FDR Safety

JUNE 11, 2018

March 2018 – Foxconn Technology Group confirmed Tuesday that is has selected Rhode Island-based Gilbane Building Co. and a German-based company, M+W Group to serve as the lead contractors to build its $10 billion Mount Pleasant complex…The project, which could create 10,000 direct construction jobs, is expected to begin within 60 days. Known as Multi-Employer Worksites, projects of this size often include employees from companies specializing in concrete, steel erection, mechanical, andele

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Construction Dive

JUNE 11, 2018

American Association of Port Authorities says that amount of multimodal and rail investment is needed in addition to the $155 billion ports are adding during the next five years.

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Infrastructure 81

BD+C

JUNE 11, 2018

Columbia, Md., is a microcosm of what’s happening in cities across America, where cultural facilities—performing arts venues, libraries, museums, and other public spaces of congregation—are being positioned as integral to downtown renewal. Columbia, a planned city originally developed by the Rouse Corporation in the 1960s, has approved the site plan for The New Cultural Center, a seven-story 570,000-sf building that its developer, Orchard Development, suggests could be the city’s next “community

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Construction Dive

JUNE 11, 2018

Late remittance from customers adds 3.3% to total project costs, a recent report found.

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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

JUNE 11, 2018

2018 is a big year for chipper manufacturer Bandit Industries. The company will be celebrating its 35th anniversary this September and announced last week it plans to sell 100 percent of the company to its employees. Owners Mike Morey Sr., Dianne Morey, and Jerry Morey said on June 7 that they will sell 100 percent of the company to their employees in an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

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BD+C

JUNE 11, 2018

To paraphrase Denzel Washington, King Kong doesn’t have anything on Agoda. Taking a page out of the giant monster’s book, Agoda, an online travel company, is climbing the Empire State Building. Formerly occupying 7,600 sf on the iconic building’s 47th floor, the company has moved to a 27,000 sf space on the 66th floor.

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Green Industry Professionals

JUNE 11, 2018

Conserva has over 44 franchises across the United States, has cultivated partnerships with both the Toro Company and Target, and has established itself in the business of water conservation.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 11, 2018

Officials can now begin the engineering phase and apply for federal funding for the six-mile line expansion into San Jose and Santa Clara.

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BD+C

JUNE 11, 2018

. SUMMARY. The rise of reality capture technology, combined with enterprising software development, has opened the door to true real-time analysis of construction jobsites. Firms are utilizing images and video from smartphones, drones, rovers, laser scanners, and 360 cameras to more effectively track progress and productivity on the jobsite, and identify risk for potential delays.

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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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Construction Equipment

JUNE 11, 2018

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced on Friday the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $677 million in airport infrastructure grants, the first allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. The 241 grants will fund 346 infrastructure projects that include runways, taxiways, aprons, and terminals.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JUNE 11, 2018

The end of the contract to publish the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) Impact newsletter in part saddens me, but I accept its inevitability. I received the invitation to start work on the six-times-a-year newspaper-format publication in 1991, and recall putting the first issue together during my then three-year-old business’s first existential crisis as […].

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BD+C

JUNE 11, 2018

Five years ago, a local nonprofit, Centro Cultural Italiano di Buffalo, expressed interest in converting an old unoccupied library into a cultural center for the group. The ball didn’t get rolling until Signature Development got involved, according to Joel P. Feroleto, a member of the city’s Delaware District Common Council, who has been involved in this conversion for more than two years.

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Delaware 58

Construction Equipment

JUNE 11, 2018

Initial enforcement of the crystalline silica standard begins June 23, OSHA said in a memorandum. Most provisions of the standard become enforceable on that date, it said.

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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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BD+C

JUNE 11, 2018

. SUMMARY. New fabrication techniques are driving design innovation. They have the potential to inspire new materials, means, and methods in conventional building construction.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 11, 2018

“Business owners and operators want to serve their customers, not spend excessive time managing their fleets,” said Lee Jelenic, CEO, Ford Commercial Solutions. “Our goal is to unlock the data from their vehicles to provide them with more effective ways to manage their fleets and improve operations. “Our new products are tailored to serve fleets of all types, whether they’re run by law enforcement, composed predominantly of Ford vehicles, or are large multi-make fleets that want more insight fro

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BD+C

JUNE 11, 2018

Ballet Memphis had outgrown its suburban space and sought to move closer to the heart of the city in a new facility. When the opportunity arose to relocate to the Overton Square entertainment district, Ballet Memphis leaped at the chance. Its new 44,000-sq. ft. facility nearly doubles the company’s previous space and is truly one-of-a-kind with its dazzling perforated, corrugated copper screen.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 11, 2018

PCL Construction's two new executives have worked on more than $6 billion of sports-related projects in the last four years.

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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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BD+C

JUNE 11, 2018

The New York City Department of Preservation and Housing recently issued its first request for proposals under its Housing 2.0 modular construction initiative. The RFP is for a new mixed-use affordable housing project on city-owned 49,397 sf site in Brooklyn. Using modular construction will allow the department to reduce construction costs, get housing built faster, and respond more quickly to demographic shifts, officials contend.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 11, 2018

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced on Friday the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $677 million in airport infrastructure grants, the first allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.

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BD+C

JUNE 11, 2018

. SUMMARY. Data expert Catherine Rose spent 15 years in supply chain management, finance, and product management at Procter & Gamble, Duke Energy, and Philips Healthcare. . Now she's applying her PhD in mechanical engineering—and her MBA in finance and data-driven decision making—in the construction field.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 11, 2018

2018 is a big year for chipper manufacturer Bandit Industries. The company will be celebrating its 35th anniversary this September and announced last week it plans to sell 100 percent of the company to its employees.

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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!

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Green Industry Professionals

JUNE 11, 2018

If you think robotic lawn mower technology is a novelty that will eventually disappear, think again.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 11, 2018

An additional 40 tons of structural steel is sitting on the Dept. of Energy Hanford Nuclear Waste Site in southeast Washington, where Bechtel National Inc. plans a new tower as part of the $4.5-billion Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.

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Green Industry Professionals

JUNE 11, 2018

When it comes to digging, reaching, grabbing and placing, a compact excavator remains a hardscape contractor's best friend.

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Contractors 61

Contractor Magazine

JUNE 11, 2018

The facility contains Bosch’s first-ever air conditioning laboratory, which will allow the company to test and refine the performance, sound and connectivity of its air conditioning units.

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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!

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Green Industry Professionals

JUNE 11, 2018

Keeping your equipment lines to a minimum allows you to maintain customer service as a high priority.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

JUNE 11, 2018

A recent California case may force engineering, procurement and construction companies doing business with foreign suppliers to reconsider—and maybe rewrite—their contracts. In Rockefeller Technology Investments (Asia) VII v. Changzhou SinoType Technology Co., Ltd. , the California Court of Appeal held that parties may not contract around the formal service requirements of the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents, commonly referred to as the Hague Service Conv

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Green Industry Professionals

JUNE 11, 2018

What makes a dealership like Quincy Tractor LLC stand out from the crowd?

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