HardHatChat

MAY 27, 2020

A version of this post was published in Illinois Real Estate Journal as a bylined article from Englewood Construction. According to Englewood Construction, prepping commercial facilities to reopen should include reviewing mechanical systems and rescheduling missed preventative maintenance appointments (*photo taken pre-pandemic). Across the country, states are in various phases of reentry and preparing their plans to roll back stay-at-home orders that were put in place to help mitigate the sprea

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 27, 2020

How modern technology is helping contractors finally get ahead of lagging billing and payment cycles.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 29, 2020

“How much should I spend on marketing?” Most construction business people ask me this question at some stage. Many small company owners find working out how much to spend on marketing a tricky exercise to calculate. Generally, there are five ways to work out a marketing budget for the year. Remember that these are marketing budgets, not advertising budgets.

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Lean Construction

MAY 27, 2020

Have you been on a project where workers are standing around with nothing to do or areas on your project ready to go with nobody around and all you hear are crickets chirping? This is caused by variation in production which simply means you have inconsistent processes, and you will always end up with inconsistent results.

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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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The Constructor

MAY 29, 2020

The construction materials shall be stored, stacked, and handled in such a manner so as to prevent deterioration, and intrusion of foreign matter and.

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Civiconcepts

MAY 27, 2020

The post 14 Types of Brick Bond and Their Advantages appeared first on Civiconcepts.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 27, 2020

Your Guide to Selecting Hand & Head PPE for the Jobsite. Elizabeth Manning. Wed, 05/27/2020 - 13:21. An examination of the best personal protective equipment (PPE) on the market for hand and head protection for your construction team.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 25, 2020

Early planning, design, and procurement stages influence cost, timing, quality, and overall repair, renovation, maintenance and new builds, and are critical to achieving optimal outcomes. Federal public sector continues its legacy of economic and environmental waste , Nonetheless the vast majority of public (and private) facilities management professionals continue to rely upon archaic and inefficient methods.

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The Constructor

MAY 24, 2020

The reduction of waste and loss of construction material begins by specifying a budget to buy equipment needed to manage materials properly at a.

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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

MAY 27, 2020

For many in construction, excessive administrative work and hours of endless meetings are seen as part of the job and as something that they can’t change. Stakeholders in construction may spend up to 40% of their time hunting down progress updates, writing reports, or just attending meetings. FREE GUIDE: How to reduce construction delays by more than 20%.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 28, 2020

How to Prevent Workplace Violence During & After COVID-19. Elizabeth Manning. Thu, 05/28/2020 - 15:00. COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on the American economy and the construction industry. Some of the ripple effects have been observable and measurable, such as stay-at-home orders, project slowdowns or delays, layoffs and phased plans to bring workers back to projects.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 24, 2020

With all 50 states now in some stage of reopening from coronavirus pandemic closures, many commercial real estate owners are questioning if they can be liable for damages when someone, whether an employee of the business tenant or someone else, claims to have contracted COVID-19 at their building. Obviously courts have never addressed a situation like the coronavirus pandemic (. there was not a mature plaintiff’s bar during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic), and this evolving and rapidly growing ex

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The Constructor

MAY 27, 2020

Explain the procedure for the determination of setting time of concrete? What is the importance of this test ? The post Explain the Procedure.

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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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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 28, 2020

Why choosing the right technology partner is critical for contractors looking to take the next steps to modernize and become data-driven contractors.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 28, 2020

5 Tips for Successful Construction Software Implementation. Elizabeth Manning. Thu, 05/28/2020 - 11:57. As contractors across heavy construction sectors move in growing numbers to replace spreadsheets and paper-based processes with software solutions for estimating and operations, some are finding out that an old adage about technology can be true: Great software with a flawed implementation plan equals bad software.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 26, 2020

Collaborative Construction and FM Technology. D esigners, P lanner, F acilities M anagement , E ngineers, and B uilders; Building in Cloud is an innovative and powerful digital platform for AECOO collaboration , available as a free service, and via paid subscription (for advanced features and capabilities). The platform many free features and can be used by teams of all sizes.

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The Constructor

MAY 23, 2020

Concrete mix design for underwater concreting requires the selection of suitable materials and proportioning to produce concrete to meet the.

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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 Dive

MAY 26, 2020

Owners will likely demand more flexibility in future construction contracts so they can easily suspend or stop projects, as well as mitigate their risk.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 27, 2020

Top Tactics for Dealing With COVID-19 & Its Aftermath. Elizabeth Manning. Wed, 05/27/2020 - 11:12. Use these best practices for business planning during and after the coronavirus pandemic.

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BD+C

MAY 26, 2020

Announced in a revised site plan approved by the City of Austin on April 29, Apple is adding a 75,500-sf, six-story hotel to its billion-dollar corporate campus that is currently under construction in Northwest Austin. The project comes as a bit of a surprise as the plans for the hotel were not included in the original site plans filed in December 2018, according to Culturemap Austin. .

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The Constructor

MAY 24, 2020

Collapsible soil can prove to be problematic for structures due to its large settlement potential. It has a great capacity to withstand pressure with.

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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 Dive

MAY 27, 2020

Construction has lagged in data collection, but experts emphasize its value during the pandemic and beyond and how construction firms can take advantage of others’ mistakes.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 26, 2020

What the Right Network & Connectivity Can Do For Your Jobsite. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 05/26/2020 - 12:02. Find out how using IoT and construction wearables in your workforce will improve collaboration and safety on your projects.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 26, 2020

Doosan has announced its top-performing dealers of 2019. The top 2019 Doosan dealers include the following enterprises (headquarters in parentheses): • Barry Equipment Co. (Webster, Massachusetts) • Best Line Leasing, Inc.

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The Constructor

MAY 25, 2020

Steel is one of the popular construction materials next to concrete in the construction industry. The high strength and ductility are the primary.

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Construction Dive

MAY 29, 2020

The NEXT Coalition, which includes DPR, McCarthy, Haskell and Black & Veatch, is looking for ideas from the industry to continue to protect construction and office workers.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 26, 2020

6 Areas of Your Business Surety Underwriters Will Analyze Carefully. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 05/26/2020 - 09:30. Pay close attention to these 6 areas of your company's finances to make sure surety bond underwriters view your business in a good light.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 26, 2020

Bobcat S64 and S66 skid steer loaders and Bobcat T64 and T66 compact track loaders join the R Series. The 68-horsepower S64 skid steer and T64 CTL have 2,300-pound rated operating capacities.

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