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MAY 16, 2017

If you’re like me, your social media feed this month is filled with photos of happy graduates celebrating commencement and getting ready to begin the next chapter of their lives. Hopefully, we’ll see some of those fresh young graduates heading toward a career in commercial construction. Part of the reason I say this is the current hiring situation in the construction industry.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Attention to detail, dedication and love of the craft: these are just a few qualities of the skilled tradesmen that keep our industry going. But with busy jobsite schedules and an ever-changing economy, the high-quality work that they produce sometimes goes unnoticed in favor of moving on to the next project. CBO recently caught up with Dave Schneider, chief marketing officer at Red Wing, to talk about the company's new initiative, America Working, that aims to shine a light on the hard work of

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The Constructor

MARCH 23, 2017

Construction automation helps in quality control and reduces construction time. Various applications and advantages of automation in construction is.

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Lets Build

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The construction industry has been growing at a steady pace since 2011. According to PRNewswire, the global construction industry is projected to grow from US$7.4 trillion in 2010 to US$10.3 trillion in 2020 (when measured at constant US prices). On a similar note, Turner and Townsend mentioned that the GDP.

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DECEMBER 27, 2017

Expect the challenge of sourcing the most highly-qualified candidates to become even more competitive as we enter the new year. And perhaps as younger employees, with fresh ways of looking at employment, join the workforce, new means of attracting – and keeping – them are worth considering. You may also think about tuning-up some tried-and-true – but dated - methods to stay ahead of the pack.

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Business Facilities

JANUARY 3, 2017

The Lone Star State wins BF's top annual honor for the third time. Read Texas Named Business Facilities’ State Of The Year on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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BIM & Beam

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In this post of the Structural Precast series I would like to touch upon the topic of segmentation of precast walls. Segmentation of precast walls can be done automatically or manually. Before we run the automatic segmentation we should check and adjust the Configuration Settings. The Configuration settings can be imported or exported via XML files to easily share the rules across several users, working on the same or different projects.

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Contractor Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2017

This is the time of the year when it’s appropriate to look around and give thanks. Here are 10 reasons to be thankful for the plumbing profession.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 27, 2017

The other night, I was out with some friends. We were at a well-known place, listening to music and relaxing. One of my friends said she wanted something chocolate, so she ordered a piece of chocolate cake. A few minutes later it arrived, and she took her first bite. You could tell by looking at her facial expression that she was not happy. She said it tasted very dry.

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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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DECEMBER 24, 2017

As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, the most common question I get is, “I want to be an entrepreneur -- how do I start?” The obvious answer is that you need an idea first, but I’ve come to realize that the process is really much more complex than that. Many people with great ideas never make it as entrepreneurs, and true entrepreneurs can make a business out of anything.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

I wouldn’t go so far as to call myself a control freak, but as a national general contractor, it’s part of the job description to be the one calling the shots and telling everyone what to do on a complex commercial construction project. However, from time to time, we have to manage things that are out of our direct control – particularly when a project specifies owner furnished items (OFIs) or an owner vendor.

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Green Industry Professionals

DECEMBER 28, 2017

This year I have posted several blogs about grading and assessment. I encouraged teachers to stop taking grading home for two simple reasons: Grading in isolation robs us of the opportunity to have conversations with students as we assess their work and, ultimately, makes feedback one-sided and less effective. Grading at home robs us of precious time with our families, time to relax, and time to create dynamic learning experiences for students.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Steel structure fire protection systems are designated to protect the structure from fire for a specified amount of time. Various fire protection.

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Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Earlier this year we explored BIM, Building Information Modeling, and explained why it is the future of construction. BIM is currently broken down into three levels but can more levels be added? We took a deeper look into 5D & the new revelations for this industry changing information sharing system.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 5, 2017

Your elevator speech just got shorter. As part of a product development test to evaluate the safety and comfort of future high-speed elevators, Hitachi modified two of its ultra high speed lifts in China's Guangzhou (formerly Canton) CTF Finance Centre skyscraper to go even faster. The CTF Finance Centre elevators already carry impatient passengers up at a rate of 1,200 meters (3,937 feet) per minute.

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BD+C

MAY 31, 2017

About 1.5 million people visited the Boston Public Library between July 2016 and March 2017. That’s a 22% increase over what the library drew from July 2015 through March 2016. That bump was attributable, in large measure, to the library’s $78 million renovation, the results of which debuted in July 2016. This three-year-long project, lead by William Rawn Associates | Architects and Consigli Construction, opened up and brightened what, by consensus, had been an uninviting space for patrons, disc

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Business Facilities

JULY 20, 2017

The 13th annual edition of our rankings report tracks growth sectors that seem to be emerging overnight from thin air in uncharted waters, telling you who’s out front in cybersecurity, offshore wind energy and the other frontiers of the 21st century. - Read: Business Facilities’ 13th Annual Rankings Report.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Compared with a few short years ago, commercial construction moves at an incredibly fast pace today. Due to a variety of factors – from smaller profit margins following the economic downturn, to the sense of immediacy that’s so pervasive in the modern business world – everyone from our clients on down to our subcontractors are being squeezed for time and asked to deliver commercial construction projects on tighter schedules than ever before.

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HardHatChat

JUNE 20, 2017

Brewery-based restaurant concepts, such as this BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse Englewood Construction recently completed in Fort Wayne, Ind., are popular additions to existing malls. Coming out of the International Council of Shopping Centers’ RECon convention in Las Vegas last month, there’s been a lot of conversation in the media around the future of retail development.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 20, 2017

With Earth Day coming up this weekend, there’s a lot of discussion about being more environmentally friendly in how we live and work. Anyone in the commercial construction industry knows there are a variety of certifications and designations that individuals, companies and projects can achieve to show they follow a high level of green commercial construction practices.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

When I think back on the most interesting construction projects and challenges I’ve handled in my career as a national commercial contractor, without a doubt some of the most memorable have been in landmark-status buildings. In fact, we’re in the middle of one of those projects right now as Englewood Construction relocates American Girl’s flagship store in New York City from its current 5th Avenue address to a well-known landmark property – 75 Rockefeller Plaza.

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The Constructor

AUGUST 24, 2017

Punching shear is a failure mechanism in structural members like slabs and foundation by shear under the action of concentrated loads. Calculations.

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The Constructor

MARCH 7, 2017

Facade retention is a method of building rehabilitation to bring changes to interior of the building structure. Advantages of facade retention in.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Ties are continuous tensioned reinforcements which are completely anchored and sufficiently lapped mechanically or using weld. Types of ties in.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

There are different types of bracing systems commonly used in multi-storey steel structures between orthogonally arranged beams and columns to.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Setting out building plan on ground is one of the most significant steps in building constructions and any errors at this stage would cause.

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The Constructor

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Flexural test on concrete based on the ASTM standards are explained. Differences if present in specification or any other aspects of flexural test on.

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The Constructor

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Roles and responsibilities of a civil site engineer depends on the nature of construction works in a project. Civil site engineers performs various.

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