Construction Business Owner

APRIL 17, 2018

Are you still using Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) metrics as your safety standard? Do you plan on being in this business 5, 10 or 20 years from now? If you answered yes to both, you have a value conflict. Why accept some random statistical average composed of questionable data as your standard when it is more effective to create personalized best practices and performance metrics?

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The Constructor

APRIL 17, 2018

What are embedments in concrete? Embedments are any items for instance pipes, ducts, sleeves, and conduits placed in concrete elements for different.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 17, 2018

Contractors today deal with challenging projects, often with multiple performance obligations. These megaprojects are frequently bundled together and involve complex financials. The new GAAP revenue recognition standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board are here, and these standards are designed with complex projects in mind. When implemented properly, they offer improved cash flow and better accounting insight, which benefits contractors and customers.

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Lets Build

APRIL 17, 2018

‘We need to change the way we collaborate and communicate in construction. The first thing you do when you get together to build something is to sign a contract about how you are gonna solve things when you go to court. That’s the challenge this industry is facing.’ Mistrust and.

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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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Construction Marketing

APRIL 17, 2018

It’s all marketing. Well, it isn’t, exactly. But the reason we hear that cliché so frequently is that it carries with it a ring of truth that resonates within all of us. The Carpenter Contractor Trust (www.CCTNetwork.org), or simply “The CCT,” is a labor management trust formed in 2001. Its inception was the result of collective, creative minds who recognized a simple fact of the construction business: Cooperation between union carpenters and contractors would produce stronger, more predictable

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BD+C

APRIL 17, 2018

The city known as the birthplace of the skyscraper has plans to build a new 1,422-foot-tall addition to its already impressive high-rise collection. On Monday, developers Golub & Co. and CIM Group unveiled plans to build a mixed-use tower as part of the $1 billion Tribune Tower redevelopment.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

APRIL 17, 2018

You’ve undoubtedly heard about the Pareto Principle, or the 80/20 rule, a key concept in evaluating priorities (and a clue about which things you should ditch right away.) I’ll add another concept, which I originally learned back in 1986 from motivational guru Brian Tracy: The 10 per cent excellence rule. It is this: If you […].

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BD+C

APRIL 17, 2018

A Wisconsin contractor was indicted in a fraud and money laundering scheme to capture more than $200 million in federal contracts targeted to benefit small, disadvantaged businesses.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 17, 2018

Since 1925, Chicago's Tribune Tower's neo-Gothic design has influenced architecture in the city while housing media giants including the Chicago Tribune Newspaper and WGN radio.

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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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BD+C

APRIL 17, 2018

To run specialty gas lines for welding-lab classrooms in both a high school and technical college in Wyoming, Valley Plumbing and Heating worked closely with Viega to obtain the approvals necessary. After consideration and research, Viega approved the uses requested, and the contractor was able to finish the job utilizing Viega ProPress ® for copper and stainless steel cleaned and capped piping.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 17, 2018

The U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development released new residential construction statistics today for March 2018. Housing Starts. Privately-owned housing starts in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,319,000. This is 1.9 percent above the revised February estimate of 1,295,000 and is 10.9 percent above the March 2017 rate of 1,189,000.

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BD+C

APRIL 17, 2018

Evolving into more comprehensive design-build services was the driver behind CannonDesign’s recent merger with gkkworks, an integrated planning, design, and construction firm. Founded in 1991, gkkworks employs 120 people in its offices in Irvine, Pasadena, and San Diego, Calif.; Denver; and Pune, India. (CannonDesign has an office in Mumbai.) Its annual revenue ranges from $50 million to $60 million.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 17, 2018

Terex Utilities broke ground today on what will be a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Watertown, South Dakota, that will house all of the company's assembly, fiberglass, paint, and installation for its aerial devices, digger derricks, and auger drills. The 55-acre site is just west of I-29 and will give Terex's 750 employees and production room to grow.

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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

APRIL 17, 2018

More than $18 billion of this round of HUD spending will go to Puerto Rico, which suffered a catastrophic hit from Hurricane Maria last year.

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Contractor Magazine

APRIL 17, 2018

This week’s gallery highlights valves: an expanded thermostatic mixing valve line with eight end connections in three temperature ranges; a lead-free ball valve line with four new handle options; black thermoplastic, UV-resistant shut-off valves; a lead-free ball valve for copper fittings; a thermostatic mixing valve for point-of-use installations; and a stainless-steel plug valve for water and wastewater service.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 17, 2018

The biggest MnDOT project is $239 million of improvements to Interstate 35W through a portion of Minneapolis.

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Business Facilities

APRIL 17, 2018

The Ohio-based company plans to invest $2.4 million and create 600+ new jobs in Jeffersonville, IN. - Read: United Collection Bureau Expanding To Southeast Indiana at BusinessFacilities.com.

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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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CK Power

APRIL 17, 2018

Split up into eight chapters and three annexes, the 2016 edition of NFPA 110 is intended to codify the performance —in installation, maintenance, operation and testing— of emergency and standby power systems. In this overview, we’ll address what NFPA 110 is, and how emergency power systems are classified throughout the standard. We’ll also discuss how facility managers, installers and design engineers should —and shouldn’t— interpret NFPA 110 when seeking compliance for their emergency power sys

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Business Facilities

APRIL 17, 2018

The $33 million investment will result in 86 new jobs at the company's Montgomery, AL facility. . - Read: Hyundai Power Transformers USA Expanding In Alabama at BusinessFacilities.com.

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CK Power

APRIL 17, 2018

Emergency power systems aren’t called upon in ideal situations. And your emergency power supply system (EPSS) needs to be designed to kick on in flood, earthquake, fire and storm conditions (A.5.1.1). National Fire Protection Agency standard 110 —the standard for emergency and standby power systems— outlines ways to prevent the disruption of life safety critical loads in case of emergency.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 17, 2018

The contractor took over the project in 2014 after the museum terminated its contract with Suffolk Construction.

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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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CK Power

APRIL 17, 2018

National Fire Protection Association standard 110 —the standard for emergency and standby power systems— outlines requirements for the installation and performance of backup power systems in emergency and legally required applications, where an outage would pose a life safety risk. It’s intended to ensure your backup power source is able to provide prompt and reliable power in the event of the failure of your primary power source, minimizing the risk to human life.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 17, 2018

The “Leaning Tower of Granby” had a noticeable 21-inch lean before the team used hydraulic-powered jacks to straighten the building.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 17, 2018

Billion-dollar expansion plan spreads nonprofit UCHealth’s reach along Colorado’s Front Range.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 17, 2018

Research, teaching, treatment and therapy come together in Utah State University’’s new Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center.

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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

APRIL 17, 2018

Replacement of key medical facilities and the building of new campus structures at the University of Utah keep construction activity buzzing.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 17, 2018

An aggressive schedule and ambitious program push the pace for the university’s new high-altitude training center in Laramie.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 17, 2018

Seven of the 25 projects on this year’s ENR MidAtlantic Top Starts list are energy plants or pipelines.

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