Construction Business Owner

MAY 18, 2016

Today’s workforces are both technology savvy and technology dependent. Instead of racking their brains for arcane information, they have all the knowledge they need on the touchscreen of a smartphone. These “moment of need” pioneers have forced employers to approach employee training and awareness differently. For the construction industry, technology is becoming a major player in deciding how health and safety is promoted, executed and managed.

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FDR Safety

MAY 19, 2016

Thanks to a new OSHA recordkeeping rule, employers urgently need to take a close look at their employee handbooks, safety policies and procedures, safety incentive programs, and drug testing policies. The rule , which was issued late last week and goes into effect within 90 days, provides new means for employees to pursue claims that they have suffered retaliation for reporting safety concerns.

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BD+C

MAY 16, 2016

A 24-story, 300,000-sf building that is being dubbed the largest residential Passive House project in North America will rise on the former site of a public school in the Mott Haven section of The Bronx, New York. The mixed-use, mixed-income development calls for 241 housing units for low- and moderate-income families. The first three floors of the building will include a 44,480-sf charter school, a medical facility, cultural and community space that includes a 1,350-sf social service facility,

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Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 20, 2016

When a client asks me about a particular contract provision and why it is “unfair” or “uneven”, we began a discussion about risk allocation. You see, the contract is used to shift the various risks on the project to the party most appropriate to handle it. In other words, you are negotiating about who takes the risk on a particular issue.

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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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Construction Business Owner

MAY 17, 2016

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) passed a new rule in December 2015 regarding the use of electronic logging devices (ELD) in commercial motor vehicles in which drivers are mandated to record their hours of service (HOS). The construction industry is currently in the "awareness and transition phase" of the new rule. It becomes mandatory December 18, 2017.

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BD+C

MAY 19, 2016

Sixty feet, six inches. For most, that figure is nothing more than an arbitrary distance. But on a baseball field, it means everything. It is the distance between the pitcher and batter, a stretch of grass and dirt all eyes focus on throughout the game waiting for it to produce the thrill of victory, or the acrimony of defeat. It is a distance that can elevate players to ephemeral legends, only to drag them in the opposite direction and debase them as the ‘goat.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 19, 2016

Chances are your maintenance facility has some substances that are potentially hazardous if used incorrectly or are exposed to workers for too long. Hydraulic fluid is an example. Depending on the type of projects your company does, you may also have liquid or solid chemical mixtures that are used on a jobsite, such as herbicides, insecticides, removal compounds, aerosols, etc.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 18, 2016

Today’s workforces are both technology savvy and technology dependent. Instead of racking their brains for arcane information, they have all the knowledge they need on the touchscreen of a smartphone. These “moment of need” pioneers have forced employers to approach employee training and awareness differently. For the construction industry, technology is becoming a major player in deciding how health and safety is promoted, executed and managed.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 16, 2016

Chinese direct investment in U.S. real estate has grown dramatically and visibly since 2010, according to a new report by Asia Society and Rosen Consulting Group (RCG) , Breaking Ground: Chinese Investment in U.S. Real Estate. The report provides the first comprehensive analysis of Chinese inbound investment into all areas of U.S. real estate. More than any foreign investor other than Canada, China stands out for the breadth, depth, and speed of its participation in the U.S. real estate market.

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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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BD+C

MAY 20, 2016

For several American cities, the infrastructure for their public transit systems have been in place for more than a century. It’s almost like Chicago, New York City, and Boston laid down train tracks the day after they were founded. Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia and the home to 6 million people, is building its first light rail system from scratch.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 20, 2016

OSHA has released its amendments to its recordkeeping regulations and both the wording and the format of the new records are being questioned. An alert published by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP on JD Supra Business Advisor discusses the problems OSHA's new electronic reporting regulations may bring and offers some advice.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 15, 2016

Paul Bertozzi. Paul Bertozzi. Managing Partner. Live Oak Contracting.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 20, 2016

Most articles about Job Costing are for large contractors with dozens of employees, doing millions of dollars in sales every year. This article is not about them it is about you! I care deeply about all Contractors. However, since I have a limited time on this earth and it my mission to help small contractors like you become wealthy because you bring value to other people's lives!

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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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BD+C

MAY 16, 2016

Building Design+Construction's Building Team Awards recognize newly built (opened or occupied January 1, 2015 or later) projects that best exemplify the collaboration between owner, architect, engineer, and contractor to produce buildings that exhibit architectural and construction excellence.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 17, 2016

OSHA cited Kellenberger Plumbing & Underground of Elgin, Illinois, for one willful and one serious safety violation for not providing cave-in protection or having a competent person on site to remove employees from a hazardous area. This is the third time in 3 years that Kellenberger has been cited and faces penalties of $59,290.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 18, 2016

CGI Federal recently celebrated the dedication of its 50,000-square-foot information technology center that serves as an anchor for the 143-acre University of Louisiana at Lafayette Research Park. The $13.1 million facility, a CGI Onshore IT Services Center of Excellence, will be home to 400 high-quality IT jobs at full employment. Gov. John Bel Edwards cuts the ribbon at the CGI Onshore IT Services Center of Excellence at UL Lafayette Research Park dedication as, left to right, UL President Dr.

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Construction Dive

MAY 19, 2016

Here’s a good video of contemporary methods of road, wall and sidewalk construction. Ample use of modern heavy equipment and robotics are demonstrated. This editor viewed some very interesting techniques not previously aware of. Read more.

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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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BD+C

MAY 17, 2016

If you aren’t careful, the illusion created by a virtual reality headset can be broken pretty quickly. With the headset on you may be seeing a wide expanse of rolling green hills, a proposed skyscraper, or even an alien planet, but if you stub your toe on the corner of a desk or trip and fall face first into a wall, you will be brought back to the real world pretty quickly.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 18, 2016

. . Hudson Yards, the largest private development project in New York City, will cost more than $20 billion over 13 years and contribute nearly that much annually into the city's gross domestic product, according to a report released Monday morning.

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Contractor Magazine

MAY 17, 2016

May 16 Washington D.C. awards ceremony marked 2nd occasion Taco has won an “E” Award: 1st time was at end of WW II. On Monday U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented Taco Comfort Solutions with the President’s “E” Award for Exports at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. read more.

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DebunkTheBIM

MAY 20, 2016

The picture attached here was taken exactly 3 years ago, or so tells me my FB memory jogger. Must be right – the moment bidding farewell to a lovely team of HLG BIM-mers, almost fully coincided with the time when I lost all my belief in anything BIM. Not just in the highly idealised airbrushed version of the ‘our way or the highway – mandated’ types but even of the more down to earth, pragmatic – ‘let’s pull together enough parties that genuinely want to make things better’ flavoured BIMs.

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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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BD+C

MAY 16, 2016

As we become a planet of city-dwellers, planners and urban designers have an imperative to design communities that perform better than ever before. But what exactly does “performance” mean? Communities should have energy and water-saving systems, but at a high level there also needs to be a more holistic approach to creating a sense of place and connection, while at the same time being accessible to different demographics and vibrant all throughout the day.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 16, 2016

. . . The residential tower at 461 Dean Street , part of the Pacific Park project in Brooklyn, New York, was topped out at 32-stories with the last of 930 steel modules. The modules are built at a factory near the Brooklyn Navy Yard that assembles four modules a day, which allows about one floor a week to be completed. The tower's floors range from 36 modules at the bottom to 20 at the top.

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Construction Dive

MAY 19, 2016

By Bruce Jervis If a project owner wants to terminate a contractor for default, or a contractor wants to terminate a subcontractor, the applicable contract documents usually stipulate a procedure. The process described in the termination clause is not a suggestion. It is mandatory and creates rights for the party being terminated. Ironically, the failure to follow the process can make the terminating party the one in breach of contract.

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Digger Blog

MAY 19, 2016

The heavy storms of earlier this year are starting to seem like a distant memory now but there are still tales to relate of sterling work carried out by all kinds of folk. The heavy storms of earlier this year are starting to seem like a distant memory now but there are still tales to relate of sterling work carried out by all kinds of folk.

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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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BD+C

MAY 20, 2016

Development of large-scale urban regeneration projects is at an all-time high across Europe. From a professional point of view, the unstoppable and accelerated process of urbanization is impossible to ignore, and inevitably draws my attention to cities with their innumerable challenges and opportunities, specifically on the centrally located, dormant ‘brownfield sites’.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 18, 2016

It's Infrastructure 2016 Week and the Huffington Post'stimely article, " America’s Crumbling Dams Are A Disaster Waiting To Happen", details the grave condition the nation's dams are in and why we should care. Dams that once were considered low-risk because they were located in unpopulated areas are now surrounded by homes and roads, bringing them up to the high-risk category.

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Construction Dive

MAY 19, 2016

This week's blog highlights from across the industry look at: In 10 Just Short Years - Millennials Will Comprise the Majority of the WorkforceLabor Shortage is a Major Problem in the Face of Rising Construction SpendingTips for Attracting Millennials into Construction Read more.

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