Pro Builder
AUGUST 31, 2020
Top 5 Landscaping Features that Increase Home Value. mbeirne. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 06:00. Some encouraging news for builders these days: The U.S. Census Bureau shows homeownership is back on the rise at about 65%, though still well below the peak of 2005. And while location is important, it's the landscaping — or the lack of it — that catches the buyer's eye.
The Constructor
AUGUST 31, 2020
Parametric modeling (or parametric design) is the creation of a digital model based on a series of computer-generated rules or algorithms, known as.
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Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 31, 2020
Construction procurement planning is critical to the success of facilities management and all related repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build activities. Focus upon best value based processes, long-term service provider partnerships, LEAN construction delivery methods, and enabling collaborative technologies can lead to measurable and significantly improved outcomes.
FDR Safety
AUGUST 31, 2020
COVID-19 has shaken up how nearly every business operates. For many, that shake up came in the form of a remote model. Implementing Zoom conferences or adding in a Slack channel has become regular practice for many businesses. We’ve learned over the last several months that many companies are able to continue business as usual after adapting new COVID-19 related practices.
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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.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 31, 2020
Collaborate, share data, integrate construction workflows across diverse disciplinary boundaries with the innovative OpenBUILD(TM) LEAN Solution. www.4bt.us. The post Collaborate, share data, integrate construction workflows across diverse disciplinary boundaries. appeared first on 4BT.
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Construction Equipment
AUGUST 31, 2020
Bobcat has added a Bobcat Enterprises franchise in Zanesville, Ohio, located at 3000 Dillon School Drive. The new location is the first in many years and will expand the services of Bobcat Enterprises to the Muskingum Valley area.
BD+C
AUGUST 31, 2020
As institutions develop plans to reactivate their campuses in meaningful ways, they must consider specialized academic units that require deliberate face-to-face and hands-on learning to accomplish proficiency in academic training. Performing arts disciplines, specifically theatrical arts, are highly specialized areas of study that have in-person needs for a large part of the curriculum.
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 31, 2020
XL Construction, a general contractor in Northern California, uses automated time-lapse photography from Sensera to manage job sites.
Business Facilities
AUGUST 31, 2020
Through two popular incentive programs, the North Carolina Department of Commerce tailors grants to help attract jobs and the company making an investment. - Read: Incentivizing Growth: Tarheel Temptations Reel In Big Fish at BusinessFacilities.com.
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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.
BD+C
AUGUST 31, 2020
1. Spain’s Loyola University earns world’s first LEED Platinum verification for an ‘integrated campus’ (BD+C) . " Given Seville’s Mediterranean climate, where high temperatures are often the norm, special attention was paid to controlling sunlight.".
Pro Builder
AUGUST 31, 2020
Another Firm Invests Millions into Single-Family Rentals. cbroderick. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 09:33. Blackstone Group Inc., an investment firm giant, plans to steer investors toward single-family rental homes. The company will lead a group of investors in a $300 million minority investment in landlord giant Tricon Residential Inc, which operates more than 30,000 single-family rentals, according to National Mortgage News.
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 31, 2020
One of JCB’s longest-standing customers restored a vintage backhoe loader to its former glory to mark the digger maker’s approaching 75th anniversary. Lincolnshire, U.K.-based Eric Carnaby & Son has been a customer since 1959 and has purchased over 150 JCB machines over six decades.
Business Facilities
AUGUST 31, 2020
The new $40 million facility in Lenexa, KS was built in six weeks to rapidly expand the company's production of viral transport media (VTM). - Read: Thermo Fisher Scientific Opens COVID-19 VTM Manufacturing Plant at BusinessFacilities.com.
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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
AUGUST 31, 2020
The entertainment portion of the downtown Las Vegas resort will open this fall, with the hotel tower to follow by the end of the year.
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 31, 2020
Simformotion, a heavy equipment simulator training company, has announced the release of the new Cat Simulators System, SimLite excavator.
ENR Construction
AUGUST 31, 2020
Those that won Best Project awards in the Airport/Transit, Health Care and Residential/Hospitality categories are now Finalists for ENR New York's 2020 Project of the Year honors. The top winner will be revealed in the November issue of ENR New York.
BD+C
AUGUST 31, 2020
Kiawah River, a new waterfront community near Charleston, S.C., and the region’s first agrihood, has broken ground on Spring House, a swim club and the first major residential amenity.
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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.
Pro Builder
AUGUST 31, 2020
Millennials Are a Driving Force for the Market's Rebound. cbroderick. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 09:03. If generational home buying were a race, Millennials would be stealing first place right now from Baby Boomers. As a generation once viewed as reluctant to buy, Millennials’ influence is growing and helping the housing market’s rebound, according to Realtor.com.
ENR Construction
AUGUST 31, 2020
The project includes $1.8 billion to rehabilitate the existing North River Tunnel between New York and New Jersey and $9.8 billion for a new tunnel.
Construction Junkie
AUGUST 31, 2020
After being enforced for a little over 2 years, the 2018 beryllium standards for construction are being revised to clarify the administration’s standards, and simplify and improve compliance, after pushback from industry groups. This move was also announced in the recently released Spring 2020 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions from the White House.
Construction Cost Estimating
AUGUST 31, 2020
Guidelines to be followed for making A column layout is created on the basis of the following directions :- The design of columns should be made with regard to the total forces operating on the structure. In order to avoid errors, there are some important thumb rules which should be followed by every Civil engineer and Architect. The following three thumb rules should be followed: 1.
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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!
BD+C
AUGUST 31, 2020
On Wednesday, September 2 at 1 p.m. EDT , the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Autodesk will release new data showing the current state of the construction workforce and how the coronavirus has impacted the sector nationwide as well as by region and state* during a virtual media event. The new data is based on a comprehensive survey of construction firms and includes details on how the coronavirus is impacting construction jobs, the sector’s use of technology and what measure
Construction Cost Estimating
AUGUST 31, 2020
Numerous individuals imagine that cement and concrete are a similar item – they are definitely not. Cement is a dry powdered synthetic that, when blended in with water, gradually responds to shape another hard, strong compound. Then again, concrete is a blend of cement mixed with water and different sizes of aggregates. The cement and water structure a glue that sticks the aggregates together when it solidifies.
BD+C
AUGUST 31, 2020
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance ( FGIA ) has updated a technical document intended to aid in the selection, use, and application of sealants commonly used in fenestration systems. AAMA 851, “Fenestration Sealants Guide for Windows, Window Walls and Curtain Walls,” an FGIA standard, is the first update to this document that was originally published in 2009.
Pro Builder
AUGUST 31, 2020
From Missouri to Connecticut, These Cabin Designs Are Popping Up Everywhere. cbroderick. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 08:55. One architect turned developer transformed a secluded, woodsy area outside of New York into the headquarters for $1 million luxury cabins—and all 26 are sold out. The project, named Hudson Woods, came from architect Drew Lang’s desire to produce modern homes for people who are not multi-millionaires, according to Fast Company.
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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!
ENR Construction
AUGUST 31, 2020
The region’s subcontractors continue to struggle with a tight labor market and delayed or canceled projects.
Pro Builder
AUGUST 31, 2020
New York City's Exodus Creates 'Insane' Demand in Suburban Counties. cbroderick. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 09:19. Suburbs surrounding New York City are experiencing unprecedented demand, which can be seen in one $285,000 New Jersey home which received 97 showings, 24 offerings, and a final selling price 21% over asking, according to The New York Times. But that is not just an isolated event.
ENR Construction
AUGUST 31, 2020
Damage assessments continue amid access issues in some of the hardest hit parts of southwestern Louisiana.
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