The Constructor

JANUARY 9, 2017

Floating slabs are concrete slabs that are laying over the ground, without any kind of anchoring, as if it simply sits on it and floats. Floating.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 9, 2017

Buildings have a big impact on climate change. Our buildings take up more than 40% of our global energy usage and contribute a third of our greenhouse gas emissions. This is true both for developed and developing regions of the world. Most of these emissions come from the ongoing energy consumption in the buildings – electricity, lighting, heating and cooling.

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The Constructor

JANUARY 9, 2017

The ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) is a by-product of iron manufacturing which when added to concrete improves its properties such as.

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Concrete Products 159

Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 9, 2017

We are officially living in the future. New technology emerges every day, allowing entire industries to do things they never imagined possible.

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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.

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BD+C

JANUARY 9, 2017

As the world becomes smaller with the globalization of ideas, trends, and style, the divide between traditionally institutional interiors and the corporate workplace is shrinking. Today’s students no longer accept the facilities their parents once considered acceptable. Similarly, the office worker’s Dilbert-like cubicle is a thing of days gone by. Today’s learning, social, and creative environments are about mobility, choice, and comfort.

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BD+C

JANUARY 9, 2017

A few months ago, the world’s first self-described “ Marschitect ” was working on developing architecture designed specifically to meet the challenges of living on Mars. Now, more and more architects and researchers are taking a shot at developing new and innovative ways for building habitable environments on the surface of the inhospitable planet.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 9, 2017

Chicago has one of the world's best commuter transportation systems and it is about to get even better. The northern part of Chicago's Red Line that connects the South Side to the Edge of Evanston will be reconstructed thanks to President Obama's signature on a federal grant for nearly $1.1 billion.

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BD+C

JANUARY 9, 2017

Park West is the biggest student housing project under development in the country. Located within 47 acres on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, the project will encompass 15 buildings, 2.2 million sf and 3,406 beds. Nearly 1,000 construction workers have been this jobsite daily, and another 100-plus offsite designers, managers and engineers have worked on this project, whose developer, Servitas, with its design-builder and joint-venture partner Weitz Company, have pumped

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 9, 2017

Crain's New York reports State Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal has proposed legislation that would change how the city counts and reports deaths on construction jobsites.

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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.

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BD+C

JANUARY 9, 2017

The U.S. Green Building Council released two new pilot certifications , LEED for Cities and LEED for Communities, last month. The certifications call for a community or a city to set goals, and implement strategies to support the goals. The city or community then shares performance data to measure and track progress toward those goals.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 9, 2017

Bloomberg.com's Daily Labor Report today discusses more than the well-known labor shortage in the construction industry. Sean Forbes' article details how long it takes to hire a skilled trade worker today, which position are experiencing the greatest shortage, and how or if the promised infrastructure funding will affect the labor shortage.

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BD+C

JANUARY 9, 2017

China moved from second to first place in rankings of countries with the most LEED-certified space outside of the United States. China has 34.62 million gross square meters (GSM) of certified LEED space. Canada, India, Brazil, and the Republic of Korea rounded out the top five nations on the list.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JANUARY 9, 2017

Occasionally, I read advice that causes me to cringe. Hinge, which offers a package of services to help AEC businesses build their professional reputations, stirred the pot in a recent posting suggesting that three marketing “best practices” are really not so wise — in fact they could be seen as traps. But I cannot quite […].

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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?

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 9, 2017

After weeks of review, an independent panel of judges has selected ENR Texas & Louisiana’s Top Young Professionals for 2017.

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Business Facilities

JANUARY 9, 2017

The manufacturer and supplier of industrial gases will create 35 jobs at a new air separation plant in Adel, Cook County. Read The Linde Group Investing $40M In Georgia Plant on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2017

The Board of Directors for PMI is pleased to announce that Kittleman & Associates, LLC, a Chicago-based national search firm has been engaged to conduct a retained search for the association’s new executive director. read more.

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Business Facilities

JANUARY 9, 2017

Amcor Rigid Plastics will expand its bottle manufacturing operations in Bellevue, OH with help from a JobsOhio economic development grant. Read Amcor Investing $40M In Ohio Expansion on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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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.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JANUARY 9, 2017

A deep foundation means a type of foundation that disperse building loads to the earth more distant down from the surface, what a shallow foundation perform, to a subsurface layer or a range of depths. A pile refers to a perpendicular structural element of a deep foundation, directed or drilled deep into the ground on the building site. Deep foundations are set up too intensely under the finished ground surface because of their base bearing capability that can be influenced with surface conditio

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BD+C

JANUARY 9, 2017

Shanghai is the most populous city in the world with almost 25 million inhabitants and the library system of the city dates back to 1847, so the competition to determine the architecture firm that will build the new branch of the Shanghai Library located in one of the most iconic parts of the city saw its share of big names and heavy hitters.

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Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2017

National firm’s connected solutions surpass traditional silo methods with more consistent results, savings. Southland Industries has launched Southland Engineering, a collaborative engineering firm that specializes in the planning, engineering, design, management, and coordination of building systems. read more.

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BD+C

JANUARY 9, 2017

In Boston, two recent reports , one on the impact of climate change, and the other on planning for future development, provoked a hard look at the wisdom of building in increasingly flood-prone areas.

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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!

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2017

Thirty-four states added construction jobs between November 2015 and November 2016 while construction employment increased in 29 states and the District of Columbia during the past month, according to an analysis of Labor Department data recently released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said even as firms in many starts are adding jobs amid growing residential and public sector construction investments, the number of states adding construction jobs for the

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Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2017

Major management restructuring includes promotion of Jason Fleming to VP-Sales and Marketing and Jason Corey to National Sales Manager. Noritz America has announced the promotion of company veteran Jay Hassel from his current post as Vice President of Sales and Marketing to President and Chief Operating Officer. read more.

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Green Industry Professionals

JANUARY 9, 2017

John Deere introduces new models to growing lineup that features improved cut quality, ergonomic controls and improved engine performance.

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Residential Modeling Engineering 40

Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2017

A large, and some say growing, segment of the 18- to 24-year-old age group are simply not interested in the trades or many other jobs which require physical labor. read more.

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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!

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Green Industry Professionals

JANUARY 9, 2017

Altoz XE models feature commercial-model detail at a scale more suited to prosumers and smaller commercial operations.

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Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2017

Repeat business is the golden ticket in contracting businesses — it’s more profitable and takes far less effort than selling to new prospects. read more.

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Green Industry Professionals

JANUARY 9, 2017

Aluminum phosphide doused with water created gas that caused fluid to build in lungs.

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