Construction Business Owner
APRIL 14, 2017
This article is the second in a six-part series about supervisory safety responsibilities, which will discuss leveraging supervisors within your company to build a stronger safety plan. Visit constructionbusinessowner.com/supervisory-safety to read more installments from the series.
The Constructor
APRIL 8, 2017
Weep holes are provided in masonry walls, retaining walls, underpasses, wing walls and other ground draining structure. Functions and need of weep.
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Viewpoint Construction Technology
APRIL 10, 2017
Recently we ask Dexter + Chaney clients to channel their inner creativity and create construction haikus. Each year, towards the end of April, Dexter + Chaney hosts our annual user conference, Connect 2017 in downtown Seattle. At this year's conference we will be announcing the first ever Dexter + Chaney Construction Poet Laureate.
Lets Build
APRIL 11, 2017
When it comes to massive construction companies, it is no joke that the European continent is well represented. With our Biggest construction companies in Europe blog post, we set out to gather the biggest construction companies from each European country and assemble them into a massive spreadsheet. Following up on the original blog post , we decided to better illustrate who are the top construction companies in all major European countries.
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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.
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 14, 2017
This article is the second in a six-part series about supervisory safety responsibilities, which will discuss leveraging supervisors within your company to build a stronger safety plan. Visit constructionbusinessowner.com/supervisory-safety to read more installments from the series.
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Job Order Contracting
APRIL 13, 2017
Facilities Lifecycle Management requires increased competency on the part of facilities owners and facilities management. See asset life-cycle model… A total cost of ownership perspective is also required as opposed to the more prevalent practice of first-cost dominance. LEAN collaborative construction delivery and similar best management practices provide a framework for generating positive facilities management outcomes versus economic and environmental waste.
Lets Build
APRIL 14, 2017
In the cyclical construction industry, contractors around the world are struggling to meet the rising demand for skilled labour. There are a number of factors contributing to the crisis and here, we’ll explore three strategies for the construction industry to tackle the shortage moving forward: 1. Attract more apprentices. Construction was one of the heaviest hit industries during the GFC and this led to a huge decrease in the number of school leavers being drawn towards a once lucrative indust
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 11, 2017
Although recent technological advancements make it easier to operate compact equipment, that does not mean these technologies can replace proper equipment training for your operators. Educating your employees is an important first step to ensuring everyone stays safe on the jobsite, while also maintaining efficiency and machine integrity. Before your operators use compact equipment, make sure they follow these seven proper operation and maintenance tips.
The Constructor
APRIL 8, 2017
Construction management software helps to manage and execute construction project activities easily and effectively. Comparisons, features and.
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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.
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 11, 2017
A JOC Cooperative is a method of procuring and implementing job order contracting services primarily for public sector agencies that anticipate an annual JOC construction volume of less than $2,000,000. Using a JOC Cooperative enables eligible entities to meet requirements associated with providing legally mandate competition for contracts of commonly purchased products and services, while saving the the cost of going through the traditional procurement process for each and every renovation, rep
BD+C
APRIL 13, 2017
The latest trend in integrated healthcare and wellness is the emergence of facilities that track and enhance human performance at the intersection of medicine, fitness, nutrition, and recovery. At least one startup, Chicago-based Shift, is testing the public’s fervor for one-stop-shop services that combine to minimize acute and chronic pain, illness, and disease by encouraging everyday healthy living. .
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 9, 2017
Stephen Jones. Stephen Jones. Senior Director. Industry Insights Research. Dodge Data & Analytics.
The Constructor
APRIL 12, 2017
Various subjects in civil engineering courses for different semesters with details and importance of these subjects for civil engineers are.
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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?
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 10, 2017
In general, it is advantageous, if not a best management practice, to require all renovation. repair, maintenance, construction projects, as well as all participants and stakeholders, to use common terms, definitions, and standardized data architectures. If this were done, there would be far fewer misunderstandings, errors, omissions, change orders, etc.
BD+C
APRIL 13, 2017
NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, recently released its annual study “ Economic Impacts of Commercial Real Estate ” in which it details the development, construction, and ongoing operations of new commercial real estate in the U.S.
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 12, 2017
The health and safety of your workforce is of the utmost importance to completing a successful project and to the overall success of your company. In a world where jobsite safety once placed second to getting the job done, our. changing construction landscape has put an industrywide emphasis on protection from jobsite hazards and workplace injuries and illnesses.
Business Facilities
APRIL 10, 2017
The leading utilities are finding innovative ways to seal the deal on new development projects. They’re also ahead of the curve on low-cost efficiency, smart-grid technology and the conversion to renewables. Read Top Utilities: The Power Behind Growth on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
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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 Equipment
APRIL 10, 2017
Norway has more than 1,100 road tunnels cutting through the country's mountains and burrowing under parts of its waterways, but until now, ship traffic has had to navigate around treacherous deepwater fiords with miserable weather along the country's 18,000 mile shoreline. Last week, Norwegian Transportation Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen announced financing for the long discussed Stad Ship Tunnel is in place and will begin construction in early 2019.
BD+C
APRIL 11, 2017
Improving air quality and reducing stress are two things that more businesses and homeowners want from their working and living environments. Plant walls can answer both of those calls, and are becoming more common in the built environment.
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 11, 2017
Although recent technological advancements make it easier to operate compact equipment, that does not mean these technologies can replace proper equipment training for your operators. Educating your employees is an important first step to ensuring everyone stays safe on the jobsite, while also maintaining efficiency and machine integrity. Before your operators use compact equipment, make sure they follow these seven proper operation and maintenance tips.
ENR Construction
APRIL 13, 2017
In January, a year after Flint, Mich.’s corrosive, lead-tainted drinking water prompted President Obama to declare a state of emergency, Marc Edwards slept on a fold-out couch in a cold, empty home in the city to test its water at 3 a.m.
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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!
Construction Equipment
APRIL 10, 2017
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas, Inc., has announced it has extended the period during which owners of Hyundai wheel loaders and full-sized excavators may use its Hi-Mate remote management system free of charge to five years from three. The extended Hi-Mate coverage applies retroactively to any qualifying Hyundai construction machine purchased since January 1, 2017.
BD+C
APRIL 11, 2017
Bill Kreysler doesn’t pursue projects that are “flat.” His company, Kreysler & Associates, is one of a small band of curtain wall designers, engineers, and fabricators that provides AEC clients the wherewithal to execute complex—some previously unthinkable—façade geometries. Prominent examples of their work include the sweeping postmodern structures imagined by Frank Gehry, skeletal-like structures fancied by Santiago Calatrava, and the rippled exterior panels on the addition to the Snøhetta
Green Industry Professionals
APRIL 13, 2017
Software tool helps million-dollar businesses get their arms around cash flow with 13-week projections, excel-based workbooks and easy-to-understand instructions.
Construction Superintendent Magazine
APRIL 10, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Construction unemployment rates were down in 10 states and unchanged in three in January on a year-over-year basis, according to analysis released by Associated Builders and Contractors. For the nation and 37 states, rates were higher than in January 2016, ending 75 consecutive months of year-over-year declines. The national not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rate of 9.4 percent was up 0.9 percent from January 2016, according to data from the U.S.
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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!
Construction Equipment
APRIL 13, 2017
Vincent 'Vinny' Vertuccio admitted Wednesday to United States District Judge Eric Vitaliano in a New York courtroom to filing fraudulent tax returns, money laundering, and obstructing an investigation into a scheme to defraud the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in connection with the $11.4 million rebuilding or 1 World Trade Center.
BD+C
APRIL 12, 2017
The $12.2 billion merger of Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts reflects an industrywide consolidation that has placed the keys to millions of the world’s hotel rooms into the hands of a few hospitality companies.
Contractor Bookkeeping
APRIL 14, 2017
Contractors who ask for help in Cleaning Up their QuickBooks File before filing taxes have better results. Because The Tax Accountant is happier because the QuickBooks file is clean and easier to work with, they will likely find more deductions which can save you money and in some cases mean the difference between success and failure in your construction company.
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