Tue.Dec 26, 2017

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Looming Challenges: Will the Labor Crunch Derail the Construction Industry?

Lets Build

Many construction industry analysts believe that these are “trying times,” despite nearly record-high demand for new housing, healthy new starts and future development plans in the commercial sector, and still-low financing rates. The best news is that a growing economy holds great promise for an industry that is clearly hoping.

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Inherent uncertainty is our natural habitat

BD+C

Yesterday I used Paul Cilliers list of characteristics of a complex adaptive systems to introduce the idea that complexity in human systems – anthro-complexity – has many distinguishing characteristics. I plan to run through ten of them starting today and will do so in a discursive manner. This is an exploration of the subject not a series of definitive statements so those who want less ambiguity may want to skip the series and wait for the posts I will make around the book chapters

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Guest Viewpoint: STEM is Good, But STEAM is Better

ENR Construction

As a renowned Scientist, Technologist, Engineer, Artist and Mathematician, Leonardo da Vinci set the standard for using the whole brain to propel innovation.

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Weekly Product Gallery: Pipe, valves and fittings

Contractor Magazine

This week’s gallery shines the spotlight on pipe, valves and fittings: added sizes for grooved couplings and nipples; a female drop ear elbow for showerhead applications; a corrosive waste piping system for a variety of applications; residential plumbing lead-free brass valves for PEX; a one-piece supply line with stainless-steel braided connector and supply stop; and fittings for corrugated stainless-steel tubing.

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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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How to estimate the weight of a round shaped steel bar

Construction Cost Estimating

In this construction video tutorial, you will learn the detailed method for estimating the weight of mild steel round bar with the plug chugging formula. The formula is represented as W = D 2 /162.198xL This formula is very useful in determining the weight of mild steel bar in Kg. Here, D denotes dia of bar in mm and L denotes length of bar in meters.

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Behind the Navillus Bankruptcy, a Union Contractor's Ties to Nonunion Firms

ENR Construction

When do links between union and open-shop contractors violate union agreements?

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Happy Holidays from mrc!

ENR Construction

Summary: Happy Holidays from your friends at mrc! I’d like to give a sincere “Thank You” to everyone who has taken the time out of their days to read this blog over the past year. I hope you’ve found it useful and informative. If there are any topics you’d like to see covered in the coming year, please feel free to let me know in the comments. From all of us here at mrc, we wish safe travels and a very happy holiday season!

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7 Lasting Stories of 2017 for the Pacific Northwest

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