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How to Create a Corporate Social Responsibility Program

Construction Business Owner

Many business owners are realizing the importance of having a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, with studies showing 75% of Americans wanting companies to take the lead on social and environmental issues. This trend is also appearing more frequently in the construction industry.

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How to Find Modern Marketing Talent

Construction Marketing

Marketing is changing, and the skills required to manage this marketing revolution are different. Are traditional marketing skills obsolete? Do educational curriculums support new marketing? Can senior marketing executives manage young managers without understanding new media and marketing? There are marketing skills and experience that transcend traditional and new media.

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LEAN Job Order Contracting – Best Value Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

LEAN Job Order Contracting enables Best Value Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery for real property owners and their selected service partners. Integrating people, process, information, and technology is a core benefit provided by LEAN Job Order Contracting. It is applicable across virtually all organizations and sectors. Embedding LEAN processes and adapting them to specific organizational requirements enables a demand-based best value approach across all facilities repair,

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14 Principles of Management by Henry Fayol

The Constructor

The 14 principles of management stated by Henry Fayol is one of the famous administration theory used in management. This is the basics of any.

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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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Luminary of the Year: Mittie Cannon, Power Up

Construction Dive

Her grassroots workforce development program aimed at helping empower young women to step into roles that will solve the construction industry's labor shortage has grown to five states and Guam.

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Executive of the Year: Richard Kennedy, Skanska USA

Construction Dive

At Skanska USA for 15 years, the CEO and president has the unique perspective of someone who has seen the industry move from business as usual to enterprising solutions that put more value on safety, diversity and inclusion.

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Canada’s Zero Carbon Building Standard reports first 10 certifications

BD+C

The Canada Green Building Council recently certified the first 10 projects under its Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Standard. The projects include new and existing offices, schools, and warehouses, with each demonstrating that buildings of all types and age can achieve zero carbon emissions, according to a Council news release. The ZCB Standard was designed to guide the industry in building to zero and help Canada meet its international emissions targets by 2030.

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Company of the Year: Haskell

Construction Dive

Haskell not only embraces technology, but actively invests and innovates in the space to establish itself as a leader in a changing construction climate.

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ACPA Names 2019 Pavement Awards

Construction Equipment

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) named winners of its 30th Annual “Excellence in Concrete Pavements” awards. The awards program encourages high-quality workmanship, quality, and creativity in constructing, rehabilitating, and restoring concrete pavement 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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Modular Builder of the Year: Skender

Construction Dive

Skender says it's perfecting a business proposition that not just solves myriad problems the industry faces, but helps self-actualize construction as a practice into the most vertically-integrated, efficient process possible.

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Leading Edge Attachments Wolverine Stump Ripper

Construction Equipment

Leading Edge Attachments Wolverine Stump Ripper rips and removes stumps when used with a thumb. The Wolverine Stump Ripper pins or quick couples to an excavator or backhoe just like a bucket would and allows the stump roots to be cut and ripped.

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Regulation of bird-friendly glass windows set for all new NYC construction

Construction Dive

The new rule would require that 90% of the external building envelope for the first 75 feet of new construction and major alterations be made of bird-safe materials.

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Ladder Safety

Safety Services Company

Climbing the Ladder of Success: What You Need to Know About Ladder Safety. December is here, with the holiday season fast approaching, it's time to prepare your home and deck it with decorations. From tinsel to Christmas lights, it is the best time to make your home party-worthy. However, hanging decorations, at home or at work, can pose plenty of serious risks and dangers.

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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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The Construction Dive Awards for 2019

Construction Dive

From a leader that's driven one of the world's biggest builders through a massive refocus to a modular builder that's set to stack disruption onto its traditional foundation, these are firms and people making change in the construction industry.

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Stellar EC3200 Aluminum Telescopic Crane

Construction Equipment

The compact electric EC3200 Aluminum Telescopic Crane weighs 500 pounds—230 pounds less than the steel version of the EC3200. The crane offers 3,200 pounds of lifting capacity and 15 feet of horizontal reach. Rated at 11,500 lb.-ft.

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Innovator of the Year: Predictive Analytics Strategic Council

Construction Dive

Thirteen major contractors and an insurance firm joined forces to help combat jobsite safety incidents via tech-enabled tools.

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Leading Edge Attachments Hi-Production Multi-Ripper Bucket

Construction Equipment

Leading Edge Attachments Hi-Production Multi-Ripper can replace a hydraulic hammer for breaking through rock, frozen ground, and coral, according to the company.

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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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The What, the Why and the How of Winter Mulching

Green Industry Professionals

Protect plants and grass from the chill with mulching

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Student Housing ProCONNECT event draws developers, contractors, architects, and building product manufacturers to Denver

BD+C

Developers, general contractors, and architects, whose firms have built more than 300,000 student residence beds in recent years, were represented at Student Housing ProCONNECT on November 10-12, 2019. The event gave the 25 development professionals the opportunity to meet 1-on-1 with building product manufacturers serving the student residence sector.

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Structurlam Picks Arkansas For Its First U.S. Plant

Business Facilities

The $90 million precision-engineered mass timber production facility will create 130 jobs in Conway, AR. - Read: Structurlam Picks Arkansas For Its First U.S. Plant at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Jonathan Moody promoted to CEO of Moody Nolan

BD+C

COLUMBUS, Ohio - November 21, 2019 – Architectural firm Moody Nolan announced the.

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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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Pratt & Whitney Investing $30M In West Virginia Expansion

Business Facilities

The aircraft and helicopter engine manufacturer will expand its Bridgeport, WV facility for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of PW800 engines. - Read: Pratt & Whitney Investing $30M In West Virginia Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.

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The right funding mechanism can help move your project forward

BD+C

Funding mechanisms like New Markets Tax Credits, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, and Historic Tax Credits are familiar tools to many—but not all— of our clients. Don’t make the mistake of assuming these mechanisms don’t apply to your organization. They can be equally valuable to commercial, institutional and non-profit organizations as catalysts for financial lending or capital campaigns.

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What is Portland Cement and How is it Used in Construction

Construction Cost Estimating

What is Portland Cement The Portland Cement is a particular type of cementing material used in building construction. It is essentially an amalgamation of clay and chalk. This blend, when subjected to water, hardens up and when it is hard, mimics the portland stone in color. The Portland Stone is found in quarries in Portland, Dorset in England initially.

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Layton Construction to join the STO Building Group

BD+C

Today the STO Building Group and Layton Construction announced their intent for the nationally-ranked commercial construction firm to join the STO family of companies. The merger will allow both firms to leverage each other’s geographic reach to better serve clients with multiple locations and enhance the services and areas of expertise they can offer across that expanded footprint.

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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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Massive Expansion Unifies Children’s Hospital

ENR Construction

Among the challenges the project team faced were unprecedented flood threat and maintaining critical functions during construction.

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Life Fitness enters the fray against Peloton

BD+C

Peloton keep shooting itself in the foot. By now you've probably heard about the negative publicity for its recent TV ad, this Inc. article being just one of many.

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Design, Ground Conditions Test on Austin Interchange

ENR Construction

Navigating unexpected karst formations and other challenges, crews are upgrading two critical intersections in Austin.

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