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Wall Cladding: Design Criteria, Material, and Types

The Constructor

Cladding is the process of layering one material over the other to protect a building from natural elements like wind and rain. It also provides.

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A Quick Science Refresher on Greenhouse Gas

Green Building Law Update

With the federal government and state of Maryland each having announced within days of each other, the mandated disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, we have received, maybe not surprising, many calls in the last two weeks inquiring “what are GHGs?” and “what are Scope 3 GHG emissions (. which are proposed to be a component of the SEC required disclosures but not the Maryland program)?”.

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Aquacrete: Advantages and Applications

The Constructor

Aquacrete is a decorative cement coating that provides an aesthetically pleasing appearance to a concrete surface.

Concrete 201
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Low Heat Cement – Composition, Properties, Uses, Advantages and Disadvantages

Learn Civil Engineering

What is low heat cement? Low heat cement is one of the types of Portland cement. It is specially made cement that generates low heat of hydration during the time of the setting process of construction. Low heat is in the context of low heat of hydration. Low heat cement is developed in 1930 in […].

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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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Building Information Modeling for Infrastructure: An Engineer’s Perspective

ENR Construction

There have been tens of thousands of blogs over the years about Building Information Modeling (BIM). If we count other communication venues, the number is in the hundreds of thousands, if not millions.

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Cloud Hosting is the Next Disruptive Innovation for DOTs, and It’s Already Here

ENR Construction

In his 1997 book The Innovator’s Dilemma, Clayton Christensen details the notion of “disruptive innovation” as a fresh technology or idea that creates a new market and displaces an existing one.

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What Is A Concrete Pump | How Does A Concrete Pump Work

CivilJungle

What Is A Concrete Pump? A Concrete Pump is operated to transmit freshly blended concrete from the containers to where it must serve at the construction site, and therefore, it is an important differentia of any construction project. Concrete Pumps are the considerable favored technique for repositioning fluid concrete nowadays and are a typical machine on construction sites.

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BIM for Infrastructure

ENR Construction

In my previous blog, we were looking deeper into the Transportation BIM Lifecycle. I brought up some of the underlying tenets of a project, such as permitting, bidding, payment, compliance, analysis, and others that we may get into, like materials.

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3 Reasons Cloud Hosted Systems are More Secure Than You Think

ENR Construction

A common misconception in the IT industry is that traditional on-premise systems are inherently more secure than those hosted in the cloud.

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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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An Owner-Centric Approach to Construction Software Solutions

ENR Construction

What does it mean to be owner-centric? That’s a question we often have to answer to new employees, whether they’re in sales or software development.

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A Picture is Worth a 1000 Field Notes

ENR Construction

The rapid adoption of photos happening around construction job sites is destined to have a tremendous impact on the way project reporting and inspection is done.

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With Read-Only Access, the City of Terre Haute Keeps Information Flowing Freely

ENR Construction

Challenge: As the Construction Manager for the City of Terre Haute, Bradley Utz often has to answer questions from project stakeholders, ranging from project contractors all the way to the Mayor himself.

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Offshore Wind Sector Has Gains, and Growing Pains

ENR Construction

A leading industry conference in Atlantic City, NJ, was packed last month as clean energy project interest grows, but permitting, transmission and staffing are key barriers to overcome.

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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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Statewide e-Bidding Laws Set New Trend for Heavy Civil Construction & Procurement

ENR Construction

Electronic bidding for infrastructure construction projects and general procurement is surging in popularity across the country.

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Common Construction Administration & Inspection Issues That SaaS Can Fix

ENR Construction

The construction contract administration phase for unit price contracts is often full of inefficiencies thanks to outdated, manual processes.

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Meeting demand for digital project delivery through strategic partnerships

ENR Construction

A sentence that will always be true: the prevalence and utility of construction project data is greater now than it has ever been before.

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Video: IIJA Impacts on Heavy Civil Industry - Panel w/Infotech, Esri, & Trimble

ENR Construction

Representatives from Infotech, ESRI, and Trimble break down the potential impacts of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, ranging from workforce shortage effects to driving tech adoption.

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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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Offshore Wind Energy Sector Has Big Gains, and Growing Pains

ENR Construction

A leading industry conference in Atlantic City, NJ, was well attended last month as offshore wind project interest grows—but permitting, transmission and staffing remain key barriers to overcome.

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Video: Infrastructure Bill Impacts on Agencies and Municipalities

ENR Construction

In follow-up to our recent panel with Esri and Trimble on the infrastructure bill, we dive deeper into the impacts of federal funding on agencies and municipalities.

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Understanding GIS: Location, Location, Location

ENR Construction

That’s a term we have all heard in reference to your home. You can always modify your house, but you can’t change the location.

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