Mon.Mar 21, 2022

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3 Reasons Your Toilet Keeps Clogging

Construction Marketing

A toilet that keeps clogging can not only be annoying but also a major sign of a serious plumbing problem. Knowing what’s causing the blockage is the first step to fixing the problem. While you can easily fix some of the issues that cause your toilet to clog with a change of habits or DIY troubleshooting, some may require the services of a plumbing company.

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Virginia’s El Koubi Accepts 2021 State of the Year—Best Overall Business Climate Award

Business Facilities

Business Facilities magazine recognized the Commonwealth of Virginia for its commitment to building a strong business environment in 2021.

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Nine Strategies for a Safer Construction Business

Jobsite with Procore

There is plenty of talk about safety in construction. While many safety efforts aim to reduce costs, people are also discussing the greater benefit of reducing pain and suffering.

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Restoration: How to Manage Cash Flow While Waiting for an Insurance Check

Levelset

Restoration contractors can spend a lot of time waiting for payment. Even though the insurance company isn’t your customer, the property owner may be depending on that insurance check to pay for your work. Meanwhile, you’re incurring expenses that drain your bank account, like purchasing materials and paying employees. To cover these expenses, restoration contractors need to manage their cash flow to ensure they have enough money in the bank — especially when the insurance company is dragging th

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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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4 Key Ways to Innovate and Add Value to Your Construction Business

Jobsite with Procore

Whether it’s value for employees, value for clients, or value for partners, any fresh idea or innovative concept is only as good as the value it delivers. Here are four business aspects with special meaning for construction companies.

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SEC Proposes Rule Requiring Public Firms to Report Climate Risks

ENR Construction

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposal would seek standardized disclosures of climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions to investors for the first time.

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Building Owners Know Your Asbestos & Lead Survey Requirements

Wolgast Corporation

When do existing environmental hazards effect building ownership most? When your building was built prior to 1980 and you have people working, cleaning or providing maintenance within the building. When you plan to remodel or put on an addition to a building of any age. When you buy or sell the building. For a building owner, sometimes the best deal is a building constructed before 1980 that can be remodeled for your use.

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6 Green Building Materials and How They are Used

Chianelli Estimating

Regulatory mandates and improved affordability of green, sustainable and eco-friendly materials, leading to them to be used more in construction. Green materials in construction are often attractive to tenants and investors because they can lower the cost of building maintenance while reducing carbon footprints. The following is a list of eco-friendly building materials that can be used for a variety of construction projects.

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SEC Proposes Rule Requiring Public Firms to Disclose Climate Risks

ENR Construction

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposal would seek standardized disclosures of climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions to investors for the first time.

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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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Construction Employment Surges in February to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels, Says ABC

Construction Superintendent Magazine

The construction industry added 60,000 jobs on net in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall, the industry has recovered virtually all (99%) of the jobs lost during earlier stages of the pandemic. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 29,400 positions in February, with all three subsectors experiencing growth, and is up 3.9% over the past 12 months.

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Self-Repairing Construction Materials Could Have Huge Benefits

Jobsite with Procore

Recurring building and roadway maintenance is a time-consuming and expensive part of construction work. If MIT’s material becomes viable for use in construction, it could save firms time and money on labor, in addition to its environmental benefits.

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When Exactly Did My Debriefing End?

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

The GAO’s recent decision in K&K Industries, Inc. reinforces for disappointed offerors that once the government unequivocally states that a debriefing has concluded, the clock has started ticking on the time to file a protest. Notably, this can be true even if the parties continue discussing the offeror’s proposal. The Background. On September 28, 2021, the U.S.

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Home Value Appreciation Outpaced Median Salaries Across 25 Metros in 2021

Pro Builder

Home Value Appreciation Outpaced Median Salaries Across 25 Metros in 2021. ldeakins. Mon, 03/21/2022 - 09:51. Home prices rose faster than median incomes in the majority of metro areas tracked by Zillow in 2021. Home value growth surpassed median salaries in 25 of 38 U.S. metros tracked by Zillow in 2021, compared to just five metro areas where home value appreciation outpaced median income in 2020, CNBC reports.

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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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AGC Reports 3/4 of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs January 2021-2022, Soaring Job Openings Indicate Lack of Workers Kept Employment Totals Down

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Construction employment increased in nearly three out of four U.S. metro areas in January compared to a year ago, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association officials welcomed the widespread job gains but cautioned that contractors in many areas are having trouble finding enough qualified workers to return to pre-pandemic levels amid tight labor market conditions.

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The Top Homebuyer Preferences for the 2022 Spring Buying Season

Pro Builder

The Top Homebuyer Preferences for the 2022 Spring Buying Season. ldeakins. Mon, 03/21/2022 - 09:55. Post-pandemic lifestyle changes are causing a shift in homebuyer preferences at the start of a busy spring season . As a growing number of Americans return to the office, relocate, or look to restart their lives amid waning COVID-19 cases, new homebuyer preferences are taking over a busy spring season, Realtor.com reports.

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Construction Economics for March 28, 2022

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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How Alternative Building Systems Are Helping a Strained Workforce

Pro Builder

How Alternative Building Systems Are Helping a Strained Workforce. ldeakins. Mon, 03/21/2022 - 10:00. Builders battling a seemingly endless barrage of materials shortages and price hikes are finding a solution in the form of insulated concrete building systems. Inflated materials prices, supply chain disruptions, and labor shortages are ushering in an era of adaptation for the building industry and creating more demand for concrete forms (ICFs), structural insulated panels (SIPs), and other ener

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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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Obituary: Alaska Rep. Don Young, 88, Was Long-Time Infrastructure Leader

ENR Construction

Long-serving House member led the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee from 2001 to 2007.

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Monthly Asking Rents Rose to a New High in February

Pro Builder

Monthly Asking Rents Rose to a New High in February. ldeakins. Mon, 03/21/2022 - 10:04. Asking rents are up 40% in Austin as dreams of homeownership are dashed for a growing number of prospective buyers. Average monthly asking rents increased 15% year-over-year in February to a record high of $1,901, while the median monthly mortgage payment for homebuyers also climbed 31% to a new high, Redfin reports.

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Alaska Rep. Don Young, Long-Time Infrastructure Leader, Dies at 88

ENR Construction

Alaskan congressman led the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee from 2001 to 2007.

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We’re Back! Women in Residential Construction Conference, San Diego, Oct. 19-21

Pro Builder

We’re Back! Women in Residential Construction Conference, San Diego, Oct. 19-21. ldeakins. Mon, 03/21/2022 - 08:07. After two years of holding virtual events, the annual Women in Residential Construction (WIRC) Conference is back in person for 2022. For seven years, Pro Builder and Pro Remodeler have invited female executives and managers from across the country to attend its annual WIRC Conference to connect, learn, and be inspired.

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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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Area Cost Factors – Not a viable for Federal Construction Cost Estimating?

Job Order Contracting

Should Areas Cost Factors be used for Construction Cost Estimating? There are multiple False Assumptions associated with Area Cost Factors. As a result, more than 40 years after the introduction of area cost factors (ACFs), the federal government is no closer to its goals of having construction cost estimates match actual construction costs, or properly adjusting for regional (location based) variances.

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Autodesk and REDAS Sign MOU to Support Digitisation of Singapore’s Real Estate Supply Chain

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Digital transformation is a wave that has not only catalyzed business growth—it has helped companies remain buoyant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, as great a wave as digital transformation has been, its ripples have yet to wash upon the shores of the construction industry. According to the latest study by McKinsey Global Institute, construction remains one of the least digitized industries in the world, ranking just above the likes of agriculture.