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What You Should Know Before Taking a Construction Loan

Construction Marketing

Finding your dream home with all the unique features within your budget and in the perfect location can be challenging. However, with a construction loan , you can build your dream home from scratch without making compromises. A construction loan is high-interest, short-term financing that you can use to custom-build your home. It covers land acquisition costs, building materials, construction permits, labor, contingency and interest reserves, closing costs, and plans.

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How can Architectural Rendering Make a Difference?

The Constructor

Not all new building designs and construction projects require architectural rendering. However, the practice of using computer-generated images to.

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30 Types of Clamps and Their Uses | 30 Different Types Clamps and Uses | Best Clamps For Home Uses

Civiconcepts

Clamps are a fastening tool that is used for holding the materials in place or holding a different material together and preventing the separation of materials. Also, these clamps help … 30 Types of Clamps and Their Uses | 30 Different Types Clamps and Uses | Best Clamps For Home Uses Read More ».

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Gary Horstmann, the super

The Korte Company

Gary Horstmann and his brother drive around their hometown, cruising through the sleepy little city to count all of the homes and buildings they created with their father some 40 years ago. Quality building runs in their blood. Horstmann Construction Company still boasts 24 nameplates on buildings around Highland, Illinois, and they did it in only five years in business.

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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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Can an ATS Really Help You Find Your Next Candidate?

ExactHire - Construction

It makes more sense than ever to pay as much attention to the way you treat candidates as you do your customers. After all, the pandemic and the resulting Great Recession arrived at about the same time as the long-expected skills gap and talent shortage. When it comes to netting top talent, hiring managers in 2022 are caught in the perfect storm. . That perfect storm is why businesses are paying close attention to concepts like candidate experience and their employer brand.

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Prices for Softwood Lumber Drove Up January PPI

Pro Builder

Prices for Softwood Lumber Drove Up January PPI. ldeakins. Thu, 02/17/2022 - 09:51. Building materials prices continue to increase at the start of 2022, with inflated softwood lumber and paint costs leading the charge . . Prices for building materials used in residential construction ex-energy jumped 3.6% in January after steady gains throughout a pandemic-driven supply chain storm, NAHB’s Eye on Housing reports.

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Site Intelligence Provider Eyrus Raises $12M, With Autodesk An Investor

ENR Construction

Alexandra McManus, CEO and co-founder, says startup's platform, which automates workforce data collection in real time, has been used on more than $220 billion worth of construction projects.

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Purchase Demand Remains Strong as 30-Year Mortgage Rates Rise Above 4%

Pro Builder

Purchase Demand Remains Strong as 30-Year Mortgage Rates Rise Above 4%. ldeakins. Thu, 02/17/2022 - 09:56. Buyers are filling a growing appraisal gap as rates climb higher, but purchasing activity appears solid, experts say. Last week, 30-year mortgage rates jumped above 4% after consecutive weekly gains at the start of 2022, though purchase demand remains strong, according to the CalculatedRisk Newsletter.

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Judge Gives Cintra Bid Protest of $9B Md. P3 Project Award New Life

ENR Construction

Ruling largely rejects state assertion that challenge of Transurban/Macquarie contract missed key deadline; no state comment yet on impact to project schedule.

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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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Low Inventory and Price Gains Could Pose Challenges for Spring Shoppers

Pro Builder

Low Inventory and Price Gains Could Pose Challenges for Spring Shoppers. ldeakins. Thu, 02/17/2022 - 10:18. Home prices are hitting new highs and builders are racing against the clock to add much-needed housing supply, but demand isn’t wavering ahead of another strong season for home buying. Home value appreciation rose to a record annual gain of 19.9% in January as inventory dropped to a record low of 900,000 total listings, a 42.4% decline from January 2020, Zillow reports.

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Enbridge Will Send Out RFPS For Straits of Mackinac Oil and Natural Gas Utility Tunnel

ENR Construction

Enbridge can solicit bids for contractors to build a tunnel and utility corridor for the Line 5 oil and gas pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac.

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Difference Between Veneer and Laminate

CivilJungle

What Is Veneers? They look like real wood since veneers are sourced from trees where every sheet of veneer has a unique appearance. No two sheets of veneer appear identical, unlike laminates. Design of Veneers. The natural wood grain patterns offer a rich, warm and aesthetically pleasing appearance to the veneer sheets. In addition, veneers may be stained in various colours and finishes, such as gloss and matte.

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New $130M Facility Is Start of Major Hanford Nuclear Waste Cleanup

ENR Construction

System built by DOE contractor is first step to removing wastes from leaking underground storage tanks before they are transformed into inert glass

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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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Investor Activity Rose to a Record High in 2021

Pro Builder

Investor Activity Rose to a Record High in 2021. ldeakins. Thu, 02/17/2022 - 09:45. Investor purchases accounted for a substantial share of total home sales in 2021, specifically in minority neighborhoods battling a preexisting affordability crisis and longstanding homeownership gaps. In 2021, real estate investors bought nearly one in every seven homes sold across the U.S., the most in two decades, The Washington Post reports.

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Ford Picks Barton Malow, Gray to Build $5.8B Kentucky EV Battery Plants

ENR Construction

Contractors are named for $5.8-billion project on 1,500-acre site.

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D.C. Megaproject Wraps Around Two Rail Tunnels

ENR Construction

The second phase of the The Wharf, a multibillion-dollar, mixed-use project, involves driving piles between two Metro subway tunnels.

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Ford Picks Barton Malow, Gray to Build $5.8B EV Battery Plants in Ky.

ENR Construction

Contractors are named for BlueOval SK Battery Park project on 1,500-acre site.

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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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Infrastructure Law Funds Will Speed Great Lakes Cleanups

ENR Construction

EPA plans to spend $1 billion from IIJA to speed cleanups, allowing most key projects in region to be completed by 2030.

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Longtime Engineer, Academic Known as Problem Solver

ENR Construction

After a storied career as an Army Corps engineer, John Schaufelberger became an academic and wrote 10 textbooks.

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Mass Timber Aerospace Project Uses Innovative Truss System

ENR Construction

A new hangar in British Columbia mirrors the shapes and curves of a plane.

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ENR MidAtlantic People: February 2022

ENR Construction

Updates about construction professionals in the MidAtlantic Region.

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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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Enbridge To Issue RFPs For $500M Straits of Mackinac Oil-Gas Tunnel

ENR Construction

Replacement for Line 5 pipeline could start construction as early as 2024

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Transit Development Hub Uses Prefab Metal Frame

ENR Construction

Gateway at Millbrae Station sets the bar for design integration.

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ASCE Report Calls for Sweeping Changes to Texas Infrastructure

ENR Construction

A detailed analysis of the catastrophic 2021 Texas winter storm released Feb. 16 found systemic flaws in the state's electric sector contributed to a "cascade of failures" that overwhelmed Texas' power grid.

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New $130M Hanford Site Facility Is Start of Major Nuclear Waste Cleanup

ENR Construction

DOE contractor-built system is first step in removing long buried plutonium production wastes at huge complex before they are transformed into inert glass and disposed

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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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Finalists Announced for Project of the Year in ENR National Competition

ENR Construction

Three unique projects are in the running for coveted top honors in the Best of the Best Projects contest.

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MidAtlantic Pulse: February 2022

ENR Construction

Information for Pulse is derived from Dodge Data & Analytics, the premier project information source in the construction industry.

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Site Intelligence Provider Eyrus Raises $12M, With Autodesk Joining Investors

ENR Construction

Jobsite workforce visibility platform Eyrus nets $12 million from Autodesk and other investors.