Construction Dive
JANUARY 24, 2020
Multifamily housing starts have leveled off due to lack of skilled labor, rising material prices and expensive regulatory costs, said a presenter at the International Builders' Show this week.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JANUARY 24, 2020
Guarantee Electrical discusses moving to a modern construction solution.
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BD+C
JANUARY 24, 2020
80 M Street, a 286,000-sf office building in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Riverfront district, is set to receive a 105,000-sf mass timber vertical expansion. The project will become the first commercial office building in D.C. to feature mass timber new construction. The building will use a composite wood product engineered from hardwood grown in the Pacific Northwest.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 24, 2020
Times are good, not great, for the asphalt paver market, and certainly not as good as they could be with increased government funding for America’s infrastructure. But large-paver manufacturers are steadfast, continuing to add technology to enhance paving operations.
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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.
BD+C
JANUARY 24, 2020
As cities and states continue to work toward climate action goals, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced its list of Top 10 States for LEED green building. For the first time since 2011, Colorado took the top spot on the list, which ranks states based on the number of LEED certified square feet per person. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the most widely used green building rating system in the world with more than 100,000 projects engaged.
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BD+C
JANUARY 24, 2020
I have a confession: the idea I had about a woman’s path from victim to survivor in cases of domestic abuse was all wrong. I thought that seeking emergency shelter meant looking for just that—an immediate, short-term, safe place to go that provides basic resources. In reality, a shelter needs to be much more than a roof over your head. In designing a women’s shelter with my team—the Green Haven Shelter for Women in Orillia, Ontario—I quickly realized the potential impact the built environment ca
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 24, 2020
John Deere is extending its articulated dump truck (ADT) transmission warranty through Dec. 31, 2020. The warranty offers five years or 15,000 hours on all new E Series models purchased through the end of 2020.
Business Facilities
JANUARY 24, 2020
Indiana-based Eli Lilly and Company will create more than 460 new jobs at its new manufacturing pharmaceutical facility in Durham, NC. - Read: Eli Lilly And Company Investing $470M In North Carolina Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 24, 2020
When an organization depends upon the utilization of construction equipment to perform the functions of the business, it often must grapple with understanding how much maintenance is required to maintain its operational requirements.
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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.
Contractor Bookkeeping
JANUARY 24, 2020
Many elements are vital to a growing construction business. A financially-astute leader is one. A confident and motivated sales team well-versed in your construction company's service line is another. But starting and growing a business requires more than employees with extensive functional skills and appropriate personal characteristics. Growing a construction business requires collaboration - the deployment of employees in a way that allows them to work together to problem-solve and act with a
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 24, 2020
Comfort is a requirement for heavy trucks of all applications these days, at least if their owners want to keep them staffed. Few men or women are willing to drive bare-bones machines anymore, so quietness, decent ride quality, and pleasant surroundings have become standard equipment.
BD+C
JANUARY 24, 2020
The National Fenestration Rating Council’s ( NFRC ) FenStar Certification Program has received American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accreditation. FenStar ensures that windows, doors, and skylights meet Energy Star specifications. ANSI’s National Accreditation Board awarded the accreditation after an extensive review process confirmed that FenStar meets the ISO/IEC 17065 standard used for certification bodies around the world.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 24, 2020
Truck editor Tom Berg took a Volvo VNX-300 for a test drive, and it was specified with the following: Truck: 2018 Volvo VNX-300 non-sleeper conventional-cab 8x4 heavy-haul tractor, w/ 11.81x4.13x0.
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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?
ENR Construction
JANUARY 24, 2020
Founding director of Carbon Leadership Campaign has rallied thousands to crusade against harmful effects of building production on the environment.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 24, 2020
Paver Checklist Determine whether a tracked or wheeled paver tractor is necessary or preferred. Determine whether an 8-foot or 10-foot basic width tractor is necessary or preferred. Determine whether an 8-foot or 10-foot basic width screed is necessary or preferred.
Natural Building
JANUARY 24, 2020
After his divorce, retired police officer turned wood-carver Glen wanted to do something different and follow his dream of converting a van into a wonderful tiny home on wheels. As an artist, Glen makes beautiful wooden carvings and his skill is evident throughout this build where his art has turned his van into a whimsical home. The style of the van is heavily influenced by the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit and the van has even been named Radagast, after the brown wizard.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 24, 2020
Today’s machine control systems have come a long way from their predecessors—the bolt-on components from third-party providers like Topcon, Trimble, and Leica are now far more rugged (and well connected, thanks to plug-and-play engineering), and from-the-factory integrated systems feature in-…
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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 Cost Estimating
JANUARY 24, 2020
In this construction video tutorial, you will learn how to compute quantity of tiles required in building rooms or bathrooms. Initially, you have to determine the area of the room where the tiles will be placed. Suppose, there is an L-shaped room and it is divided as part A and part B. Length of room A = 3 meter Breadth of room A = 2 meter Length of room B = 6 meter Breadth of room B = 2 meter At first, calculate the area of A as follow :- Area = Length x Breadth After putting the above values o
CivilJungle
JANUARY 24, 2020
What Is Sunken Slab (Sunk Slab)? The sunken slab is one of the familiar and adaptable ways to maintain architectural design in especially the washroom, as well as laundry areas where water drainage systems or pipes installed below the floor or tiles. This system is accepted to provide an easy way to install sanitary products […].
ENR Construction
JANUARY 24, 2020
WRS Environmental Services CEO, BD manager and former Metro North rail contracts chief are charged with fraud counts in $10M of awards to firm.
ENR Construction
JANUARY 24, 2020
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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!
ENR Construction
JANUARY 24, 2020
Under preliminary finding, imports from China hit with stiffest penalties.
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