Fixing Moisture Problems in Concrete slab
The Constructor
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Concrete slabs on grade and basement slabs are weak to detrimental effect of moisture which lead to various problems. For instance, lifting tile off.
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Season 2 – Episode 1: Data Security in a Dangerous World
Viewpoint Construction Technology
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
A Viewpoint on Construction, Modern Takes on a Transforming Industry. Season 2 – Episode 1: Data Security in a Dangerous World. Season 2 of A Viewpoint on Construction kicks off with an insightful discussion about cybersecurity. Bryce Austin, a cybersecurity expert and principal with TCE Strategy breaks down the threats that have permeated the world of business and leisure conducted via the internet.
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Performance-based Procurement & Project Delivery for Facilities Repair, Renovation, and More!
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Or work smarter. Your choice. Efficient management of the numerous repair, renovation, and construction project facing real property owners requires changing how owner, architecture, engineer, and builder relationships are structured. Sharing risks and rewards through integration and collaboration throughout the project life-cycle, from concept through completion and beyond delivers major gains in quality, productivity, and overall satisfaction.
Season 2 – Episode 1: Data Security in a Dangerous World
Viewpoint Construction Technology
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Season 2 of A Viewpoint on Construction kicks off with an insightful discussion about cybersecurity.
Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software
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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.
Job Order Contracting - Untitled Article
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Architects are the barrier to LEAN Construction Delivery & Improving Productivity? Robust LEAN construction delivery methods, tools, and services have existed for decades. For example, Integrated Project Delivery and Job Order Contracting can both consistently delivery quality projects on-time and on-budget 90% of the time… versus the current industry average of 20%.
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Construction spending is projected to increase by more than 11% through 2022
BD+C
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
The office, education, amusement and recreation, manufacturing, and transportation sectors are expected to be the impetus behind a projected 3% increase in spending on engineering and construction in the United States, according to the recently released 2019 FMI Overview , which features the management consulting and investment banking firm’s predictions, through 2022, for residential and nonresidential building and nonbuilding structure construction put in place, both nationally and across nine
Voting begins in 2019 Best Construction Blog competition
Construction Marketing Ideas
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
It’s time to start voting for your favorite blog(s) in the 2019 Best Construction Blog competition. This year’s competition has 24 entries, with several returning blogs (and some former Besst Construction Blog winners) competing against first-time entries. The voting rules are simple. You may vote for one or several blogs, but you can only vote […].
$1.7B of construction underway in Charlotte's central hub
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
With the fifth-busiest business district for U.S. office construction, the North Carolina city is also seeing a boom in hotel, retail and residential.
The year-end U.S. hotel construction pipeline continues steady growth trend
BD+C
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
At the end of 2018, analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) reported that the total U.S. construction pipeline continued to trend upward with 5,530 projects/669,456 rooms, both up a strong 7% year-over-year (YOY). However, pipeline totals continue to trail the all-time high of 5,883 projects/785,547 rooms reached in the second quarter of 2008.
Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP
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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.
Houston suburb looking for private partner to develop new hotel, convention center
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Cities all over the U.S. are expanding and upgrading their convention center facilities to draw more trade shows and conferences.
Designing a net zero aquatic center
BD+C
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Aquatic centers are notorious energy hogs. Buildings can be designed to cut consumption and operate more efficiently, but the pools always make it difficult to achieve substantial savings. There is simply no way to get around heating a ton of water and keeping it heated for long hours. “Generating a return on investment is always difficult for aquatic centers,” says LPA Director of Sport + Recreation Arash Izadi.
iRobot Has Been Working on Robotic Lawn Mowers for More than a Decade
Green Industry Professionals
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
The mower uses radio technology to guide it, along with the help of beacons and the map-making memory Roombas use.
Minnesota Industry Group Wants Teens in Construction
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Although Minnesota law permits teens ages 16 and 17 to work in a variety of fields, construction is not one of them. David Siegel, the executive director of BATC-Housing First Minnesota, told Finance & Commerce that it’s time for that to change.
The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide
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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?
The Biggest Management Strategy Problems Construction Companies Face Nowadays
Contractor Bookkeeping
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Today's Guest Article Is From Jacob Dillon. As a construction business owner, you're probably rarely concerned about management strategies. Perhaps, you are more focused on signing new contracts and successfully completing the work. Then, you measure the results, usually in the form of numbers that the accounting system launches. This is already a management strategy.
Construction Employment Increases in December
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Construction employment grew in 273 out of 358 metro areas between December 2017 and 2018, declined in 37, and was unchanged in 48, according to the Associate General Contractors of America (AGC).
This Just In: New England Will Win Super Bowl LIII
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
RiseSmart's unemployment rate-based Big Game Predictor has picked the Super Bowl winner with 74 percent accuracy. Boston's rate is lower. Sorry LA. - Read: This Just In: New England Will Win Super Bowl LIII at BusinessFacilities.com.
Putzmeister VSP 70 Concrete Pump
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
The Vehicle Series Pickup 70 (VSP 70) is a Putzmeister Thom-Katt TK 70 pump mounted on a Dodge Ram 5500 chassis. The truck GVWR is 19,500 pounds, and it has 11.3-foot side decks with folding side panels and a flat center deck. Maximum volume output is 74 cubic yards per hour.
Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business
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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.
Mass. governor proposes real estate transfer fee hike for climate resiliency projects
BD+C
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has proposed hiking the state’s real estate transfer fee by 50% to fund climate resiliency projects.
Putzmeister 51Z-5 Meter Concrete Pump
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
The 51Z-5 Meter concrete pump is a new model, filling a gap in the company’s line. The outrigger system incorporates the company’s One-Sided Support System (OSS) that reduces outrigger width by about 10 feet. (2.74m).
University of Miami design/build program receives new immersive-learning facility
BD+C
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
The University of Miami Department of Architecture recently unveiled the B.E. & W.R. Miller BuildLab. The space was created by and for the Department of Architecture and provides a space for students to execute a modern architectural project from start to finish in a real-life design/build context.
Pettibone Traverse T1258X Telehandler
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
The Traverse T12158X telehandler has a maximum load capacity of 12,000 pounds and a lift height of 58 feet, 6 inches. The landing height is also 58 feet, 6 inches, the company says, because of its traversing boom carriage that provides up to 70 inches of horizontal boom transfer.
The Specialty Contractor's Guide to Job Cost Accounting
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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!
The 2019 NALP Woman Entrepreneur of the Year
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FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Her vision is to lead the green industry in sustainability, water management, farm-to-table, client satisfaction and continuous improvement.
Kobelco Adds Canadian Dealers
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FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Kobelco Construction Machinery USA has added three dealers in Canada: Abi-Quip, Conaker Equipment, and Les Equipments Pinso Ltee. “We’re dedicated to providing customers with the value of industry-leading Kobelco excavators through our nationwide dealer network,” says Jack Fendrick, COO/VP.
June Finish Set for Transit Hub Girder Fix
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
The fix is under way of the fractured twin plate girders that span 80 ft across Fremont Street in the 4.5-block-long Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco, but a reopening date is not yet set.
Plain cement concrete – Uses and formation method
Construction Cost Estimating
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
The objective of plain cement concrete alias PCC is to arrange a firm impermeable bed to RCC in the foundation where the soil is soft and flexible. It is mostly applied over brick flat soling or devoid of brick flat soling. It is also known as Cement Concrete (CC) or Blinding Concrete. When, any reinforcement is not used inside the concrete, it is defined as the plain cement concrete.
Report: Optimism for Construction Growth in the Next Year Remains High
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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!
Why choose Retro-R® panels?
BD+C
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
If you are looking for a low-cost retrofit solution and want to cover your roof with a lightweight, through-fastened panel, MBCI’s Retro-R® Panel installed over your existing roof could be the answer. Retro-R® panels provide a host of advantages for the retrofit roof project, including allowing the existing roof to stay in place during installation, thereby eliminating business downtime; time and labor cost savings; minimizing the possibility for water entry into the building; and providing a sa
Xylem Unveils Rental Business
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FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Xylem Rental Solutions provides the company’s product lines in a range of sizes and configurations.
EPA Says to Finish E15 Gasoline Rule before Summer, despite U.S. Shutdown
Green Industry Professionals
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
The EPA plans to complete a proposal to expand sales of higher ethanol blends of gasoline in time for summer.
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