Fri.Dec 10, 2021

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GE Appliances Launches Imaginative New Co-Creation Center In Connecticut

Business Facilities

A destination for co-creation, CoCREATE Stamford will merge innovation, education and inspiration, and bring small appliances manufacturing back to Connecticut. The post GE Appliances Launches Imaginative New Co-Creation Center In Connecticut appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine.

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Do You Think Of Hiring Or Outsourcing A Construction Bookkeeper?

Contractor Bookkeeping

Hiring Vs. Outsourcing. Are you thinking of hiring a bookkeeper? After reading this, you may think it is not as good an idea as it seems. In addition to the costs of advertising, reading many fiction stories (resumes), interviewing candidates (like a brand new car on the showroom floor), job-seekers are the best they will ever be during the interview.

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Evolve Biologics Creating 300 Jobs In Texas At First Manufacturing Facility

Business Facilities

The $200 million facility in Sachse, TX will be first to use Evolve’s innovative PlasmaCap EBA® technology to produce plasma-derived therapeutics. The post Evolve Biologics Creating 300 Jobs In Texas At First Manufacturing Facility appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine.

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Construction Underway for SVHC Emergency Department Modernization

PC Construction

The PC team is well underway with construction for Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) emergency department modernization project in Bennington, Vermont. On November 18, the former Lodge was demolished to make room for the reconfigured. The post Construction Underway for SVHC Emergency Department Modernization first appeared on PC Construction Company Blog.

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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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Best Higher Education/Research Excellence in Safety, Award of Merit: University of Texas at Dallas Sciences Building

ENR Construction

Meticulous coordination between multiple contractors was central to completing the $79.6-million University of Texas at Dallas Sciences Building.

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Construction Economics for December 13, 2021

ENR Construction

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics.

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How Do You Tighten Plastic Gloves?

Work Gearz

Wearing loose protective gloves at work ruins the entire idea behind wearing them: protection. The good thing, however, is that you can tighten plastic gloves in many ways. . Can you imagine handling a contaminated specimen or something acidic with gloves that are loose? You will end up hurting your hands in unimaginable ways. Since plastic protective gloves ( vinyl as well as latex ) come in only 6 sizes, there’s always a possibility that the gloves you are wearing could be loose. .

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University of Michigan Discovers 55 Harmful Chemicals in Building Materials

Pro Builder

University of Michigan Discovers 55 Harmful Chemicals in Building Materials. ldeakins. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 10:14. Are your buyers getting ready to move into their newly constructed home? Here’s why they may want to wait. Research conducted by the University of Michigan has identified 55 chemicals of concern in building materials used for new construction, including formaldehyde and butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), an antioxidant found in carpet flooring.

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Why Are My Hands Peeling After Wearing Gloves?

Work Gearz

Gloves are a very important piece of PPE in all industries whether it’s the health and medical sector, the food processing industry, or the construction industry. However, at times, hands start peeling after wearing gloves and that’s a very serious issue that shouldn’t be ignored. Although there’s no replacement for gloves, if your hands start peeling after wearing gloves, it means you are having an allergic reaction.

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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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Kitchen and Bath Industry Remains Optimistic Despite Changing Growth Patterns

Pro Builder

Kitchen and Bath Industry Remains Optimistic Despite Changing Growth Patterns. ldeakins. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 10:18. Some homeowners are delaying renovations for cheaper prices in 2022, but kitchen and bath companies are still seeing strong consumer activity. The kitchen and bath industry registered historic levels of growth with surging demand at the start of the pandemic as more homeowners took on renovation projects while cooped up at home.

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Solar Alpine Home with 3-story Greenhouse Facade

Natural Building

Emanuele Almagioni wanted to build a home in a cold and windy, but very sunny, town high in the Italian Alps that would use the sun to provide all of its heating needs. With winter low temperatures reaching -25°C (-13°F) the home had to be tight enough to hold the heat but exposed enough to capture the sun. So he built a very tall, thin, 3-story wooden home with an all-glass southern facade for maximum sun exposure and nearly completely closed on the other three sides for maximum insulation.

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How to Reflect Daily Lifestyle Needs in Your Floor Plans

Pro Builder

How to Reflect Daily Lifestyle Needs in Your Floor Plans. ldeakins. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 07:57. These home design practices make life simpler and keep homeowners happy for the long haul. On Horizon TV this week: Architect Deryl Patterson of Housing Design Matters shares eight daily lifestyle solutions that make life easier, including messy kitchens, welcome home valets, and power pantries.

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Brownfield Construction and Water Contamination

Contractor Magazine

Risks from chemical contamination—including PFAS—are real, but can be mitigated through planning and new technologies.

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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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Fix for Millennium Tower Pile Upgrade Going Well

ENR Construction

There was no measurable settlement during the Dec. 1-3 drilling for the second permanent pilot pile installed at the northwest corner of the troubled Millennium Tower in San Francisco, says Ronald O. Hamburger, engineer-of-record for the perimeter pile upgrade designed to stem settlement of the 645-ft-tall residential condominium.

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What Is Pull Planning?

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Most likely, you have been familiar with using the Critical Path Method (CPM) for scheduling your construction projects. After all, it is one of the most common, and traditional, construction planning techniques. A construction project needs to be scheduled, and the CPM method does make sense in theory at the start of many construction projects. Nevertheless, in practice, it’s not always the best fit and process for a project.

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Pulse: Project News for the Week of December 13, 2021

ENR Construction

Project news from Dodge Data & Analytics.

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New A.D.U. Ordinance Introduced to N.J. Neighborhood

Pro Builder

New A.D.U. Ordinance Introduced to N.J. Neighborhood. ldeakins. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 10:06. Homeowners in Princeton, N.J. are experimenting with accessory dwelling units. In Princeton, N.J., a relatively new A.D.U. ordinance allows separate accessory dwelling units in all single-family zones, and in an effort to create more affordable housing, the town is also permitting homeowners to sell units separately from a primary residence as condominiums, The New York Times reports. .

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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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Infills or Teardowns in Older Neighborhoods Are Helping Builders Battle Land Shortages

Pro Builder

Infills or Teardowns in Older Neighborhoods Are Helping Builders Battle Land Shortages. ldeakins. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 10:10. A growing new-home market depends on existing construction to avoid nationwide building obstacles. One in four new homes built in 2020 were constructed in infill lots or involved teardowns in established neighborhoods, according to the NAHB’s Eye on Housing.

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