Construction Business Owner
JUNE 7, 2019
In construction, punch lists are just one element of a comprehensive quality-management program. If you want to reduce defects over time, with the goal of achieving great quality the first time, punch lists alone will not get you there. .
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JUNE 7, 2019
Forward-thinking communication and collaboration, a positive culture and modern technology key to building long-term client relationships.
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Construction Business Owner
JUNE 7, 2019
It’s no surprise that the shortage of skilled laborers continues to be a source of concern within the construction industry—a substantial obstacle when business is otherwise booming. While contractors want to capitalize on industry growth, a lean labor pool means having to be more competitive and efficient in order to secure the skilled labor needed to complete projects and prepare to take on more.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JUNE 7, 2019
If you do a little digging, you may notice that many industries utilise development and maintenance processes that are often repetitive and standardiz.
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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.
Construction Business Owner
JUNE 7, 2019
It’s no surprise that the shortage of skilled laborers continues to be a source of concern within the construction industry—a substantial obstacle when business is otherwise booming. While contractors want to capitalize on industry growth, a lean labor pool means having to be more competitive and efficient in order to secure the skilled labor needed to complete projects and prepare to take on more.
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Construction Business Owner
JUNE 7, 2019
In construction, punch lists are just one element of a comprehensive quality-management program. If you want to reduce defects over time, with the goal of achieving great quality the first time, punch lists alone will not get you there. .
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JUNE 7, 2019
4 Key Benefits that Digitized Data and Connected Mobile Solutions are Bringing to the Jobsite.
Lets Build
JUNE 7, 2019
Whatever your reason for getting into the construction business, a love for job costing and puzzling out profitability likely wasn’t a contributing factor. Yet having at least some understanding of cost analysis isn’t just desirable—it’s necessary. In a recent study of self-identified business owners, accountants, bookkeepers, estimators, and finance managers within the construction industry, 1.
BD+C
JUNE 7, 2019
Gathering Place is the first project of its kind to win a Platinum Award in the 22-year history of Building Design+Construction’s Building Team Awards. All previous Platinum winners have been, as the program’s name would imply, buildings. And while Gathering Place does have two worthy structures—an impressive lodge and a wonderful boathouse, both designed by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects—it is, at its core, a 66½-acre public park and playground serving the nearly one million residents of g
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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.
Construction Equipment
JUNE 7, 2019
Nearly half of the construction workers in Tennessee who were injured over a recent two-year period had been on the job less than a year, according to a case study report from the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR).
BD+C
JUNE 7, 2019
Last June, McDonald’s moved into its new global headquarters in Chicago’s Fulton Market. It now occupies the entire 492,000 sf of the office space and portions of ground-floor retail space of a Class A, nine-story, 567,000-sf building in the city’s West Loop. The interior construction was completed in just 6½ months. This fast-track schedule was maintained by top-down construction that allowed the concrete structure above ground to be built and fitted out simultaneously with the excavation and c
Construction Equipment
JUNE 7, 2019
Volvo CE’s Dig Assist Start and Load Assist are now standard on excavators and wheel loaders, respectively, in North America. Dig Assist Start, the basic package of Load Assist, is now available on Volvo’s EC220E to EC480E excavators.
BD+C
JUNE 7, 2019
Interior design involves a lot of strong aesthetic sensibilities and psychology, often related to color. Working in tandem with the client, the designer is responsible for creating the concept, the mood, and shaping the user experience. Color is key in generating the feel, the tone, and telling the story of a space. Often when united with different materials, color can communicate a strong and compelling impression, attracting or repelling different individuals, depending upon the target audienc
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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?
Contractor Bookkeeping
JUNE 7, 2019
Running a business for general contractors like you is an overwhelming yet fulfilling task because there are so many things only the company owner can and should do. In most cases, when the owner's spouse contacts us, it is because they are trying to help with the business, but they know they need outside assistance, so there is more quality time with the family.
BD+C
JUNE 7, 2019
Designing healthy buildings for healthy occupants requires keen attention to active design principles, material health, daylight, nutrition, water quality, acoustic comfort, and environmental control. While many sustainable certification programs focus on materials, in-depth cleaning guidelines, or product lifespans, the Fitwel rating system focuses on the health of the occupants themselves.
Construction Equipment
JUNE 7, 2019
McNeilus has upgraded its S Series front-discharge concrete mixer truck, including a lighter weight that allows for more payload. Flex Controls with programmable settings help provide consistent loading, mixing, and pouring. The larger cab has been redesigned for better visibility.
Business Facilities
JUNE 7, 2019
The new Technology Center and Lab in Seattle, WA serves as a central hub making room for the company to conduct research and development, product testing, and sustaining engineering. - Read: RELiON Opens New Technology Center In Washington at BusinessFacilities.com.
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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.
Construction Equipment
JUNE 7, 2019
Roadtec RP-250e asphalt paver is a 10-foot tracked unit powered by a Cummins diesel delivering 241 horsepower at 1,900 rpm. It will pave to 233 fpm. The auger assembly can be hydraulically raised and lowered, which, according to the company, can assist in eliminating segregation in certain mixes.
Green Industry Professionals
JUNE 7, 2019
GreenCare for Troops: Going above and beyond the call of duty for military families
Contractor Magazine
JUNE 7, 2019
Channellock, Inc., will participate in the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) in Louisville, KY.
BD+C
JUNE 7, 2019
True or false: All cord-cutters care about is streaming their favorite shows on Netflix, Hulu and other video on demand platforms. The answer is FALSE.
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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!
Construction Cost Estimating
JUNE 7, 2019
A column footing generally stands for a block of concrete that is poured in the bottom of a hole with the purpose of allocating the weight provided on the column to a greater area. As a result, the columns can’t go down into the ground in due course. Given below, some useful guidelines to pour the footings independently. Step 1 - Measure the Footing : Label the spot to locate the correct center point of the column.
BD+C
JUNE 7, 2019
The industrial real estate sector is likely heading for slower growth, according to a forecast published by the Deloitte Center for Financial Services.
The Korte Company
JUNE 7, 2019
Nov. 10, 1934, was cold. Dr. Hediger came four miles from Jamestown to our drafty farmhouse built just outside the rural town of Pocahontas, Illinois. Anton and Minnie Korte’s ninth child—me—was born. A year and a half later, in 1936, we moved to another farm a mile away. We needed a bigger house. It had no power, no indoor plumbing. Big brother George hauled me there in a wagon.
Contractor Magazine
JUNE 7, 2019
O’Neill has over twenty years of experience in a variety of sales management positions.
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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!
ENR Construction
JUNE 7, 2019
Industry added 4,000 jobs in May, well below April's increase of 30,000, BLS reports.
Contractor Magazine
JUNE 7, 2019
The cloud-based system allows The New Flat Rate to create a media database of training resources and other documents.
Construction Test
JUNE 7, 2019
Here we described total 17 types of cement , properties and uses in construction. Each type of cement has different properties , use for concrete with any grade of concrete and its chemical composition. 17 Types of Cement. Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC). Portland Slag Cement (PSC). Rapid Hardening Cement. Ultra Rapid Hardening Cement.
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