Construction Business Owner
JUNE 13, 2019
There is an ever-widening gap between leading construction companies and the lagging companies. Here's what you should know and why you should care about it.
The Constructor
JUNE 13, 2019
When an elastic body is stressed, the strain will be produced. The amount of strain produced is directly proportional to the amount of stress.
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Viewpoint Construction Technology
JUNE 13, 2019
Viewpoint is a Principal Partner of the CFMA and many CFMA members are also Viewpoint clients. I just returned from my first CFMA ( Construction Financial Management Association ) annual conference and it was a great experience. I met many newcomers like myself along with seasoned veterans who had a ton of experience and insights to share. Managing growth in a booming economy without affecting margins, increasing role of technology and data within the business, cybersecurity, and shortage of tal
Job Order Contracting
JUNE 13, 2019
An innovative, yet proven method of construction services planning, procurement, and project delivery is gaining traction with owners who require consistent quality repair, renovation, and construction services that are both on-time, and on-budget. The OpenJOC(TM) Solution virtually eliminates the slow, costly, error prone, inefficient practices associated with design-bid-build, lowest bidder, and other traditional construction delivery methods.
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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.
Construction Dive
JUNE 13, 2019
A new OSHA report said cracks in the bridge were large enough to warrant the closing of the street below, where five motorists were crushed in the March 2018 accident.
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Construction Dive
JUNE 13, 2019
A new OSHA report said cracks in the bridge were large enough to warrant the closing of the street below, where five motorists were crushed in the March 2018 accident.
Construction Equipment
JUNE 13, 2019
Although little data exists on injuries to women in construction, a report in the Guardian highlighted the ways safety designs tend to neglect finding appropriate sizing for female bodies.
Construction Dive
JUNE 13, 2019
Construction is booming in the state, but the industry faces a range of issues including water concerns, NIMBYism and a shifting business environment.
BD+C
JUNE 13, 2019
A 1.32-acre city block in downtown Houston is now home to a new five-story magnet school. The new Kinder High School replaces a two-story, 63,000-sf building in this city’s eclectic Montrose neighborhood. The original building dated back to the early 1980s but had maxed out its ability to accommodate more students or integrated technologies.
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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.
Construction Marketing Ideas
JUNE 13, 2019
Michael Stone has written a useful column about the challenges of “focusing on price” — where he seeks to educate his clients on changing their mindset from worrying about clients seeking the lowest price; to showing them how to convince (the right) clients to pay more for reliability, quality and getting what they really want. […].
BD+C
JUNE 13, 2019
A 1.32-acre city block in downtown Houston is now home to a new five-story magnet school. The new Kinder High School replaces a two-story, 63,000-sf building in this city’s eclectic Montrose neighborhood. The original building dated back to the early 1980s but had maxed out its ability to accommodate more students or integrated technologies.
Construction Equipment
JUNE 13, 2019
Researchers in Australia have discovered how to make concrete from recycled glass by turning it back into sand. According to a Fox News report, the team turned glass waste into a polymer concrete used for industrial flooring.
BD+C
JUNE 13, 2019
When Motorola decided to move its headquarters back to Chicago, it left a 225-acre campus vacant in Schaumburg, Ill. The large plot of land is now being redeveloped into a mixed-use living and entertainment district by UrbanStreet Group and Antunovich Associates.
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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?
Green Industry Professionals
JUNE 13, 2019
Truck equipment manufacturer brings on sales director to focus exclusively on growing line of snow and ice equipment.
Construction Dive
JUNE 13, 2019
The gate for We Build the Wall's border fence segment in New Mexico was constructed on federal land and blocks a government levee road.
Green Industry Professionals
JUNE 13, 2019
Great Day's UTV PowerLoader operates off standard a standard UTV winch for loading toolboxes, bags of fertilize and seed, building materials and more. No winch is included and a 2,000 lb unit for maximum performance is recommended. Telescopic.
Business Facilities
JUNE 13, 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food & Agriculture will relocate operations from DC to KC; the project is expected to bring 568 new jobs to the area. - Read: USDA Relocating Two Key Agencies To Kansas City Region at BusinessFacilities.com.
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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.
BD+C
JUNE 13, 2019
A new report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) investigates the potential for rope-less and multidirectional elevator cabins for high-rise buildings. The technology runs on a series of seamless loops, powered by magnetic levitation. These rope-less and multidirectional elevator cabins could follow multiple routes within a given building.
Business Facilities
JUNE 13, 2019
A strategic location and access to a skilled workforce led the manufacturing company to expand its Chester County, SC facility to meet growing demand. - Read: Boise Cascade Investing $17.5M In South Carolina Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.
BD+C
JUNE 13, 2019
There is an increasing demand for low iron glass as designers are being drawn by the color—or to put it more accurately—the lack of. When you look through a piece of standard glass, it is typical to notice a blue-green tint caused by the iron induced during the glass manufacturing process. As the name suggests, low-iron glass contains lesser amounts of iron, resulting in a clear appearance rather than the blue-green tint, allowing for a crisp, clean look and view.
Contractor Magazine
JUNE 13, 2019
In case you have never heard of the Seven P’s before, they are: Proper, Prior, Planning, Prevents, P**s, Poor, Performance.
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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!
BD+C
JUNE 13, 2019
Next month, nine remodeled gates inside Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport will reopen, with another nine scheduled to reopen in March 2020. The $2.4 billion remodel of this terminal should be completed in 2023. This 1.2-million-sf net-zero-energy space, designed by Gensler, will include 57,000 sf of dynamic glazing supplied by View, a 12-year-old company based in Milpitas, Calif., that currently has its product in six of the top 15 airports in the U.S.
Construction Cost Estimating
JUNE 13, 2019
Earthquake produces severe damages to the structures. For this purpose, thorough knowledge about the seismic effects on a structure is required. The designers and contractors should be capable of analyzing the effect of seismic forces on buildings to adopt protective measures against failures and collapses. When earthquake strikes on structures, it develops damaging inertia forces which lead to deformations as well as horizontal and vertical shaking.
Green Industry Professionals
JUNE 13, 2019
Takeuchi-US, a leader in compact equipment, has announced Western Tri State Equipment as a new dealer. Western Tri State Equipment, a division of Mesquite Ace Lumber, is located in Mesquite, Nev. and provides sales, service, parts and rental to.
BD+C
JUNE 13, 2019
There is an increasing demand for low iron glass as designers are being drawn by the color—or to put it more accurately—the lack of. When you look through a piece of standard glass, it is typical to notice a blue-green tint caused by the iron induced during the glass manufacturing process. As the name suggests, low-iron glass contains lesser amounts of iron, resulting in a clear appearance rather than the blue-green tint, allowing for a crisp, clean look and view.
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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!
Construction Cost Estimating
JUNE 13, 2019
Rolling margin means the proportion of deviation in permissible sectional weight of reinforcement steel according to IS codes. Reinforcement steel is ejected from a mould that is formed with a specific size e.g. 8mm Dia. When the mould is completely new, the sectional weight of 8mm steel ejected via mould will remain lower than that.i.e. 0.395kg per Metre or lessor according to IS codes.
BD+C
JUNE 13, 2019
A new report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) investigates the potential for rope-less and multidirectional elevator cabins for high-rise buildings. The technology runs on a series of seamless loops, powered by magnetic levitation. These rope-less and multidirectional elevator cabins could follow multiple routes within a given building.
Contractor Magazine
JUNE 13, 2019
Spartan Motors will begin operating a production facility located in Montebello, California.
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