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A Construction Company Owner's Guide To Hiring Employees

Contractor Bookkeeping

Hiring or not hiring employees is one of the few optional things the business owner chooses, changes their mind, or changes direction as needed. With so much discussion about employees, payroll, and payroll taxes, you may feel that you miss out on not hiring many employees. The reality is that as a small business owner, you do not have to hire employees.

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All You Need To Know About Commercial Fit-Outs

The Constructor

Creating a new office space requires several things to come together. And one of the important aspects that influence the overall appeal of your.

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Cement Test | 8 Test on Cement | Cement Testing Methods

Civiconcepts

Cement Test Cement Tests are performed to know the strength and characteristic properties of cement. Various Test on cement is known nowadays to check the quality of cement. To know … Cement Test | 8 Test on Cement | Cement Testing Methods Read More ».

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How to Become a Professional Engineer in Virginia?

The Constructor

Engineering is an extensively regulated profession that needs professional licenses in the state of Virginia. This is because not only do engineers.

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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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Concrete Mix Ratio | Concrete Ratio | Concrete Proportions | Concrete Mix Ratio Table | Concrete Grade Ratio | Concrete Mix Design Ratio

Civiconcepts

What Is Concrete Mix Ratio? Concrete Mix Ratio is the ratio of concrete ingredients like cement, sand, aggregates, and water. These mixing ratios are decided on the basis of the … Concrete Mix Ratio | Concrete Ratio | Concrete Proportions | Concrete Mix Ratio Table | Concrete Grade Ratio | Concrete Mix Design Ratio Read More ».

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Engineers Try to Fathom Factors Leading to Deadly Champlain Towers Collapse

ENR Construction

The sudden, progressive collapse that brought down a portion of the 12-story, 40-year-old residential building is puzzling, say engineers.

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Nissei Relocating U.S. HQ To San Antonio

Business Facilities

Nissei America, Inc. will relocate its U.S. headquarters from Anaheim, CA to its subsidiary Nissei Plastic Machinery America facility in San Antonio, TX. - Read: Nissei Relocating U.S. HQ To San Antonio at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Hospital serving New Hampshire’s largest metro is expanding its ED

BD+C

Earlier this week, Elliot Hospital, a 296-bed acute care facility in Manchester, N.H., broke ground on a 22,000-sf Emergency Department expansion that is designed to accommodate population growth in Greater Manchester, which increased by 3.17% over a decade to 113,035 in 2020.

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Woodruff Construction Snatches Runaway Tool Costs from Overhead Black Hole

ENR Construction

Woodruff Construction, a general contractor that provides award-winning design-build, construction management, and project development services to clients across Iowa, needed to get a better handle on overhead costs so they could be allocated to job costing and billing.

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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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APIJ Construction: Critical Role of Technology in “Response” Phase of COVID-19

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The effects of COVID-19 on the construction industry across Asia Pacific including Japan (APIJ) are varied, and the recovery for construction companies across the region can be classified into three phases: “response”, “adaptation”, and “acceleration”. In this blog, we’ll dive into the “response” phase including a look at the technology the industry is adopting for this part of their recovery.

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The Hillis Group makes the most of ToolWatch

ENR Construction

The Hillis Group, a pipeline and construction contractor based in Easton, Pennsylvania, was successful and growing, but with that success came a new challenge in tracking and managing its tools.

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[VIDEO] Why Michigan? | Pure Opportunity | MEDC

Business Facilities

Why come to Michigan? Pure opportunity. Looking for tech talent? Ours is among the fastest growing. Need a low cost of living? Ours is the 4th lowest in the nation. Sick of paying high taxes? Michigan’s business environment is ranked in the top 10. - Read: [VIDEO] Why Michigan? | Pure Opportunity | MEDC at BusinessFacilities.com.

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What lurks beneath: Preventing failures due to insufficient floor preparation

Construction Specifier

Images courtesy Custom Building Products. by Howard Jancy, CSI, CDT. It is lurking there, hidden, out of sight. Waiting. It is lurking there, unmoving, seemingly harmless. Waiting. It is lurking there, waiting for some obscure moment to finally reveal itself, and when it does…It is too late. You cannot stop it. Damage will be done. What is it? It is the poorly prepared concrete substrate underneath your failed tiled floor.

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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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Off-highway primary power through the tiers

CK Power

Success comes to those who stay ahead. The technology of diesel-driven primary power has come a long way over the years. . We used to have units that billowed black plumes of smoke so thick operators felt like they were standing behind a city bus. Now diesel generators run so clean they don’t produce much more than a puff of steam when you drop a heavy load.

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Big Builders Pilot Online Home Design and Purchasing Programs

Pro Builder

Big Builders Pilot Online Home Design and Purchasing Programs. cbroderick. Fri, 06/25/2021 - 09:03. Nowadays, anything can be purchased online and delivered straight to your door, including new homes—minus the delivery part. It’s the most recent innovation resulting from an increase in demand for virtual homebuying tools. Builders Taylor Morrison and PulteGroup recently rolled out pilot programs that allows buyers to choose, design, finance, and put their new home right into their shopping carts

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10 Signs of Bad Concrete Pour

CivilJungle

Introduction of Signs of Bad Concrete Pour. Concrete is one of the most widely used building materials in our construction industry. It is very important that concrete should be pulled into the mould with proper precaution and care otherwise, we will not get the desired strength of concrete. In this article, we will highlight the Signs of Bad concrete pour and the methods which should be used to treat the defects of the concrete.

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If Time Really Was Money, Homes are 50% Cheaper Than in 1980

Pro Builder

If Time Really Was Money, Homes are 50% Cheaper Than in 1980. cbroderick. Fri, 06/25/2021 - 09:17. Could housing be more affordable today than 40 years ago when the median home price was $64,600? By analyzing affordability through the lens of “time prices” rather than inflation, two economists believe so. Time prices measure the amount of time that a blue-collar worker needs to work to earn enough to purchase a home.

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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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Case Study: Jenco Thinks Differently, Implements ToolWatch, Saves Time and Money

ENR Construction

Electrical contractor improves asset management efficiency, recovers $250,000 in lost or stolen equipment with ToolWatch.

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What to Know About Air Source Heat Pumps and Cold Climates

Pro Builder

What to Know About Air Source Heat Pumps and Cold Climates. cbroderick. Fri, 06/25/2021 - 09:24. There are several different ways to go about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and it’s become increasingly important to consider different strategies as more local and state jurisdictions implement new regulations. One strategy to consider for home building is residential heating, says the National Association of Home Builders.

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AIA announces Small Project Award recipients

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The Next Generation of Buyers Want Homes, Not Rentals

Pro Builder

The Next Generation of Buyers Want Homes, Not Rentals. cbroderick. Fri, 06/25/2021 - 09:30. A recent Realtor.com survey found that the majority of Gen Z, now aged between 18 to 25, are more cost-conscious than most and prefer to own a home rather than rent. The survey found 43% of the generation says they hope to buy a home within the next five years and another 44% will do so between five to 10 years.

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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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How to Connect Your Project Data with Business Intelligence

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Construction teams are capturing more data than ever before. With the amount of activity happening daily on a jobsite, it’s easy to see how data can build up and become overwhelming to understand. According to FMI , 95% of the data generated by construction and engineering firms goes unused, which means we only have room to improve. . Teams don’t necessarily need more data; they need more insights that will help them leverage data more effectively in decision making.

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What’s Inside a Healthy and Clean Home?

Pro Builder

What’s Inside a Healthy and Clean Home? cbroderick. Fri, 06/25/2021 - 09:39. Get the inside scoop on The Healthy/Clean Home, one of our Show Village immersive experiences, from Thrive Home Builders' Chief Operating Officer Stephen Myers and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Nick Hurst, program manager of the Indoor airPLUS program. In the latest HorizonTV video, Myers highlights some of the healthy features inside the home and explains its benefit to the occupant.

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Building the Case for Flexible Smart Home Technology

Pro Builder

Building the Case for Flexible Smart Home Technology. kcichowicz. Fri, 06/25/2021 - 07:00. Whether they are included in the standard build, or are available in an upgrade package, smart home devices have shifted from “nice-to-have” to “must-have” for homeowners, and builders are likewise shifting their attention toward the actual devices they are specifying for builds.