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Building Drawing and Its Types. [A Comprehensive Guide].

CivilSeek

In Building Construction, building drawing plays an important role. If you don’t have the sufficient knowledge of drawing, then its almost impossible to construct a building. Building Drawing. A drawing. Read more Building Drawing and Its Types. [A Comprehensive Guide]. The post Building Drawing and Its Types. [A Comprehensive Guide]. appeared first on CivilSeek.

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Types of Material Used in Pile Foundation

The Constructor

Different types of material used in the pile foundation are cement, steel, timber and plastic which are a slender, structural member installed in the.

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Survey: 65% construction workers fatigued on the job

Construction Dive

Every worker participating in a National Safety Council survey reported at least one risk factor for fatigue, which 71% of employers said hampers productivity.

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What is a Concrete Grinder? – Types and Uses

The Constructor

A concrete grinder is a finishing tool used to perform the process of grinding and leveling concrete surface to provide a smooth finish. The concrete.

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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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Sports venues reach outside their walls

BD+C

Some of the smartest gamesmanship is taking place off the field, as professional and collegiate sports organizations aim to expand the fan experience. Little Caesars Arena, a multipurpose venue shared by the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings and NBA’s Detroit Pistons, anchors The District Detroit, a 50-block mixed-use development in the heart of the city. The arena’s lower main concourse is positioned at street level, and many of its amenities extend to an outdoor concourse that generates year-round activ

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Boston ‘housing emergency’ prompts regional initiative for new residential construction

BD+C

A housing shortage that one mayor called “an emergency” has spurred a regional initiative in the Boston area to build more residential units. The mayors of 15 cities and towns close to the Bay State capitol pledged to sharply accelerate the pace of home construction. The goal is to add 185,000 new homes by 2030 in the 15 communities.

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DHS waives environmental rules for Texas border wall work

Construction Dive

The Department of Homeland Security can bypass environmental regulations to construct and fill gaps in the barrier in Cameron County, but it says it will remain "committed to environmental stewardship.

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DeSimone Consulting Engineers designs the tallest modular hotel in the United States

BD+C

The CitizenM Bowery, a 21-story, 100,000 sf hotel, is the tallest modular hotel in the United States. The DeSimone Consulting Engineers-designed building comprises 300 modular guestrooms, a rooftop bar and lounge, a bistro-style restaurant, coworking space on the ground level, and a 4,000 sf plaza.

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Why is the absence of paper so important for paperfreeconstruction?

DebunkTheBIM

Paperfreeconstruction is a goal, an idea, an ideal to work towards, something to believe in. The road to it is via building up paperfreemodules, that are self-contained, autonomous and self-sufficient. Paperfreemodules can be created at any level within the industry. A construction site can become a paperfreemodule, an engineering company, a large development or an individual.

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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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Remembering Josh Seidel

The Korte Company

Josh Seidel was not one in a million. One in a million isn’t rare enough. He was a doer and a fixer, an engineer and an entrepreneur. He stood up in more weddings than you could count and was known as “the Swiss Army Knife” of friends. Josh in his element had an ice-cold Busch in his hand, a smile on his face and a million ideas rattling around in his head.

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Fluor stock falls 17% on disappointing Q3 revenue estimates

Construction Dive

The firm said that multimillion-dollar charges on two troubled projects put a dent in its projected third-quarter revenue, which falls short of analysts' forecasts.

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C.J. Hug: A mentor we’ll always remember

The Korte Company

At The Korte Company, we value mentorship. We wouldn’t be where we are today if not for some special people who were willing to help us out in the early going. One of those mentors was C.J. Hug —it’s pronounced hoog — whose simple act of kindness still stands out to our founder, Ralph Korte , almost six decades later. But before we tell that story, we need to tell the story of C.J.

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New UN Climate Report Raises Urgent Alarm for Industry

Contractor Magazine

With hurricane season back in full, firms that care about sustainability received another swift kick this week to act with more haste. Hundreds of climate scientists now say that 2030 looms as the critical deadline year. Read a summary of their report.

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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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Covestro announces EU1.5B investment in Houston-area plant

Construction Dive

The German polymer supplier chose to expand its Baytown, Texas, site — which already employs 1,000 — due to the area's low costs and existing infrastructure.

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N.Y. builder pushes to get military trauma centers up and running quicker

BD+C

Over the past six years, SmithGroup has been working with the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF) to design and build satellites to the 72,000-sf National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) in Bethesda, Md., which since 2010 has treated traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorders suffered by active-duty military personnel.

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Corey Philip Home Pro Success Contractor Marketing & Operating Tips

Contractor Bookkeeping

Corey Philip Home Pro Success Podcast Interview Discussing. Contractor Marketing & Operating Tips. Corey Phillip of Home Pro Success is a regular guest on Contractor Success M.A.P. Podcast. In this episode he described a lot of tips contractors like you can put in action right now to generate more leads and put more money in the bank to operate and grow your construction contracting company.

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Solutions to the Skilled Labor Gap

Contractor Magazine

To close the skills gap, partnerships should be developed between the construction and service industry and nonprofit or staffing partners.

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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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Genie Lift Tools Material Carrier

Construction Equipment

Approved for use in ANSI and CSA markets, the Lift Tools Material Carrier attachment offers Genie rough-terrain scissor lift operators a solution to carry materials to job sites.

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ASHRAE and ASPE Strengthen Partnership with Signing of New MOU Agreement

Contractor Magazine

he agreement defines parameters on how the two societies will collaborate more closely.

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Lube-A-Boom Insulator

Construction Equipment

Lube-A-Boom Insulator is a nonconductive, highly dielectric product designed to be a friction-reducing lubricant for use around power exposure. It’s available in 15-ounce spray cans, and a low-VOC version, mandatory in some jurisdictions, is also available.

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Wood Flooring and Radiant Heat - Part 1

Contractor Magazine

The many different methods of wood flooring failure have been well documented.

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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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JCB’s First Zero-Tailswing Compact Excavator in the 1- to 2-Ton Class

Green Industry Professionals

JCB designed its first zero-tailswing compact excavator in the 1- to 2-ton class—the 18Z-1—to be durable.

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The stirrups commonly found in column design

Construction Cost Estimating

The design of stirrups for column is created on the basis of different factors like changeable cross-sections, the number of longitudinal reinforcement bars and the load bearing strength. Stirrups in column construction are generally called as vertical ties or transverse reinforcement. The following types of stirrups or ties are found in column construction: 1.

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Death by Service Agreement

Contractor Magazine

Maybe you need to take a hard look at what those service agreement programs are really costing you.

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Specialty Herbicide No Longer Considered Restricted-Use Pesticide

Green Industry Professionals

Corteva Agriscience Kerb SC specialty herbicide recently received EPA federal registration on an amended label.

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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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Department of Labor Cites PA Contractor After Employee's Electrocution

Contractor Magazine

The employees were making a trenchless sewer repair when the incident occurred.

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One of the Highest Performing Handheld Blowers on the Market

Green Industry Professionals

ECHO presents its PB-2620 professional handheld blower as one of the highest performing on the market.

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Shoring of Problem Girders at Salesforce Transit Center Taking Longer than Expected

ENR Construction

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority announced on Oct. 10 that emergency remedial work at the 4.5-block-long Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco, on the closed Fremont Street, will continue into early next week.