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Home Decor Trend Alert – Top Wall Texture Ideas

The Constructor

Are you looking for ways to liven up the decor in your home? A great way to cut through the clutter is to focus on wall textures. This article will show you all the latest trends for home decor in 2022 and inspire you with your wall texture projects.

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NY’s Carlos’ Law hikes penalties for jobsite safety crimes

Construction Dive

The $500,000-minimum fine for a felony targets contractors that have a “poor safety culture,” one attorney said

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Seven Tips To Help Your Construction Business Adjust For Inflation

Contractor Bookkeeping

Inflation has ballooned worldwide in recent months, and there's no question that small construction businesses are feeling the pinch. Supplies cost more, employees are hard to find, and your profits are shrinking. This can lead to operating at a loss - spending more money than you make.

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Reducing the admin burden for foremen: How construction apps can help save time

Lets Build

How much time do you and your crew lose each day because you’re stuck working on time-consuming administrative tasks? If you’re like most foremen and site managers, it’s more than you’d like to admit—construction professionals spend over one-third of their time on non-productive activities.

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The Ultimate Free Guide to Construction Project Management Software

Spreadsheets and in-house tools can no longer manage the sophistication and the demand for data of modern construction. Our free buyer’s guide will help you identify what construction software you need and the key features you should be looking for.

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3 Types of Manholes : The Ultimate Guide for Manholes, Purpose, & Importance

Learn Civil Engineering

Looking for an ultimate guide on manholes. We have got the right information for you regarding manholes. Manholes are the most frequently used underground structures for utility maintenance that allow access to installed pipelines for cleaning and inspection.

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20 Different Types of Indian Marbles with Prices, Materials & Specifications

Learn Civil Engineering

In India, there are a lot of options for natural stone flooring. As you know, Indian Marble stones are one of the most famous natural stones. That is why Marble Flooring gives your home an elegant and fresh look. And, no doubt it raises the worth of your house as well.

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ENR 2022 Top 25 Newsmakers

ENR Construction

As varied as their backstories and accomplishments are, these 25 Newsmakers are united in their efforts to make the industry—and their communities—better places to live and work. Read their stories here and meet them in person at ENR’s Award of Excellence gala on April 13 at Pier 60 in New York Cit

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NAHB: White House Rental Executive Action Is ‘Wrong Strategy'

Pro Builder

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Top Starts: ENR Southeast Ranks the Largest Projects to Start in 2022

ENR Construction

Take a sneak peek at ENR Southeast's 2022 Top Starts ranking before the finalized list publishes with the March 6 edition

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The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide

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 is a must for anyone wanting to solve procurement or vendor management pain points.

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Colorado Lawmakers Push for Updated Zoning Regulations to Combat Statewide Housing Crisis

Pro Builder

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January 2023 City Scoop: Omaha

ENR Construction

Rich data from Dodge Data & Analytics for the Omaha area

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Falling Mortgage Rates Are Jump-Starting a Stagnant Housing Market

Pro Builder

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Construction Economics for January 30, 2023

ENR Construction

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

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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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Choosing between restoring or replacing cracked, spalled, and displaced brick facades

Construction Specifier

Image courtesy Brick Institute of America, Tech Notes 18A. By Luke Niezelski, PE, and Stephen Holland PE Restoring brick facades plays an essential role in reusing existing building stock.

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In Praise of Escrow for Taking Tension Out of Construction Payments

ENR Construction

I was working for a general contractor on several fast-track student housing projects in the late 1990s to fill a need in the Boston area, especially on smaller campuses that had limited space

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Busy Work or Empowerment? Something Has to Change About Tech in the Field

ENR Construction

For technology tools to make a real impact in construction they must be used beyond minimum requirements. That means understanding and respecting the processes of the jobsite

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BE&K Is Building Boom's $500M North Carolina Supersonic Airliner Plant

ENR Construction

Startup Boom Supersonic plans to produce airliners at the 400,000-sq-ft "superfactory" beginning next year

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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.

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BE&K Is Building $500M North Carolina Supersonic Airliner Plant

ENR Construction

Startup Boom Supersonic plans to produce airliners at the 400,000-sq-ft "superfactory" beginning next year

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Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority Named 2023 ENR Southeast Owner of the Year

ENR Construction

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority's successful efforts to speed up expansion projects amid ballooning traveller numbers has earned the airport authority the title of ENR Southeast's 2023 Owner of the Year.

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ENR Newsmaker Choices Highlight Inspiring Events

ENR Construction

In the cartography of human accomplishment, you’ll find ENR’s Top 25 Newsmakers in past years all over the map. I mean that literally and figuratively

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Pulse: Project News for the Week of January 30, 2023

ENR Construction

Project news from Dodge Data & Analytics

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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. Over half of respondents see digital technology as the greatest growth opportunity. Don't be kept in the dark when it comes to the future. Read the report today!

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On the scene, Midwest Events, November and December 2023

ENR Construction

The construction teams behind 24 projects that earned recognition as ENR Midwest’s Best Projects for 2022 gathered Dec. 1 in Chicago to accept their awards and celebrate their accomplishments

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January 2023 City Scoop: Chicago

ENR Construction

Rich data from Dodge Data & Analytics for the Chicago area

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