Wed.Nov 06, 2019

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How to Find a Bank that Values Your Relationship & Not Just Your Money

Construction Business Owner

With the rise of large, global banks and internet banking, the relationship between a company and its bank has lost its luster. Gone are the days where a banker was a trusted advisor and an integral part of a company’s team. Now, the bigger the institution, the less ability it has to form a real relationship with its customer.

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Different Types of Base Isolators Used in Buildings

The Constructor

Different types of base isolation techniques are developed one after the other, each prepared for specific seismic conditions and structures. Some of.

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California approves $3B bond for Virgin's $45B bullet train to Las Vegas

Construction Dive

The California portion of the project is expected to call for almost 16,000 construction jobs over three years.

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2019 Reconstruction Awards: Betting on a city's future

BD+C

The six-story MGM Springfield is the first full-service casino in Massachusetts. It occupies 14 acres over three city blocks and includes a 250-key hotel, a 125,000-sf casino, 46,000 sf of event space, and parking for 3,400 vehicles. The downtown that this complex is intended to revitalize is a mixture of historic properties, modern high-rises, and remnants of Springfield’s history as America’s arms manufacturer from 1777 to 1968.

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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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Tech 101: Exoskeletons

Construction Dive

Whether powered or passive, the wearable technology helps alleviate fatigue and keep more workers on the jobsite. Here's more information about their use in construction and market availability.

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An interactive database of the most commercial building code violations

Construction Dive

Subcontractors make most of the violations that inspectors uncover, so it's important to know what to look for.

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The silent giant: Reconstruction sector makes big impact on firms

BD+C

For a market that receives little attention or fanfare, the U.S. reconstruction and renovation sector is the lifeblood for many of the nation’s architecture, engineering, and construction firms—large and small. From office fitouts to adaptive reuse to historic preservation to run-of-the-mill renovation work, more than $100 billion in construction spending flows into reconstruction projects each year.

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Chevy Unveils Concept Electric E-10 Pickup

Construction Equipment

Chevrolet took the wraps off a concept pickup truck powered by electricity and styled to look like a 1962 Chevy C-10. According to published reports, the truck uses the company's two 400-volt Bolt EV batteries and produces 450 horsepower.

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Making choices in a competitive environment

Construction Marketing Ideas

Energies dedicated to this blog have been reallocated to our new daily newspaper, Ontarioconstructionnews.com, a monopoly-busting initiative for some highly regional legal notice ads. About a month ago, I learned our competitive initiative would face its own, formidable, competition. (In the rules of managing competition, there rarely is value in identifying the competitor and in […].

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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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Motorway debut for battery-powered drill rig

Digger Blog

The world’s first battery-powered pile drilling rig is making its working debut on a roadworks site in Austria.

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Payment of Retainage with “conditions attached” Deemed Non-Payment

Best Practices Construction Law

Given the amount of leftover Halloween candy in our house, you bet that I can make some deals with my kiddos: “If you do this, I will give you some candy” … or … “If you don’t stop doing this … I won’t give you any candy.” You see, there are conditions attached to the reward or consequence. The Supreme Court of Vermont recently held that the conditions attached to a contractor’s payment of retainage to a subcontractor violated the stat

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Amid slump, Caterpillar increases focus on autonomous vehicle tech

Construction Dive

Despite a sales downturn, the OEM continues to invest in innovation and technology, it said, which includes its autonomous vehicles and equipment.

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Passive House senior high-rise uses structural thermal breaks to insulate steel penetrations

BD+C

Queens, N.Y. — The Corona Senior Residence of the Hellenic American Neighborhood Action Committee (HANAC) is the first affordable housing facility built for seniors in New York City’s Corona, Queens, neighborhood in more than 30 years. It will also be the first affordable senior housing development in the U.S. to meet the Passive House Institute design standard for energy efficiency and ecological footprint reduction.

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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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Building materials delivery app RenoRun gets $17M in funding

Construction Dive

Available in Montreal, Toronto and Austin, Texas, the firm plans to use the money to expand to more cities and add services and products.

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Earthbag Project Dedicated to Owen Geiger

Natural Building

My name is Phillip Freiberg. I have been in e-mail communication with Dr. Geiger over a couple of years regarding building an earthbag house. He advised me to start with a small project. After his death in 2018, I finally made up my mind on the starter project I wanted to put my theoretical knowledge into. Dr. Geiger is no longer there to answer my e-mails, but his legacy is alive.

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Rotary Corporation Appoints New Territory Manager

Green Industry Professionals

Rotary’s new territory manager will be involved in business development, dealer sales, support and service for customers throughout a three-state territory

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Allen Engineering HDX600 Riding Trowel

Construction Equipment

Allen HDX600 ride-on concrete finishing trowel is an 8-foot ride-on trowel powered by a 50-horsepower Hatz diesel. The Hydra-Drive Extreme trowel is hydraulically controlled with a Bosch-Rexroth system. The Intelli-drive system allows the engine and the hydraulics to communicate.

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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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DIRTT Environmental Solutions Investing $18.5M In South Carolina

Business Facilities

The interior construction company will create more than 100 new jobs at Legacy East Business Park in Rock Hill, SC. - Read: DIRTT Environmental Solutions Investing $18.5M In South Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Colorado Municipalities Make Moves on Election Day

Construction Equipment

Voters in two localities--one city and one county--voted to take transportation issues into their own hands this week. The city of Denver will move its transportation function out of the Department of Public Works into its own cabinet-level entity, if preliminary votes counts hold.

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Milwaukee Brings Batteries to Gas, Air-Powered Tool Classes

ENR Construction

Getting the most power out of lithium-ion has been an ongoing arms race in the world of power tools in the past few years, and Milwaukee Tool just launched another major offensive in the battery wars.

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Albuquerque Votes for Transportation Tax, Rail Yard Funding

Construction Equipment

Albuquerque voters overwhelmingly approved extending the transportation tax, KRQE reported. The tax is said to generate millions for road improvements, maintenance, and transit operations in the city. Some 58 percent of voters also passed a bond issue impacting the Albuquerque Rail Yards.

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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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Undisclosed ICC agreement with NAHB alleged to thwart more stringent efficiency codes

BD+C

The International Code Council made an unpublicized deal with the National Association of Home Builders that has effectively blocked efforts to boost energy efficiency and structure resiliency in the ICC’s code development, according to a report in the New York Times.

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CNH Industrial Construction Head Steps Down

Construction Equipment

Carl Gustaf Goransson has stepped down as president construction for CNH Industrial. In addition, chief technology officer Alan Berger is leaving the company.

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ENR MidAtlantic Honors Top Young Professionals

ENR Construction

The 2020 class of ENR MidAtlantic’s Top Young Professionals represents the best and brightest emerging design and construction leaders from across the region.

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Does investment in public transit pay off in economic development and growth?

BD+C

Last summer, the New York Times ran a story with the headline “The Capital of Car Culture, Los Angeles Warms to Mass Transit.” That article focused on the recent opening of extensions of L.A.’s Expo and Gold transit lines, and a tax-funded initiative that would finance 40 major transit projects over the next 40 years, including 100 miles of new rail lines and a train tunnel through the Sepulveda Pass to connect the L.A.

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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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Toro Z Master 7500-G Grass Mower

Green Industry Professionals

The Horizon on-board intelligence platform enhances the performance of the machine in various mowing conditions, and protects the mower by monitoring engine oil temperature and pressure

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AS+GG releases design scheme for the South HeXi Yuzui Financial District and Tower

BD+C

After its design competition win back in 2018, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) has unveiled the final scheme for the new South HeXi Yuzui Financial District and Tower in Nanjing, China.

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Online courses available for busy Green Industry professionals.

Green Industry Professionals

Penn State Extension's self-paced online courses have science-based information and guidance from research experts. Available 24/7, 365 days per year.

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