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A Real Property Owner’s Guide to Improving Construction Productivity

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A Real Property Owner’s Guide to Improving Construction Productivity. Measurable improvement in facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build efficiency involves strengthening the focus on implementation. A critical aspect involves balancing standardization of activities and information with empowering those doing the work on site.

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Outside-the-Box Ideas Shape I-66 Project in Northern Virginia

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With ramps, rubblization and double roundabouts, the Transform 66 project is living up to its name. The 22.5-mile project entailing $2.3 billion in construction not only adds new toll lanes and connected-vehicle technology to the busy stretch of highway between the Capital Beltway and Gainesville, Va., but makes new connections to park-and-ride facilities, new bicycle and pedestrian trails and room for potential transit within the highway in the future.

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What’s WRONG with LEAN Construction?

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The below diagram clearly shows what’s wrong with LEAN construction. (Source: 2014, Wandahl, S. Lean Construction with or without Lean – Challenges of Implementing Lean Construction. Learn more? [contact-form] The post What’s WRONG with LEAN Construction? appeared first on 4BT.

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2023 Economic Forecast: Markets Are Mixed for Year Ahead

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Inflation, rising interest rates and a possible global recession continue to top the list of forecasters’ concerns for the coming year.

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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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Patience: Because We All Need to Practice

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In this installment of Wit and Wisdom for Well-Being, we bring you: patience. Patience is a virtue. This is likely not the first time you’ve seen this phrase. Defined, patience is an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay. Practicing patience and holding it as a virtue is a different story. During the hustle of the holiday season, patience can be a bit elusive.

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Possible Effects of Household Formation Shifts on Rent and Price Growth in 2023

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Possible Effects of Household Formation Shifts on Rent and Price Growth in 2023. ibush. Wed, 11/23/2022 - 08:56. Data show household growth doesn’t seem to be getting the boost from behavioral changes it was a year ago, which has significant implications for future housing price and rent projections . An early look at the 2022 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS/ASEC) Household Data, which attempts to estimate the number of and characteristics of households and f

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Construction Economics for November 28, 2022

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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics.

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Thanksgiving Tips From an Architect

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Thanksgiving Tips From an Architect. ibush. Wed, 11/23/2022 - 10:02. Is your home ready for all of the food and festivities that come with the Thanksgiving holiday? . As Americans across the nation gather with friends and family to celebrate Thanksgiving, their homes have to accommodate all of the activities that accompany the holiday, from cooking and eating, to hanging out, watching TV, playing games, and sleeping, often stretching a home beyond its usual limits.

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Construction Industry Faces a Split Congress

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Reauthorizing FAA programs is on the Capitol Hill agenda, but key state race results and billions in voted bond issues also will drive projects.

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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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12 Kitchen Trends That Won’t Make the Cut in 2023 

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12 Kitchen Trends That Won’t Make the Cut in 2023 . ibush. Wed, 11/23/2022 - 10:35. If you thought open floor plans and upper cabinets were kitchen design staples, some of these kitchen trend predictions may surprise you. Come 2023, the all-white kitchen is out (“Monochromatic kitchens lack depth and visual interest”), upper cabinets have had their day (“Upper cabinets are going away.

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Viewpoint: Protecting Utah’s Water Through Sustainable A+D

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Utah is experiencing a series of climate-related issues that significantly complicate the future of water in the region.

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Digitalization's Effect on Housing Design and Construction

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Digitalization's Effect on Housing Design and Construction. ibush. Wed, 11/23/2022 - 11:05. Digitalization has the potential to significantly change how housing is designed and built, which could reduce the cost of producing homes. At the March 2022 symposium held by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University two new working papers and one new commentary were presented on how digitalization, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are affecting housing.

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Bentley Launches Digital Twin Tools, Infrastructure Cloud

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Getting the digital twin workflow into the typical design, construction, operations cycle has been a thorny problem for digital twin advocates.

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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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NIST Develops Climate Resilience Tools for Communities

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology effort is developing resources to help communities make decisions about broader resilience outcomes they want, looking at entire systems rather than individual structures.

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Electrical Workers' Union Leader Lonnie Stephenson to Retire

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IBEW Secretary-Treasurer Kenneth Cooper will become president on Jan. 4.

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Tower Finally Takes Shape Over Boston's South Station

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The 680-ft tower will be one of the city's tallest buildings

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Delayed Tower Takes Shape Over Boston's South Station

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At 680 ft, the $1.

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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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Mountain States Industry News: December 2022

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Updates on projects and companies in the Mountain States region.

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City Scoop: Colorado Springs

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Dodge offers data on projected 2022 construction starts in the Colorado Springs area.

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States' FY22 Capital Spending Climbs 15% to $149B

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NASBO report sees continued spending boosts, thanks partly to IIJA and ARPA.

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Mountain States On the Scene: December 2022

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Reports from key industry events across the Mountain States region.

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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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Mountain States People: November 2022

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Updates about construction professionals in the Mountain States.

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Pulse: Project News for the Week of November 28, 2022

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Project news from Dodge Data & Analytics.

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