Mon.Dec 23, 2019

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Komatsu Dozers with Proactive Dozing Logic

Construction Equipment

Komatsu D51i-24 and D61i-24 crawler dozers carry patent-pending proactive dozing control. The technology records terrain data at the track to provide a real-time picture of the ground around the machine.

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2019 Sports Facilities Sector Giants Report: These ain’t your grandpa’s sports stadiums

BD+C

Once upon a time, going to a sporting event meant heading to the stadium and taking a seat on a hard wooden or metal bench to enjoy nine innings, four quarters, or 48 minutes of action.

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The Change Manager Keeps Sunbelt Rentals Sharp

Construction Equipment

Katy Lovering did not come to Sunbelt Rentals from a construction background, exactly. Her forte was the educational area of change management, honed at big box retailer Lowe’s thanks to exposure to a change-management firm called Conner Partners.

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Cold Stress in the Workplace

Safety Services Company

Dealing with Cold Stress in the Workplace: What You Need to Know. With winter here, the cold weather is definitely upon us. While this season can be all about warm cider and evenings by the fireplace, there are also some risks that come with low temperatures, especially in the workplace. Cold stress is an issue that a few workers in various industries are privy to and have to prepare for.

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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 Goals for an Equipment Maintenance Business Plan

Construction Equipment

Equipment maintenance should have a business plan independent from the overall fleet’s plan. It should accomplish four goals: Identify the mission and vision, document responsibilities and performance, initiate objectives, and communicate value.

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Slipform Pavers Get Simple for Stringless Technology

Construction Equipment

The market for slipform concrete paving equipment is good, as manufacturers are reading the skilled labor shortage and responding with easier-to-use pavers and curb-and-gutter machines—they’re also accommodating users’ big shift toward technology and stringless 3D machine control operation.

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Top Ten Construction Projects in World

Construction Cost Estimating

The Construction industry is something that never stops. To achieve more living space, better infrastructure, production facility, and development, we need to be building some stuff all the time, expanding our concrete footprint everywhere. These construction projects can range from small residential houses to giant skyscrapers or miles-long bridges.

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Compact Terex Advance Charger Drives Like It Looks

Construction Equipment

Take a look at a trend in the concrete industry, or something that Terex Advance hopes will be a trend: The Charger front-discharge concrete mixer, a smaller and lighter version of the firm’s line of roadgoing, worksite-crawling, concrete-placement machines.

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Top 90 Sports Facilities Architecture Firms for 2019

BD+C

Populous, HKS, HOK, Gensler, and HNTB top the rankings of the nation's largest sports facilities sector architecture and architecture engineering (AE) firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction 's 2019 Giants 300 Report. .

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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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Liebherr L 566 XPower Wheel Loader

Construction Equipment

Liebherr L 566 XPower wheel loader has a power-split travel drive that combines short loading cycles with optimal hydrostatic drive with the mechanical drive for long distances and up hills.

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Top 65 Sports Facilities Engineering Firms for 2019

BD+C

Walter P Moore, Kimley-Horn, ME Engineers, Thornton Tomasetti, and EXP head the rankings of the nation's largest sports facilities sector engineering and engineering/architecture (EA) firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction 's 2019 Giants 300 Report. .

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On the Front Lines for Clean Diesel

Construction Equipment

Diesel engines in machines running with today’s high-pressure/common-rail fuel systems require super-clean fuel.

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Top 60 Sports Facilities Construction Firms for 2019

BD+C

AECOM, Mortenson, Turner, Manhattan Construction, and Barton Malow lead the rankings of the nation's largest sports facilities sector contractors and construction management (CM) firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction 's 2019 Giants 300 Report. .

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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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Boston's Moakley Park to Be Model of Climate Resilience

ENR Construction

Changes to the waterfront park will provide more flood protection for nearby vulnerable communities.

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Life Fitness to the rescue! Apartment owners, rejoice!

BD+C

In response to my earlier blog post about Life Fitness adding prerecorded classes for use with its exercise equipment ( "Life Fitness enters the fray against Peloton" ), I received the following news from Life Fitness's PR representative: You mentioned that it’s an “open question whether Life Fitness will sell its bicycles to apartment building owners,” and I wanted to confirm that we do sell our premium Life Fitness cardio products to multi-unit housing customers.

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Boston's MBTA Put Capital Planning Over Safety, Panel Finds

ENR Construction

Transit agency had two derailments and a track fire this summer; safety report cites 61 corrective actions, with multiple general managers since 2010 “incredibly disruptive.

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Difference Between CPM and PERT/PERT Vs CPM | What Is CPM & PERT

CivilJungle

The network technique is a major advance in management science. This technique is based on the basic characteristics of all projects, that all work must be done in well-defined steps. For example, for completing a foundation, the various steps are (1) Layout, (ii) Digging, (iii) Placing Sideboards, and (iv) Concreting. The network technique exploits this […].

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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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UK Reveals Post-Brexit Plans for Power Connections to European Continent

ENR Construction

National Grid is adding to its three existing electricity interconnectors to continental Europe, with the EU part funding the newest project.

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Ascend Finalizes Plans For $175M Project In Alabama

Business Facilities

The project will expand production capacity at the company’s Decatur, AL manufacturing facility and construct energy cogeneration units at the site. - Read: Ascend Finalizes Plans For $175M Project In Alabama at BusinessFacilities.com.

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How NY City's New Debarment Rules Played Out On a Subway Contract

ENR Construction

The city got its price on a subway station elevator award, but several potential competitors for the work said, 'No thanks.

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Raised Bridge, Road Resolve Iowa City's Flooding Problem

ENR Construction

The $40 million project produced $456 million in benefits.

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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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MBTA Put Capital Planning Over Safety, Panel Finds

ENR Construction

Within 76 days in the summer of 2019, MBTA experienced two derailments and a track fire.

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