Fri.Nov 08, 2019

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Avoiding Frostbite on the Jobsite

Construction Business Owner

When winter is upon us, so too are its challenges. Colder temperatures bring rain, snow and ice, and these seasonal safety risks can wreak havoc, causing more slips, trips and falls. As such, having proper safety footwear to weather the season is paramount.

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South Korea plans to build three hydrogen-powered cities by 2022

BD+C

South Korea has announced its intentions on creating three hydrogen-powered cities by 2022. The country hopes to select the cities it will transform to hydrogen power by the end of the year. The cities will included 9.9 megawatt fuel cells, 670 hydrogen fuel-cell electric passenger vehicles, and 30 hydrogen buses. Hydrogen charging stations will be built to accommodate the increase in hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.

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'They've defended America, now let's help them build it': Experts weigh in on filling the construction jobs shortage with veterans

Construction Dive

While countless jobs in the construction industry go unfilled, a stream of highly capable veterans look for work. Some experts say it's a marketing problem.

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2019 Reconstruction Awards: The 1060 Project at Wrigley Field

BD+C

Wrigley Field, the second-oldest baseball stadium in the country, opened in 1914. Soon after the Ricketts family purchased the ballpark and its main tenant, the Chicago Cubs, in 2009, plans were set in motion to significantly upgrade the deteriorating structure, expand the facility, and enhance its amenities.

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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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Fleet Masters Nominations Now Open

Construction Equipment

Construction Equipment and AEMP have opened nominations for the 2020 Fleet Masters Awards, which recognize equipment professionals who go above and beyond in meeting the challenges inherent in cost-effective, efficient, and effective management of mixed fleets.

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The value catalyst for building advantage

Construction Dive

Create value in your company by taking a proactive approach throughout the construction process.

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ANSI A92 Standards Pushed Back to March

Construction Equipment

ANSI A92 standards have been pushed back to March 2020. The standards for mobile elevating work platforms were supposed to take effect next month, but the new date is March 1, 2020.

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Snow Thrower Usage: Keep Safety in Mind This Winter

Green Industry Professionals

OPEI encourages users to ready their snow throwers for wintry weather and to review safe operating procedures

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Piling for Foundation | Use of Pile Foundation | Characteristics of Pile Foundation

CivilJungle

What is the Foundation? All engineered construction work resting on the earth must be carried by some interfacing element called a foundation. The foundation is part of an engineered system that transmits to, and into, the underlying rock and soil the loads supported by the foundation and its self-weight. The resulting soil stresses except at […].

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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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Compact Wheel Loaders Offer An Impressive Array of Options

Green Industry Professionals

Leading equipment manufacturer experts offer their insight on compact wheel loaders benefits and options

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Inbox Productivity - Email Management For Your Construction Company

Contractor Bookkeeping

Be honest: is email helping or harming your construction business? Remember when email was new and novel, and everyone thought it would vastly improve communication while freeing up time? It did improve communication - especially in the construction industry, where you have a team working on the field and in the office - on some levels, and freed up employee time at first.

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Load King LK503/655 SS SFF

Construction Equipment

Rated at 65 tons in 12 feet, Load King’s LK503/655 SS SFF trailer features a 24-inch loaded deck height, paired with a 14-foot gooseneck with 115-inch and 93-inch swing clearance.

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Pittsburgh is developing a one-stop-shop campus for additive manufacturing and 3D printing

BD+C

Late last month, the Allegheny County Airport Authority revealed that its 195-acre Pittsburgh Airport Innovation Center, known locally as Neighborhood 91, would focus on additive manufacturing (AM). The Authority and the state of Pennsylvania have invested $22 million in the initial development of Neighborhood 91, which is being positioned as the first innovation campus in the nation to condense and connect all of the supply-chain components of 3D printing and additive manufacturing.

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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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Atlas Copco PAS 100, 150 HFS Pumps

Construction Equipment

Atlas Copco PAS 100 HFS and PAS 150 HFS water pumps have Tier 4-F engines rated at 49 and 74 horsepower, respectively. The wet end has a diaphragm vacuum pump and a separator. The semi-open impeller allows for liquids with solids up to 3 inches in suspension.

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New York City among the top hotel construction pipelines in the United States

BD+C

In the most recent Lodging Econometrics (LE) Construction Pipeline Trend report on New York City, LE states that New York City has a total of 155 projects/26,605 rooms in the construction pipeline, one of the top three largest pipelines in the U.S. Of this total, hotels presently under construction are at 102 projects/17,504 rooms, projects scheduled to start construction in the next 12 months are at 23 projects/3,637 rooms, and those in early planning are at 30 projects/5,464 rooms.

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Power Curbers 5700-D Concrete Paver

Construction Equipment

Power Curbers 5700-D concrete paver replaces the 5700-C. Applications include curbing, sidewalk, barrier, ditches, paving, tunnel, and specialized applications. The new version features the SlipSmart control system for machine guidance using Topcon, Leica, and Trimble systems.

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Tutor Perini's Q3: Operating cash, revenue, profit and backlog all up

Construction Dive

The general contractor said its ability to collect on disputed change orders bumped its operating cash to record levels.

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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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What is CBR Test in Civil

CivilJungle

What is CBR Test CBR Test Full Name is California Bearing Ratio (CBR) In the year 1930, this test was developed by the California Division of Highways around 1930 and was consequently accepted by several states, nations, the U.S. federal agencies, and worldwide. As a result, in the US, most agency and commercial geotechnical laboratories […].

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Giant GE Offshore Wind Turbine Now in U.S. For Engineering Tests

ENR Construction

A 107-m-high Haliade-X blade will undergo structural tests at Mass. R&D center in advance of turbine's global launch in U.S., set for 2021.

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Italian Town Offers Free Houses

Natural Building

You can move into an old stone building in Sicily for free! The mayor of Cammarata is trying to save his town from population decline. He plans to do so by having local families who have abandoned their homes hand over their properties to new owners — with no money exchanged. Some 12 houses are now available. The new owners must fix up the structures within three years, as well as put down a $4,300 deposit that will be returned once the work is completed.

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Council on Tall Buildings' Experts Call for More-Sustainable High-Rises

ENR Construction

Tall-buildings experts, who are past chairs of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, are calling for more CTBUH research and development, better tools and greater building team collaboration to make high-rises more sustainable.

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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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The Peloton Wars, Part III - More alternatives for apartment building owners

BD+C

The other morning I had a pleasant tour with architect Ken DeMuth of Pappageorge Haymes Partners and Nick Vittore, VP of Real Estate, Svigos Asset Management, the developer of the reconstructed Motley School, one of the 49 K-12s that were decommissioned by the Chicago Public Schools several years ago. (Svigos also did the lovely Mulligan School conversion, which I wrote about in September 2019.

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Weber VPR 700 Paver Roller

Green Industry Professionals

It's increasingly popular to use large-size slabs for hardscape projects, so Weber MT has introduced the VPR 700 paver roller for compacting these materials in a gentle and efficient manner.

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Pittburgh is developing a one-stop-shop campus for Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing

BD+C

Late last month, the Allegheny County Airport Authority revealed that its 195-acre Pittsburgh Airport Innovation Center, known locally as Neighborhood 91, would focus on additive manufacturing (AM). The Authority and the state of Pennsylvania have invested $22 million in the initial development of Neighborhood 91, which is being positioned as the first innovation campus in the nation to condense and connect all of the supply-chain components of 3D printing and additive manufacturing.

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Toro Cuts Chaos Down To Size With New Line-Up

Green Industry Professionals

New line-up of mowers, sprayers, battery products and more unveiled by Toro at GIE+EXPO

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Discover 7 Ways to Cut Construction Inefficiencies

Construction sites are often just-barely-controlled chaos. Without clear coordination, you risk everything from clashes to delays, cancellations, and missed deadlines. Get the free eBook & learn how to solve the biggest challenges in construction!

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Philadelphia architecture firm EwingCole acquires Baltimore firm Gaudreau

BD+C

. STRENGTHENING ITS POSITION IN THE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND CORPORATE MARKETS. .

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Toro Proline/Proline HDX Mid-Size Mowers

Green Industry Professionals

User-friendly controls combined with outstanding performance engineered into Toro's Proline/Proline HDX mid-size mowers

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Koch Foods Investing $50M In New Alabama Feed-mill

Business Facilities

The company will new establish a state-of-the-art grain storage and distribution facility in Attalla, AL. - Read: Koch Foods Investing $50M In New Alabama Feed-mill at BusinessFacilities.com.

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