Construction Business Owner
MARCH 5, 2018
With recent updates to OSHA regulations for fall protection and the final rule for silica dust, there has been a renewed interest in what companies are doing to build best-in-class safety programs for their workforces. Often, the quality of your company's safety program comes down to the people that are enforcing it and the way they are engaging with employees.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 5, 2018
OpenJOC(TM) JOC is Job Order Contracting made simple. More than that, is abides by all fundamental JOC and LEAN principles and procedures. If it’s time that all of your facilities repair, renovation, and repair projects were delivered on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction, with a focus upon client best value… and without any excessive administration fees… it’s time to consider the 4BT OpenJOC suite of tools and services.
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Construction Dive
MARCH 5, 2018
Despite challenges women face in the construction industry, they are progressing and finding ways to support each other through mentorship and advocacy.
BD+C
MARCH 5, 2018
Apple Park, the $5 billion Apple headquarters building in Cupertino, Calif., is as futuristic an office as you are likely to find. In order to create a sleek, futuristic aesthetic for employees, the complex’s design incorporated an extensive amount of glass walls and partitions. While the glass helps to create an open, airy floor plan, there appears to be an unintended consequence to all of the transparent walls.
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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.
Construction Dive
MARCH 5, 2018
Stacey Pray has owned a successful project management firm for 23 years and celebrates the women and diversity within the company she built from the ground up.
Professional Constructor Central brings together the best content for construction professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
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Construction Dive
MARCH 5, 2018
From apprentice carpenter to first female council representative, Tamara Rivera exemplifies how hard work and commitment can enable women to lead in construction.
Business Facilities
MARCH 5, 2018
The aircraft engine and components manufacturer will add 146 jobs at its facilities in Asheville and West Jefferson, NC, with support from a performance-based state grant. - Read: GE Aviation Investing $105M In North Carolina Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.
Construction Dive
MARCH 5, 2018
Jennifer Vides’ passion for learning and ability to adapt have spurred her quick rise at Turner Construction.
Best Practices Construction Law
MARCH 5, 2018
Sometimes, we avoid doing bad things because of the risk of getting caught. Other times, we avoid doing bad things because we simply choose to do right things. Whatever the camp you fall into, a recent government contracts case tells a story that should be avoided when submitting payment applications to the government. In U.S. ex rel. Jesse Sloan v.
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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.
Construction Equipment
MARCH 5, 2018
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced it will start enforcement of the final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium in general, construction, and shipyard industries on May 11, 2018.
BD+C
MARCH 5, 2018
At the outset of the Cleveland Clinic Avon Bed Tower project, our designers were challenged with the goal of creating the “Hospital of the Future.” But what exactly is the hospital of future? Or more specifically, what is the future of healthcare design?
Construction Equipment
MARCH 5, 2018
A low bridge on a well-traveled street can mean a high-cost incident. There’s one in Delaware, Ohio, that has persistently caught unwary truck drivers who’ve hit it—14 times since 2015, according to a city spokesman. Though tall van-type tractor-trailers and straight trucks are the usual victims—and culprits—at least one concrete mixer truck has been caught by the span.
Construction Marketing Ideas
MARCH 5, 2018
Virginia construction lawyer Chris Hill’s Construction Law Musings combines resilience with quality. Hill’s blog has ranked highly in several previous Construction Marketing Ideas Best Construction Blog competitions, and deserves recognition again this year. His posts combine depth with solid writing and, while he writes for his Virginia market area, most of his content is relevant […].
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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?
BD+C
MARCH 5, 2018
Construction on Eataly L.A. has recently completed at the newly renovated Westfield Century City shopping mall in Los Angeles. The location marks the first West Coast location for Eataly, an Italian Marketplace complete with restaurants and a cooking school. The new 67,000-sf, three-story complex includes nine take-away food counters, four restaurants, multiple kitchens, a cooking school, retail space, and two chilled wine storage rooms.
Construction Dive
MARCH 5, 2018
The aviation authority, which is negotiating contracts for a curbside expansion and an energy plant, is following a national trend to add new revenue streams.
Construction Equipment
MARCH 5, 2018
In 2009, Google launched its self-driving car project and by 2016 the company's self-driving technology earned its own company name Waymo. Waymo recently posted this 360-dgree video explaining how autonomous vehicles observe and react to our world.
BD+C
MARCH 5, 2018
The Brookings Institution launched a new guide to help local leaders assess their innovation districts. “Assessing your innovation district: A how-to guide,” provides a framework to audit the assets that comprise local innovation ecosystems. The document is designed to aid in targeting resources toward innovative and inclusive economic development based on an area’s unique strengths and challenges.
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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.
Construction Equipment
MARCH 5, 2018
An “eTorque” mild hybrid system using a 48-volt electric motor with a Pentastar V-6 engine will be standard on Ram’s improved 1500 pickup truck series for 2019. The new system will also be available with V-8-powered 1500-series pickups.
Contractor Magazine
MARCH 5, 2018
With summer coming, it is important to make sure your company has a few systems and processes in place to get the most out of your service department.
Green Industry Professionals
MARCH 5, 2018
Keeping safety in mind, landscape contractors should inspect outdoor power equipment before it's needed.
Construction Cost Estimating
MARCH 5, 2018
In this construction video tutorial, the renowned civil engineer, Mr. Parag Pal, has briefly explained how kanis method is used to continuous beam that contains fixed ends, to evaluate the beam and obtain the final moments. The continuous beam comprises of the point load and the UDL load. This method was developed by Dr. Gasper Kani of Germany in 1947.
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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!
Green Industry Professionals
MARCH 5, 2018
Federal judge reviews more than 300 cancer claims against Monsanto's widely used weed killer.
Business Facilities
MARCH 5, 2018
The California-based medical device company will invest $98.6 million and create 600 jobs in the Mid-West of Ireland to support its global supply network. - Read: Edwards Lifesciences Expanding In Ireland at BusinessFacilities.com.
ENR Construction
MARCH 5, 2018
Arizona State University builds facilities with outside-the-box thinking while advancing regional construction standards.
Green Industry Professionals
MARCH 5, 2018
Practicing eco-friendly landscaping involves more than keeping lawns lush and picking up litter.
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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!
ENR Construction
MARCH 5, 2018
Maricopa County, Ariz., converts Madison Street Jail into home for county attorney’s office.
Construction Business Owner
MARCH 5, 2018
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law “An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018.” Commonly referred to as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the Act), it consists of sweeping changes for individuals and businesses. The Act will significantly impact tax planning, compliance, financial reporting, auditing, internal controls and more.
ENR Construction
MARCH 5, 2018
Intel facility in Arizona and Raiders stadium in Las Vegas head the list of project starts in the Southwest.
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