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Waffle Slab – Construction Procedure, Characteristics and Advantages

The Constructor

What is Waffle Slab? Waffle slab is a structural component which is plain on its top and contains grid like system on its bottom surface. The top.

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Why You Should Develop a Navy SEAL Culture in Your Business

Construction Business Owner

Spartans, samurai, Green Berets, Navy SEALs. These are the best of the best in the military world. Countless stories have been told about their selection process, training, death-defying missions and pure heroism. In particular, SEALs serve as the premier unit within the United States Navy, operating on sea, air and land. Much of what the public knows is shared through the amazing stories of heroes, such as Marcus Luttrell, Chris Kyle and Rob O’Neill.

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Collaborate to Increase Productivity

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Finding skilled workers can be a challenge for the construction industry, as the labor shortage continues to cause difficulties for many construction businesses. As we discussed last month , one way to beat the labor shortage is with smart recruiting methods including social media, networking outside the industry, and offering internships. Another way to address the labor shortage is from the perspective of productivity.

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How to Start Your Construction Company in Under 10 Days

Lets Build

Starting up a construction company is no easy task, much less one that is completed in a mere 10 days. However, it is possible to go from concept to construction company in less than two weeks if you do things in the right order. The first question is why you.

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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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FM & Cost Estimating Tools in the Cloud & Free – 2018 National Commercial Construction Cost Database

Job Order Contracting

A Facilities Management platform to manage the entire building’s life cycle, with a detailed U.S. Construction Cost Database … both FREE! Manage buildings, teams, projects, documents, drawings, estimates… anywhere, anytime. Also view link documents, add notes, etc. to BIM files. Learn more… Sign up. [link] Watch the video! The post FM & Cost Estimating Tools in the Cloud & Free – 2018 National Commercial Construction Cost Database appeared first on 4BT.

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Collaborate to Increase Productivity

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Finding skilled workers can be a challenge for the construction industry.

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Commercial energy codes: Top tips for ensuring code compliance

BD+C

As a commercial energy code specialist, I am often asked the same questions by contractors: “How do I get my next project to meet code? What are my local energy code requirements? Where do I begin?” To help you get started, I’ve compiled a list of my top commercial energy code compliance tips. Here are some of the major components of energy codes and how to guarantee your next project is up to code: .

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What is minimum pressure gauge for GI testing?

The Constructor

At what reading of pressure gauge the GI fitting of kitchen and bathroom should be tested? Read More at What is minimum pressure gauge for GI.

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10 Reasons to be thankful for the plumbing profession

Contractor Magazine

This is the time of the year when it’s appropriate to look around and give thanks. Here are 10 reasons to be thankful for the plumbing profession.

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Minimum time required to complete activities in residential building construction?

The Constructor

I want to know minimum time required for finishing activities because I want to schedule a residential project in msproject. Read More at.

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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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Campus community management firms, beware!

BD+C

Through a series of acquisitions, one of the largest student housing management companies in the country took over the management of a 30+-building university housing community over a decade ago. Before too long, they were faced with a property management company’s worst nightmare: the entire complex had to undergo a $50M+ reconstruction after significant water intrusion was found to have deteriorated the building structure and after moisture and humidity from the HVAC/plumbing systems had resul

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What is the reinforcement coefficients for concrete wall?

The Constructor

What is the reinforcement coefficients for rcc wall? Read More at What is the reinforcement coefficients for concrete wall?

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Removing stress and giving clients more than they expect: Are these keys to brand loyalty?

Construction Marketing Ideas

As I write this, we are on a boat in the Indian Ocean somewhere west of Reunion Island and east of Madagascar. If you don’t know these places, you would be in the majority. This is a part of the world less traveled, especially by people from North America. Frequent readers here know that, after […].

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How to add Nanosilica to concrete?

The Constructor

How to add or replace colloidal Nanosilica to concrete? Read More at How to add Nanosilica to concrete?

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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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Steelwrist to Add New Unmanned Facility to Double Capacity

Construction Equipment

Steelwrist , makers of tiltrotators and quick couplers for excavators, is investing in its recent strong growth and is adding another manufacturing plant in Rosersberg, Sweden, set to open in 2018. Recently named Sweden's fastest growing manufacturing company in the one million Swedish Kroner level, according to Dagens Industri’s Gasell-competition 2017, Steelwrist will continue to operate its Sollentuna plant, north of Stockholm, and its new facility located new the Stockholm airport.

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What is drop caisson? Provide details about drop caissons

The Constructor

Require the details about drop caisson Read More at What is drop caisson?

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New report examines ongoing costs of green infrastructure options

BD+C

A new publication released by the American Society of Civil Engineers investigates the cost of various green infrastructure options to reduce the release of stormwater. Cost of Maintaining Green Infrastructure quantifies expenses associated with operating and maintaining sustainable stormwater-management technologies. The authors compiled data to provide whole-life cost estimates for a suite of small-scale, distributed green infrastructure technologies.

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A.O. Smith’s online training helps educate today’s busy contractor

Contractor Magazine

Online education for the technical trades can be a much more entertaining and engaging endeavor than most of what America’s top universities are churning out.

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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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Army Hospital features first-ever fire resistive, blast rated curtain wall that meets DoD Antiterrorism Standards

BD+C

The Department of Defense (DoD) published the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 4-010-01 Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings as a mandatory guideline to mitigate the threats of terrorism against buildings and ensure the safety of the individuals that inhabit them. It applies to all newly constructed DoD Components, DoD inhabited buildings, billeting and high-occupancy housing, as well as already inhabited buildings where the renovation costs are 50% or more than the value of the building (f.

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Rear-View Camera Kit Now Available for Gehl Track Loaders

Construction Equipment

Gehl has announced rear-view camera kits are now available for certain RT Series track loaders. The new camera option is available as a factory installed unit or can be installed on existing track loaders in the field.

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Teaching the IoT Monster to ride a bike

Contractor Magazine

The Octopus looks a lot like the IoT monster we are all wrestling with: smart, soft, slippery, flexible and able to change form; but to be useful the beast needs to learn how to ride our existing industries’ bikes, which are old, rigid, hard, and tipy.

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ETF Delivers Battery-Operated Modular Mining Equipment

Construction Equipment

ETF Equipment, a privately held Slovenian company, manufacturers all-electric battery-powered surface haul trucks - and they are not like any trucks you've mined with before. On the docket are wheel loaders and motor graders. ETF Equipment's mining trucks are not just about electric power. These innovative haul trucks change how repairs, maintenance, and environmental conditions are met.

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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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Liebherr offers tunnel-spec loaders

Digger Blog

Liebherr has brought out a tunnelling version of four of its XPower wheeled loader models. Liebherr has brought out a tunnelling version of four of its XPower wheeled loader models.

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Manitex International Names President, COO

Construction Equipment

Steve Kiefer has been named president/COO of Manitex International. Kiefer had been president, North America, and has held senior management roles with Manitex and affiliated companies since 2015. He has more than 25 years of experience within the industrial equipment sector, from general management and operations, to sales and marketing, program management and new product development.

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Top world regions and markets in the global hotel construction pipeline

BD+C

Lodging Econometrics (LE) recently released the Global Construction Pipeline Trend Report, which compiles the construction pipeline for every country and market in the world. Currently, the top world regions by project count are North America with 5,239 Projects/639,712 Rooms, Asia Pacific with 4,233 Projects/903,415 Rooms and EMEA with 2,100 Projects/395,506 Rooms.

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Push-to-connect fittings are handy

Contractor Magazine

The first time I encountered a SharkBite fitting was while conducting a forensic analysis in a large custom home where their hydronic heating system was making shotgun-like noises in the middle of the night.

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Discover 7 Ways to Cut Construction Inefficiencies

Construction sites are often just-barely-controlled chaos. Without clear coordination, you risk everything from clashes to delays, cancellations, and missed deadlines. Get the free eBook & learn how to solve the biggest challenges in construction!

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Pharmaceutical Start-up To Create Generic Medications In Arkansas

Business Facilities

OurPharma will invest $31.3 million in a new facility, and create 124 new jobs in Fayetteville over the next seven years. . - Read: Pharmaceutical Start-up To Create Generic Medications In Arkansas at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Here’s an obvious labor pool

Contractor Magazine

While we have been collectively opining, worrying and wringing our hands about the absolute lack of available manpower entering the trades, events outside anyone’s control have seemingly brought the issue national attention.

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Hexcel Investing $200M In Alabama Expansion

Business Facilities

The company will expand its carbon fiber manufacturing plant, adding 90 jobs to its existing workforce in Decatur. - Read: Hexcel Investing $200M In Alabama Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.

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How to resolve issues prior to foundation design

Construction Cost Estimating

To make a perfect foundation design, the following vital points should be taken into consideration:- Make sure that the foundations are maintained as extremely shallow, suitable with atmospheric impacts and strength of the surface soil; specifically in flooded ground. Excavation in fatally flooded ground seems to be costly and slow. Get rid of costly and complicated shuttering details specifically in hardened rafts.

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Learn How to Boost Productivity for Every Project

For construction contractors, productivity is everything. Download this guide to discover how digital production tracking improves project visibility, data collection, and production insights—all in real time.