital, in a college student union and/or in the workplace. They expect immersive experiences that make their lives more enjoyable.

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Data Analytics vs Gut Feeling – A Discussion

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Editor’s Note: This is part three of a series highlighting real customer stories shared during our Digital Contractor Roadshow events. Data Analytics vs Gut Feeling – A Discussion. Data analytics is a buzzword in the construction industry today. It seems most construction companies realize a need to make more informed decisions, backed by data. But there are challenges that arise when putting into place a strong analytics program to collect the data that matters.

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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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Understanding the Key Role of Municipal Boards in Commercial Development

Construction Business Owner

For many communities throughout the country, each municipality has its own elected and appointed officials who oversee the governing of their respective communities and are tasked with charting and shaping the growth of their towns. This system of checks and balances plays a primary role when building a new commercial facility; these are the people who approve—or don’t approve—requests for new construction, expansion and/or renovation of an existing space.

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Safety Around Powerlines – Part II

FDR Safety

Working around energized equipment can be very hazardous, it is good to know these helpful tips to prevent yourself from becoming the path to ground electricity is always searching for. Overhead lines: On your own time, if you are going to be flying a kite, launching a sailboat, or using any tall farm equipment check to see if there are any overhead lines around you.

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A Guide to Selecting the Right Construction Software

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Construction management is no easy task, as today’s contractors have a lot to juggle: job costs and budgets, progress reporting, overseeing subcontractors, field crews and schedules, materials and equipment, constantly moving timelines and much more. That’s why many turn to modern software solutions to streamline and manage a wide variety of workflows.

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Jury Awards Millions in Sustainable Hog Case

Green Building Law Update

Last week a jury in federal court awarded more than $470 million to six people who live from one-third of a mile to one mile away from a hog farm, run by Murphy Brown and affiliate of Smithfield Foods, in a rural patch of Pender County, North Carolina. The lawsuit is the third to go to verdict of more than two dozen cases pending in North Carolina. In April another federal jury award ten families in Bladen County $50 Million.

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Ordinary Portland Cement – Manufacture, Properties, Types and Uses

The Constructor

Ordinary Portland cement is one of the most widely used type of Cement. In 1824 Joseph Aspdin gave the name as Portland cement as it has similarity.

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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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August 2018 Construction Industry Stats

Construction Business Owner

The Construction Business Owner team compiles statistics each month from several sources, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the United States Census Bureau, to give you a better understanding of the current state of affairs for the construction industry. The statistics featured in each month's print issue are for 3 months prior to the publication of the magazine, based on the data available.

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Younger Professionals are Snubbing Construction Careers — What Your Firm can do to Change Their Minds

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that younger professionals are steering away from construction jobs. This is, of course, a problem for an industry already struggling to attract skilled construction professionals in the wake of the most recent recession. In the article, the Journal notes analysis of statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau by Issi Romem, chief economist at the construction data firm BuildZoom.

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Streamline construction delivery

Job Order Contracting

The ability to streamline construction delivery, reduce variation, and improve overall outcomes for all participants and stakeholders has existed for decades. The key to streamlining and improving renovation, repair, and construction delivery is to boost early and ongoing communication and cooperation across procurement, facilities management, building users, AEs, and builders.

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Types of High-Rise Structural Systems

The Constructor

A multistory building higher than 21m or 21 to 29 floor buildings with unknown height described as high-rise structure. Various structural systems.

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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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CFMA’s 2018 Conference Supports Education and Progress

Construction Business Owner

The Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) held its Annual Conference & Exhibition June 23-27, 2018, at the Fountainebleau Miami Beach in Miami Beach, Florida. Since beginning in 1981, CFMA has focused on the educational interests and needs of construction financial professionals and the industry partners who serve those needs. Represented in membership by varying types of contractors, CFMA currently serves more than 8,200 members in 98 chapters throughout the United States and

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Episode 4 – Construction CPAs, Beyond Just Taxes and Audits

Viewpoint Construction Technology

A Viewpoint on Construction, Modern Takes on a Transforming Industry. Episode 4: Construction CPAs, Beyond Just Taxes and Audits. In this episode of A Viewpoint on Construction, we sit down with Kathleen Baldwin, CPA, CCIFP and executive director of the Construction Industry CPAs/Consultants Association (CICPAC), to discuss the expanding role and importance of CPA firms and professionals in the construction industry.

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TASBO – Efficient School Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction Delivery Approach

Job Order Contracting

Efficient School Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction Delivery is now within the grasp of every school with the availability of ASC/4BT OpenJOC(TM) LEAN Job Order Contracting. This better way to improving the delivery of mission critical school renovation, repair, and minor new construction services, assures complete financial transparency and the consistent completion of projects on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction… without excessive administrative fees.

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Ordinary Portland Cement – Manufacture, Properties, Types and Uses

The Constructor

Ordinary Portland cement is one of the most widely used type of Cement. In 1824 Joseph Aspdin gave the name as Portland cement as it has similarity.

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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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8 Steps to Successful Subconsultant Relationships

Construction Business Owner

Prime design consultants often have a great deal of project control and leverage. Unfortunately, such responsibilities increase the potential for significant risk. This is especially true if errors or omissions committed by subconsultants cause damage to the client or project. Under such circumstances, the prime will most likely be held liable as if they committed the negligent acts themselves.

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5 ways construction can build on the advent of digital technologies

Lets Build

The advent of digital technologies has taken every aspect of our personal and professional life by storm. From social media platforms to e-commerce giants, new technologies are transforming the field both from a customer and a corporate perspective. Productivity and sustainability rates are getting higher, while the user online experience is improving.

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Rigorous, fact-based, & transparent construction project definition, procurement, & management

Job Order Contracting

Rigorous, fact-based, & transparent construction project definition, procurement, & management is key to improved outcomes. A detailed, financially transparent process renovation, repair, and new construction can be accomplished using a locally researched unit price book (UPB). order. When combined with a proven LEAN construction delivery method, such as Job Order Contracting, adequate owner support, and service-oriented contractors, projects can consistently be delivered on-demand,

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Portland Pozzolana Cement – Manufacture, Properties and Uses

The Constructor

Portland Pozzolana cement is integrated cement which is formed by synthesising OPC cement with pozzolanic materials in a certain proportion. It is.

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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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Episode 4 – Construction CPAs, Beyond Just Taxes and Audits

Viewpoint Construction Technology

A Viewpoint on Construction, Modern Takes on a Transforming Industry.

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UK housebuilding sector: The light of digital adoption hits the road

Lets Build

Digital tools can provide housebuilders with great help in order for the latter to meet their targets. GenieBelt in collaboration with Construction News held recently in London an open discussion on the digital journey of residential construction and the ways in which we can accelerate it. The panel consisted of senior executives from the house.

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A better way to manage facilities repair, renovation, and minor new construction

Job Order Contracting

There’s a better way to manage facilities repair, renovation, and minor new construction. Why not use it? We know that your needs are constantly changing, that’s why you need a LEAN construction delivery framework that embeds new and improved ways to serve them… openly, in full compliance, and without excessive costs or fees. LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR INNOVATIVE APPROACH – Open Job Order Contracting (TM).

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E-Way Bill System in Construction Industry

The Constructor

GST has resulted in multiple implications in the Indian construction industry. One such key topic under discussion is the implementation of E-way.

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Discover 7 Ways to Cut Construction Inefficiencies

Construction sites are often just-barely-controlled chaos. Without clear coordination, you risk everything from clashes to delays, cancellations, and missed deadlines. Get the free eBook & learn how to solve the biggest challenges in construction!

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A Guide to Selecting the Right Construction Software

Viewpoint Construction Technology

How to Choose Construction Management Software.

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Workforce shortages – The commodity of skills

Construction Dive

With construction continuing to expand and the imminent retirement of baby boomers, the industry has to make changes now to fill the workforce for future projects.

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Bjarke Ingels Group’s new Shenzhen tower includes a folded building envelope

BD+C

Pleats may be out when it comes to pants, but Bjarke Ingels Group seems to think they look pretty good on skyscrapers.

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