Tue.Apr 09, 2019

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Why the Construction Industry Doesn't Have to be Disrupted by Technology

Construction Business Owner

The construction industry’s problem resides in systems still separated into silos, where there is no central source of information and no data sharing across all parties working on any given job. But it doesn't need a total disruption to flourish.

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Grading of Cement based on American and European Codes

The Constructor

In the earlier part of this series (Grades of Ordinary Portland Cement Based on IS Codes), I discussed the grading of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC).

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Season 2 — Episode 3: The Future Of The Connected Jobsite

Viewpoint Construction Technology

A Viewpoint on Construction, Modern Takes on a Transforming Industry. Season 2 — Episode 3: The Future Of The Connected Jobsite. In this episode of A Viewpoint on Construction, Chuck Schwartz, Director of Business Development with Marcum LLC, discusses the benefits and challenges of connected jobsite and of getting accurate, real-time data to and from the field.

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Job Order Contracting - Untitled Article

Job Order Contracting

The benefits of locally researched detailed line item unit price books are such that they should be a requirement for all commercial repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects. Their use is already mandatory for LEAN construction delivery methods such as Job Order Contracting. Benefits of Locally Researched Detailed Line Item Unit Price Books.

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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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Labor secretary: OSHA jobsite inspections likely to increase

Construction Dive

The agency's visits to construction sites will ramp up once new inspectors are fully trained, labor department head Alexander Acosta told a House committee.

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One of the largest zero-carbon, net-zero buildings is rising in Spokane

BD+C

The engineering firm McKinstry, in partnership with energy provider Avista, has been a driving force behind the development and construction of what is being touted as one of the biggest zero-energy, zero-carbon facilities in the world.

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25 woman-, minority-owned firms graduate from Kansas City Airport project JV's management course

Construction Dive

The free training is part of a broader community benefits program that was a condition of the $1.5 billion design-build contract Edgemoor won for the Missouri terminal project.

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3 essential technologies for a successful project

BD+C

Technology is changing how construction projects are delivered. From utilizing virtual reality to create immersive owner experiences, to capturing and tracking real-time data, technology plays a vital role in delivering consistently successful projects.

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The Interconnected Construction Organization — Part 1: Downfalls of Disconnected Software

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Wasted Time and Money.

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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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Raising the roof is cool again

BD+C

In popular culture, it hasn’t been cool to “raise the roof” since the late 1990s. But one company is trying to start a new, very literal “raise the roof” trend in the AEC industry. That company is Upbrella Construction (upbrella.com), and the trend is to build the roof of a structure early in the construction process, and then raise it up as the building progresses.

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Payment terms and marketing: Can you break the conventions and succeed?

Construction Marketing Ideas

Architectural business practice consultant Enoch Sears advocates in a recent eletter that architects should set up systems where clients pre-pay for services, often with their credit cards. Of course, in proposing that approach, he is bucking the norms, where professional practitioners deliver their services, and then their bills. The problem, Sears rightfully points out, is […].

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How healthcare organizations can leverage design and culture's symbiotic relationship

BD+C

Although most healthcare leaders recognize the inherent link between work place design strategy and their organization’s culture, few deeply understand the reciprocal relationship that exists between the two. Far too often, healthcare leaders view their places of work and care as a container that responds to existing culture and not a change agent to inspire culture change.

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$1.2B Minnesota DOT projects planned in 2019

Construction Dive

Several hundred transit-related projects will kick off this year, but another 500 valued at approximately $18 billion needed during the next 20 years likely won't find funding, an official said.

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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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The Marketer’s Action Plan: A step-by-step tactical approach to marketing campaigns

Construction Marketing Ideas

Eric Gagnon from the Business Marketing Institute has written a detailed e-letter: The Marketer’s Action Plan (MAP): Six Steps to Developing Effective Marketing Plans in B2B Marketing Programs, which I think is worthy of your attention if you are trying to find a practical and relatively simple approach to setting up a sustainable marketing operating […].

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Developer-builder to invest $1B in heartland opportunity zones by 2022

Construction Dive

Decennial Group aims to direct up to $20 billion of construction to the economically-challenged tax havens during the next 10 years.

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Thermal Bowing

BD+C

An important aspect of using metal in construction is understanding the concepts of expansion and contraction. As metal heats up, it expands; as it cools, it contracts.

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DPR Construction Standardizes Skycatch Across Organization

Construction Equipment

DPR Construction has signed an enterprise-wide agreement with Skycatch, creating a new model of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) standardization and productivity available for all project sites, Skycatch said in a press release.

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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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How To Deal With Difficult Employees On The Job Site

Contractor Bookkeeping

At some point, we probably had similar situations having employees we wonder why we hired them. No one feels worse about a bad fit than the contractor when an employee needs to be let go gently or immediately fired. Other times anger is the first emotion when fraud, side jobs or other forms of theft has occurred. For the contractor business owner, the work must go on.

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Zotec Adding 300 Jobs At Indiana Headquarters

Business Facilities

The company has broken ground on a new $47 million national headquarters facility that will nearly triple its footprint in Carmel, IN. - Read: Zotec Adding 300 Jobs At Indiana Headquarters at BusinessFacilities.com.

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17-story Data Sciences building to rise on Boston University campus

BD+C

The design of Boston University’s Data Science building is sure to turn some heads when it completes in 2022. The 17-story, 345,000-sf building will resemble a stack of books rising up from a podium on the university’s central campus. For the first time, BU’s mathematics, statistics, and computer science departments will be under one roof, maximizing collaboration, interaction, and interconnectivity.

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Report: Transportation Incidents Leading Cause of Fatal Injury

Construction Equipment

Although Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) statistics show a decrease in on-the-job fatalities, transportation remains the most dangerous vocation. Total fatal on-the-job injuries fell to 5,190 in 2016 from 6,217 in 1992, a 16.5-percent decrease, according to BLS.

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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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Business Facilities LiveXchange 2019: The Future Is Now

Business Facilities

Held at the Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel, the annual event's conference program showcased the prognostications of a futurist and experts in the emerging tools of predictive analytics, artificial intelligence and virtual reality. - Read: Business Facilities LiveXchange 2019: The Future Is Now at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Ohio Boosts Fuel Taxes to Support Transportation Package

Construction Equipment

Ohio lawmakers reached a bipartisan deal to generate an additional $865 million for transportation infrastructure maintenance and safety work. The legislation increases the state gas tax by 10.5 cents-per-gallon and the diesel tax by 19 cents-per-gallon.

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TDIndustries Earns ABC Eagle Award for Mansfield Wellness Center

Contractor Magazine

The award is the greatest possible honor for a specialty construction project, with this entry coming in the under-$10 million category.

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Perdue Farms Creating 100 Jobs In South Carolina

Business Facilities

The food and agriculture company has invested $25 million in an expansion of its Dillon, SC harvest operations. - Read: Perdue Farms Creating 100 Jobs In South Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com.

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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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Weekly Product Gallery: Matco-Norca, Bosch, General Pipe, Extech, REHAU, Olfa

Contractor Magazine

This week's gallery highlights these products: iron-resistant valves manufactured to the latest AWWA C515-15 standard; a cordless LED smart light; short-length sectional drain-cleaning cable; a datalogging IAQ meter; PEX compression-sleeve fitting system; a disposable safety knife.

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Method Statement For Column

Construction Cost Estimating

To retain perfect line & location of columns/walls, the starter/kicker should be provided for each column & the location of shear walls, column wall hould be marked on raft/slab top to place starter/kicker. The following points should be remembered :- 1. Starters should be made of 100 mm x 50 mm channel section. 2. Concreting of starter should start once verification of layout with required clearance from clients. 3.

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Storefront rehabilitation and design [AIA course]

BD+C

Walk down any main street in America, and the first thing that draws the eye are the colorful and lively storefronts of the shops and businesses lining the road. While skyscrapers might define a city from a distance, what distinguishes neighborhoods at street level are the styles and architectural features of its storefronts.

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