Construction Business Owner

JULY 12, 2018

Construction is a low-margin industry facing a skilled labor shortage and increasingly complex, fragmented projects. While every project is unique, with countless moving parts and diverse physical, environmental or regulatory challenges, that doesn’t mean lessons learned at one site can’t be applied to the next. By failing to capture, unlock and employ insights from one project to the next, owners and contractors miss out on a critical opportunity to make the industry safer, more efficient and,

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 12, 2018

If you work in construction, you’re familiar the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), whose standards regulate safety on the nation’s construction sites. You probably also know the agency isn’t known for making new rules quickly. We have seen a new silica rule that affects construction sites in the past year, though, and now we’re looking at a proposed crane operator certification rule , scheduled to go into effect this November.

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 12, 2018

Each month, the Construction Business Owner team compiles statistics from several different sources, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the United States Census Bureau, to give you a better understanding of the current state of affairs for the construction industry. The statistics featured in each month's print issue are for 3 months prior to the publication of the magazine, based on the data available.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 12, 2018

Consumer Price Index Summary. Technical information: (202) 691-7000 • cpi_info@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cpi Media Contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – JUNE 2018 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in June on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.2 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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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.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 12, 2018

OSHA’s Crane Operator Proposal.

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Construction Dive

JULY 12, 2018

So far, Mortenson Construction and McCarthy Building Cos.' work hasn't yielded any costly or schedule-delaying surprises that could affect the project's tight, 30-month schedule.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 12, 2018

Public Sector Real Property Owners have a fiduciary responsibility to efficiently manage their buildings and other physical infrastructure. Traditional design-bid-build simply isn’t up to task. Collaborative construction delivery, such a job order contracting (JOC) can meet this goal, however, the JOC Program must observe LEAN fundamental processes, not carry excessive fees, and provide mutual benefit to owners and contractors.

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Construction Dive

JULY 12, 2018

Taxpayer-funded construction initiatives are on pace to hit around $93.5 billion for roads and $72.5 billion for schools this year, for example, while prison spending is still rapidly being turned to the private sector.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JULY 12, 2018

Corey Philip of HomeProSuccess suggests a timing adjustment about when to present the price/offer when you are conducting a residential sales call can bring about big differences in the closing rate and relationship quality. He calls it the “valve stem strategy” and the concept is quite simple. Instead of presenting your price/proposal at the end of […].

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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.

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Business Facilities

JULY 12, 2018

The specialty vehicle manufacturer will establish a new manufacturing facility in Jefferson City, creating more than 300 jobs over the next three years. - Read: Oshkosh Creating 300 Jobs At New Tennessee Plant at BusinessFacilities.com.

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BD+C

JULY 12, 2018

The Liberty University football team was in need of a new indoor practice venue as it prepared to reclassify to the upper echelons of Division I college football. Having opened in August of 2017, the $29 million 95,000 square-foot structure now stands as one of the best indoor practice facilities in all of college football – and a symbol of the program’s transformation.

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The Korte Company

JULY 12, 2018

Well-designed, well-built museums have a way of suspending reality for a while. They easily direct your focus to whatever its subject matter may be. Visitors may never think much about how a museum is built, but museum construction companies like us obsess over it. Below, we discuss four key museum construction projects we delivered. Each presented some unique challenges, but they all helped us achieve a deeper understanding of what it means to create meaningful immersive spaces.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 12, 2018

Volvo Construction Equipment and Colas have teamed up to test a job site people-detection system using artificial intelligence to alert the operation when a person is in the vicinity of the machine. The companies plan to develop and test a range of concepts and prototypes geared toward work site safety. Volvo recently tested this system at two Colas sites in accordance with their ‘Safer @ Work’ research project.

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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?

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Construction Dive

JULY 12, 2018

Robotics and automation will play a big part in the Tracy, California, plant's capacity to deliver the equivalent of 12,500 prefab multifamily units annually.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 12, 2018

It takes about 30 hours for a freight train to make it through Chicago. Next March will bring a fix. Chicago's rail transportation system is massive, impressive, unmatched anywhere else in the country, and suffering from a tangled spaghetti bowl of rail lines that require (video) eight rail lines to mingle, merging five lines into just two lines. Called the Forest Hill Junction on the 75th Street Corridor, it slows the delivery of many of the 22,000 shipping containers that flow through the city

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BD+C

JULY 12, 2018

The developer of a new $16 million, 112-unit apartment building in Salt Lake City say the structure was built to net zero specifications at a cost on par with standard construction—a first for the state.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 12, 2018

Wednesday evening on the Long Island Expressway, the intoxicated operator of a Lieberr truck crane drove 9 miles, crashing into four passenger vehicles along the way. No one was seriously hurt.

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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.

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Safety Services Company

JULY 12, 2018

Construction Incident Response. Welcome to Safe Friday, today we’re going to cover construction incident response. Whether you’re an experienced professional, or new on the job, we’re going to offer something for everyone! Per OSHA’s recommendation, companies should must take construction incident response very seriously. All incidents resulting in near misses or injuries need to be investigated.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 12, 2018

Danfoss continues to invest in innovation to enable further growth, and has today announced the agreement to acquire the Remote Control business, currently owned by the Spanish company Ikusi - a strong player in the field of telecommunication networks and wireless remote controls. The Remote Control business of Ikusi includes equipment and technologies for wireless operation and control of truck-mounted cranes, winches, off-road machines, and other applications.

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Safety Services Company

JULY 12, 2018

Construction Incident Response. Welcome to Safe Friday, today we’re going to cover construction incident response. Whether you’re an experienced professional, or new on the job, we’re going to offer something for everyone! Per OSHA’s recommendation, companies should must take construction incident response very seriously. All incidents resulting in near misses or injuries need to be investigated.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 12, 2018

Danfoss will acquire the Remote Control business of the Spanish company Ikusi, which includes equipment and technologies for wireless operation and control of truck-mounted cranes, winches, off-road machines, and other applications. The acquisition reflects Danfoss’ strategic focus on utilizing connectivity as a competitive advantage, the company says.

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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!

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Construction Dive

JULY 12, 2018

With extensive experience in Australia, Bechtel was named delivery partner and project manager for the Western Sydney Airport greenfield project.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 12, 2018

It takes about 30 hours for a freight train to make it through Chicago. Next March will bring a fix. Chicago's rail transportation system is massive, impressive, unmatched anywhere else in the country, and suffering from a tangled spaghetti bowl of rail lines that require (video) eight rail lines to mingle, merging five lines into just two lines. Called the Forest Hill Junction on the 75th Street Corridor, it slows the delivery of many of the 22,000 shipping containers that flow through the city

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Construction Dive

JULY 12, 2018

The county commission will hear the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's case for around-the-clock construction on July 18.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 12, 2018

Michelin says it will purchase off-road tire maker Camso for about $1.45 billion. Privately held Camso reports annual sales of $1 billion with its Camso and Solideal tire brands. The combined off-road operations will be run from Camso’s current headquarters in Magog, Quebec, Michelin said. The new off-road division will consist of 26 plants internationally and about 12,000 employees, including 7,700 from Camso.

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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!

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ENR Construction

JULY 12, 2018

Workers completed substantial construction on D.C. United's $500-million soccer-specific stadium in time for the team to host its first Major League Soccer match on July 14.

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Business Facilities

JULY 12, 2018

The technical textile fiber manufacturer is expanding its North American headquarters and advanced manufacturing plant in Kings Mountain, NC. - Read: Firestone Fibers & Textiles Investing $19M In North Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 12, 2018

In this construction video tutorial, you will learn how post tension RCC slabs are built up as well as how post tensioning is performed and benefits of post tensioning process. POST TENSION SLAB: It refers to the slab that is tensioned as soon as the slab is developed. Reinforcement is arranged to avoid the compression. In Post tension slab, cables or steel tendons are utilized to substitute the reinforcement.

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