Tue.Jul 24, 2018

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4 Commercial Construction Trends for Restaurant and Food Service Projects

HardHatChat

It’s already been a busy year for Englewood’s Restaurant Construction division, with a wide variety of projects ranging from ground-up new construction and interior renovations to commercial kitchen work. As such, here are four commercial construction trends our team has observed and anticipates we’ll see shaping more restaurant and food service construction projects in the near future: Tapping Into The Craft Beer Boom.

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HR, Finance and Accounting Professionals: Learn How to Work Smarter Not Harder at Collaborate 2018

Viewpoint Construction Technology

HR, Finance and Accounting Professionals: Learn How to Work Smarter Not Harder at Collaborate 2018. In the construction industry, no two days are ever alike. Managing the hundreds, if not thousands, of moving pieces, people and processes and the data connected with each across each project can be an epic task. In the back office, accounting and HR teams are the workhorses that get these tasks done day in and day out.

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Determine Effect of Trench Excavation on Nearby Buildings by Rule of Thumb

The Constructor

Clearly, trench excavation affects nearby buildings and causing them to settle. The major factors that cause building settlement are soil relaxation.

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Episode 3 – Suicide Prevention

Viewpoint Construction Technology

A Viewpoint on Construction, Modern Takes on a Transforming Industry. Episode 3: Suicide Prevention. In this episode of A Viewpoint on Construction, we look at the staggering numbers behind suicide in the United States, including the high rate in construction. Hear a moving discussion between our host and Patsy Dunn, CFP with Siteworks Design/Build.

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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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Best Value LEAN Construction Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Collaborative process and dialogue among Owner, A/E’s, and Contractors drive significantly improved outcomes. This can consistently be achieve through the us of LEAN Construction Deliver Methods, such as OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting. The value of the OpenJOC framework is its ability to provide a systematic approach of eliminating waste so every step adds value for the client and mutual benefit to all participants.

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New York construction execs charged with minority fraud

Construction Dive

Two heads of the now-defunct, Albany-based Eastern Building & Restoration were charged with stealing identities of minority-owned businesses to obtain millions in public works contracts.

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AL Named Best Business Climate, NV No. 1 In Growth Potential

Business Facilities

Alabama is the state with the Best Business Climate and Nevada is the top-ranked state for Economic Growth Potential in Business Facilities' 14th Annual Rankings Report, released this week. - Read: AL Named Best Business Climate, NV No. 1 In Growth Potential at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Nonresidential construction sector healthy, stable — for now

Construction Dive

An Associated Builders and Contractors report said the robust industry could, however, see a downturn by 2020 due to rising interest rates and material prices and an ongoing labor shortage.

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SOFiSTiK Reinforcement Detailing 2019 is now available

BIM & Beam

SOFiSTiK Reinforcement Detailing significantly accelerates the creation of 2D reinforcement sheets from 3D models in Autodesk Revit. The product consists of software and a set of families, which can be modified to meet local or company standards. Easily create bar lists, bending schedules, and cut lists for wire meshes. Last month SOFiSTiK Reinforcement Detailing 2019 became available: [link].

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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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Dotted Line: How to manage the risks of delegated design

Construction Dive

Taking responsibility for even a small portion of the design can expose contractors to increased liability. Here's how to limit the risks.

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Caterpillar, Newmont to Work Toward Autonomous Underground

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar and Newmont Mining have agreed to work on technology for the semi-autonomous and remote operation of underground loaders. The initial focus is on “Command for underground” within Cat MineStar. The collaborative agreement, which includes Cat dealer Cashman Equipment, covers underground hard rock mining, and Newmont is the largest user of Caterpillar underground vehicle automation technology in the western hemisphere, according the manufacturer.

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Contractor in deadly South Dakota building collapse files for bankruptcy protection

Construction Dive

Hultgren Construction, the contractor working on the Copper Lounge when it collapsed in December 2016, killing one and entrapping another, has filed for a Chapter 11 case that will divide its assets among its creditors.

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Differentiation: Does it matter?

Construction Marketing Ideas

Ah, a trick question. The question isn’t whether differentiation matters — it does — but whether the point you are trying to represent as differentiation matters. In other words, simply being unique and different won’t make one bit of difference if potential clients could care less about the distinction. This is a challenging issue, in […].

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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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2 US hyperloop startups secure Chinese state-backed funds

Construction Dive

?Chinese investment groups offered a $1 billion credit line for Arrivo Corp. project backers and half the funding needed for a China-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies project.

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Deregulation for denser development in Los Angeles moves forward

BD+C

Los Angeles is moving ahead with a plan to rewrite development rules so that denser development can take place near transit stations. Los Angeles City Council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee recently approved the Expo Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan. This would allow more housing, retail, and office space near five transit stations.

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Liebherr USA Set to Expand HQ Footprint in Virginia

Construction Equipment

Liebherr USA broke ground for its new headquarters in Newport News, Va., this week. The $45 million expansion includes three new buildings: a state–of-the-art four-story administrative building; a warehouse and parts distribution center to meet current and future requirements; and a modernized production and workshop facility intended to support the company’s cranes, construction, and concrete divisions.

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Cincinnati’s green approach to sewer discharge expected to save $100 million

BD+C

Under orders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to largely eliminate the flow of sewage into rivers and streams, Cincinnati is moving forward with a plan using green solutions.

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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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22 Construction Workers Held Captive Paid $250K

Construction Equipment

The Department of Labor has announced that Full Power Properties LLC, a Chinese developer and the lead contractor for the 650-unit, high-rise Silvery Towers project in San Jose, California, has been order to pay $250,000 to 22 employees to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) found during a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation.

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Foxconn awards 37 more contracts to Wisconsin firms for $10B campus

Construction Dive

The Taiwanese tech manufacturing heavyweight along with lead contractor, the joint venture of M+W Group and Gilbane, are hiring "Wisconsin first.

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Astec Q2 Adjusted Net Sales Up 16.5%

Construction Equipment

Astec Industries reported results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2018. During the second quarter, Astec and Highland, its wood pellet plant customer in Arkansas, decided it was in both parties’ best interest to restructure the company’s obligations related to Highland’s wood pellet plant and exit the company’s obligations regarding the plant.

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Weidt Group’s Net Energy Optimizer now available as software as a service

BD+C

Energy analysis and consulting firm, The Weidt Group, is offering its Net Energy Optimizer (NEO) tool for public use. The software as a service application allows users to see validated results for hundreds of proven energy-efficiency options in real time, according to a Weidt Group press release. The tool was previously available only to Weidt Group consultants.

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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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JLG to Offer Turf Tires as Option

Construction Equipment

Turf tires will be offered as an option on JLG G5-18A telehandlers. The 33x16-inch tires are designed to be turf-friendly and provide excellent traction and floatation with minimal ground disturbance, the company says. The tires have a 12-ply rating and increase machine width to 76.5 inches. “The tires’ minimal turf disturbance tread design is ideal for grounds maintenance for areas such as sport complexes and golf courses, along with residential construction and landscaping,” said John Boehme,

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Speyside Bourbon Cooperage Creating 160 Jobs In Virginia

Business Facilities

The company will invest $35 million and create 160 new jobs at a new bourbon barrel cooperage in Smyth County and a new stave mill facility in Washington County. - Read: Speyside Bourbon Cooperage Creating 160 Jobs In Virginia at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Weekly Product Gallery: Uponor, American Standard, Wilo, California Faucets, FLIR and Grohe

Contractor Magazine

This week’s gallery highlights these new plumbing products: a line of PEX connections for water service; a bath faucet collection inspired by Queen Anne furniture; two solar borehole pumps; a line of customizable pot fillers; a true root mean square digital multimeter; and a bath faucet collection inspired by architect Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House.

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Natural Gas Engine Added as Volvo VNL 300 Option

Construction Equipment

The Volvo VNL 300 daycab is now available with the latest version of the Cummins ISX12N “Near Zero” natural gas engine.

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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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Various benefits of modular construction

Construction Cost Estimating

Modular construction belongs to a method by which a building is developed off-site, under controlled plant conditions, with the use of the equivalent materials and designing based on the similar codes and standards as traditionally built facilities. The construction can be done very rapidly. Buildings are built up in “modules” and assembled on site retaining the similar design intent and specifications.

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Shuster Rolls Out Infrastructure Proposal, With Big Gas-Tax Hike

ENR Construction

Shuster ideas may spark debate, but comprehensive infrastructure bill is at best a long shot this year.

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Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) is a powerful construction material

Construction Cost Estimating

Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) alias reactive powder concrete (RPC), is a high-strength, ductile material that is formed by integrating portland cement, silica fume, quartz flour, fine silica sand, high-range water reducer, water, and steel or organic fibers. The compressive strengths of this type of concrete is up to 29,000 pounds per square inch (psi) and flexural strengths up to 7,000 psi.