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8 Steps to Create & Coordinate a Continuing Education Program

Construction Business Owner

8 Steps to Create & Coordinate a Continuing Education Program. Rachel Fulford. Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:03. Seventy-one percent of Fortune 100 companies have a mentor-protégé program. Is that just a coincidence? Of course not. Consider using your company’s baby boomers to mentor your millennials and Gen Xers. The following are eight guiding steps to initiate a training and development program.

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2020 Construction Marketing Outlook- Survey Results

Construction Marketing

The Construction Marketing Association Chairman Neil Brown shared the results of a national survey on marketing plans and priorities for the new year. To better understand the marketing plans and priorities for 2020 we asked the following questions: Will you increase or decrease marketing in 2020? What traditional marketing tactics will increase/decrease in 2020?

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Euler Theory of Column Buckling

The Constructor

Euler theory of column buckling is used to estimate the critical buckling load of column since the stress in the column remains elastic. The critical.

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Amputations in Manufacturing – A New OSHA National Emphasis Program

FDR Safety

On December 10, 2019 OSHA published CPL 03-00-022 , National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries. This Instruction supersedes OSHA Instruction CPL 03-00-019, National Emphasis Program on Amputations that was published in August of 2015. This updated Instruction: • Revises the coding requirements for amputation inspections in the OSHA Information Systems; • Revises the targeting methodology to include data from the amputation reporting requirement under 29 CFR § 1904.39; •

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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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Study: Construction apprenticeships lead to higher average pay than college degrees in Illinois

Construction Dive

By midcareer, those who completed a union construction apprenticeship were making an average hourly wage of $40.40, while those with bachelor's were making $35.28.

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Driving success by getting people and projects on the same page

Construction Dive

It’s a familiar construction industry story: A small contractor starts to grow, hire more people, take on larger jobs and expand its portfolio. Everything moves smoothly — until it doesn’t. That’s how it went for Hartzell Construction in Pompano Beach, Florida, which be.

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EC firms with a clear ‘digital roadmap’ should excel in 2020

BD+C

Opportunities abound in 2020 for U.S. engineering and construction firms that can find ways to capitalize on trends and technologies that improve jobsite operations and keep costs under control. That’s the assessment of a new report from Deloitte’s Research Center for Energy and Industrials, titled “2020 Engineering and Construction Industry Outlook.”.

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Study: Construction apprenticeships lead to higher pay on average than college degrees in Illinois

Construction Dive

By midcareer, those who completed a union construction apprenticeship were making an average hourly wage of $40.40, while those with bachelor's were making $35.28.

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Footage of Bradleys' TR7 tracked dumper

Digger Blog

Wigan-based Bradleys Construction has taken delivery of the first Prinoth TR7 tracked dumper in the UK and released these short videos of it at work.

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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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Optimized Armor Investing $3.7M In South Carolina

Business Facilities

The armor steel supplier will establish new operations and create 100 jobs in York County, SC. - Read: Optimized Armor Investing $3.7M In South Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com.

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ELFF January Confidence Index Improves

Construction Equipment

Confidence in the equipment finance market rose for the third consecutive month to 59.9, up from 56.2 in December, according to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. January 2020 Survey Results: According to the Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry survey, 14.

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Soundness Test of Cement

Civil Lead

What is the Soundness of Cement? Certain cement shows expansion after setting and causes disruption of hardened mass. The testing of the soundness of cement is to ensure that the cement does not show any appreciable expansion after setting. Unsoundness of cement is due to excess of lime, magnesia and proportion of sulphate. there is Le Chatelier test to find out the soundness of cement. it consists of a small split cylinder of spring or brass or other suitable metal of 0.5 mm thickness forming a

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New solar-ready mandate affects commercial and residential buildings in St. Louis

BD+C

St. Louis recently passed a new law requiring all new buildings to be made solar-ready. All new structures—commercial and residential—must reserve rooftop sections for solar panels to be easily installed. The ordinance does not mandate that rooftop solar be installed.

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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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Construction Dive's 'mini megacities' to watch: Rochester, Minnesota

Construction Dive

The small town's construction boom is being fueled by the growth of a world-renowned healthcare system.

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[VIDEO] Volvo Brings 8-foot Pavers to Conexpo

Construction Equipment

Volvo Construction Equipment P5110B tracked and P5170B wheeled asphalt pavers are 8-foot units that can pave to 18 feet with extensions. The asphalt pavers fit in the company’s lineup between the P4410B and 7000B series models.

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NJEDA And NJIT Partner To Create Brownfields Assistance Center

Business Facilities

Brownfields Center will provide a variety of technical assistance and resources to assist New Jersey communities with the process of transforming their brownfield sites into community assets. - Read: NJEDA And NJIT Partner To Create Brownfields Assistance Center at BusinessFacilities.com.

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[VIDEO] Bot Software Simplifies Construction Management

Construction Equipment

Pan-Pacific Mechanical, a mechanical design-build subcontractor, has begun to develop bot software to automate its construction management workflows.

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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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Jaguar Land Rover’s Advanced Product Creation Centre has the largest timber roof in Europe

BD+C

Located on a former World War II air base, Jaguar Land Rover’s Advanced Product Creation Centre includes 50,000-sm of new built space meant to accommodate 3,500 staff in Warwickshire, England. The project combines design, engineering, and production purchasing under one roof for the first time.

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ENR's Top 25 Newsmakers of 2019

ENR Construction

From saving lives to saving the environment, ENR Newsmakers recognized for 2019 worked to improve the construction industry and benefit the public.

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Snøhetta’s 550 Madison Garden gains approval from NYC Planning Commission

BD+C

The public garden and revitalization of The Olayan Group’s 550 Madison, a postmodern building originally designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee, has recently received final and unanimous approval from the City Planning Commission.

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Steel Quality Field Test

Construction Cost Estimating

It is essential for the constructors to have good quality material for their building project. Compromises in the quality of construction material can cause severe results leading to serious repercussions. One of the most important materials of a building is the steel reinforcements used in concrete columns, beams, and other structures. The quality of steel received on site determines the strength of the structure with steel reinforcements inside it; so it is imperative that you check the steel

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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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Chad Ratkovich: Kept Largest Ohio Highway Job, and First P3, On Track to Completion

ENR Construction

Project manager for Beaver Excavating helped deliver the biggest road project in Ohio history—and the state’s first P3.

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How to Calculate Staircase | Concrete & Bar Bending Schedule (BBS)

CivilJungle

Calculation of Staircase Three Different Parts as Below 1. Concrete Calculation for Staircase 2. Bar Bending Schedule for Staircase First, start the calculation of staircase sum basic knowledge of staircase Parts of Stairs Parts Names & Details A various part of Stair Step • A flat surface, especially one in a series, on which to […].

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Kate Simonen: Climate Activist Has Rallied Industry to Reduce Embodied Carbon

ENR Construction

Climate activist rallies thousands to crusade against the harmful effects of building production on the environment.

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Ford Shows Off Latest SuperDuty Pickups, New Big Gasoline V-8

Construction Equipment

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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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Jack Dangermond: Mapped a Path to GIS in Design and Construction

ENR Construction

Environmental scientist invented GIS mapping and is now bringing his consulting firm’s data to designers and contractors.

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Collaborative LEAN Construction Software

Job Order Contracting

4BT LEAN CONSTRUCTION COLLABORATION SaaS Solution. The innovate and exclusive Collaborative LEAN Construction Software for the Enterprise or Single Organization offering all of these features. 3D BIM Model File Viewing and Information Access/Sharing Annotation – Add notes to Projects, Bids/Estimates, Line Items and more… Asset Management Component Management Bid/Proposal Management Building Management Change Order Management Client Management Common Data Environment (CDE) Complete Approved

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The Biggest Construction Stories of the Decade

ENR Construction

ENR looks at watershed industry events and changes in the last decade—and what's ahead for firms, owners and professionals.