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Coronavirus FAQs | FDRsafety

FDR Safety

During this trying time many employers will have to continue to operate to provide essential services to the public. We have put together a frequently asked questions fact sheet to help assist you through the days ahead. We are available to provide infectious disease preparedness and response plans, questionnaires, and COVID-19 training materials. Coronavirus FAQs.

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How to stay connected with your teams as Coronavirus hits construction

Lets Build

The impact of Coronavirus on the construction industry. The rise of COVID-19 has shaken up our daily lives and has put construction under extreme pressure. As the coronavirus outbreak escalates, this is a battle that all of us have to give as one, both in the construction industry and our societies around the world. We know the coming weeks, and possibly months, will be different and challenging, but we also know that if we all do our best to contain the disease then we can soon move on.

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Construction Cost Estimating – LEAN

Job Order Contracting

-+. Construction Cost Estimating – LEAN. INTRODUCTION. This paper ” Construction Cost Estimating-LEAN” discusses the positive impacts of collaboration, a common data environment, and locally researched detailed line item construction cost data. Actionable construction cost estimates are key to best value repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction outcomes.

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How the Cloud Data Revolution is Transforming Construction in the Heavy Highway Space

Viewpoint Construction Technology

How heavy highway contractors are turning to advanced data to drive smarter, more productive projects.

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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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Shut down all nonessential jobsites to protect construction workers from COVID-19: A superintendent's perspective

Construction Dive

By continuing construction on sites that aren't critical for a community's wellbeing, companies are putting their people at risk in favor of schedule and profit, writes New York-based superintendent James Lang.

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Construction asset tracking software: Competitive advantage or a necessity?

Construction Dive

With millions of construction jobs unfilled, advanced technologies leave a big opportunity to work smarter, faster, and safer.

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FCA To Produce Face Masks For First Responders, Healthcare Workers

Business Facilities

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will join the battle against the coronavirus pandemic by manufacturing and donating more than 1 million face masks per month. - Read: FCA To Produce Face Masks For First Responders, Healthcare Workers at BusinessFacilities.com.

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The Dotted Line: The significance of proper project documentation

Construction Dive

Out of all the records that contractors are expected to maintain, there are some that stand out as especially important when it comes to money and lawsuits.

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UTVs Prepare For the Long Haul

Construction Equipment

Compact utility vehicles (UTVs) have evolved from a mode of worker transport into a machine that can haul and tow a sizable payload. Manufacturers have answered the rising demand for such applications with enhancements to vehicle durability and updates to technology.

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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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Denver airport settles with fired Great Hall P3 partner

Construction Dive

Construction continues at Denver International Airport, with new contractor Hensel Phelps taking health and safety precautions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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ZOLL To Increase Ventilator Production To 10,000 Per Month

Business Facilities

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ZOLL Medical Corporation will increase production of ventilators 25-fold over recent production volumes. - Read: ZOLL To Increase Ventilator Production To 10,000 Per Month at BusinessFacilities.com.

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How to Manage Engine Idling for Efficiency

Construction Equipment

As the population of machines equipped with factory-installed telematics systems has increased in recent years, equipment manufacturers have encouraged customers to use this powerful technology, often suggesting that tracking machine idling time might be a way to ease into using the data.

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California Construction in the Time of Covid-19

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, daily and sometimes hourly changes in federal, state, and local orders and regulations are significantly impacting the construction industry. This blog provides an overview of practical issues to consider related to your California construction projects in light of the ever-changing landscape. When it comes to determining whether work should be stopped on a particular project, there are three major considerations to address: (1) where is the project located

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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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Size, Electricity Power Scissor Market

Construction Equipment

The latest developments and innovations in the scissor lift Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) category revolve around operation in small footprints, an increasing number of electric models, and ease of maintenance, especially through telematics capabilities.

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California Construction in the Time of Covid-19

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, daily and sometimes hourly changes in federal, state, and local orders and regulations are significantly impacting the construction industry. This blog provides an overview of practical issues to consider related to your California construction projects in light of the ever-changing landscape. When it comes to determining whether work should be stopped on a particular project, there are three major considerations to address: (1) where is the project located

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How much time should you invest in a technical troubleshooting knowledge base?

Dezide

The benefits of a high quality, continuously updated technical knowledge base are numerous and proven; information enablement, reduced troubleshooting time, errors fixed on the first visit and instant transfer of skills to new generations of field service engineers, to name a few. However, there is one question in particular that always comes up quickly in Read more.

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How Is Your Organization Helping During The COVID-19 Crisis?

Business Facilities

If your organization is going above and beyond to help its employees and/or the community at large during the COVID-19 crisis, let us know. - Read: How Is Your Organization Helping During The COVID-19 Crisis? at BusinessFacilities.com.

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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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Covid Looms Over Leasing Outlook

Construction Equipment

Although the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25) was up over 2019 numbers in February, association leaders caution that Covid will “put a damper” on growth in coming months.

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Webcor CEO Says New Business Practices Needed in Response to Pandemic

ENR Construction

Working to keep his company’s projects moving amid an unprecedented viral pandemic, Webcor Builders President and CEO Jes Pedersen says the company is learning as it goes.

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[VIDEO] Progress on Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin

Construction Equipment

Tesla is continuing construction work at Gigafactory Berlin despite the current pandemic. A drone video reveals the size of the first phase as Tesla starts leveling for the foundation of the building.

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Health Care Designers Educate, Advise, Warn During COVID-19 Crisis

ENR Construction

Design professionals are mobilizing to provide advice and guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health care facility practitioners are also warning officials that haste in creating temporary treatment centers can create unintended negative consequences.

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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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Ryan Central Mines Clarity From Noise

Construction Equipment

For all the good that telematics data can do for fleet managers, there are always the issues of too much information, how to decide what’s most important to know, and identifying who needs to know it.

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What Is Water-Proofing | Types of Waterproofing

CivilJungle

What Is Water-Proofing? This is the process of making a structure water-resistant or impervious to the ingress of water. Water-Proofing is essential that prevents water from penetrating buildings also helps to keep the inside areas dry. It helps in reducing the humidity inside the building, minimizing the damage done to furniture and alike. In areas […].

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Navistar Details COVID-19 Impact, Stops Production in Ohio

Construction Equipment

Navistar International has provided a business update in light of the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which includes a two-week stoppage for its Springfield, Ohio, truck plant.

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Morphosis designs lululemon’s new global headquarters

BD+C

Morphosis, in collaboration with Clive Wilinson Architects and Francl Architecture, will design lululemon’s new global headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia. . Dubbed the Store Support Centre, the new 13-story building’s design promotes health and wellness by including access to daylight, green spaces, and landscaped terraces meant to strengthen connections to the exterior.

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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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Enlist Operators for Equipment Care

Construction Equipment

Maximizing the productivity and cost effectiveness of construction equipment is the foremost objective of maintenance managers.

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Face the Construction Industry Challenges Head On with a Value Based Business Systems Approach

ENR Construction

The Engineering and Construction industry is facing the biggest storm of disruption in its history. What should companies be doing to tackle these challenges head on to come out as a winner?

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Continuous Cessation of Labor on Construction Projects Can Trigger Statutory Remedy Deadlines

Constructlaw

Luke Nicholas Eaton This article was originally published in the April 2020 issue of ConsensusDocs Construction Law. It is republished here with permission. State and local governments throughout the country continue to issue orders in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Many states have ordered the shutdown of all businesses, with various exceptions such … Continue reading Continuous Cessation of Labor on Construction Projects Can Trigger Statutory Remedy Deadlines.