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How to Safely Transport Equipment

Construction Equipment

Trailer safety regulations protect equipment and people: One mishap could mean the difference between completing a job effectively or endangering the driver and others on the road. Low-boy equipment trailer safety techniques do not stray far from decades-long recommendations.

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How To Improve Construction Collaboration (and Profitability) with Modern Software

Viewpoint Construction Technology

In just 15 minutes, you’ll learn how ViewpointOne can remove challenges that block collaboration on a job site.

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Stainless Steel as Reinforcement Material

The Constructor

The selection of stainless steel as a reinforcement material for large-scale projects may sound like a costly option. But its exclusive properties.

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What is Job Order Contracting?

Job Order Contracting

What is Job Order Contracting… A Job Order Contacting (JOC) Program optimizes small to medium, repetitive, and easily defined maintenance, repair, renovation, and minor new construction projects of which the scope aligns transparently with a pre-priced locally researched detailed unit price book (UPB). JOC is a form of indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IQIQ) LEAN construction integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery method.

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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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How to Install Marble Wall Cladding?

The Constructor

Marble wall cladding adds value to the aesthetic appeal and stylistic qualities of any space or setting, both externally and internally. It is.

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Video: 5 building sectors to watch amid COVID-19

BD+C

In this segment from BD+C 's The Weekly show, Brad Hunter, Managing Director with RCLCO Real Estate Advisors, talks about the short- and long-term market forecast for several key commercial building sectors, including hospitality, industrial, office, retail, and rental housing.

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Port Of Savannah Moved Most Export Containers In Start Of 2020

Business Facilities

Among Savannah’s top export commodities, raw cotton, wood pulp, and kaolin clay were the biggest gainers for the first five months of the year. - Read: Port Of Savannah Moved Most Export Containers In Start Of 2020 at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Construction Industry Safety Coalition Issues Updated COVID-19 Resource Guide for Contractors

Construction Junkie

Five months after the initial nationwide shutdowns and we’re still, unfortunately, in the middle of the Coronavirus Pandemic. What we know about the virus differs greatly since day 1 and continues to evolve over time, so it’s important to continually recalibrate your efforts to keep your employees and your jobsite safe and healthy. The Construction Industry Safety Alliance (CISC), has recently updated their COVID-19 Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Plan for Construction.

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Cost Cutting Advice on Backhoe Loaders

Construction Equipment

Backhoe loaders continue to offer end-users the kind of versatility that leads to solid utilization rates in many applications, and manufacturers continually refine their products with features designed to help reign-in operating costs.

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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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Houston Convention Center Outfits Broadcast Studio With Virus-Killing Air Filters

ENR Construction

Houston First Corp., which owns and operates the George R. Brown Convention Center, has installed three mobile units of a new coronavirus-killing air purifier in the center’s new 5,250-sq-ft broadcast facility.

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Dynahoe Backhoe Loader

Construction Equipment

The backhoe loader is still one of the most popular and visible of all types of construction machines. It reigned as the mainstay of mechanized utility work over some two-and-a-half decades after first finding popularity in the 1950s.

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Co-living firm Common issues RFP for the future home office and work hub

BD+C

Common, the U.S.’s largest co-living company, recently released an RFP for a “Remote Work Hub” to blend work and life from the ground up.

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Corsicana Mattress To Invest Over $8.6M In Indiana

Business Facilities

The Texas-based mattress company will establish a new production facility in La Porte, IN, creating 350 jobs. - Read: Corsicana Mattress To Invest Over $8.6M In Indiana 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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7 must reads for the AEC industry today: August 25, 2020

BD+C

. 1. Data Center Demand Holds Up Amid Pandemic (National Real Estate Investor) - August 24. "Investors now spend more than ever for data center properties, relative to the income from the buildings.".

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[VIDEO] Tomahawk Talks Excavator Systems

Construction Equipment

Topcon’s 3D machine control workflows aim to improve the productivity, accuracy, and profitability of excavator projects. Of excavator projects. According to the company, productivity improvements of 30 percent or more are common, even for experienced operators.

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Realtor Survey: Sales Rebound Likely to Continue

Pro Builder

Realtor Survey: Sales Rebound Likely to Continue. mbeirne. Tue, 08/25/2020 - 11:36. Will the economic recovery be a W, a hockey stick? At least for the housing market, the line graph is looking like a V-shaped rebound, according to the latest results from the Realtor Confidence Index Survey. The survey of 4,000 agents by the National Association of Realtors suggests the strong housing demand is likely to be sustained in the coming months. .

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Jordan Zahlene Builds a Legacy

Construction Equipment

“I’ll never forget where I started, but I always think tomorrow has to be better than today,” says Under 40 in Construction Equipment Award winner Jordan Zahlene, VP of Zahlene Enterprises (ZEI), a Miami, Florida-area aggregate recycling, sitework, and paving company.

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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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What Does Parapet Mean | Types of Parapet Wall | Uses of Parapet Wall

CivilJungle

Introduction of Parapet Wall. The parapet wall is one of the most important parts of our house. It acts as a protective barrier that is constructed at the end of the roof of the buildings and balcony. The parapet wall plays a vital role in the safety of the occupants. In this article, you will get to know about what is Parapet wall, types of the parapet wall, Uses of Parapet wall, and Construction of Parapet wall.

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Ensure Data Integrity in Fleet Management

Construction Equipment

Equipment management requires various equipment-specific software systems and technologies to effectively manage fuel consumption, inventory, operational costs, utilization, risk, productivity, and other essential areas.

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Platform will allow researchers to test energy system integration at scale

BD+C

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently launched the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) platform. .

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COVID-19 Is Disrupting The Residential Housing Market—What Action Should Housebuilders Take?

ENR Construction

House sales have slowed dramatically in many countries, so housebuilders are wrestling with what they need to do to ensure their future success. As countries come out of lockdown house sales volumes will start to pick up but will they recover to pre-COVID-19 levels?

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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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Data Bulletin Examines COVID-19 Impact on Workers, Businesses

Construction Superintendent Magazine

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the construction industry hard, with nearly 1 million workers losing their jobs between March and April. The new issue of the CPWR Data Bulletin focuses on COVID-19’s economic impact on the industry from March to June 2020, including job losses, business closures and medical absences. Among the key findings: About 80% of small construction businesses experienced either a large or moderate negative impact, effects were disproportionately high for Hispanic worke

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Video: What's driving the boom in life sciences real estate?

BD+C

The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating momentum nationwide for life sciences real estate demand, according to a recent report from JLL's Healthcare and Life Sciences team. The report, 2020 Life Sciences Real Estate Outlook , outlines the nation's top life sciences cluster hubs (Boston and San Francisco top the list) and pinpoints emerging markets for life sciences real estate. .

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Some useful tips to examine concrete formwork in job site

Construction Cost Estimating

The finalized inspection of concrete formwork should be examined prior to set the reinforcement bars in exact location. By implementing perfect form work, honey combing, blow holes, grout less or discoloration of concrete can be circumvented and consequently the ?nished surface of concrete becomes superior. Prior to commencement of concreting work , shuttering surface should be fully cleansed and does not contain any defect/deposits in order to provide rightly straight smooth concrete surface.

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How Multifamily Housing Can Survive the Pandemic

Pro Builder

How Multifamily Housing Can Survive the Pandemic. mbeirne. Tue, 08/25/2020 - 10:50. Is multifamily housing and density doomed? Are people going to repulsed by the idea of riding an elevator, sharing a common entry, or touching a handrail? Deryl Patterson, president of Housing Design Matters says no and writes about three types of attached housing—paired villas, townhouses, and stacked flats—that all feature private egress and outdoor space.w .

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Discover 7 Ways to Cut Construction Inefficiencies

Construction sites are often just-barely-controlled chaos. Without clear coordination, you risk everything from clashes to delays, cancellations, and missed deadlines. Get the free eBook & learn how to solve the biggest challenges in construction!

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Maxam Opens Solid-Tire Factory

Construction Equipment

Maxam Tire has opened an all-new advanced and automated solid tire production facility. The recently opened factory is fully owned and operated by Maxam, representing a major commitment to the specialty solid tire segment, according to the company.

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Construction Economics for August 31, 2020

ENR Construction

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics.

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Three Impressive Candidates Vie for ENR Southeast's 2020 'Project of the Year' Award

ENR Construction

The projects were selected as candidates for the top honor in ENR Southeast's annual Best Projects awards competition.

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