Construction Business Owner
MAY 16, 2019
Even though Construction Safety Week is in our rearview, developing safer processes for the jobsite should something your team continues to focus on throughout the year. While your company likely already has safety rules and processes in place, there's always room for improvement.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
MAY 16, 2019
Sometimes, staying in the green can be difficult with large budgets and complex projects that have many details and variables. From designing effectively to reducing waste, we have come up with seven tips and best practices that can help contractors stay above water. Design Effectively. Start off with a cost effective design and an architect who has cost efficiency in mind.
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Construction Business Owner
MAY 16, 2019
For any variety of reasons, including overextension, financial issues or a lack of expertise in a specific trade, contractors may fail to perform the work they promised. A customer or the state can then file a claim against a bond, which can cause damage to the business in several different ways.
The Constructor
MAY 16, 2019
Construction errors are main factors that lead to the development of defects in concrete structure. Defects in concrete structures can be due to poor.
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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.
Construction Marketing
MAY 16, 2019
Every construction project results in waste that has to be eliminated to create space for free movement of people and things. The trash is usually created when certain structures are demolished. If such waste is left on the site, it can make your project to lose its appeal and attract pests such as rats and crickets. In fact, heaps of trash usually creates an impression that a project is not yet complete.
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Construction Business Owner
MAY 16, 2019
For any variety of reasons, including overextension, financial issues or a lack of expertise in a specific trade, contractors may fail to perform the work they promised. A customer or the state can then file a claim against a bond, which can cause damage to the business in several different ways.
Lets Build
MAY 16, 2019
For every stage of a construction project, from the simplest to the most complex, there are certain steps and processes that need to be followed to ensure a successful outcome. Projects in construction may vary based on their size, the number of stakeholders involved, budget and delivery date. Regardless of the case, though, a construction.
Construction Business Owner
MAY 16, 2019
Even though Construction Safety Week is in our rearview, developing safer processes for the jobsite should be something your team continues to focus on throughout the year. While your company likely already has safety rules and processes in place, there's always room for improvement.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
MAY 16, 2019
Sometimes, staying in the green can be difficult with large budgets and complex projects that have many details and variables.
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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.
The Constructor
MAY 16, 2019
A point about which a floating body tries to oscillate is called the metacenter of that body. The distance between metacenter (M) and the center of.
Construction Dive
MAY 16, 2019
The joint venture of Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. and Kokosing Construction Co. will reportedly act as general contractor.
Construction Equipment
MAY 16, 2019
Distracted driving due to the use of cell phones and other mobile devices is an ongoing problem on the road, but the stakes can be even higher for operators on a job site, where the sheer tonnage of the equipment being operated carries a higher risk for serious injury and death.
Construction Dive
MAY 16, 2019
The start of construction will see historic railway buildings transformed into lofts and a $500 million steel and concrete platform raising the site to street level.
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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?
Contractor Magazine
MAY 16, 2019
Take a look at these accredited institutions to enroll in as an industry first-timer or to gain additional certifications as an industry veteran.
Construction Dive
MAY 16, 2019
But that's not definitive nor is it clear which, if any, of the five contractors being investigated would be on the hook.
Construction Equipment
MAY 16, 2019
United Rentals’ president/CEO Matthew Flannery has finalized his executive leadership team. Flannery succeeded Michael Kneeland as CEO on May 8, 2019, at which time Kneeland became chairman of the board.
Business Facilities
MAY 16, 2019
The 425,000-square-foot plant in Fort Worth, TX will be completed in late 2020 and will manufacture a range of CRAFTSMAN mechanics tools using the latest manufacturing technologies to optimize productivity and sustainability. - Read: Stanley Black & Decker Creating 500 Jobs In Texas at BusinessFacilities.com.
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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.
BD+C
MAY 16, 2019
The notion of open learning environments in higher education is trending, leading to the design of more collegiate buildings worldwide that are meant to remove barriers between students, faculty and disciplines. Arizona State University’s Health Futures Center riffs on this popular design and educational idea, aiming to be a connecting place for interdisciplinary innovation, research, and medical simulation.
GCP Applied Technologies
MAY 16, 2019
The advantage of customizing cement additives. Phillip.fry@gc…. Thu, 05/16/2019 - 17:45. GCP Applied Technologies. May 16, 2019. As most cement producers can attest, chemical additives are well established in the industry. However, customized additives have an edge over off-the-shelf solutions. The customization of grinding additives enables cement producers to supply a product in line with its customers' needs.
Construction Equipment
MAY 16, 2019
Instead of building new roads and widening highways, StreetsBlog says there’s a better way to spend $2 trillion in infrastructure. According to a recent article, the authors of a U.S.
Business Facilities
MAY 16, 2019
The plant is the Germany-based company’s second U.S. location and will create 200 new jobs over the next five years in Washington County, TN. - Read: Ebm-papst Investing $37M In Select Tennessee Certified Site at BusinessFacilities.com.
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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!
Construction Equipment
MAY 16, 2019
Miller Electric has selected Dalton Van, a skilled welder and senior at Union High School in Roosevelt, Utah, as the winner of the Weld-Mask Scholarship Sweepstakes.
Construction Dive
MAY 16, 2019
In several instances, Michael Jarigese passed his bribes to the former mayor of Markham, Illinois, in coffee cups.
BD+C
MAY 16, 2019
The TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport, originally designed by Finnish architect Eero Saarinen in 1962, has recently completed its conversion into a 512-room hotel. The hotel features restaurants, bars, and retail outlets housed inside the 200,000 sf former flight center. The hotel rooms are included in two hotel wings that sit behind the historic building and offer views of JFK’s runways. .
Contractor Magazine
MAY 16, 2019
When I saw pictures of the attic at Notre Dame, it struck me just how many similar tinder-dry timber-framed attics of churches, warehouses-turned-apartments, theaters and hotels I’ve been in over the past five decades.
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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!
ENR Construction
MAY 16, 2019
Adapting an old terminal came with multiple noise challenges: muffling the sound of road traffic to the east, idling or taxiing aircraft to the west, and planes flying above.
BD+C
MAY 16, 2019
A 1.5% payroll tax break for companies moving to San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighborhood is getting mixed reviews. What became known as the Twitter tax break has boosted business activity in the area, but may have also accelerated the area’s problems, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Contractor Magazine
MAY 16, 2019
The organizations pledge to work together to advance energy efficiency in buildings.
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