Construction Business Owner

JUNE 7, 2017

Surety bonds were created to protect owners, taxpayers, subcontractors and suppliers from performance and payment risk during the construction phase of a project. Sureties use the underwriting process to determine which contractors are capable of completing a contract. Whether the contractor can afford the financial risks is merely one inquiry. Whether the contractor has quality staff and expertise to support the construction is a further inquiry.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JUNE 7, 2017

The most important item in your toolbox is how your team works together. Success in any business depends on how employees work together as a team. Construction is no exception. Technology has been changing the way the construction industry operates, and mobile devices are being used more and more to manage and track every point of a project, big or small.

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Construction Business Owner

JUNE 7, 2017

Each month, the Construction Business Owner team compiles statistics from several different sources, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the United States Census Bureau, to give you a better understanding of the current state of affairs for the construction industry.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2017

Job order contracting information is key to improving construction productivity. Public works contracts vary from private sector contracts in that legislation sets the contracting guidelines for contracts and the public interest demands safeguarding process integrity. Thus, the requirement for full and open competition is a hallmark of. public contracts.

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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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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JUNE 7, 2017

Success in any business depends on how employees work together as a team.

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BD+C

JUNE 7, 2017

The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque is engaged in construction and renovation projects that represent the second-highest capital outlay—$180 million—in its 128-year history. Three projects in progress there are the $25.6 million renovation of the 67,000-sf, 1970s-era Farris Engineering Center; phase three of the $27.3 million Health Education Building; and the 65,000-sf, $25 million McKinnon Center for Management.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 7, 2017

A 37-year old employee of Jay's Excavating became trapped after falling into a trench in Warren, Michigan last night. The man's co-workers said he jumped into the trench to fix something before leaving for the day, but became trapped and partially buried by clay when one of the trench walls collapsed around him. The trench did not have a trench box.

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BD+C

JUNE 7, 2017

David Baker, FAIA, LEED AP, has forged an illustrious career designing stylish and practical market-rate and affordable urban housing, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as in Baltimore, Denver, Charleston, S.C., and (coming soon) Seattle. . Witty, urbane, opinionated, and equipped with a rapid-fire patter, the 67-year-old, whose San Francisco–based firm David Baker Architects (DBA) celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, has hewn to a design philosophy that prioritizes the soci

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Business Facilities

JUNE 7, 2017

The new 362,000-square-foot facility in Mobile, AL will employ more than 360 part-time employees. - Read: Amazon Opening $30 million Sortation Center In Alabama.

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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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JUNE 7, 2017

Have you ever dreamed of (or possibly even lied about) designing a new addition to the Guggenheim Museum a la George Costanza? If you have, then LEGO Architecture’s newest model is for you. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum set provides the most realistic depiction of the landmark museum LEGO has ever offered, wrapped up in a 744 brick, $79.99 package.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 7, 2017

Navistar International Corp. today announced a second quarter 2017 net loss of $80 million on revenues of $2.1 billion, compared to a second quarter 2016 net income of $4 million on $2.2 billion. Navistar says the decrease primarily reflects lower volumes in the company's core Class 6-8 trucks and buses in the United States and Canada market, where chargeouts were down 5 percent, but higher than industry Core market volumes, which were down 13 percent year-over-year.

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BD+C

JUNE 7, 2017

Orlando’s Amway Center was the first NBA team facility to achieve LEED certification, earning LEED NC 2.2 Gold in 2011. Since then the performance of LED lighting technology has significantly improved, as well as becoming more affordable. In 2007 Orlando City Mayor Buddy Dyer launched Green Works Orlando with the goal of making the city one of the most environmentally-friendly, economically and socially vibrant communities in the nation. .

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Digger Blog

JUNE 7, 2017

Plantworx 2017 sees the wraps come of three new mini excavators from JCB. Plantworx 2017 sees the wraps come of three new mini excavators from JCB.

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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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JUNE 7, 2017

This much-ballyhooed project, which sits on the last available lot within the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was first conceived 100 years ago. Its 56-month realization involved three GCs, four architects, more than 30 consultants, 200 subcontractors, and 5,000 craft workers.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 7, 2017

The $800-million “signature bridge” that the state of Florida promised the people of Miami is distinguishing itself in another way: as a bitterly contested best-value procurement.

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BD+C

JUNE 7, 2017

After Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Haven Plaza, an affordable housing complex, lost all electricity. This left residents, many of them elderly, without elevator service, heat, or water. In an effort to prevent this from happening again, a new $9.89 million natural disaster-resistant infrastructure building has just broken ground and associated resiliency upgrades are being added to the existing housing complex known as Haven Plaza.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 7, 2017

Authorities having jurisdiction in Oregon and Portland have granted a building permit for the 12-story Framework, which is on deck to become the tallest, pure mass-timber structure in the Americas and the tallest mass-timber building in the U.S.

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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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JUNE 7, 2017

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials ( IAPMO ) recently held a technical committee meeting to address public comments on a new water efficiency and sanitation standard. When published later this year, WE•Stand will be the nation’s only American National Standard devoted entirely to plumbing and water efficiency.

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Contractor Magazine

JUNE 7, 2017

Special to CONTRACTOR. The new system incorporates state-of-the-art Bradford White condensing volume water heaters, complete with two, super-insulated, vertical 720-gal. Niles Steel Tanks storage containers. read more.

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BD+C

JUNE 7, 2017

December 14, 2012. A 20-year-old gunman named Adam Lanza invaded the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut and fatally shot 20 children, ages six and seven, and six adult staff members. Following that horrific event, the town of Newtown decided to build a new, 87,000-sf PreK-4 school, which required extreme sensitivity by the Building Team that worked hand and hand with the town on every aspect of the building’s planning, design, and construction.

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Business Facilities

JUNE 7, 2017

Trustwave will add more than 300 employees at its new Chicago headquarters; City Colleges of Chicago is launching a Cyber Security Boot Camp. - Read: Cyber Security Company Expands Chicago Headquarters.

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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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JUNE 7, 2017

Despite an influx of young adults to the state, Colorado’s condominium market has been stuck in the mud. The state’s laws regarding construction defects prompted a spate of law suits over the past decade that caused a spike in insurance premiums. Newly passed legislation now requires that a majority of condominium owners approve builder defect lawsuits, not just a majority of the homeowners’ association board.

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Contractor Magazine

JUNE 7, 2017

How to spend a trillion dollars and still not get what you need. Simply put, the nation’s investment in its water infrastructure has been insufficient for decades and time has begun to take its toll. read more.

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BD+C

JUNE 7, 2017

This cube-like, 10-story, 240-foot-tall tower seems to hover over the ground as if it were a sculpture on a pedestal. The Building Team created this floating effect with a cantilevered perimeter consisting of 24 columns, each 42 inches in diameter, supported by a 600-ton truss system nine stories above. . The design-build process facilitated this effort by involving the construction team early in the design phase.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JUNE 7, 2017

This construction video tutorial will produce some useful tips on how to find out bar bending schedule of flat plate slab as well as work out the quantities of different materials like steel, cement, sand & aggregates inside a slab. In this video a sample slab drawing is taken and it’s length and width are 2 meters and 5 meters. Clear cover for this slab is 25 mm.

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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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Green Industry Professionals

JUNE 7, 2017

A design competition is launching to reimagine about 130 acres of landscape around the Philadelphia International Airport.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 7, 2017

ENR’s annual meet-up attracts industry and vendor visionaries to explore the future of construction technology.

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Green Industry Professionals

JUNE 7, 2017

Several companies are making programmable robotic mowers, including Robomow, Husqvarna, WORX and McCulloch.

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