Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Examining the Variables Affecting Bids in 2020. Elizabeth Manning. Mon, 09/14/2020 - 16:31. The construction industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States Small Business Administration has reported that approximately $65 billion of Payroll Protection Program loans went to construction industry participants. As the country attempts to transition into the uncertainties of recovery, those up and down the contract chain should be mindful of operational and legal consideratio

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The Constructor

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Various pipe appurtenances or fixtures are required to carry out inspections, tests, and cleaning and repairing works on isolated portions of pipes.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Missed Viewpoint's Collaborate conference this year or couldn't attend every session you wanted to?

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The Constructor

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In the strength design method, the safety of concrete structures is ensured by using load factors and strength reduction factors. The load factors.

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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.

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GCP Applied Technologies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Residential building material warranties. michael.delros…. Mon, 09/14/2020 - 17:52. GCP Applied Technologies. September 14, 2020. This article, at a glance: Warranty types. How to read material warranties. Review GCP material warranty. When starting a building project, whether it's renovating a house or new construction, there are so many elements to cover that warranties often get pushed to the bottom of the list.

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

When Dawson Vanderwiele walks into a heavy equipment operator training class at Baker Technical Institute in Oregon, not many students suspect that she’s the instructor. After all, in addition to teaching groups of mostly male students, she’s only 20 years old.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

This fall, construction is scheduled to begin on the Integrated Engineering Research Center (IERC), an $86 million, 85,000-sf infrastructure project on the 6,800-acre campus of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill., the nation’s premier particle physics lab. .

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Home Prices Jump 13%—Highest Yearly Advance in 7 Years. cbroderick. Mon, 09/14/2020 - 10:11. For the four-week period ending September 6, median home sales, pending homes sales, and new listings increased. Median homes sales grew by 13% year over year, according to Redfin. Now the median home price is $319,178—the highest on record and the largest year-over-year increase since October 2013.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

U.S. policymakers used to believe that relocating entire flood-prone communities away from vulnerable areas was too extreme a measure. That view is changing. There is a growing acceptance that rebuilding over and over after successive floods makes little sense. The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently detailed a new program that will be funded in the billions of dollars to pay for large-scale relocation nationwide.

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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.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Lumber Prices Fuel Overall Increases in Prices Paid for Residential Construction. cbroderick. Mon, 09/14/2020 - 09:59. Prices paid for goods used in residential construction increased even more in August, mainly pushed up by increasing softwood lumber prices. According to the Producer Price Index report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices paid for goods grew by 0.9% last month on a not seasonally adjusted basis.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The Choose Topeka Relocation Incentive is expanding to encourage remote workers to relocate to Kansas’ capital city, recently named a top 10 housing market by realtor.com. - Read: Topeka Will Pay Up To $10K To Remote Workers That Buy A Home at BusinessFacilities.com.

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CivilJungle

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

What is Brick ? One of the oldest building material in construction line brick continues to be the most popular and leading construction material because of durable, being cheap, and easy to handle and work with. Clay bricks are used for building-up interior and exterior walls, partitions, piers, footings, and other load-bearing structures. A brick is a rectangular shape and of a size that can conveniently handle with one hand.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In September alone, Amazon will open 100 new operations buildings — including fulfillment centers, delivery stations, sortation centers and other sites. - Read: Amazon Hiring 100,000 New Employees Across U.S., Canada 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?

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

A study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) suggests that heavy trucks equipped with forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems could avoid more than 2 out of 5 crashes in which the truck rear-ends another vehicle. Download the study here.

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GCP Applied Technologies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Residential building material warranties. michael.delros…. Mon, 09/14/2020 - 17:52. GCP Applied Technologies. September 14, 2020. This article, at a glance: Warranty types. How to read material warranties. Review GCP material warranty. When starting a building project, whether it's renovating a house or new construction, there are so many elements to cover that warranties often get pushed to the bottom of the list.

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Omnitracs will acquire SmartDrive. Omnitracs offers software as a service (SaaS) for fleet management and data analytics, and SmartDrive offers video-based safety and transportation intelligence.

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GCP Applied Technologies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Residential building material warranties. michael.delros…. Mon, 09/14/2020 - 17:52. GCP Applied Technologies. September 14, 2020. This article, at a glance: Warranty types. How to read material warranties. Review GCP material warranty. When starting a building project, whether it's renovating a house or new construction, there are so many elements to cover that warranties often get pushed to the bottom of the list.

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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.

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

When acquiring a piece of construction equipment, many equipment managers ask dealers one common question: How long will the engine run before a rebuild is needed?

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Manufacturers Bet on Tech for New Home Appliances. ibush. Mon, 09/14/2020 - 06:00. Appliance manufacturers are offering consumers tech features, large and small, on their latest appliances. Nigel F. Maynard, Editor-in-Chief, Products. While product manufacturers may not know exactly what consumers and homebuyers want, market research ensures they have a pretty good idea.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Precast concrete panels with Lego-style connections form the building core for Google’s fast-track rehab of a Manhattan freight terminal into its new Big Apple headquarters.

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Traton has offered to acquire Navistar Internation for $43 per share, Navistar says, and its board agreed to explore the deal.

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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!

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In response to the surge in population growth in the Greater Phoenix Area, a new multifamily development is now under construction in Gilbert, Ariz. Springs at Cooley Station will feature 276 apartment units spread across 14 acres and 10 garden-style buildings. The wood-frame buildings will rise two and three stories and feature a stucco and brick exterior. .

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Precast concrete panels with Lego-style connections form the building core for team's fast-track rehab of a 4-story Manhattan freight terminal into the tech giant's 12-story NYC headquarters.

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PC Construction

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Today kicks off the celebration of Construction Safety Week. While safety is a focus every moment of every day on the jobsite, this celebration brings together construction firms from across the U.S. and Canada to. The post A Kickoff to Construction Safety Week first appeared on PC Construction Company Blog.

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Construction Junkie

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

photo by Arvell Dorsey Jr , CC BY 2.0. Multiple construction workers were transported to local hospitals in Atlanta on Friday and Saturday after an 11th floor parking deck collapsed onto the 10th floor and then collapsed again while workers were shoring up the site the next day. Local news reports stated that 4 workers were transported to nearby hospitals on Friday, with one having serious leg injuries, and another was treated on-site.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Construction Time for Multifamily Buildings Increases, Continuing Upward Trend. cbroderick. Mon, 09/14/2020 - 10:04. Continuing the upward trend from the past seven years, the average length of time for multifamily construction to conclude in 2019 was 17.3 months. According to NABH, this trend results from regulatory challenges and the skilled labor shortage.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The Dodge Momentum Index increased 1.8% in August to 126.5 (2000=1000) from the revised July reading of 124.2. The momentum index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.

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Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The 9th International Hemp Building Symposium is to be held next Tuesday 15th- Wednesday 16th September 2020. It will still take place but in a different format as only online Virtual Tours of International Projects. The Symposium will feature a selection of Virtual Tours of Hemp building projects of 20 minutes duration each. The tours will be broadcast live in succession over the two days and will consist of a live Q&A session with each presenter after each tour.

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