Thu.Jul 09, 2020

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6 Ways to Make Sexual Harassment Training More Effective

Construction Business Owner

6 Ways to Make Sexual Harassment Training More Effective. Kathy Wells. Thu, 07/09/2020 - 17:19. There’s no question that many construction business owners are facing delays and uncertainties caused by COVID-19. That said, the current slowdown creates an opportunity to get ahead of approaching deadlines for sexual harassment training, and roll out other initiatives to reinforce company values, principles and culture.

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How Adding a Service Component Can Help Protect Your Business in Difficult Times

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Expanding beyond construction by adding service work to your portfolio can both grow and protect your business.

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Chicago office building constructed with coronavirus-fighting features

Construction Dive

The $26 million Fulton East is the first in what experts say will be a trend of projects designed to maximize tenants' health and social distancing.

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How to Choose the Best Stair Nosing? [PDF]

The Constructor

Stair nosings are protruding profile strips fitted on the edge of steps to provide an anti-slip surface. The nose of a step is the part of a stair.

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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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Which face coverings are best for preventing jobsite coronavirus spread?

Construction Dive

While any mask will help mitigate the transmission of COVID-19, new research points out the types that maximize safety.

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Yanmar Compacts Change to Red Color Scheme

Construction Equipment

Yanmar America is changing its entire compact equipment lineup to a red color scheme. All excavators, the V4 wheel loader, and the company's tracked carriers are available in the new "premium red." The rest of the product lineup will be changed to the color scheme in the coming months.

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Sydney will be home to the world’s tallest hybrid timber tower

BD+C

The new headquarters building for Atlassian, an Australian software company, is set to rise 40 stories in Sydney.

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How to Choose Vehicle Camera Technology

Construction Equipment

Vehicle Camera systems have become more common for trucks, construction vehicles, and other heavy equipment. As well as aiding driver maneuverability, they support road and site safety by eliminating vehicle blind spots and helping to prevent incidents.

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CoffeeTech Industries Investing $56M In Texas 

Business Facilities

The coffee company will build a new headquarters and manufacturing facility in Seguin, TX, where it will create more than 90 new jobs. . - Read: CoffeeTech Industries Investing $56M In Texas at BusinessFacilities.com.

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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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Coronavirus Hot Spots See Strongest Home Sales

Pro Builder

Coronavirus Hot Spots See Strongest Home Sales. cbroderick. Thu, 07/09/2020 - 09:29. Home builder Taylor Morrison’s CEO says the states with surging COVID-19 cases are the hottest markets for home sales right now. The states include Arizona, Texas, Florida, and California. The Arizona-based company’s home sales nearly doubled in June, according to CNBC, and their new sales surged 94% from a year ago.

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Engineered slabs drive down warehouse operating costs and increase flexibility

GCP Applied Technologies

Engineered slabs drive down warehouse operating costs and increase flexibility. michael.delros…. Thu, 07/09/2020 - 15:14. GCP Applied Technologies. July 09, 2020. The increased popularity of online shopping is driving demand for more commercial warehouses and distribution centers. According to Dodge Data & Analytics , the number of one-million+ square-foot commercial warehouses breaking ground has doubled (during the period of a recent study).

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Mortgage Purchasing Hits 10-Year High

Pro Builder

Mortgage Purchasing Hits 10-Year High. cbroderick. Thu, 07/09/2020 - 09:57. In the week ending July 3, mortgage purchasing levels on a seasonally adjusted basis marked the highest level since January 2009, according to NAHB. Other indexes such as the Market Composite Index and Purchasing and Refinancing increased as well. Refinancing activity saw growth, but the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate fell to a new low of 3.26%.

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Engineered slabs drive down warehouse operating costs and increase flexibility

GCP Applied Technologies

Engineered slabs drive down warehouse operating costs and increase flexibility. michael.delros…. Thu, 07/09/2020 - 15:14. GCP Applied Technologies. July 09, 2020. The increased popularity of online shopping is driving demand for more commercial warehouses and distribution centers. According to Dodge Data & Analytics , the number of one-million+ square-foot commercial warehouses breaking ground has doubled (during the period of a recent study).

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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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Klein Tools Releases New Lineup of Personal Cooling Products for the Jobsite

Construction Junkie

Summer is officially upon us, which many states seeing temperatures in the 90s and 100s. While heat exhaustion may not be the only summer dangers on construction sites , it does play a major role in overall health and wellness throughout our hottest months. Klein Tools, best known for their extensive line of electrician’s tools, has recently released a brand new lineup of cooling products to help keep contractors comfortable on the jobsite.

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McHugh Construction rethinks budgets, schedules to focus on new normal

Construction Dive

The president of the 123-year-old Chicago-based construction firm talks about tracking virus-related project costs and his fear of complacency.

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GE Investing $62M In Kentucky Expansion

Business Facilities

GE Appliances will expand production at its Appliance Park manufacturing complex in Louisville, KY. The project will create 260 new jobs. - Read: GE Investing $62M In Kentucky Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Two Major Pipeline Projects Shut Down

Construction Equipment

Two major energy pipeline projects, which would have carried essential fuel from oil and gas fields to the Southeast and the Midwest, were shut down this week.

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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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Liebherr's telescopic wheeled loader

Digger Blog

The new L 509 Tele is Liebherr’s first telescopic boom wheeled loader.

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Construction Recovery Post-Covid

Construction Equipment

Since the first cases were detected in November 2019, the novel coronavirus has spread and affected every major industry in the world. One of the many industries facing extreme challenges right now is construction. In a recent industry survey conducted among CEOs of U.S.

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Lender Halts Chicago's 1000M Tower as Developer Seeks New Financing

ENR Construction

Financier Goldman-Sachs clouds future of Helmut Jahn-designed structure with 90-day review, first major city project to pause construction over COVID-19 economic impacts.

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65 Percent of Cities Cutting Infra Projects

Construction Equipment

A new survey from over 1,100 municipalities across the country shows that the national economic recovery is at even greater risk of stalling if Congress fails to provide direct federal aid to America’s cities, towns, and villages.

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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!

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FHWA Awards $15M to States for Alternative User-Fee Pilot Projects

ENR Construction

As technology keeps changing, states keep working on alternatives or add-ons to the gas tax.

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Machines with Telematics to Double by 2024: Report

Construction Equipment

The installed base of construction equipment OEM telematics systems will reach 6.9 million units worldwide by 2024, according to Berg Insight.

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Hotel’s thin-slab floors provide big-time benefits

BD+C

Little did he know it, but an online continuing education course Keith Iott took a few years ago would help form his vision for a first-of-its-kind hotel project in Ocean City, Md., in 2019. . Iott was both architect and engineer for the Aloft Ocean City project, a five-story, 78,000-square-foot waterfront hotel with picturesque views of Isle of Wight Bay.

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Temeda Connects with LogiMove Rental Platform

Construction Equipment

Temeda announced a new integration between its telematics platform and the LogiMove Equipment Rental Curbside and Contactless Mobility Solution.

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Discover 7 Ways to Cut Construction Inefficiencies

Construction sites are often just-barely-controlled chaos. Without clear coordination, you risk everything from clashes to delays, cancellations, and missed deadlines. Get the free eBook & learn how to solve the biggest challenges in construction!

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Funding opportunity for field validation of high-impact building technologies

BD+C

The U.S. Department of Energy ( DOE ) is offering up to $10 million for government entities to use for field validation of building technologies. Five to 10 awards are available for programs that enhance the energy efficiency of buildings and provide flexibility services to the electric grid. Selectees will have the opportunity to validate high-impact building technologies for public and commercial buildings.

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Robotic assisters render heavy masonry wall units weightless

Construction Specifier

by Dave Jackson. Photos courtesy Construction Robotics. “I always knew I would go into the business,” recalled Zack Zuidemas, vice-president for Jimmy’Z Masonry , located in Crystal Lake, Illinois, about 80 km (50 mi) north of Chicago. Founded by his father James in the early 1990s, the company has continued to expand into one of the area’s most highly regarded masonry contractors.

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6 must reads for the AEC industry today: July 9, 2020

BD+C

1. BIG designs The Plus, the world’s most sustainable furniture factory (BD+C) . "The nearly 70,000-sf open production facility will double as a public 300-acre park for hiking and camping.".