The Constructor
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Foundation is the lowest part of the building or the civil structure that is in direct contact with the soil which transfers loads from the structure.
Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Tax planning is imperative if your business has new or planned construction projects for the next year. Successful tax planning requires a keen interest in the details of your business, as well as a proactive approach to available federal and state tax incentives. Fortunately, construction firms can potentially qualify for many tax incentives. The following three incentives might be worth a closer look as you plan for 2018.
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The Constructor
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Can a slab over a trapezoidal cross drain with slope of 1:3 be placed and whether the slab will be stable for road Read More at is a slab over a.
BD+C
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Peering into the future is a favorite exercise for planners and designers. From the Chicago 1893 Columbian Exhibition to New York City’s two Worlds Fairs (1939 and 1965) and beyond, the future was optimistic and filled with cool technology and architecture. But not all views of the future were so hopeful. George Orwell’s dystopian novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four” (published in 1949) looked 35 years forward and painted a not-so-rosy vision of the future.
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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.
The Constructor
OCTOBER 30, 2017
What is the importance of timbering in trenches for foundations? Read More at What is Timbering of Foundation Trenches?
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The Constructor
OCTOBER 30, 2017
I want to brace my steel structure. what is the standard? Read More at how do i brace my steel structure?
SAB Magazine
OCTOBER 30, 2017
niversal design is for everyone. Informed by the preferences of as many people as possible, rather than retroactively adapting spaces for those who face barriers to access, universal design is an optimized, conceptual approach to development.
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Developed by Advanced Construction Robotics Inc., Tybot is ready to provide a solution to the labor shortage affecting road and bridge contractors. The rebar tying robot was developed by Steve Muck, CEO of Brayman Construction in Pennsylvania and Jeremy Searock, former technical program manager of Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center, in an effort to find a robotic business solution to the labor shortage in construction.
Construction Marketing Ideas
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Sales training consultant John Asher has written a book: “Close Deals Faster” and one of the perks of my work is that I receive free review copies for evaluation. Asher, like many consultants, has written the book to promote his other services, but he has focused it in the sweet spot for many of this […].
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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.
BD+C
OCTOBER 30, 2017
There’s a debate within the multifamily building community as to the best way to ventilate residential buildings. There are three competing design options that can be implemented in residential design: natural ventilation, mechanical ventilation, and a hybrid approach. What’s the right set of “lungs” to put in your building? You need to consider LEED EAp1 requirements, local code requirements, the building’s locale climate, the apartment configuration, the project’s specific exhaust requirements
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 30, 2017
As expected, the Department of Justice, on behalf of the Department of Labor, filed a notice to appeal the decision of U.S. District Court Judge Amos Mazzant last August regarding the Overtime Final Rule published May 23, 2016. The Obama-era rule would have doubled the salary threshold of workers - to $47,000 per year - at which time workers would be automatically entitled to overtime pay for all worked hours beyond 40 hours per week.
BD+C
OCTOBER 30, 2017
More than 11% of the world’s electricity is produced by 447 commercial nuclear power reactors operating in 31 countries. The U.S. alone generates just under one-fifth of its electricity—19.7%—from 99 nuclear reactors operating in 30 states that produce 805.3 billion kilowatt-hours of power. At the end of last year, there were 61 nuclear plants under construction worldwide, the equivalent of 16% of existing capacity, and another 160 that have been firmly planned.
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Around 11:30 p.m. on May 28, 2015, Ranger Construction Industries told its driver, Juan Calero, to leave a fully loaded, 80,000-pound tractor trailer in the median of I-75 in Broward County, Florida. Calero was then instructed to take a flatbed trailer loaded with concrete barrier wall segments to another location, about a mile away.
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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?
BD+C
OCTOBER 30, 2017
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released the second part of the 2017 edition of the A201 design-bid-build family of documents. The contract forms are updated once every 10 years. This release includes updated versions of the Architect Scope documents and many frequently-used AIA forms. “We revised several of our most frequently used project forms, in part to coordinate them with other recently revised documents, but also to make them more efficient and user-friendly,” says Mike Ko
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 30, 2017
By the BF Staff. From the September/October 2017 Issue. A major logistics trend on the rise is autonomous road transportation—no drivers needed. They do not require sleep, a paycheck, background checks, or drug and alcohol testing. The trend of autonomous truck development has grown over the last couple of years. And while it may take some time before these vehicles are ready to hit the road, the progress is being made and has the potential to drive greater economic efficiency than any other sup
BD+C
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Businesses, developers, and civic leaders are repurposing existing structures to celebrate history, attract tenants, and serve as a catalyst for future development. In Flint, Mich., an 1895 brick structure considered the birthplace of the global auto industry has been reimagined as a community resource and showcase of the legacy of General Motors. Located on the city’s riverfront, the former carriage-assembly building now houses offices, event space, a heritage center, and a research library wit
Green Industry Professionals
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Park West transported over 100 bags of dirt, each weighing 2,000 pounds, and two pine trees weighing 15,000 to 20,000 pounds apiece.
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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.
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 30, 2017
When NASA’s advanced Space Launch System (SLS) routinely propels human explorers to deep-space destinations at some future date, the vehicle’s powerful rocket engines will trace part of their evolution to a pair of specially constructed propulsion unit test stand structures at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
Green Industry Professionals
OCTOBER 30, 2017
About $10,000 worth of new equipment was stolen from two trailers TLM Landscaping kept at a storage facility.
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 30, 2017
A strategy that included design-assist of building systems and prefabrication of some building elements helped deliver the $190-million Heart and Vascular Hospital project six months ahead of schedule and more than $10 million under budget.
Green Industry Professionals
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Vortical air filtration aims to get clean air into the engine without introducing external debris, such as loose grass clippings.
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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!
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Built on a 425-acre site in southern Georgia, EPC contractor McCarthy Building Cos. delivered a 72-MW solar facility three months ahead of the original schedule, using mostly local labor that was not experienced in solar work.
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 30, 2017
GO Topeka Economic Partnership, the economic development organization for Topeka and Shawnee County, is committed to acting on the massive potential available to the Topeka, Kansas area. With its centralized location, Topeka is a perfect place for transport, putting the entire country easily within reach, emphasizing fuel efficiency and the future of goods transportation.
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Industry officials hope tests will lead to easing restrictions on flights beyond line of sight and over people.
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 30, 2017
MidAmerican Energy Company plans to build a new wind farm in Poweshiek County. This is the third site in Iowa selected for construction as part of the Wind XI project. MidAmerican Energy has begun construction activity on the North English wind farm, with completion scheduled for December 2018. The wind farm will share an operations and maintenance building in Montezuma with the Prairie wind farm, currently under construction in neighboring Mahaska County.
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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!
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Built in 13 months, Clemson University’s $55-million Allen N. Reeves Football Complex features a locker room with 25,000 sq ft of weight-training space and 50-person lunge and hydrotherapy pools.
Construction Cost Estimating
OCTOBER 30, 2017
RebarWin is a useful software for rebar detailing. This software program provides huge benefits to the rebar detailers who deal with construction and civil engineering projects. The main features of RebarWin are: • Produces sorted, weighed and accumulated bar lists. • Prints labels to attach it with the rebar bundles. • Supports Imperial, SoftMetric and European Metric Measuring Systems. • Ability to exports to Excel® SpreadSheet. • While printing bar lists, the users settle either bar lists and
SAB Magazine
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Established in 2014 by Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama along with the RAIC and RAIC Foundation, the biennial 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize consists of a monetary award of $100,000 and a sculpture designed by Canadian designer Wei Yew.
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