Wed.Sep 30, 2020

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How To Properly Install Interlocking Concrete Blocks

Construction Marketing

Interlocking concrete blocks are a unique form of pre-cast concrete blocks that are designed to hold together by using pre-measured holes and depressions. They’re built with unique profiles and features, allowing them to fit perfectly into each other without the use of any mortar. Instead, the cementitious blocks simply snap together with each other, making a highly durable and sturdy material.

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How to Construct a Concrete Building? Step by Step Process

The Constructor

The construction of concrete buildings is different from one structure to another based on the size, complexity, function, and materials of the.

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Sir David Adjaye OBE to receive 2021 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture

BD+C

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is pleased to announce that Sir David Adjaye will receive the 2021 Royal Gold Medal , one of the world’s highest honours for architecture. . The Royal Gold Medal is approved personally by Her Majesty The Queen and is given to a person or group of people who have had a significant influence 'either directly or indirectly on the advancement of architecture'. .

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Modular Construction: The Future of the Construction Industry

The Constructor

Popularly known as prefabrication (or prefab), modular construction is a mechanism in which the building is constructed in a factory environment.

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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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LiveXchange 2020: Real Deals, Virtual Venue

Business Facilities

Using online meetings and webinars, Business Facilities' first-ever Virtual LiveXchange seamlessly delivered the essential elements that define the site selection event. - Read: LiveXchange 2020: Real Deals, Virtual Venue at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Eight Companies Investing $71M In Huntsville Metro

Business Facilities

The eight new economic development projects in 2020 will bring 510 new jobs to the Huntsville, AL area. - Read: Eight Companies Investing $71M In Huntsville Metro at BusinessFacilities.com.

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How to Plan and Prepare for Water Supply Projects?

The Constructor

A water supply project generally consists of a water collection unit, conveyance system, and units for treatment, purification, and distribution. It.

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Traton and a San Diego Company to Partner on Autonomous Trucks

Construction Equipment

The Traton Group and TuSimple, a San Diego based self-driving technology company focused on heavy-duty trucks, have announced the companies are entering into a global partnership to develop self-driving trucks.

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How to Prevent Honeycomb in Concrete Structures?

The Constructor

The prevention of honeycomb in concrete structures can save time and money, and help construct structurally sound concrete members.

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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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6 must reads for the AEC industry today: September 30, 2020

BD+C

1. Heatherwick Studio creates a new concept for San Francisco’s Piers 30-32 (BD+C) . "Dubbed The Cove, the resilient design responds to the threats posed by climate change by generating solar-powered energy, incorporating low-carbon materials, restoring coastal processes, and enhancing habitats for fish, shellfish, aquatic plants, and wildlife.".

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PC Crew Helps Improve Atlanta’s AD Williams Park

PC Construction

A PC crew recently gathered at AD Williams Park in the Upper West Side of Atlanta with one goal – partner with Rebuilding Together Atlanta and Republic Services to improve baseball fields for Atlanta’s youth. The post PC Crew Helps Improve Atlanta’s AD Williams Park first appeared on PC Construction Company Blog.

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SOM reimagines former Cook County Hospital into mixed-use destination

BD+C

The 342,000-sf Cook County Hospital building, completed in 1914, sat vacant since 2002 and had fallen into a severe state of disrepair. The building was under threat of being demolished before SOM led a design-build collaboration for general contractor Walsh Construction, with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, and interior designers KOO, to preserve, restore, and adapt the former hospital building to meet the changing needs of the neighborhood.

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3Q Tech Report: New Ideas for a Strange Era

ENR Construction

Innovations in construction technology are reconfigured for the COVID-19 pandemic as firms look to preserve the momentum behind digitization.

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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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Stability Indicator Aids Telehandler Safety

Construction Equipment

Telehandlers are used to lift, carry, and place materials around job sites, but the operator must ensure that the material is within the rated capability of the machine for safe operation.

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Boulders Slow Progress on New Chesapeake Bay Tunnel

ENR Construction

Big boulders are causing big headaches for Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel expansion project, adding to other issues that have pushed the $756 million effort two years behind its original 2022 completion target.

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Cyber Risks Concern Grow: Study

Construction Equipment

The Travelers Companies’ 2020 Travelers Risk Index found that fewer companies than last year have taken steps to mitigate cyber risks, even though the level of concern about these threats has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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VDOT OKs Start of $3.8B Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion

ENR Construction

Hampton Roads Connector Partners (HRCP)—a design-build joint venture of Dragados USA, Vinci, Dodin Campenon Bernard and Flatiron Constructors—has the go-ahead to begin the 55-month process of adding twin two-lane tunnels parallel to existing tubes linking Hampton and Norfolk, Va.

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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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Luck Stone Launches JobSight Digital Platform

Construction Equipment

Luck Stone, a producer of crushed stone, sand, and gravel, has announced the upcoming launch of JobSight, a digital platform allowing customers 24/7 accessibility to place orders, manage accounts, track deliveries and more. JobSight will launch in October 2020.

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Calif.'s First Vehicular Cable-Stayed Crossing Debuts

ENR Construction

After seven years of construction at one of the nation’s busiest port complexes, California’s first vehicular cable-stayed bridge is slated to open to traffic Oct. 5.

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[VIDEO] Demolitions Begin at Pensacola Bay Bridge

Construction Equipment

Demolitions necessary to complete a damage assessment of the Pensacola Bay Bridge began Monday, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.

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3Q Cost Report: Global Pandemic Recovery Is Underway But Remains Uneven

ENR Construction

The global construction industry is well into its COVID-19 recovery, spending-wise, from a low point in the first half of 2020 as the pandemic shut down construction sites and economies contracted sharply.

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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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How Can Charity Outreach Attract and Retain Talent

Pro Builder

How Can Charity Outreach Attract and Retain Talent. mbeirne. Wed, 09/30/2020 - 06:00. The world is changing rapidly and to attract and retain emerging top talent in the building industry, a wise company will pay attention and adjust accordingly. From what I’ve observed and researched over the course of my career in non-profit work, one key strategy in developing an attractive work environment is partnering with responsible charitable organizations.

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What Fraud Charges Reveal About Rescue Loans And a Fast-Growing Florida Roofer

ENR Construction

How did the owner of Target Roofing & Sheet Metal allegedly use the PPP funds to buy a pleasure boat?

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Australian Couple Rebuild with Earthbags

Natural Building

In February this year Claude Carter and his wife Andrea Pindan suffered the loss of their temporary mobile home to a tornado. Just three years earlier their previous house had burned to the ground. Now, after three years’ work, they are finally moving into their new earthbag home, which they built themselves. They live in the Aboriginal community of Bawoorrooga, in West Australia’s far north. “When that storm came I was running around here, there was water laying all around, an

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3Q Cost Report: Execs Believe the Downturn Will Continue Until 2021

ENR Construction

Most markets are in decline, but many industry leaders hope that the worst will soon pass.

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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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Active Adult Buyers Desire Community, Safety

Pro Builder

Active Adult Buyers Desire Community, Safety. cbroderick. Wed, 09/30/2020 - 10:30. Active adult communities draw in retirees with amenities, safety, and community—offerings that are even more important to some now due to the pandemic. One real estate agent, and a resident of an active adult community, told the Washington Post that after an initial pause in buying activity in the spring, more buyers than typical were viewing active adult communities.

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New Documentary Examines the Plight of Immigrant Construction Workers in the Southwest

Construction Junkie

via Latino Public Broadcasting. When I worked in the construction industry in Texas a few years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting some of the hardest working, most intelligent, and nicest people I’ve ever met in the construction industry, many of whom happened to be first and second generation immigrants from Mexico and South America. Thankfully, those people were treated fairly by the companies they worked for, but the unfortunate reality is that it isn’t the case for all of the immigrants wor

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3 Factors Driving the Desire for Small Town Living

Pro Builder

3 Factors Driving the Desire for Small Town Living. kcichowicz. Wed, 09/30/2020 - 10:38. With more people working from home and looking to socially distance from neighbors, it’s more likely they will move from urban areas to smaller towns.Here’s what’s driving the desire for small town living – and what it means for home design and appliance selection.

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