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The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Jobsite Drones

Construction Business Owner

Construction business owners sometimes live in a rearview world, where visibility into their work is retroactive, advance planning is nearly impossible and the bidding process is unnecessarily complicated. Until recently, the only way to measure cost per yard on a project had been a combination of estimates or guesses based off of previous work or truck counting.

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Building Lime – Properties of Lime, Advantages and Uses in Construction

The Constructor

Lime is one of the basic building material used mainly as lime mortar in construction. Properties of building lime, advantages, and uses in.

Maine 167
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Vertical or horizontal format for your videos: Which makes the most sense?

Construction Marketing Ideas

Andrew McCarthy posted this informative article, 5 Reasons Why Your Business Needs to Start Making Vertical Video for Social Media, and my immediate reaction was: “Why, not.” He of course is correct in his assertions, but the converse argument can certainly apply — as you will quickly find if you try to post vertically-taken videos […].

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Laboratory Testing of Lime to be Used as a Building Material in Construction

The Constructor

Various laboratory tests are conducted on building lime for its suitability as material for construction works. Test for consistency of putty is.

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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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NextEra Energy/FPL Group Named Southeast Owner of the Year

ENR Construction

The Juno Beach, Fla.-based company was recognized for its development of a wide range of electrical generation facilities within Florida, across the Southeast and nationally.

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Spillway Breach Leads to Mass Evacuation in California

ENR Construction

Tens of thousands of residents are ordered to evacuate near Sacramento as dam crisis reaches critical stage.

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Classification of Lime as a Building Material for use in Construction

The Constructor

The classification of lime as a building materials for use in construction works based on IS 712-1973 is classified to different classes based on.

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Columbia University is ENR New York Owner of the Year

ENR Construction

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Legislature Overrides Veto of Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Increase

Green Building Law Update

On February 2, 2017, the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates voted to override the veto of an increase the State’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, as enacted in the 2016 Maryland General Assembly session. Last May, Maryland Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., vetoed House Bill 1106 , that was characterized as a “sunshine tax” to be levied upon every electricity ratepayer in Maryland.

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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.