Infrastructure Study Finds Inefficiencies & Opportunities for Design-Build
Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 28, 2022
Infrastructure Study Finds Inefficiencies & Opportunities for Design-Build. Alex Headley. Fri, 01/28/2022 - 08:30.
Top 3 Contractor Risks & How to Reduce Your Exposure
Construction Business Owner
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Notwithstanding COVID-19’s onset in 2020, construction activity has been, and continues to be, robust. New home construction and multifamily increased, and with few exceptions, commercial building shows no signs of slowing down either.
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Commercial work boosts construction new orders
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 6, 2023
Commercial building and civils work helped construction output rise in May despite a continuing drop in the house building sector. But w ork on residential building projects decreased for the sixth month running and at the steepest pace since May 2020. in May, up from 51.1 in April and above the neutral 50.0 ”
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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 7, 2020
The 440th session of the Maryland General Assembly commenced on January 8, 2020. Despite the abridged session, the legislature acted on 1,664 House bills and 12 resolutions and 1,081 Senate bills and 6 resolutions with 667 bills passing both chambers before they adjourned sine die on March 18, 2020. Mary’s for 90 days).
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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 7, 2020
The 440th session of the Maryland General Assembly commenced on January 8, 2020. Despite the abridged session, the legislature acted on 1,664 House bills and 12 resolutions and 1,081 Senate bills and 6 resolutions with 667 bills passing both chambers before they adjourned sine die on March 18, 2020. Mary’s for 90 days).
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Legalized Marijuana: Opportunities and Impact for Commercial Real Estate and Construction
HardHatChat
AUGUST 7, 2019
Given that our firm already has experience working with clients on medicinal and recreational marijuana dispensary construction projects in other states, we know firsthand that this legislation will quickly lead to new activity in the local commercial real estate and construction landscape. Good News for the Local Retail Landscape.
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Biden's Infrastructure Plan for Retrofitting Homes Could Bolster Homeownership Levels
Pro Builder
JUNE 10, 2021
Biden's Infrastructure Plan for Retrofitting Homes Could Bolster Homeownership Levels. President Joe Biden’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure plan could make it easier for both first-time buyers and those seeking affordable housing, says the Washington Post. cbroderick. Thu, 06/10/2021 - 10:15. region, with just 1.3 Read More. .
Could the Skilled Labor Gap Set Back Biden's Infrastructure Plan?
Pro Builder
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Could the Skilled Labor Gap Set Back Biden's Infrastructure Plan? With President Biden’s infrastructure bill moving through Congress, some construction companies fear they won’t have enough labor to work on the projects. cbroderick. Thu, 09/09/2021 - 10:43. A recent U.S.
A new report links infrastructure investment to commercial real estate expansion
BD+C
JULY 4, 2016
trillion by 2020 just to bring the country’s infrastructure back to a level described as adequate. The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that the United States needs to spend $3.6
Buyers report busy April despite housing slowdown
Construction Enquirer
MAY 5, 2023
Rising volumes of commercial work and civil engineering activity helped to offset the steepest decline in residential construction output since May 2020. Higher levels of new work were attributed to resilient client demand, especially for commercial building. in April from 50.7 in March keeping it above the neutral 50 value.
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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020
Building Radar
JANUARY 14, 2020
Top trends in the construction industry 2020 How will the construction industry develop in 2020? We have studied and evaluated numerous sources – discover with us the most important trends and developments in the construction industry in 2020. What trends will determine the industry? And what does that mean for you?
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Concrete mix design
GCP Applied Technologies
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Wed, 02/19/2020 - 16:07. February 19, 2020. While specifications for large commercial projects often limit how much water can be added to the concrete mix, there are often no slump limits or controls over the amount of water added for small commercial and residential projects. Transportation Infrastructure.
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Concrete mix design
GCP Applied Technologies
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Wed, 02/19/2020 - 16:07. February 19, 2020. While specifications for large commercial projects often limit how much water can be added to the concrete mix, there are often no slump limits or controls over the amount of water added for small commercial and residential projects. Transportation Infrastructure.
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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change
Business Facilities
AUGUST 25, 2021
The report sets more than 400 milestones for what needs to be done, and the energy sector—as the major source of global emissions—is cited as the key to success, with nearly three-quarters of global emissions reductions between 2020 and 2025 taking place in the electricity sector. the clock struck midnight on Dec. in Florida.
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Concrete batching
GCP Applied Technologies
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Wed, 02/19/2020 - 16:07. February 20, 2020. Transportation Infrastructure. Commercial buildings. Infrastructure. Concrete batching. michael.delros…. GCP Applied Technologies. Concrete is the most man-made product in the world. Design Advantage. Structural Solutions. Sustainability. Technical service. Mass transit.
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Concrete batching
GCP Applied Technologies
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Wed, 02/19/2020 - 16:07. February 20, 2020. Transportation Infrastructure. Commercial buildings. Infrastructure. Concrete batching. michael.delros…. GCP Applied Technologies. Concrete is the most man-made product in the world. Design Advantage. Structural Solutions. Sustainability. Technical service. Mass transit.
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Concrete materials management
GCP Applied Technologies
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Wed, 02/19/2020 - 16:07. February 19, 2020. Transportation Infrastructure. Commercial buildings. Infrastructure. Concrete materials management. michael.delros…. GCP Applied Technologies. The solutions below can help producers improve materials flexibility, reduce waste and increase productivity and profits.
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CDC and OSHA Speak: How to Keep Construction Workers Safe During COVID-19 Panedemic
Best Practices Construction Law
APRIL 22, 2020
Restrictions vary depending on whether the project is public infrastructure, to commercial, to health care, to multifamily and residential. On April 20, 2020, the CDC released new guidelines for “critical infrastructure workers,” and on April 21, 2020, the U.S. Remember, words matter.
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Concrete calculator
GCP Applied Technologies
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Thu, 02/20/2020 - 19:50. February 20, 2020. Commercial buildings. Infrastructure. Concrete calculator. michael.delros…. GCP Applied Technologies. App details and downloads. The dosage rates provided by this calculator are backed by 20 years of research and development. Functional admixtures. Structural Solutions.
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Concrete admixture
GCP Applied Technologies
MARCH 2, 2020
Mon, 03/02/2020 - 14:36. March 02, 2020. Mid-range water reducers – These admixtures provide superior placeability and finishing for concrete flatwork, in commercial and high-end residential construciton. Transportation Infrastructure. Commercial buildings. Infrastructure. Concrete admixture. Water reducers.
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40+ APAC Construction Industry Statistics You Need to Know
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MARCH 31, 2022
There’s also plenty of good news: infrastructure investments are pouring in, sustainability continues to be a focus, and digital technologies are helping firms be more efficient. Spending on construction accounted for 13% of the global GDP in 2020; it’s expected to reach over 13.5% State of the Industry. Oxford Economics ].
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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments
BD+C
DECEMBER 4, 2023
With demand, rents and property values increase, and the people who called the neighborhood home before the infrastructure improvements took place are priced out. Voters approved funding for this program in 2020 with equity as a mandate. This created an awareness of all the areas that needed to be addressed.
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City Momentum Index Identifies The World’s 20 Most Dynamic Cities
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 23, 2014
As business and political leaders convene to discuss global challenges at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, there is a greater appreciation for the importance of real estate in reshaping cities and, therefore, the world’s commercial geography.
Materials Shortages in Construction: Catapulting a Sustainability Revolution?
Autodesk Construction Cloud
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Social distancing measures, local lockdowns and rows over contracts began as early as March 2020 when the pandemic first hit. According to the US Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index, construction material prices are increasing significantly causing additional pressures on existing project revenues.
Top Construction Projects in Chicago
Autodesk Construction Cloud
APRIL 25, 2022
This is an increase of 11% (2,700 jobs) compared to December 2020. The project will include up to 13 million square feet of new residential, commercial, and institutional construction with 12 acres of open space and multiple infrastructure improvements. Chicago is also rated the 2nd highest city in the U.S.
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New connected lighting technologies bring opportunities and challenges
Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 2, 2020
In commercial lighting, the source of illumination is mostly light-emitting diode (LED) technology. The smart lighting infrastructure creates a backbone, enabling the integration of many traditional, standalone building systems. CLS comprises a class of lighting infrastructure that goes beyond illuminating spaces.
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A HERS Rating for Water Use?
Pro Builder
AUGUST 3, 2021
As headlines about drought and aging infrastructure grab the public’s attention, the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) is several months into launching HERS H2O, a system that grades a home’s water-use efficiency. RM: We officially launched in September of 2020. Sustainability. Sustainability.
Louisiana: Advanced Aero Services Brings MRO To Shreveport
Business Facilities
MARCH 17, 2020
Aero’s maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Shreveport Regional Airport will serve commercial airline customers. Plans include a narrow-body hanger. Read: Louisiana: Advanced Aero Services Brings MRO To Shreveport at BusinessFacilities.com.
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The Drone Age
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 6, 2017
” In other words, the test sites will help FAA create federal regulations that will open the skies to a commercial drone industry that has the potential to become a growth sector worth hundreds of billions of dollars in coming years. For Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, the dawning of the Drone Age can’t come soon enough.
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30+ Construction Industry Statistics for EMEA
Autodesk Construction Cloud
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Spending on construction accounted for 13% of the global GDP in 2020; it’s expected to reach over 13.5% The European Union’s (EU) total investment in construction in 2020 was €1.4 The fastest-growing sector between 2020 and 2025 is forecasted to be infrastructure. It accounted for 44% of total global construction in 2020.
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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 28, 2019
Maryland law sets mandatory recycling rates for state government and local jurisdictions, as well as a voluntary statewide recycling goal of 60% by 2020. Senate Bill 370 (passed) requires that each county recycling plan address the collection and recycling of recyclable materials from specified large office buildings by October 1, 2020.
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Behind the Build: Interview with Ben Feltham, Director of Integrated Digital Delivery at Aecon
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JUNE 17, 2022
Aecon is a Canadian leader in the development and construction of infrastructure. I then joined Skanska UK on the infrastructure side of the business leading the BIM document control and construction data management team. Recently in 2020 at Aecon, I got Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 in Construction award. .
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How to Start a Career in Construction
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JANUARY 4, 2022
To meet our world’s housing needs and to future-proof our cities and infrastructure, more construction is needed in the future. Additionally, the job is anticipated to grow at a rate of 11% from 2020 to 2030 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). No More Job Hopping: Career Stability. So what do they do?
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Nominations Open: 40 Under 40 Construction Champions of 2023
Autodesk Construction Cloud
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Your relatives, colleagues, and even yourself could be a part of this year’s list, so get those nominations in while you have time! A Look at Previous Winners Whoever makes it to this year's list will be in great company! Have a look below.
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Concrete mix design
GCP Applied Technologies
MARCH 6, 2020
Fri, 03/06/2020 - 18:13. March 06, 2020. Transportation Infrastructure. Commercial buildings. Infrastructure. Concrete mix design. michael.delros…. GCP Applied Technologies. concrete / mix design. . Air entrainment. Clay mitigation. Control flow concrete. Controlled low-strength material (CLSM). Sustainability.
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Washington Incentives and Workforce Development Guide
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 9, 2016
Aerospace Reduced Business & Occupation (B&O) Tax Rate: Available to manufacturers and processors for hire of commercial airplanes or component parts of commercial airplanes, non-manufacturers engaged in the business of aerospace product development, certificated FAR repair stations making retail sales and aerospace tooling manufacturers.
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40 BUSINESS REPORT: Stafford County – Where Connectivity And Opportunity Intersect
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 28, 2014
INVESTING IN 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE. Stafford County has put a high priority on investments in infrastructure, including high-speed broadband as well as traditional transportation projects. Based in northern Virginia, SummitIG is a custom network solutions and bandwidth infrastructure provider.
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Nominations Open: 40 Under 40 Construction Champions of 2022
Autodesk Construction Cloud
AUGUST 1, 2022
Whoever makes it to this year’s list will be in great company! The 40 Under 40 alumni have done — and are continuing to do — some amazing things to take the industry to new heights. Have a look below. . Your relatives, colleagues, and even yourself could be a part of this year’s list, so get those nominations in while you have time!
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How Khansaheb Reduced Snagging Administration by 60% with Autodesk Build
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JANUARY 27, 2022
Today Khansaheb provides a comprehensive range of construction services for building and infrastructure projects from the initial business case and design to ongoing operations and aftercare. When the Covid-19 pandemic escalated in March 2020, Khansaheb responded quickly. The power of partnership with Accienta.
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SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds… With Larry V. Parman, Secretary, Oklahoma Department Of Commerce
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 7, 2014
BF: Oklahoma has launched 20%x2020, an initiative to reduce energy consumption in state buildings by 20 percent by 2020. Before last year, utilities had to make sure their projects commenced commercial operation by Dec. By the Business Facilities Staff. From the January/February 2014 issue. How will it work?
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Leading Agriculture Equipment Company Relocating Tennessee HQ to Indiana
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 28, 2016
We are a top ten provider of agricultural products in the country, we have the highest concentration of manufacturing jobs in the nation, and we’re making significant investments in local and state infrastructure to support Indiana’s reputation as the Crossroads of America. Related articles across the web.
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7 Construction Industry Truths Made Clear at Autodesk University
Autodesk Construction Cloud
OCTOBER 28, 2021
trillion in global construction industry costs in 2020. The additional infrastructure needs or talent required to be successful in life-cycle data collection & analysis. ’” —May Winfield, Global Director of Commercial, Legal, and Digital Risks, Buro Happold. That includes $88.69 billion in rework alone.
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Expanding the exterior footprint
Construction Specifier
JANUARY 31, 2022
Outdoor lifestyle is crucial to commercial buildings. Architects are often looking for ways to create or enhance outdoor spaces in commercial buildings. A second building, The Hub North, opened fall 2020. Photos courtesy GKD-USA. by Dale Payne, P.E.
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Top 10 Cement Companies in USA
CivilJungle
MARCH 17, 2021
Ash Grove Cement Company also supplies packaged cement products for commercial, industrial, and residential use. Also, Read: Top 10 Tiles Companies in India 2020. Eagle Materials products, made for commercial, infrastructure, residential, industrial, and energy applications , are all made in the USA.
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