Tue.Oct 13, 2020

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Bridgit Bench Helps You Optimize Construction Workforce Management in the Cloud

Construction Junkie

There has been a lot of talk about the labor shortage facing the construction industry in the past few years, which makes it even more important for your company to properly manage the team members it currently has. Typically, workforce resource management is completed in spreadsheets -- if completed at all – many times leading to overworked or underworked staff.

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How to Transform Your Construction AP Process

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Learn how you can make your AP process faster and easier by removing paper processes while turning your AP department into a profit center.

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Unit Price Book Selection

Job Order Contracting

A locally researched , detailed line item Unit Price Book is an important consideration for any JOC Program, and any repair, renovation, repair, maintenance, or new construction project. It provides a highly detailed scope of work that is easily communicated to all participants and stakeholders, as well as full financial visibility and transparency.

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How to Test Hardness of Building Materials?

The Constructor

The hardness of a material is defined as the resistance of that material to an indentation or plastic deformation. Hardness is hence a measure of the.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

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.

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How Technology is Putting the Right Project Management Tools in Contractors’ Hands

Viewpoint Construction Technology

With our ViewpointOne suite of connected software solutions, construction project managers have all the tools they need to get the job done.

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Large Renters Join ARA Covid Safety Program

Construction Equipment

Many of the equipment rental industry’s largest and most widely recognizable companies have integrated the American Rental Association (ARA) “Clean. Safe. Essential.” program into their operations.

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Understanding the Transfer of Loads from Slab to Beams

The Constructor

The transfer of loads from a slab to beams is controlled by the slab’s geometrical dimension and the direction of reinforcements. The load of.

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Mountain Valley Pipeline Can Resume, FERC rules

Construction Equipment

Mountain Valley Pipeline was given another two years Friday to complete a natural gas pipeline already marked by six years of community opposition, environmental damage, fights, and delays.

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Plan Your Dream Rooftop Swimming Pool the Right Way

The Constructor

Rooftop swimming pools are pools constructed over roof slabs either due to space constraints on the ground floor or to enhance the aesthetics of the.

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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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Bobcat Launches Telematics Subscription Packages

Construction Equipment

Bobcat Machine IQ wireless communication, launched in 2019 as a telematics service designed to help owners and fleet managers better utilize their machines, has been upgraded with two new subscription packages.

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Which are the highest paying jobs in the civil engineering field?

The Constructor

Which are the highest paying jobs in the civil engineering field? The post Which are the highest paying jobs in the civil engineering field?

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Rolls-Royce Investing $13.9M In Minnesota Expansion

Business Facilities

The multi-phase expansion will add production lines, testing capabilities, and manufacturing jobs at the company's Mankato, MN Power Systems business unit. . - Read: Rolls-Royce Investing $13.9M In Minnesota Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Thailand’s Elephant Museum reinforces the bond between humans and beasts

BD+C

The unique relationship between the people of Thailand and elephants dates back at least three centuries. Elephants were used in war and peace, and in rural villages were domesticated to the point where the beasts lived under the same roofs as humans, with their respective lives virtually inextricable.

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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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Latinx Americans Push Up Total U.S. Homeownership Rates

Pro Builder

Latinx Americans Push Up Total U.S. Homeownership Rates. cbroderick. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 09:22. Latinx homeownership rates have continually increased since 2008, taking total homeownership up with it. Since the Great Recession, homeownership among Latinx Americans grew by 10.3% and total homeownership increased by 13.9%, according to Zillow. Out of the total US homeowner gains the past 10 years, Latinx Americans accounted for more than 60%.

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UPS To Invest More Than $316M In North Carolina 

Business Facilities

The global logistics company will create 592 jobs at two sites in Guilford and Alamance counties by 2024. - Read: UPS To Invest More Than $316M In North Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com.

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How Housing Design Has Changed Over the Past 30 Years

Pro Builder

How Housing Design Has Changed Over the Past 30 Years. cbroderick. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 09:14. Over the past 30 years, our ways of living have changed, so it is no surprise that so have home designs. Housing Design Matters points out, though, that some homes built only a few decades ago are being torn down for new construction. There have simply been too many changes, from garages to kitchens, from master baths to work from home spaces.

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New Ways to Work Take Center Stage at the First Virtual ENR FutureTech Conference

ENR Construction

Telematics, wearables, online collaboration, 3D model management tools and the ever-evolving ways contractors collect and use data took center stage in the first day of ENR's all-virtual FutureTech construction technology conference.

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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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Ninth Circuit Blocks Border Wall Const.

Construction Equipment

The Ninth Circuit on Friday ruled that President Donald Trump’s allocation of military funds for construction of his border walls was illegal, upholding a December 2019 ruling from a federal judge. In 2019, U.S.

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Austin is first major Texas city to adopt wildfire code

BD+C

Responding to an increased risk of wildfire, Austin became the first major city in Texas to adopt a code aimed at curbing wildfires. The action came after an internal audit suggested the action could reduce the risk of wildfires, particularly in areas outside the urban core. The new ordinance is based on the International Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Code.

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AASHTO Approaches Congress on State DOT Aid

Construction Equipment

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) renewed its call for $37 billion in emergency funding for state departments of transportation across the country in an October 5 letter to Congressional leadership.

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Skanska Faces More Problems on Pensacola Bridge Project

ENR Construction

Outer bands from Hurricane Delta reportedly caused the contractor's erosion-control measures to fail, allowing red clay to flow into the surrounding bay.

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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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Zero Place and The Future of Geothermal

Contractor Magazine

Award-winning, multifamily, mixed-use building to deliver the data that proves the technology.

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Wakarusa Township fire station meets innovation

BD+C

With a population just over 2000 – the largest portion of them retirees – Wakarusa Township is a quiet, unassuming spot in eastern Kansas occupying about 46 square miles of rolling midwestern terrain. Recently, however, there was quite a bit of excitement happening on 31 st Street, as the Wakarusa Township Fire Department got a new station with all the bells, whistles and, of course, sirens.

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D.C. Housing Market Continues to Boom

Pro Builder

D.C. Housing Market Continues to Boom. cbroderick. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 09:28. Washington, D.C. was gearing up for a booming spring selling season before the pandemic hit. Back in March, prices were already increasing and homes were sold in under two weeks, according to the Washington Post. Everything halted in April, but it has been all green ever since.

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The Art Gallery of New South Wales expansion will nearly double its exhibition space

BD+C

A major expansion for the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), dubbed the Sydney Modern Project, is currently under construction in the heart of Sydney’s eastern cultural precinct. As part of the $344 million project, a new standalone building, designed by SANAA, will be built and connected to the existing Gallery building by an outdoor public art garden.

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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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Study Suggests Decreasing Buyer Interest in Coastal Homes

Pro Builder

Study Suggests Decreasing Buyer Interest in Coastal Homes. cbroderick. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 09:39. Buyers rather not try their luck with at-risk property—and that means coastal homes, too. Nearly 1 million homes will be at-risk for chronic flooding due to rising sea levels, according to a University of Pennsylvania research study. From 2013 to 2018, the number of homes sold in the most at-risk for chronic flooding markets dropped between 16% and 20%, reports MarketWatch.

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MidAtlantic Pulse: Construction bids for October 2020

ENR Construction

Four Seasons Hotel Corp. Offices is converting the former West Heating Plant into condominiums.

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5 must reads for the AEC industry today: October 13, 2020

BD+C

1. Miami Beach Convention Center renovation and expansion completes (BD+C) .

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