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12 Numbers You Should Know to Hire Top Construction Talent

Construction Business Owner

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NFL’s Packers and Microsoft add an innovation center to a fledgling business district

BD+C

Football is often described as game of strategy. So perhaps it wasn’t surprising that the Green Bay Packers, through a joint venture between the team’s development arm and Microsoft, recently opened TitletownTech, a 50,000-sf innovation center in Green Bay, Wis., that is set up to cultivate and provide financial support to high-growth startup companies.

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Top 5 Landscaping Trends of 2020

Green Industry Professionals

NALP announces its annual lists of top trends anticipated to influence landscape design and maintenance

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NYC Considers Drones for Building Inspection

Construction Equipment

New York City officials are pushing to legalize the use of drones for facade inspection after an architect was killed by falling construction debris, according to a Dezeen report.

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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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AIA selects recipients for the 2020 Regional & Urban Design Awards

BD+C

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is recognizing four projects with its 2020 Regional & Urban Design Awards. The 2020 Regional & Urban Design program recognizes the best in urban design, regional and city planning and community development. The five-member jury evaluates each submission based on how well the design addresses environmental, social, and economic issues through sustainable strategies.

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Foster + Partners to design Alibaba’s new HQ in Shanghai

BD+C

Alibaba, the world’s largest online retailer and e-commerce company, is set to receive a new signature HQ building in Shanghai courtesy of Foster + Partners. The building will showcase the company’s unique working culture to the public.

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BREAKING: Battle Begins as Administration Outlines NEPA Changes

ENR Construction

Proponents see eased barriers for big construction projects, but others expect environmental review cutbacks to create climate change risk and spawn lawsuits.

Risk 68
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Last, but NOT Least: Why You Should Take a Closer Look at Your Next Indemnification Clause

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Indemnification clauses appear in nearly every agreement, but they are often overlooked as mere boilerplate provisions after the parties have painstakingly negotiated all of the other terms. It is not uncommon for parties to simply re-use the indemnity language from a prior agreement without considering whether it is a good fit for their current project.

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BREAKING: Battle Begins as Administration Outlines National Environmental Policy Act Changes

ENR Construction

Proponents see eased barriers for big construction projects, but others expect environmental review cutbacks to create climate change risk and spawn lawsuits.

Risk 68
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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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Foster + Partners to design Alibaba’s new offices in Shanghai

BD+C

Alibaba, the world’s largest online retailer and e-commerce company, is set to receive a new signature office building in Shanghai courtesy of Foster + Partners. The building will showcase the company’s unique working culture to the public.

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Battle Begins as Administration Outlines National Environmental Policy Act Changes

ENR Construction

Proponents see eased barriers for big construction projects, but others say environmental review cutbacks will create climate change risk and predict lawsuits.

Risk 68
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Dept. of Defense will require beefed up cybersecurity standards in January

BD+C

Beginning January 2020, the Department of Defense will roll out a new IT security protocol for all businesses it hires for contract work.

Defense 59
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What Is Spalling Concrete | Causes of Spalling in Concrete | Repairing Concrete Spalding 

CivilJungle

What Is Spalling Concrete? Spalling of concrete at fires is the breaking-off of layers of a concrete surface in response to applied heat. Spalling may be either localized and widespread depending upon the fire and concrete condition, particularly moisture content, and the susceptibility to the break-up of heat-unstable aggregate particles. Also, read: What Is Honeycomb In […].

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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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Long List of Projects in the Queue for Next WRDA Bill

ENR Construction

More than 50 projects may be in the mix for a new water resources bill, compared with 30 in the 2018 WRDA.

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The Construction Software Bottleneck

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Leading supplier to education and healthcare makes the switch from Timberline to real-time data provider, Vista.

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EZ STAK Continues Growth In Upstate New York

Business Facilities

The company's new 75,000-square-foot Watertown facility will provide increased space for manufacturing, powder-coating, assembly, shipping and receiving, upfitting trailers, and a customer showroom/training center. - Read: EZ STAK Continues Growth In Upstate New York at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Trump Moves to Change Environmental Law For Construction Projects

Construction Equipment

USA Today reports that President Donald Trump will propose changes to the nation’s environmental law to allow more major construction projects to begin. According to the report, critics say the changes threaten to worsen climate change.

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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.