Construction Business Owner

JULY 18, 2017

Perhaps history doesn’t have to have such a melancholy twist. What if a firm repeated a behavior over and over, and made its replication a best practice? More often than not, firms complete a project, collect the final payment and archive the results for the obligatory 7 years in some musty banker’s box, never to be opened again. Memories of that project become local lore, and are usually only shared at happy hours.

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Lets Build

JULY 18, 2017

Construction is a continuously evolving field. Offshore construction is a representative example of that. The ability of the industry to expand its activities in the marine environment played a significant role in its financial growth. It goes without saying that offshore construction unlocked a completely new field with great opportunities and challenges.

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BD+C

JULY 18, 2017

Cue the Vivaldi; Carlo Ratti Associati has wild plans for its recently unveiled Garden of the Four Seasons design that will allow visitors to experience all four seasons at once at any point throughout the year.

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Digger Blog

JULY 18, 2017

Fifty-two Doosan excavators are a year into the project of burying 360km of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline in Greece. Fifty-two Doosan excavators are a year into the project of burying 360km of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline in Greece.

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At the highest level, contractors understand the importance of accurately predicting and preparing for variances in costs or schedules when delivering a construction project. In fact, leaders know it is essential to the profitability, cash flow and potential viability of projects. For that reason, forward-thinking decision-makers who know that forecasting is a complex process, also realize that this is not feasible by using out-of-date systems.

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BD+C

JULY 18, 2017

In late June, Pfizer, the nation’s second-largest pharmaceutical supplier, broke ground on BioPlace, a $250 million, 285,000-sf R&D and process development facility in Chesterfield, Mo. The new campus, when completed in mid 2019, will house the company’s BioTherapeutics Pharmaceutical Sciences Group, and consolidate more than 450 employees who currently work at multiple locations around St.

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Digger Blog

JULY 18, 2017

Balfour Beatty is building the 20km Norwich northern bypass under a �104m contract for Norfolk County Council – and it is benefitting from some smart machinery. Balfour Beatty is building the 20km Norwich northern bypass under a £104m contract for Norfolk County Council – and it is benefitting from some smart machinery.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JULY 18, 2017

We’re in the midst of a business transformation fuelled by fear, experience, and hope. It’s working out far better than I could have expected (or perhaps deserved). The story isn’t over yet, and so I can’t share all the details to preserve business confidentiality, but the experience reminds me of some lessons about risk and […].

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BD+C

JULY 18, 2017

Before Mortenson Construction moved into its new Portland office in the Crane Building at 710 Northwest 14 th Avenue, the space was renovated with elements of a 100-year-old barn as the focal point. Mortenson found the barn in Colton, Ore., purchased it, and began the deconstruction and repurposing process. The Douglas fir barn was used for the 9,000-sf office’s workspaces and trim. .

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Construction Equipment

JULY 18, 2017

JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company and manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, has released its ClearSky fleet management telematics solution. The all-new ClearSky answers customer requests for a tool that is simple, flexible, and easy to use.

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BD+C

JULY 18, 2017

In a recently released study, the Weidt Group found that the average energy consumption of buildings analyzed fell within 4% of their respective model’s estimations.

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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 Equipment

JULY 18, 2017

Imagine sitting in almost-not-moving traffic with an SUV full of overtired, sticky, sweaty kids on a hot Sunday night in July as you inch home after a day at the Jersey shore. That is what travelers from New Jersey trying to get to New York had to endure last weekend when the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey decided to do a full weekend closure of the Bayonne Bridge as part of its $1.29 billion "Raise the Roadway" project that is elevating the bridge deck from 151 feet to 215 feet to

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Business Facilities

JULY 18, 2017

The tech company will invest $26.5 million to expand its Stamford, CT offices, with help from a $7 million low-interest loan from the state. - Read: Indeed Expanding, Adding 500 Jobs In Connecticut.

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Contractor Magazine

JULY 18, 2017

At the urging of IAPMO and other associated organizations, the U.S. House of Representatives' Interior Appropriations Subcommittee has issued its Fiscal Year 2018 agency funding report rejecting the proposed elimination of the EPA’s WaterSense program.

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Business Facilities

JULY 18, 2017

The company will update and expand its office and lab space in Sidney, OH for the company’s air conditioning, heating and refrigeration businesses. - Read: Emerson Investing $100M In Ohio Expansion.

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For specialty contractors, using a construction software platform helps to lay the technological foundation required to support future growth and improved financial performance. Through integrated back office and field capabilities, you can improve how you bid, plan, staff, run, monitor, and close out self-performing projects, all while improving operational excellence.

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Contractor Magazine

JULY 18, 2017

This week’s gallery highlights water heaters: a residential condensing model; a line of boilers and volume water heaters; a hybrid electric water heater; a water heater with smart controls; a commercial electric water heater; and a line of gas-fired condensing models.

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BD+C

JULY 18, 2017

For the fifth consecutive month, architecture firms recorded increasing demand for design services as reflected in the June Architecture Billings Index (ABI). As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the June ABI score was 54.2, up from a score of 53.0 in the previous month.

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ENR Construction

JULY 18, 2017

The airport has been negotiating the terminal renovation contract with Madrid-based Ferrovial Airports, leader of the public-private partnership, for more than 10 months.

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Green Industry Professionals

JULY 18, 2017

The plaintiff alleges it entered into an agreement to provide snow removal services, which it was never paid for.

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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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ENR Construction

JULY 18, 2017

After technical proposals are submitted later this month, a separate set of financial proposals is due August 10.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 18, 2017

JLG has released its ClearSky fleet management telematics solution.

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Management 48

ENR Construction

JULY 18, 2017

After technical proposals are submitted later this month, a separate set of financial proposals is due August 10.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 18, 2017

LimitState Ltd has developed RING, a powerful construction program for bridge analysis and masonry design. The most updated version is RING 3.0. The newest version can be used for analyzing masonry arch bridges. The software is mostly suitable for structural engineers. The software provides the following advantages :- • Analyze single or multi-span bridges without having fixed upper limit on the permissible number of spans • Automatically determine the critical failure mode although: o only a si

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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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ENR Construction

JULY 18, 2017

Veteran designer, who helped shape numerous signature crossings, died suddenly.

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ENR Construction

JULY 18, 2017

The Medical Examiner now will determine how union laborer Mark Camire, 32, died.

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ENR Construction

JULY 18, 2017

China’s export credit agencies are expected to provide substantial funding.

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Infrastructure 35

ENR Construction

JULY 18, 2017

TY Lin International veteran, who helped shape numerous signature crossings, died suddenly.

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Engineering 28

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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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