Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 12, 2019

Concrete construction activities should be done on the basis of the job site specifications, methods and drawings. Concrete inspection and testing should be executed by experienced personnel to ensure that requirements of the specifications, methods and drawings are satisfied.

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Inspections Concrete Drawings Certification 40

Safety Services Company

JANUARY 26, 2024

A massive fire took hold of a construction site in Charlotte, NC. According to ABC News , the fire started accidentally in a spray insulation foam trailer. Construction sites face fire-related incidents daily. Startling data from OSHA states that burn-related injuries make up 5% of fatalities in construction sites.

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Safety Site Permits Electrical 54

Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 31, 2019

In construction, however, signs point to at least one more big year, with a rush of infrastructure projects getting rolled out, new technologies showing positive impacts and new ideas to overcome labor shortages. A number of high-profile infrastructure projects could give the construction industry a boost in 2019.

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Industrial United States Construction Infrastructure 186

Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 30, 2018

Even if you’re busy, we recommend taking a look at this month’s top headlines in construction news, especially since some pertain to seasonal safety and the industry’s labor market. Construction Jobless Rate Hits 18-Year Low, Industry Adds 19,000 Jobs. Need a Quick Inspection of a 58-Story Tower? Send a Drone.

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Industrial Construction Infrastructure Innovation 197

Construction Enquirer

MAY 31, 2023

Construction training body CITB has been given a “requires improvement” rating following its latest Ofsted inspection. The move has seen the number of apprentices trained directly by the CITB drop to 629 from 9,000 at the time of the last Ofsted inspection. This was established in 2022.

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Inspections Employment Subcontracting Modeling 109

Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 9, 2014

In most areas of the country when building an inground pool, permits along with inspections are required as with any construction process. Structural, Electrical and Plumbing inspections during construction, and a Final inspection when you finish building your inground pool.

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Inspections Electrical Construction Permits 45

Construction Dive

APRIL 28, 2016

Many of these are for construction, surveying and inspection (see breakdown below). In other news, PrecisionHawk, a producer of autonomous surveying drone technology, has raised an additional $18 million in funding bringing its total to $30 million. FAA 333 exemptions for commercial use of drones has now surpassed 5,000.

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News Inspections Commercial Construction 48

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 12, 2015

We are excited to announce that Construction Americas 2015 Exposition, this March, will have a great line up of panelists and celebrity speaker Chris Grundy. Details below: ( From Construction Americas Press Release ) Miami, Fla.—January Century Bank Arena at the FIU OHL School of Construction in Miami.

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America Miami Construction News 120

Construction Cost Estimating

JANUARY 30, 2019

This civil engineering article sheds light on the required steps for post-concrete inspection as soon as decluttering of any concrete structure is completed. These files should be retained during the construction process and prepared in compliance with the methods of Control of Quality Records.

Inspections 40

Inspections Concrete Documentation Sustainability 40

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

inspecting 100 percent of labor, materials, and equipment used) as well as the coefficient/adjustment factor used, and the type, number, and cost of non-prepriced line-items. There are many construction cost data and indexes available: • Handy-Whitman Index of Public Utility Construction Costs. Engineering News-Record (ENR).

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Estimating Comparison Electrical Organization 199

Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 6, 2015

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) completed the first portion of a two-phase study to determine if unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could effectively inspect bridges by gathering close-up imagery of structural flaws, reports MPR News.

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Inspections Minnesota Transportation News 48

Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 26, 2022

Construction firms are always in pursuit of safer jobsites. Technology has advanced significantly in recent years in the realm of construction safety. In celebration of Construction Safety Week, we’re exploring some of those advancements, which are pushing the industry forward and making it safer for all. .

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Safety Innovation Construction Risk 98

HardHatChat

MARCH 30, 2020

Bill Di Santo, president, Englewood Construction”. As a national commercial construction firm with active projects across the country, we are monitoring this situation on many fronts and in many markets. We also have a pipeline of projects in preconstruction services or under negotiation, and those functions continue uninterrupted.

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Commercial Guidelines Construction Negotiation 156

Lets Build

APRIL 13, 2022

Digital construction week (DCW), the major UK event is taking place on 18-19 May 2022 and LetsBuild will be there! DCW is the leading annual UK event dedicated to digital construction, engineering, design, innovation, manufacturing, and operation. Demonstrate our solutions , including all the latest features around integrated planning.

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Construction Innovation Inspections Schedule 78

Natural Building

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This is why Paula Paoli and Owen Ingley are in Las Marías, Puerto Rico, and hope to introduce a new construction technique that helps homeowners avoid the destruction of houses in the future. Those SuperAdobe houses were in Las Marías, Arecibo and Maunabo, where dozens of conventionally constructed homes were destroyed.

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Puerto Rico News Housing Materials 52

Chianelli Estimating

APRIL 14, 2020

Early spring is the time of year when the construction industry normally begins to ramp up. The Construction industry is one example. Instead of the normal spring boom, construction sites have been asked to shut down and have been secured in place. There will be an overall increase in the cost of construction. Commercial.

Construction 78

Construction Estimating Overhead Inspections 78

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

21 New Integrations for Autodesk Construction Cloud Construction companies produce an immense amount of data every day; but are firms actually leveraging this goldmine of insights? New research from Deloitte Access Economics , commissioned by Autodesk, suggests there’s work to be done here.

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Autodesk BIM Visualization Construction 118

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 12, 2023

A drone fell from the sky and hit a construction worker during a site inspection flight on a housing site in Lancashire. The report stated: “ The pilot described it as then ‘ appearing to descend too fast, despite the propellers spinning’, before going out of sight behind some construction materials.

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Site Accidents Inspections Housing 98

Construction Cost Estimating

APRIL 19, 2019

This civil engineering article sheds light on the inspection method of various civil works as well as necessary documents to carry out an inspection at construction project. Construction activities and consequent inspection standard should be based on job site specifications, methods and drawings.

Inspections 40

Inspections Liability Drawings Construction 40

Construction Enquirer

MAY 11, 2023

Safety inspectors are launching a three-month campaign this summer to tackle the threat of dust on construction sites. Each year in the construction industry, there are thousands of preventable cases of irreversible lung disease due to past exposure to dust at work. ”

Site 128

Site Risk Employment Inspections 128

Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Though the inspection of reinforcement involves lots of complexities and huge cost, but the problem should be properly resolved by appointing a standard consulting firm for accomplishing the inspection work. The first step should be checking drawing. One must have adequate knowledge for analyzing a rebar drawing.

Inspections 40

Inspections Drawings Engineering Consulting 40

Pro Builder

JUNE 30, 2020

Springtime is the season when construction makes up for slow winter months. Social distancing rules, workarounds for inspections, and delays are still impacting the industry’s ability to catch up to demand. But this year the unexpected hit: the coronavirus-triggered stay-home orders, temporarily halting most home construction.

Industrial 98

Industrial Inspections News Resource 98

Construction Marketing

APRIL 3, 2015

The inaugural Construction Americas Exposition , held March 26-27 in Miami was a great success! The event produced by the OHL School of Construction at Florida International University was sponsored by Dodge Analytics , Bosch Power Tools , Digital Drafting Systems, and the Construction Marketing Association.

America 120

America Construction Florida Miami 120

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 9, 2022

You open your construction management software to view progress photos, but you’re quickly overwhelmed by the number of images in the gallery. It’s estimated that construction professionals spend 35% of their time on non-optimal activities like searching for information. Autotags are useful for those conducting remote site inspections.

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Management Autodesk Construction Documentation 98

HardHatChat

JANUARY 26, 2010

I thought it would be interesting to start this blog post with a question to test your restaurant construction IQ. That’s right, when it comes to restaurant kitchen construction, it doesn’t matter if you’re building a five-star restaurant or a chain of Red Robins ? Passing inspection on the first round is key to meeting deadlines.

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Inspections Construction Commercial Contractors 180

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“The heart of every construction project is collaboration,” said Jim Lynch, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Autodesk Construction Solutions in last week’s Construction Session at Autodesk University. . We’re excited to share some of the latest integrations and updates for Autodesk Construction Cloud. .

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Autodesk Construction BIM Documentation 98

Construction Junkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In years past , I shared the top 10 list of violations across all industries, but this year, I was able to find a list of construction-specific standards. That number is also compounded by the fact that OSHA has more fall related incidents to inspect, leading to more violations.

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OSHA Construction Injury Inspections 98

Lets Build

JULY 11, 2017

There isn’t a topic that doesn’t have its own podcast and that includes the construction industry. Let’s be honest, listening to podcasts on construction sites can prove difficult. So without further a due, here are in our opinion, the 40 best construction industry podcasts we have handpicked for you: 1. The ConTechTrio Podcast.

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Construction Industrial Housing Project Management 167

Lets Build

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

With many years of construction knowledge under my belt, I’ve been there snagging, verifying quality and doing short-term planning like you; I’ve done the job. And now, I bring that experience to our work at LetsBuild, helping bring clarity to the complexity of construction. Location-tagged Inspections.

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Inspections Products DOT US 78

The Constructor

JANUARY 17, 2012

Following are the methods of bridge construction: 1. Cast-in-situ Method of Bridge Construction 2. Balanced Cantilever Method Of Bridge Construction 3. Precast Method of Bridge Construction 4. Span by Span Casting method of Bridge Construction 5. Incremental Launching Method of Bridge Construction 6.

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Construction Concrete Foundation Design 206

Lets Build

APRIL 3, 2020

What is a construction blueprint or construction plan? Construction blueprints (also known as construction plans or construction drawings) are two-dimensional drawings that contain all the details that are needed for a project. Every construction worker needs to know how to read blueprints.

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Drawings Construction Plans Permits 139

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 9, 2023

Local paper the Cambridge Independent first revealed the problems on the Darwin Green site where Barratt David Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire is building a new community of nearly 1,600 homes. Unfortunately, the most effective course of action at this stage is to demolish the properties and rebuild them.

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Foundation Green Inspections Housing 129

The Constructor

JANUARY 17, 2012

Construction begins at each bridge pier. The complete pier segment is then used as an erection platform and launching base for all subsequent travelling formwork and concrete segment construction. Segment construction is continued until a joining midpoint is reached where a balanced pair is closed.

Concrete 214

Concrete Construction Foundation Materials 214

The Constructor

MARCH 27, 2012

Composite Permanent Formwork: Beam shells perform number of functions: They are generally designed to support precast floor units and construction loads To act as formwork for infill in-situ concrete To act compositely with the in-situ infill to support permanent loads. Their most common use is to form downstand beams.

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Concrete Construction Foundation Materials 230

The Constructor

MARCH 26, 2012

Hybrid concrete construction can incorporate all the benefits of precasting, (e.g. form, finish, colour, speed, accuracy, prestressing, high-quality, assured covers and dense and properly cured covercrete) with all the benefits of in-situ construction (e.g. Structural Action of Hybrid Concrete Construction: 1.

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Concrete Construction Foundation Materials 214

Julian Construction

MAY 21, 2010

Julian Construction Blog. Partner, Julian Construction. California Rainfall Good News for Reservoirs – but How About Your Home’s Foundation? Home Foundation Contractor Gives No-Cost Foundation Inspections » 05/21/2010. . Home Foundation Contractor Gives No-Cost Foundation Inspections » 05/21/2010.

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Inspections Foundation Los Angeles California 40

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

He is the founder of The Constructor and works in a reputed construction company. Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. There can be many causes for these defects.

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Foundation Concrete Construction Materials 240