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Addressing the Impaired Workers on Your Jobsite

Construction Business Owner

Impairment affects a worker’s ability to do that, whether it’s through diminished ability to function and operate on the jobsite or the total inability to work. Do you know how to tell?

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Staircase Stringer – Types, Cutting Procedure, and Code Requirement

The Constructor

Staircase stringer is the structural member installed on either side or in center of a flight of stairs into which the treads and risers are fixed.

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Making the Shift to Tier 4 Compliance

Construction Business Owner

With a better understanding of Tier 4 diesel engine technologies, maintenance intervals and fuel management, you can become more knowledgeable about today’s emission standards and their impact on your equipment.

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NYC region holds lead in struggling retail construction sector

Construction Dive

While the decline of brick-and-mortar shopping caused double-digit decreases in the value of retail work underway in many metros, the city and its suburbs' work increased 4% last year, finds a new 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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Making the Shift to Tier 4 Compliance

Construction Business Owner

With a better understanding of Tier 4 diesel engine technologies, maintenance intervals and fuel management, you can become more knowledgeable about today’s emission standards and their impact on your equipment.

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How to Address Impaired Workers on Your Jobsite

Construction Business Owner

Impairment affects a worker’s ability to do that, whether it’s through diminished ability to function and operate on the jobsite or the total inability to work. Do you know how to tell?

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Navy Pier to open ‘country’s largest rooftop lounge’

BD+C

A new year-round rooftop lounge, which will be the largest rooftop lounge in the country according to the project’s developer, is set to open this month atop Navy Pier. The 36,000-sf all-seasons/all-weather venue, dubbed Offshore, will be located on the third floor adjacent to Navy Pier’s Festival Hall at 1000 East Grand.

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Swiss AgTech Company Picks Indiana For First U.S. Production

Business Facilities

Cormo USA Inc. will invest $29.5 million to establish operations in Rushville, IN, creating up to 250 new jobs by the end of 2023. - Read: Swiss AgTech Company Picks Indiana For First U.S. Production at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Ventrac SSV designed with the snow removal professional in mind

Green Industry Professionals

Sidewalk Snow Vehicle is a real game-changer in the snow and ice management industry

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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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Little Red Schoolhouse Reopens

Contractor Magazine

Following extensive remodeling, the updated Little Red Schoolhouse showcases the latest technologies, products and system solutions for commercial and industrial applications.

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Coal Towers Tumble to Make Way for Offshore Wind Hub

ENR Construction

The cooling towers for the Brayton coal plant, once the largest coal plant in New England and the last coal plant in Massachusetts were demolished in a matter of seconds.

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Pursuing Excellence

Contractor Magazine

Excellence is still the benchmark of a true craftsman.

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Iconic Seattle Center Arena Roof the Only Piece to Stay in $900-Million Rebuild

ENR Construction

Crews will erect a steel support structure to hold the 1962-built roof, then remove the existing arena below before rebuilding the arena in time for the 2021 NHL season.

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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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Data Centers: 5-G Day

Business Facilities

The introduction of 5G small cell technology means changes in data center infrastructure as well as significant increases in their processing speeds and volumes. - Read: Data Centers: 5-G Day at BusinessFacilities.com.

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How to erect a bridge – some vital guidelines

Construction Cost Estimating

Given below, some necessary stages to construct a bridge in the public works sector. Step One: The Foundations - The purpose of foundation is to disperse different types of loads of the bridge (mass, weight, overload, forces …) perfectly based on the type of the ground of the structure. The foundations are categorized as the following two types :- • The superficial foundations: These foundations are ideal for the bridges with level adjacent to the ground since the structures are susceptible to r

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Linked Details - 3rd Party Tool Options

Revit OpEd

This is an update to a much earlier post after getting a couple comments on that thread. These are three companies I'm familiar with that are providing solutions that contend with sharing details between projects and multiple model projects. Revolution Design - Revit Workflow 26 Degrees Software - ViewAQC Parallax Team - Parallax Linked Details Check them out!

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How to calculate number of tiles for a floor

Construction Cost Estimating

A tile is mainly a thin object usually square or rectangular in shape and it is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material like ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay or even glass which is generally used for covering roofs, floors, walls or other objects like tabletops. Tiles are often used to form wall and floor coverings and can range from simple square tiles to complex or mosaics.

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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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Data Sharing Enables McCarthy To Deliver St. Louis Aquarium Design

ENR Construction

A collaborative platform enables contractor and architect to share data and solve challenges on the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station.

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EGIA’s Cracking the Code Show: Pricing During the Summer Season

Contractor Magazine

Weldon Long says holding margins is especially important during the busy summer season. Gary Elekes teaches structured pricing for maximum profits year-round.

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Midwest Floods are Hampering River Projects

ENR Construction

The Mississippi River has been above flood stage in the Midwest for 39 straight days, a record. The high water has kept river projects from completion or even getting started in some cases.

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ASCA's model legislation advances in Connecticut

Green Industry Professionals

The Snow Removal Limited Liability Act was approved by the Connecticut House of Representatives on April 24.

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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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Rosendin Electric and DeWalt Partner for Safe Dual-Trigger Band Saw

ENR Construction

Construction Safety Week is May 6 to 10: Southwest plays a key part in developing a safer, more portable tool.

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Snow removal contractors ready for summer

Green Industry Professionals

April snowstorm pulled plows back to the streets one last time

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Melanie La Rocca Is New Head of NYC's Dept. of Buildings

ENR Construction

School Construction Authority VP is named to the post three months after her predecessor left the position.

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California governor kills $16B Delta twin-tunnel project

Construction Dive

The state is pursuing a single-tunnel option for the resilient water supply project instead, which could save billions but take up to three years to permit.

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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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ENR Northwest Names Fortis Construction as 2019 Firm Of The Year

ENR Construction

The Portland-based firm reported nearly 200% revenue growth from Northwest projects during 2018.

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[VIDEO] Trump and Foxconn Chairman Talk Wisconn

Construction Equipment

Foxconn’s Chairman Terry Gou discussed his commitment to his planned Wisconsin factory after a meeting with President Trump at the White House.

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Design Firm of the Year HNTB Tackles the Midwest's Biggest Projects

ENR Construction

Design Firm of the Year keeps the Midwest moving across all transportation disciplines

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