Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 12, 2017

While growth in the construction segment is a good sign, it comes with a new set of challenges that the industry needs to address. Managing costs and maintaining margins are increasingly more difficult to handle, especially with labor shortages, despite opportunities to grow revenue. The Teletrac Navman 2017 Telematics Benchmark Survey: Global Construction Edition not only highlights these challenges, but also uncovers the ways in which the construction industry is beginning to solve for them.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 12, 2017

We laughed. We cried. We clapped. We laughed some more. No, it wasn’t a Will Ferrell comedy, but the keynote speaker on the second day of the 2017 Viewpoint Collaborate User Conference. Scott Stratten, brand and unmarketing expert , took to the stage to remind all of us that it’s not just about software, numbers, profits, and timelines. It’s about the brand as a whole, and that the most important part of a brand is the customers.

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Lets Build

OCTOBER 12, 2017

According to a report on the value of using digital IT tools in construction published this week by the SBi (Statens Byggeforsknigsinstitut), the Danish National Building Research Institute affiliated with Aalborg University in Copenhagen, the use of Geniebelt can result in savings of up to 7% during the building process.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 12, 2017

As Viewpoint CEO Manolis Kotzabasakis reminded us yesterday in his opening presentation, Viewpoint Collaborate isn’t just about business.

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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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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 12, 2017

A collaboration between Efficient DriveTrains , Inc., and Shannxi automotive has produced the first plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) Class-8 cement truck. The zero-emission truck integrates the Efficient Drivetrain's EDI PowerDrive 8000 PHEV drivetrain and EDI PowerSuite vehicle control software into a Shaanxi Automotive 32-ton cement mixer truck.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - so if you're needing a bomb-proof, armor-plated, 148 horsepower 4x4 vehicle that will go more than 620 miles on one tank, the Partisan One SUV is going to look pretty good to you. Did we mention the optional anti-mine screen installed on the undercarriage?

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BD+C

OCTOBER 12, 2017

A 32,000-sf facility built on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus provides transitional living facilities and support services to disabled veterans, to help them live independently and introduce them to the university environment.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Recently, I had a 30 minute meeting with a truly competent salesperson, who helped me to clarify a business decision that I had been struggling with for several months. In one line, he summed up the correct choice. I am implementing it. The decision details need to remain confidential now and there may be rather […].

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BD+C

OCTOBER 12, 2017

American Institute of Architects’ 2017 updates of contract documents provide detailed guidelines on how to devise and assign responsibility for sustainable elements of a construction project.

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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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DebunkTheBIM

OCTOBER 12, 2017

I don’t often quote myself from the past (or I don’t think, I do) but when recently, FB popped up with a message from 5 years ago, I felt the need to do so. The post was a link to an article that BIG Project ME (link at the bottom of the page) published on my blog 5 years ago. Apart from the fact that almost every part of the write-up is relevant now, there were parts of the article that sounded quite ‘profound’ even when scrutinized by the self-mocking cynical BIM- self, of the present days.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The University of Southern California (USC) has scheduled a November 1 dedication ceremony for the Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, which at 190,000 sf is the largest academic building on the university’s Pasadena campus. The Center will provide lab and research facilities for USC’s engineering, arts & sciences, and medical schools. The goal of the Center, according to USC, is to “fast-track detection and cure of diseases by turning biological sciences into a quantitative and pred

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nonresidential construction spending expanded.5 percent in August, totaling $691.8 billion on a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis, according to an analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau by Associated Builders and Contractors. Though this represents an improvement from July’s total ($688.2 billion), nonresidential spending remains 3.4 percent below its year-ago level and is down 3.8 percent from the cyclical peak attained in May 2017.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Danish manufacturer, Kamstrup , a global supplier of intelligent energy and water metering solutions, will create 52 jobs in the company’s new North American headquarters in Roswell, GA. Photo: Kamstrup. “Georgia has become a magnet for international companies who are looking to expand their reach in North America,” said Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) Commissioner Pat Wilson.

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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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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Many Puerto Ricans are living without reliable power, water and cellular coverage as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers implements a temporary relief system for critical infrastructure and works to stabilize the spillway of a hurricane-damaged dam.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 12, 2017

During the last two decades of the 20th century, after the formal U.S. opening to China in 1978, the biggest economic challenge to the West from the PRC came in the form of low-cost labor. Thousands of U.S. jobs in manufacturing and textiles migrated to the world’s most-populous nation, which was raising its standard of living with millions of low-wage jobs.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 12, 2017

One Water, also known as integrated water management, is an approach that not only helps the environment and makes a community more resilient but also helps utilities to manage their bottom line.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 12, 2017

TOP 30 DATA CENTER ENGINEERING FIRMS. RANK. COMPANY. 2016 DATA CENTER REVENUE. 1. Syska Hennessy Group. $32,905,503.

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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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CK Power

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Phenix Technologies, a manufacturer of test systems and components for high-voltage, high-current and high-power applications, asked CK Power to custom engineer a new generator set to replace their old set used to perform integrity tests on utility cables. As a part of their integrity tests, Phenix hooks up their testing equipment to the ends of utility cables and alters the voltage from our generators to conduct a voltage sweep of the cables.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Sponsored By: In the Bluegrass Region and Kentucky, Lexington is a hub for the life sciences industry. Lexington has leveraged its culture of innovation and commercialization, a superior business climate, top ranked research programs at the University of Kentucky , and an expansion network of medical center to provide an environment where any market niche of the life sciences industry can grow.

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Construction Cost Estimating

OCTOBER 12, 2017

About Efflorescence on Brisk Masonry: It is often a white or a brown green or yellow powdery material which can be observed mainly in the winter season and it is produced from the mix of soluble salts and water. The salt would drop on brick masonry and palpable itself as efflorescence when the water disappears and the color of the efflorescence is based on type of created salt.

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Green Industry Professionals

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The L918F compact wheel loader is designed to tackle a variety of landscaping and light construction applications.

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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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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The demise of TransCanada Corp.’s $12.5-billion Energy East pipeline has put another dent in Canada’s ambitious infrastructure plans, but the void may get filled with other large, albeit controversial, energy projects.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 12, 2017

As part of a $26 million renovation of the International Terminal 5 at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, design architect Epstein commissioned a decorative glass installation for a two-story interior curtain wall that serves as a partition separating secured and non-secured areas of the terminal.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to roll back the Obama administration’s 2015 Clean Power Plan, meant to cut greenhouse-gas emissions 32% from 2005 levels by 2030.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Global interest and investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy is on the rise: 70 percent of organizations are paying more attention to energy efficiency than a year ago, and 58 percent are expecting to increase investments next year. These are the findings of the 2017 Johnson Controls Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI) survey of more than 1,500 facility and management executives in the U.S., Canada, and 10 other countries.

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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!

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Puerto Rico’s damaged infrastructure has caught the attention of Google, Tesla and other firms that are pitching ideas such as cellular-signal-relaying balloons and off-grid power distribution.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The long overdue $1 trillion infrastructure plan promised by the Trump administration is still nowhere to be seen, much less any concrete plans to fund it.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Investments in transmission and distribution infrastructure would be a better way to make the electric grid more resilient and reliable, representatives of a variety of energy interests told the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s energy subcommittee at recent hearings.

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