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To get the most out of drones, start with 'low-hanging fruit'

Construction Dive

Thanks to a maturing drone market, contractors of all sizes can capture value through progress tracking, safety inspections and more while holding subs accountable, says William Pryor of Skycatch.

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Welded Wire Fabric Concrete

The Constructor

Welded wire fabric is the series of parallel longitudinal wires welded to cross wires by electric fusion method having accurate spacing. the welding.

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Construction Employment Climbs by 52K in January to 11-Year Peak

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Construction employment increased by 52,000 jobs in January and by 338,000 jobs, or 4.7 percent, over the past year, while the latest reading on construction spending showed moderate increases in all major categories, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials urged government officials to strengthen career and technical education programs and facilitate immigration for workers with construction skills before a worker s

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What industry issues will have the most effect on your 2019 planning?

Construction Business Owner

Construction industry experts weigh in on industry issues that will have the most effect on their 2019 planning.

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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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Silos and Productivity Don’t Mix in the Construction Sector

Job Order Contracting

Silos aren’t for Facilities Management or Efficient Construction Services Procurement or Project Delivery. There is a path to on-demand, quality, on-time, and on-budget facilities repair, renovation, and construction procurement and project delivery… LEAN. While the AECOO Community (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Owner) has traditionally been mired in low productivity and waste, the solution, LEAN Construction Procurement and Delivery, has been available for

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Pull planning in construction – 101 guide

Lets Build

Picture rows of dominoes set up in strategic lines. Each domino standing by itself but part of a bigger picture at the same time. The domino at the end of the creation can’t fall until each one before it falls. This is exactly what happens with pull planning, which is one of the overall best.

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Errors in Plane Table Surveying

The Constructor

Plane table surveying is a type of surveying in which plotting and field observations are done at the same time. In this article, errors occurred in.

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Seoul’s Robot Science Museum will be built by robots

BD+C

Melike Alt?n???k Architects (MMA) recently won an international competition to design the world’s first museum dedicated to robot science in Seoul, South Korea. The competition, hosted by The Seoul Metropolitan Government, called for ideas to design a museum that would support public education in robotics and increase the public knowledge and interest in robots.

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Eniac Ventures leads predictive software startup Briq's $3M seed funding round

Construction Dive

Machine learning and the larger universe of artificial intelligence, such as that used by Briq's platform, have been called "the next frontier" in construction.

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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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Katerra launches software platform for ‘entire lifecycle of the building process’

BD+C

Katerra recently launched a new suite of technology products for the “entire lifecycle of the building process.”. The proprietary software integrates data gathered throughout a building’s supply chain and construction process. Apollo Construct, a project management tool for estimation and scheduling, will be the first application offered.

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Three Questions with Pete Moeller, GM, Toro Sitework Systems

Construction Equipment

In February, Toro announced its acquisition of Ditch Witch. During The Rental Show, Construction Equipment editors sat down with Pete Moeller, general manager of Toro Sitework Systems, to discuss the company’s plans.

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ActiveCampaign Expanding To Indiana, Will Add 200 Jobs

Business Facilities

The Chicago-based marketing technology company will invest more than $10 million in its Indianapolis operations over the next several years. - Read: ActiveCampaign Expanding To Indiana, Will Add 200 Jobs at BusinessFacilities.com.

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ResilientSEE: A framework to achieve resilience across scales

BD+C

The worst part of Hurricane Maria was not the atmospheric event itself, but the aftermath. Poor infrastructure, unsafe construction practices, and lack of an emergency plan made Maria the deadliest natural disaster in the history of the United States, with deaths estimated at over 4,000. For months, people didn’t have access to clean water, food, or medicine.

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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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Construction Law in North Carolina: An excellent regional blog

Construction Marketing Ideas

Melissa Dewey Brumback’s Construction Law in North Carolina is, as you might expect from it name, a regionally focused blog about North Carolina construction blog. I’ve been aware of her blog from the earliest years of the Best Construction Blog competition, as her coverage area matches that of our North Carolina Construction News (NCCN) publication. […].

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Goldman Sachs backs $8M funding round for construction finance startup Rabbet

Construction Dive

Rabbet, formerly Contract Simply, employs software-as-a-service machine learning to more efficiently process construction draw requests.

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Skilled Labor Shortage Still Troubling the Residential Construction Industry

Contractor Magazine

The Skilled Labor Fund and its partners presented industry labor shortage challenges and its initiatives to aid in reversing the trends at Design & Construction Week.

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Pratt Industries Investing $20M In Virginia

Business Facilities

The company will create 50 jobs at its new packaging and shipping materials manufacturing operation in Botetourt County. - Read: Pratt Industries Investing $20M In Virginia at BusinessFacilities.com.

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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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Automated Intelligence With Autonomous Interactions

Contractor Magazine

Our industry is on a journey towards Automated Intelligence and that, for now, is the AI we are talking about, along with its interlocking AI, Autonomous Interaction.

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Justice Department sues Ohio contractor, sub for fake invoices, kickbacks

Construction Dive

The agency claims that subcontractor Wise Services gifted CB&I AREVA MOX Services employees in order to persuade them to submit about $6.4 million of false invoices on its behalf.

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How New Technology Can Help Construction Finance Pros

Contractor Magazine

CFOs should partner with their IT teams to modernize their back-office systems, and prepare to handle a flood of data from the field.

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AEM Joins USMCA Coalition

Construction Equipment

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has joined the USMCA Coalition, a collection of 200 organizations with an objective to secure congressional approval of the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Equipment manufacturers contribute $188 billion combined to the U.S.

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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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Tennessee DOT mandates use of PlanGrid on public projects

Construction Dive

More states are bucking paper systems for digital and transparent recordkeeping and project management.

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ASV RT-65 Compact Track Loader

Construction Equipment

The RT-65 CTL has a rated operating capacity of 1,925 pounds with a tipping load of 5,500 pounds. The 67-horsepower Deutz engine produces 184 lb.-ft. of torque, and the Tier 4-F engine requires no DEF. The radial-lift compact track loader has a self-leveling system to keep attachments aligned.

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Phase 2 of Michigan's $2B I-75 to start

Construction Dive

By splitting the modernization project into three contracts, including this $224 million, 8-mile segment, the state shrunk the schedule by 10 years.

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Design unveiled for U.S. embassy in New Delhi

BD+C

Weiss/Manfredi recently revealed the design for the new U.S. embassy campus in new Delhi, India. The design will restore the modernist Chancery Building and recast the 28-acre embassy compound into a multi-functional campus.

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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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Construction Contractors Lose Confidence in Q4

Contractor Magazine

Overall view of 2019 remains upbeat, according to Associated Builders and Contractors.

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FERC Busts LNG Logjam with New Approach

ENR Construction

The federal agency has developed a template to approve 12 LNG plants in the U.S.

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EPA Announces Development of Water Reuse Action Plan

Contractor Magazine

EPA will work across the water sector to lead the development of an integrated management approach for our Nation’s water resources.

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