Fri.Jan 15, 2021

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What Makes A Successful Safety And Health Program In 2021

FDR Safety

The following is the transcript from an interview with Fred Rine, FDRsafety CEO. To view the interview please visit the FDRsafety Youtube Channel. I’m often asked, “what makes for a successful safety program?” And I’m going back through my career and is has to start at the top – in the board room and then from the CEO to the president, from executive management to frontline management, all the way down to the hourly employees.

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Facilities Operations and Maintenance Planning – Principles, Systems, Culture, & Results

Job Order Contracting

Efficient Facilities Operations and Maintenance Planning involves integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery support mechanisms. These are fundamental to achieving best value repair, renovation, and maintenance outcomes. Develop, link, de-conflict, and prioritize realistic and achievable project work scopes. Provide auditable, accurate, credible, dynamic, disciplined, standardized, cost requirements.

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Doosan Bobcat NA to Invest in Ainstein AI

Construction Equipment

Doosan Bobcat North America announced a strategic equity investment with Ainstein AI, Inc., a startup radar technologies company, to continue the development of next-generation radar sensor systems.

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Construction Cost Transparency Assures Client Value – Surviving 2021

Job Order Contracting

Construction cost transparency assures Client Value, and make no mistake, 2021 will be a difficult year. Contractors that are more transparent can convince building owners that procuring through them will yield good value; and be much more likely to win business and develop long-term, mutually beneficial relationship. The construction planning, procurement, and deliver method and the associated use of locally researched detailed unit price cost data can play an significant role in achieving both

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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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Using masonry for wet flood-proofing

Construction Specifier

by Harry Lubitz, CDT. Photo courtesy UGL. There are two types of flood-proofing—dry and wet. Dry flood-proofing implies a new design for a structure or retrofit additions to an existing facility that prevents the entry of flood waters. This includes proactively avoiding lower openings or permanently sealing them, retrofitting waterproof closures to lower openings, or providing temporary waterproof membranes or barriers to block flood water intrusion.

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Brigade Launches New Vehicle Turning Alarm

Construction Equipment

Brigade Electronics has launched a new indicator warning alarm to alert vulnerable road users when a vehicle is turning.

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Mohawk Industries Investing $22.5M In Virginia Expansion

Business Facilities

The world's largest flooring manufacturer will create 35 new jobs as it modernizes its production facility in Carroll County, VA. . - Read: Mohawk Industries Investing $22.5M In Virginia Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.

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What Are Plastic Roads | How to Make Plastic Roads | Who Invented Plastic Roads | First Man Made Plastic Road | Advantages & Disadvantages of Plastic Roads

CivilJungle

What Are Plastic Roads? Plastic Roads are roads that are made completely of plastic or composites of plastic made with other materials. Difference between a Plastic Road and a standard road is that standard roads are made entirely of asphalt concrete , which consists of mineral aggregates and asphalt , where as plastic roads are made up of composites of plastic.

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AGC of California Partners With LGBTQ+ Group to Boost Diversity

ENR Construction

Partnership will provide technical assistance and training to support the growth of LGBTQ+-certified contractors and suppliers.

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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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Cities Attracting the Most Young Homebuyers

Pro Builder

Cities Attracting the Most Young Homebuyers. cbroderick. Fri, 01/15/2021 - 10:21. Only 36.4% of Americans under the age of 35 own the home they live in, according to SmartAsset. But there are metros where homeownership is more accessible for young adults, so SmartAsset analyzed data to identify those cities with the most young adult homeowners and cities where the number has grown over the years.

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Biden Unveils Rescue Plan, Promises Infrastructure Proposal Next Month

ENR Construction

President-elect says “Build Back Better” plan will have “historic investments in infrastructure.”.

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Metros With the Highest Growing Home Prices

Pro Builder

Metros With the Highest Growing Home Prices. cbroderick. Fri, 01/15/2021 - 10:25. The metros with the highest increase in home prices are not the typical areas one would guess. Redfin’s recent report found that the median home price increase across the country was 14% in November 2020. This marks the highest price climb since 2013, according to the New York Times.

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Commentary: Big Changes Ahead at Corps of Engineers? Not So Fast

ENR Construction

For those anxiously anticipating herculean efforts under Joe Biden to change the agency, pause and consider.

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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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AEMP's IGNITE Learning Lab Goes Online, Adds Mentorship Program

Construction Equipment

The Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) is offering its IGNITE Learning Lab online.

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Biden Unveils Rescue Plan And Promises Infrastructure Proposal Next Month

ENR Construction

President-elect says “Build Back Better” plan will have “historic investments in infrastructure.”.

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What Is a Flight of Stairs | Types of Stairs | How Many Stairs in a Flight | Some Facts About Stairwells

CivilJungle

What Is a Flight of Stairs? A flight of stairs is a set of steps between two floors or two landings. Flight of stairs is also called as a stairway or stairwell. Many people wonder about steps vs. stairs , which means what is the difference between steps and stairs. A step is defined as support for the foot while going upside or downside of the stairway.

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Commentary: Big Changes at the Corps of Engineers? Not So Fast

ENR Construction

For people anxiously anticipating the herculean efforts to change the Corps, pause and consider.

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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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The 5 secrets to effective and admin free construction progress meetings

Lets Build

How many times have you driven to the construction site full of frustration because you had to attend yet another progress meeting that you know won’t lead anywhere? And how many times have you left the room after a meeting, feeling even more disoriented and disheartened than before? Free ebook: Why WhatsApp and Excel aren’t enough for running complex construction projects.

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Californians Consider Cutting Losses After Continued Wildfires

Pro Builder

Californians Consider Cutting Losses After Continued Wildfires. cbroderick. Fri, 01/15/2021 - 10:15. Some Californians are saying goodbye to the Golden State as wildfires push residents to reconsider their desire to stay. Camp Fire, the state’s most destructive wildfire, only needed four hours to burn down businesses, schools, and 11,000 homes in the town of Paradise.

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Lennar Becomes Latest Builder to Invest Big in Built-for-Rent Housing

Pro Builder

Lennar Becomes Latest Builder to Invest Big in Built-for-Rent Housing. cbroderick. Fri, 01/15/2021 - 10:12. Lennar is the latest home builder giant diving into the single-family built-for-rent market, hoping to raise $2 billion for this next endeavor. The single-family built-for-rent sector has grown tremendously during the pandemic as single-family home prices and consumer demand for suburban living increased and housing inventory and mortgage rates tumbled.

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New York City Renters Face $1 Billion in Unpaid Rent

Pro Builder

New York City Renters Face $1 Billion in Unpaid Rent. cbroderick. Fri, 01/15/2021 - 10:32. A recent survey found New York City renters owe $1 billion in unpaid rent, but the survey only accounts for roughly half of the total rentals, pushing the real debt closer to $2 billion. The New York Times says this debt figure speaks to the inadequate federal stimulus packages and unemployment payments.

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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!