Tue.May 28, 2019

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The New Frontier for Women’s Construction Gear

Construction Business Owner

A new dawn is breaking for the construction industry. More and more women are entering the skilled trades, challenging job sites and safety manufacturers to more closely consider their equipment needs.

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Highlighting Construction Technology at CFMA National Conference

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The CFMA is the leader in educational resources and training opportunities for the financial professional in the construction industry.

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The New Frontier for Women’s Construction Gear

Construction Business Owner

A new dawn is breaking for the construction industry. More and more women are entering the skilled trades, challenging jobsites and safety manufacturers to more closely consider their equipment needs.

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Carrier’s world headquarters in Florida goes green

BD+C

Carrier’s world headquarters, the UTC Center for Intelligent Buildings, is the first commercial building in Florida to earn LEED Platinum v4 certification. The Platinum rating is the highest designation. It was awarded under the version 4 LEED green building program for building design and construction from the U.S. Green Building Council®. Carrier is a global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologi

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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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The New Frontier for Women’s Construction Gear

Construction Business Owner

A new dawn is breaking for the construction industry. More and more women are entering the skilled trades, challenging jobsites and safety manufacturers to more closely consider their equipment needs.

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USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao made $40K from Vulcan Materials despite promise to divest shares

Construction Dive

The agency claims Chao's arrangement with the construction materials firm is not an ethics violation.

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Henning Larsen wins competition to build Chinese leisure city

BD+C

New York is known for its skyscrapers, Miami, for its saved art deco buildings, and Shenzhen, China, may soon be known as one of the coolest places in the Orient to just go and chill. Of course, the city is much more than that already, and has big plans including an eye-catching new headquarters planned for genome maker iCarbonX.

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Florida bill could help deregulate hospital construction

Construction Dive

The measure would eliminate the requirement that general hospitals undergo a certificate of need review before being issued a state license.

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Michigan Incentives Will Help FCA Create 6,433 New Jobs

Business Facilities

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' historic project will generate $4.5 billion in investment as it builds a new state-of-the-art assembly plant in Detroit and expands production at five existing Michigan facilities. - Read: Michigan Incentives Will Help FCA Create 6,433 New Jobs at BusinessFacilities.com.

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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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Volvo CE and SDLG to Consolidate Excavator Product Line

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE and SDLG announced that all excavators made for the Chinese market with be consolidated into one product line, branded Volvo. The move covers excavators from 15 tons on up and will take effect in December 2020.

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About trust — and its vital importance in effective marketing

Construction Marketing Ideas

Michael T. Buell has written an important article in The SMPS Marketer — The Impact of Trust. In it, he asserts that far too many professional service providers take the trust for granted; and that is a mistake. Trust, after all, is the foundation of effective marketing and business development — if current or potential […]. The post About trust — and its vital importance in effective marketing appeared first on Construction Marketing Ideas.

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What You Need To Know Before Hiring Subcontractors

Contractor Bookkeeping

In Construction, hiring Independent Contractors can get very expensive, very fast! The Internal Revenue has a defined set of rules on what is the difference between an "Independent Contractor" and "Employee". With all the documentation in place, a person could still be classified in the eyes of the Internal Revenue Service as an "Employee.". When you hire 1099 contractors.

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[VIDEO] Boring Co. Races Teslas Above Ground and in Tunnel

Construction Equipment

The Boring Co., Elon Musk’s tunneling company, posted a video showing two Teslas racing to the same location: one on the road in normal traffic, and the other in the 1.14-mile tunnel that runs underneath SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorn, California.

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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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Outdoor power equipment market projected to be worth $24.1 billion by 2024

Green Industry Professionals

North America to be largest market for outdoor power equipment during forecast period of 2019-2024

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Federal judge blocks construction of 2 border wall projects worth $1B

Construction Dive

The preliminary injunction in California pertains only to the projects set to use diverted military funds, in Arizona and New Mexico.

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Broward County Convention Center expansion to include Headquarters Hotel

BD+C

The project to expand the Broward County Convention Center and add a Headquarters Hotel in Fort Lauderdale has officially begun after years of planning.

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Port of Alaska, short on cash, moving forward with portion of $2B modernization

Construction Dive

Officials plan to use the $60 million they currently have on hand to fund the first year of construction.

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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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Texas: Business & Technology Park Expands In Tomball

Business Facilities

Hoelscher Weatherstrip Manufacturing Co. is constructing a 193,000-square-foot facility at the 99.5-acre Tomball Business & Technology Park, creating 119 new jobs. - Read: Texas: Business & Technology Park Expands In Tomball at BusinessFacilities.com.

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North Carolina man attempts to run over firefighter with stolen Bobcat skid steer

Green Industry Professionals

Held in jail on a $20,000 bond on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, assault with a deadly weapon, felony breaking and/or entering, felony larceny after breaking/entering and felony larceny.

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Southwest states again among national leaders in adding construction jobs

ENR Construction

Regional titans Arizona and Nevada are ranked No. 2 and No. 3 in percentage gains while New Mexico sits just outside of the Top 10.

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BoHo, minimalism top Zillow's 2019 outdoor living trends

Green Industry Professionals

Matching furniture sets, rustic farmhouse fall out of favor this summer, according to new Zillow research

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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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Help Available for Estimating Embodied Carbon in Building Systems

ENR Construction

The Charles Pankow Foundation has released preliminary guidance to designers and builders interested in considering the impacts of embodied carbon in mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.

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California Sues To Keep Fed High-Speed Rail Grants

ENR Construction

Suit claims that over the past year, FRA “stopped cooperating on the project,” refused to process environmental clearances and failed to recognize “millions of dollars” in state matching funds.

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Engineers Face Demand For Fee Cut On NY Projects

ENR Construction

It isn’t clear how many engineers complied with the cut required by the transportation authority.

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Wind Engineering Giant Peterka Dies at Age 77

ENR Construction

Wind engineering pioneer Jon A. Peterka died May 21 in Fort Collins, Colo. He was five days shy of his 78 th birthday.

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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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BoA Gives $500,000 for LEED Certification in 16 Cities

ENR Construction

The Bank of America recently gave the U.S. Green Building Council $500,000 to support LEED certification of 15 U.S. cities and communities.