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25th annual Women in Construction Week celebrates many paths to success

Construction Dive

Featured speaker at WIC Week shares her vision for women in construction.

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System Thinking is a Practical Approach to Facilities Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and New Construction

Job Order Contracting

System thinking is a practical approach to facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction, offering consistent quality delivery on time and on budget. System thinking is the simultaneous consideration of outcomes, means, methods, constraints, and team interactions in pursuit of continuous improvement. It is critical to lifecycle management of the built environment and the support of relationship centric contracts among architects, general contractors, building owners and other

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Highlights: The secret sauce to effective coordination in large projects

Construction Dive

The construction industry has always been known for its traditional and manual approach, but with the advent of technology, the industry is rapidly changing.

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Real-Time Digital Twins: Ready for Take Off In 2023   

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Real-time digital twins of buildings are breaking out of the hype phase Real-time digital twins are set to reach a new point of maturity in 2023 with growing customer-proof points and technology advances improving scalability. While static digital twins are already widely used across building industry, real-time digital twins represent the next stage in innovation.

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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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What we know about Buy America guidance (so far)

Construction Dive

There is still time to weigh in on the proposed requirements, which apply to all federally funded infrastructure projects.

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Turner, partners to build $631M flood wall in lower Manhattan

Construction Dive

The North and West Battery Park City Resiliency Project aims to mitigate the impacts of sea level rise and the risk of storm damage.

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Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 119: Architectural defrag

BD+C

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 119: Architectural defrag Life of an Architect Podcast dbarista Tue, 02/21/2023 - 11:34 We are pulling the curtain back a bit and essentially letting you in on a 2023 planning meeting for Life of an Architect while we bring you up to date on the things that have already happened. Welcome to episode 119: Architectural Defrag.

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Fluor posts profit off better oil, mining outlooks

Construction Dive

New awards in the fourth quarter, such as a LNG and chemicals projects, combined with rising commodity prices, point to a continued growth.

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Nailing Social Media: The Key to Generating Leads for Construction Companies

Best Practices Construction Law

Social media has become a powerful tool for small to medium-sized construction companies to generate leads for both residential and commercial projects. With over 3 billion people using social media worldwide, there is a huge opportunity for construction companies to reach potential customers and promote their services. Following are some tips for contractors to use social media to generate leads and improve their revenue targets in 2023.

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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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Integra Technologies to build $1.8B chip plant in Kansas

Construction Dive

The facility is part of the push to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing and will serve as the company’s headquarters.

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Watch: DBA Architects' Bryan Moore talks micro communities and the benefits of walkable neighborhoods

BD+C

Watch: DBA Architects' Bryan Moore talks micro communities and the benefits of walkable neighborhoods 0 dbarista Tue, 02/21/2023 - 21:30 What is a micro-community? Where are they most prevalent? What’s the future for micro communities? These questions (and more) addressed by Bryan Moore, President and CEO of DBA Architects. Mixed-Use Multifamily Housing Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Architects Urban Planning Joining us is Bryan Moore , President and CEO of DBA Architec

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Balfour Beatty continues US executive appointments

Construction Dive

The announcement follows other recent leadership changes to the contractor’s civil division.

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Federal Court Confirms Liberal Federal Policy Favoring Arbitration Awards

Constructlaw

Industrial Steel Construction, Inc. v. Lunda Construction Company , 33 F.4th 1038, 1041 (8th Cir. 2022) This federal case relates to the construction of a bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Illinois. The state of Iowa hired Lunda Construction Company (Lunda) as the general contractor for the project, which contracted Industrial Steel Construction, Inc.

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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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Where Are Home Sales Slowing the Most in a 2023 Market Correction?

Pro Builder

Where Are Home Sales Slowing the Most in a 2023 Market Correction? ldeakins Tue, 02/21/2023 - 09:27 After years of record growth, these U.S. cities are seeing falling home prices and a slowdown in buyer demand Rising mortgage rates over the last several months have made homeownership an unattainable goal for a growing number of Americans, and as more prospective buyers pull back, home sales are falling at a lightning pace across the U.S., Realtor.com reports.

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Difference Between Civil Engineer and Structural Engineer

Learn Civil Engineering

You must have often seen people confused between structural and civil engineers. They get confused about whom to hire for their project. Because of the word commercial, you may assume you need to hire a structural engineer for a mall construction project.

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Share of All-Cash Home Purchases Reaches 32-Year High

Pro Builder

Share of All-Cash Home Purchases Reaches 32-Year High ldeakins Tue, 02/21/2023 - 09:47 Homebuyers paid with cash in over 11% of all new home sales in the final quarter of 2022, the highest share since 1990 After climbing for each of the past four quarters and six of the last seven, all-cash home purchases accounted for 11.2% of new-home sales in the fourth quarter of 2022, the largest share since 1990, according to the most recent Quarterly Sales by Price and Financing from the U.S.

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NYC Inspectors Halt Building's Construction Over Neighbors' Structural Concerns

ENR Construction

Building inspectors issued a stop work order at a mid-block construction site in Manhattan and ordered the evacuation of a nearby building with signs of damage.

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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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Come Prepared: Recession-Friendly Methods For Generating Income

Civiconcepts

Recessions in economies are rare, but not unheard of. In order to be prepared in case a recession does occur, it is important to have a plan in place.

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Quickening Alaska National Park Road Slide Spurs $100M Fix

ENR Construction

Granite Construction wins contract to construct a bridge in Denali National Park to bypass area of landslide that closed a key access road.

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Design Trends to Watch From the 2022 Best in American Living Awards

Pro Builder

Design Trends to Watch From the 2022 Best in American Living Awards ldeakins Tue, 02/21/2023 - 09:57 The 2022 Best in American Living (BALA) Award winners showcased new and old design trends reflecting homeowner preferences in 2023 Over 140 residential projects were honored at the 2022 Best in American Living Awards (BALA) ceremony during the 2023 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, and while each award winner showcased distinct ideas and unique craftsmanship, many of the 2022 front-runne

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$12M in Bridge Upgrades and $800M in Kansas River Levee Improvements Spur Renaissance

ENR Construction

L.G. Barcus & Sons will elevate the bridge over the Kansas River.

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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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Granite wins $100M bridge project in Denali National Park

Construction Dive

The contractor will build the single-span steel truss bridge over an actively moving landslide in Alaska.

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NYC Halts Building's Work Over Neighbors' Structural Concerns

ENR Construction

Building inspectors issued a stop work order at a mid-block construction site in Manhattan and ordered the evacuation of a nearby building with signs of damage.

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Quickening Alaska National Park Landslides Spur $100M Fix

ENR Construction

Granite Construction wins contract to construct a bridge in Denali National Park to bypass slides that closed a key access road.

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Quickening Alaska National Park Road Landslides Spur $100M Fix

ENR Construction

Granite Construction wins contract to construct a bridge in Denali National Park to bypass area of slides that closed a key access road.

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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!