Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Recruiting top talent can be difficult in any competitive industry. Just as job seekers compete to stand out to recruiters and potential employers, firms also need to make an impression on qualified candidates to avoid losing them to competitors. Acquiring talent that has the credentials and experience, as well as the desire to stay with a company long-term, is fundamental in successfully reaching and expanding your business goals, but doing so is often much easier said than done.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Hydropower plant uses hydraulic energy of water to produce electricity. Various components of hydroelectric power plants and their functions are.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Mark Lempko. Mark Lempko. Senior Vice President – Northeast & Canada Division. Commercial Credit Group Inc.

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Commercial Construction 201

Lets Build

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The Myth about Scheduling Software In the construction industry, people often assume that a construction scheduling software is a basic planning tool that helps managers construct pretty tables in order to present them in meetings with various stakeholders. I will be frank here and say that there is so much.

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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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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

OpenJOC (TM) , is a LEAN implementation of Job Order Contracting, or more simply JOC Programs Done Right, finally. As the below cartoon notes, sure, you can continue to do JOC the old way… or even trudge through your numerous and ongoing repair, renovation, and minor new construction projects without a LEAN Job Order Contracting implementation.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The new award-winning Florida Hospital for Women, Orlando Campus will eventually have 336 licensed beds in the patient bed tower and represents the pinnacle of women’s healthcare while overlooking calming and lushly landscaped gardens and grounds while serving women’s health needs through all stages of their lives.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

What are the steps for design of an isolated footing? Read More at What are the steps for design of an isolated footing?

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

3D Printhuset’s “The BOD” (Building On Demand) is a demonstration project in Copenhagen that recently became the first 3D printed building in Europe. The printing began on Sept. 11 and was expected to take a few weeks to complete but ended up taking almost twice the scheduled time.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Tenable Inc., one of the fastest growing cyber security software companies in the country, will expand its Maryland presence with the development of a new headquarters in Downtown Columbia. Tenable’s move will further grow its local employee base and establish Downtown Columbia as an emerging hub in the rapidly growing cyber security industry. Tenable’s new headquarters in Downtown Columbia, MD.

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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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Construction Marketing Ideas

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

There are many interesting arguments about business growth, sustainability and evolution, and these are clearest in industries experiencing either technological or cyclical changes (or both). The cliché “a rising tide lifts all boats” certainly has relevance in the marketing world. If you happen to have the good fortune of being in or associated with a […].

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has formally adopted RELi, a resilience rating system, meaning that it will soon become a global rating system under the USGBC’s guidance. RELi is patterned on LEED, but prescribes methods for designing more resilient buildings, neighborhoods, and communities. The system was developed in 2012 by design firm Perkins+Will, the Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability (MTS), and others.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

According to the Washington Post , Kenneth Duane Adams, 42, and Anthony Willie, 55, pleaded guilty in an Alexandria, VA federal court this week to a fraud conspiracy, along with the three contractors who paid the bribes.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

There are plenty of design trends that have proven to be short-lived – fading away just as fast as they came onto the scene. It’s the simple, yet luxurious architectural details that tend to stand the test of time because of the ongoing demand for upgraded features. After all, that’s what sets the magnificent apart from the mediocre — and achieving this level of luxury is now easier than ever.

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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 Equipment

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The Sky Guys , a Canadian UAV service developer and provider, has landed a $750,000 project to work with NVIDIA, IBM and University of Toronto on an an artificial intelligence-enabled drone solution to monitor Ontario’s 400-series highways in response to the Vehicle Occupancy Detection Problem Statement.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Updated versions of the Precautionary List and Building Materials Transparency web site were released earlier this month. The Precautionary List, first released in 2008, and the Transparency web site, released in 2011, is intended to foster the movement toward the use of healthier building materials. Both were developed by global design firm Perkins+Will.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Before its $21-million adaptive reuse project began three years ago, the 132-year-old Richardsonian Romanesque granite and sandstone-trimmed chapel sat vacant for nearly two decades.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The San Francisco War Memorial Veterans complex—a stunning example of the City Beautiful movement that includes the Veterans Building, the Opera House, and the Memorial Court—was built in 1932 to honor veterans of World War I. The Beaux-Arts Veterans Building, designed by Arthur Brown, Jr., and the Opera House jointly hosted the signing of the United Nations Treaty (1945) and that of the Peace Treaty with Japan (1951).

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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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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Liberty Mutual Insurance will expand its operations in Hamilton County, IN, creating up to 400 new, high-wage jobs by 2021. The global company, which is headquartered in Boston, is investing more than $14 million to expand its operations center in Carmel, leasing 56,000 square feet in an adjacent building in the Parkwood Crossing office complex. “Liberty Mutual is pleased to announce that we are expanding our presence in the Indianapolis metropolitan area by leasing additional space in the Parkw

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Lucille is a pizzeria with all the toppings. The flatiron-shaped building, in the downtown Capitol Square section of Madison, Wis., first served as an early 20th-century bank. Two local restaurateurs, Patrick Sweeney and Joshua Berkson, teamed with investor Urban Land Interests to buy the 9,340-sf building—most recently used as the offices of a newspaper—and make it into an hip, environmentally sound pizza parlor.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

State transportation bid data track positive for next year, but wage inflation in all sector work could be an 'underappreciated' potential risk, analysts say.

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Green Industry Professionals

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The man charged clients $999 for two years of lawn care and snow removal, but failed to provide the services promised.

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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!

Contractors

Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Joseph S. Schuster,SE, PE and Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) have jointly written an exclusive construction e-book known as 16-Hour Structural Engineering (SE) Practice Exam for Buildings (STBDPX3), 3rd Edition. The book is available in paperback version and contains 184 pages. In the book, there are 40-problem, multiple-choice breadth exams and two four-essay depth exams in accordance with the NCEES SE exam’s format and specifications.

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Green Industry Professionals

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Fire-wise landscaping uses many of the same concepts and tactics as does drought-tolerant landscaping.

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Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Civil Engineering is a powerful civil engineering app that includes the fundamentals of civil engineering. There are various types of crucial topics, notes, materials, videos included in the app. The civil engineering students can download the app and utilize it as reference material & digital book for civil engineering program & tech degree courses.

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Contractor Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The catchphrase, Are you IoT ready? (Which I sometimes shorten to RUIoT-Ready) has raised some interesting questions.

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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

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

As part of a $15-million flood-control effort, a former flood-prone brownfield on the 14-acre site of a razed shopping mall was remediated and turned into a park.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA ) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (ML

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The team preserved historic elements of a 22-ft-long, 60-ft-wide Main Street bridge, built in 1921, and its surroundings, while it minimized shutting down portions of the center of Chester, Conn.

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