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Gearing Up for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020

Construction Business Owner

Gearing Up for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020. Find out what’s happening at construction’s largest trade show. Greg Ragsdale. Tue, 02/11/2020 - 11:49. CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 is North America’s largest construction trade show for the asphalt, aggregates, concrete, earthmoving, lifting, mining, utilities and related industries—set for March 10-14 in Las Vegas, USA.

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Making the grade: Why school construction costs are climbing and projects are stalling

Construction Dive

Contractors that specialize in education, such as Suffolk, Hoar and McCarthy say that labor and material costs, higher health standards and tech-heavy designs are causing some clients to go back to the drawing board.

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February 2020 Construction Industry Stats

Construction Business Owner

February 2020 Construction Industry Stats. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 02/11/2020 - 14:19. The Construction Business Owner team compiles statistics each month from several sources, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the United States Census Bureau, to give you a better understanding of the current state of affairs for the construction industry.

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What is Chezy’s Formula for Open Channels? How to determine Chezy’s Constant?

The Constructor

The Chezy’s formula was given by the French hydrologist Antonie Chezy. He related the discharge (Q) of the water flowing through an open channel with.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

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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Forget Class A: The opportunity is with Class B and C office properties

BD+C

In the $90 billion U.S. office construction sector, Class A and Class A+ properties are the darlings of every major metro market. Owners and developers of these amenity-rich, high-performance buildings are competing to lure top-notch companies willing to pay the most lucrative lease rates—and to keep them there long-term. There’s certainly plenty of money to be made in building and rehabbing Class A office buildings.

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Turner, Tishman Speyer provide free amenities services for construction workers at $3B Hudson Yards jobsite

Construction Dive

The contractor and developer team expect 10,000 workers to use its ZO. app for shaves, lunch, massages and more during the course of The Spiral high-rise project.

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Important Terms in Design of Irrigation Canal System

The Constructor

The design of irrigation canal system requires the knowledge of some of the important terminologies and definitions associated with the command area.

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Turner, Tishman provide free amenities services for construction workers at $3B Hudson Yards jobsite

Construction Dive

The contractor and developer team expect 10,000 workers to use its ZO. app for shaves, lunch, massages and more during the course of The Spiral high-rise project.

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Losses of Water in the Canal System

The Constructor

The passage of water from the main canal to the outlet at the head of the watercourse may experience water loss either due to evaporation or due to.

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

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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Bechtel opens NYC office to capitalize on infrastructure opportunities

Construction Dive

The top contractor by revenue has opened a Manhattan office to improve work on transit and other projects in the area.

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Construction of Stone & Brick Walkway

The Constructor

The walkway is a smooth and flat passage or path to move around which connects different parts of the building like a garden, driveway, and door.

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New York City’s largest freestanding cancer center opens

BD+C

Perkins Eastman Architects, Ennead Architects, and ICRAVE have collaborated on the 25-story David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City’s largest freestanding cancer care center.

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SuperAdobe – History, Construction, and Advantages

The Constructor

A super adobe structure is a man-made building made of sandbags (small or long) with the native material available in abundance and stacking or.

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The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide

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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Want your organization to be more creative? Embrace these 4 workplace strategies

BD+C

The best businesses across every sector operate as idea factories. When you think of creative businesses, you may think of companies like Apple or Pixar. But today, encouraging creativity is a must in every business, from law firms to banks to media companies. A creative culture arises from many factors — who you hire, your reward system, how you structure teams — but the space you house it all in can be a huge amplifier of creativity.

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Difference Between Compaction and Consolidation of Soil

Civil Lead

Difference Between Compaction and Consolidation of Soil Companion and Consolidation are the methods of compressibility of soil. Both are soil improvement techniques. Today in this article, we are going to discuss the difference between compaction and consolidation. Compaction VS Consolidation Compaction of Soil Compaction is an instantaneous process of reducing the volume of voids of soil due to the expulsion of pore air.

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KTGY unveils designs for Downtown Superior’s Main Street mixed-use portion

BD+C

KTGY Architecture and Planning has unveiled the designs for the Main Street mixed-use portion of Downtown Superior. The project will create a walkable 12-acre mixed-use location incorporating residential, commercial, civic, retail, and restaurants.

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Business Facilities LiveXchange: Will We See You In Charlotte?

Business Facilities

Only 15 spots remain for this year's Business Facilities LiveXchange event, April 19-21, 2020 at The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge, Charlotte, NC. - Read: Business Facilities LiveXchange: Will We See You In Charlotte? at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business

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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JLG Changes Nomenclature on Scissors

Construction Equipment

JLG has added specialty and indoor-only scissor lifts to its line, and has changed its nomenclature. “The new ANSI standards served as inspiration to simplify the model numbers across our two popular scissor lines,” said Rafael Nunez, senior product manager for scissors, in a prepared statement.

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New Jersey Tax Credit Program Supported 32 Companies In 2019

Business Facilities

Last year, investments in emerging technology life sciences companies through New Jersey's Angel Investor Tax Credit Program totaled more than $33 million. - Read: New Jersey Tax Credit Program Supported 32 Companies In 2019 at BusinessFacilities.com.

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PwC Identifies Six Emerging Technologies

Construction Equipment

Courtesy of: PwC’s Digital Pulse Digital Pulse, a website of PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting (Australia), cites six emerging technology trends that it says will not replace humans but will rather make them more productive through technology.

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ENR's National Top 20 Under 40, Class of 2020

ENR Construction

Out of nearly 500 entries from across ENR’s 10 regional Top Young Professionals contests, a final group of 20 individuals has emerged as the fourth annual class of ENR’s national Top 20 Under 40.

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The Specialty Contractor's Guide to Job Cost Accounting

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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[VIDEO] Roborigger Tech Keeps Crane Loads Stable

Construction Equipment

A Perth-based robotics startup, Tensa Equipment, has developed a remote-controlled system that allows crane loads to be stabilized and correctly oriented without humans needing to stand beneath them pulling on ropes.

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Fenestration Rating Council launches faster energy performance testing system

BD+C

The National Fenestration Rating Council ( NFRC ) introduced a new process that will greatly reduce the time needed for simulating energy performance.

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ENR MidAtlantic's 2020 Top Young Professionals

ENR Construction

These up-and-comers are making names for themselves by proving their mettle as leaders in the industry and their communities.

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Tailored Environment of CHOC Thompson Autism Center comes from designer's firsthand experience

BD+C

Don Lawrence knows the frustration and helplessness of not being able to find adequate resources to help an autistic child navigate and thrive in the world around him. Much of what he and his wife were able to find for their son over the past two decades came through their own research and perseverance.

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Report: Optimism for Construction Growth in the Next Year Remains High

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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Former Architect of the Capitol, Stephen T. Ayers, Leaves Legacy of Leadership on Capitol Hill

ENR Construction

The 11th Architect of the Capitol honored with Legacy Award for maintaining and sustaining captol Complex.

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Mortar Vs Cement | Type of Cement | Type of Mortar

CivilJungle

Mortar Vs Cement The difference between mortar and cement is that cement is the bonding agent, while the mortar is a product composed of cement, sand, and lime. Both substances have different purposes, as the cement is activated with water and forms a connection with other elements to form a solid object, while the mortar […].

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Feds Approve $1.6B for New NJ Bridge, But Nix $12B For Key Hudson River Tunnel

ENR Construction

Planned Northeast Corridor underground rail link has been held up for years.

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