Fri.May 12, 2023

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Ways To Keep Your Construction Company Sustainable

Contractor Bookkeeping

Taking steps to create a good foundation in the early days of your business is essential for a sustainable and profitable future. It's rare these days that your prospective leads happen to find your construction business and become a client with no work. Your company has to grab people's attention, turn curious visitors into leads and then convert those leads into sales.

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7 tips for managing health and safety in construction efficiently

Lets Build

Workers are your most valuable asset, and the best way to protect that asset is by implementing a high-quality health and safety program. The key to better managing health and safety in construction is steering away from the traditional reactive approach (taking action after an incident occurs). Instead, project managers and foremen must find and fix hazards before they cause injury or illness.

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MSG Sphere price tag increases again, up $125M

Construction Dive

Sphere Entertainment Co. cited the overall complexity of the Las Vegas entertainment project as the primary cause of the jump.

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Different Types of Plumbing Traps

CivilJungle

Different Types of Plumbing Traps Floor Trap or Nahni Trap A floor trap or Nahni trap is used in the bathroom, kitchen sink, wash basin, wash area, etc places to collect wastewater. As.

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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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Hunt-Penta JV starts $600M Vegas convention center upgrade

Construction Dive

The expansion project will continue through 2025, and will provide jobs to more than 600 tradesworkers.

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Morgan Sindall signs off on £30m Huntingdon school

Construction Enquirer

Cambridgeshire County Council has picked Morgan Sindall to deliver the new £30m Prestley Wood Academy in Huntingdon. The Special Educational Needs & Disabilities School will be located at the heart of the Alconbury Weald and will cater for 150 pupils aged between 3-19 years. The school will form part of the Alconbury Weald Education Campus that will see the addition of a new Secondary School in future phases.

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Clean Energy Project Tax Rules Under Climate Change Law Unveiled

ENR Construction

US Treasury Dept. details Inflation Reduction Act investment and production tax incentives that could unlock billions for more domestic manufacturing.

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Simple Ways to Vastly Improve Construction Project Quality

Jobsite with Procore

Successful project delivery is contingent on balancing three fundamental requirements: time, cost, and quality. Any one of these too far out of alignment with the rest can lead to an very frustrated client. Quality is particularly important to deliver on.

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At 18 Months, White House Touts Infrastructure Measure Rollout

ENR Construction

Inflation pressures continue to be an issue for projects funded under 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

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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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Ranked: Seven innovative noise reduction materials for commercial spaces

Construction Specifier

Photos © Unsplash. By Ryan Shure Many types of buildings are considered commercial spaces. Commercial spaces are often large, bustling structures, required to withstand a high volume of human and machine traffic, more than a residential property. Managing sound transfer into and throughout a large commercial building can present a serious challenge.

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Corps, State Agencies Prep for Flood Risks From California Snowmelt Runoff

ENR Construction

The meltwater from the record-setting Sierra Nevada snowpack presents a flood danger officials are already planning to address.

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How to Learn a New Language Using the Internet: Tips and Tricks

Learn Civil Engineering

Who said that you can only use the internet so that you could socialize with your friends and family? You may actually put your internet usage to good use by doing something productive.

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Meet the Insider: Henry Nutt III, Preconstruction Executive at Southland Industries

Autodesk Construction Cloud

To overcome today’s construction companies’ challenges and complexities, we need powerful leaders to develop and implement the best possible approaches for business and project success. Henry Nutt III is one such leader, and one of our newest Digital Builder Insiders. As a Preconstruction Executive at Southland Industries , Henry’s primary role is to develop business for the company and facilitate project success starting in preconstruction.

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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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How to Load Calculation on Column, Beam, Wall & Slab | Column Design Calculations | Beam Load Calculation | Wall Load Calculation | Steel Load Calculation

CivilJungle

What Is Column? A compression member, i.e., column, is an important element of every reinforced concrete structure. These are used to transfer a load of superstructure to the foundation safely. Mainly columns, struts, and pedestals.

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At IIJA's 18-Month Mark, White House Touts Rollout of Infrastructure Measure

ENR Construction

Inflation pressures continue to be an issue for IIJA-funded projects.

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Achilles makes life easier for infrastructure suppliers

Construction Enquirer

Achilles Information Limited has launched a new product to make life easier for suppliers to the infrastructure sector. Achilles Infrastructure Audit will allow suppliers to comply with three separate UK audit requirements for the construction, rail, and utilities sectors, in one single audit process. Until now, businesses wishing to supply products and services to the three primary infrastructure-related sectors have had to undertake three separate audits – the construction industry’s Co

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Feds Outline Requirements for Tax Credits under Inflation Reduction Act

ENR Construction

Clean energy advocates say the tax credits could unlock billions of dollars in clean energy domestic manufacturing.

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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.