Concrete Formwork Loads and Pressure Calculations
The Constructor
DECEMBER 1, 2016
Concrete formworks are subjected to various loads and pressure. Concrete formwork loads and pressure calculations are described in this article.
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186 5 Marketing Principles for your Construction Firm
Construction Marketing
DECEMBER 1, 2016
Choosing a construction firm, be it a large corporation or a private residence owner, is a very important decision. It needs time, research and careful consideration from the client’s part. Therefore, construction firms need to make all relevant information available to potential customers. They need to anticipate customer questions and needs. A well-planned marketing strategy will not only help your construction firm get more customers, but it will also get you the customers you want.
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36th IRMI CRC Secures the Future
Construction Business Owner
DECEMBER 1, 2016
The International Risk Management Institute Inc., now known throughout the industry as IRMI, was founded in 1978 with the main purpose of providing education, by way of seminar and print publication, to risk managers, insurance agents/brokers, underwriters and other insurance professionals.
Higher Education and Managing Repair and Renovations Efficiently
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 1, 2016
Keeping up with the growing backlog of facility renovation, repair, sustainability, and maintenance is a never ending challenge for colleges and universities. The application of best management practices for monitoring current and projecting future physical and functional conditions, as well as leveraging LEAN collaborative construction delivery methods such as Job Order Contracting can greatly improve the chances of obtaining a higher percentage of required funding and spending that funding mor
Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software
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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.
Why is testing done after 28 for cylinders and mini beams?
The Constructor
DECEMBER 1, 2016
I was curious as to why we also do testingafter 28 days for cylinders and mini beams. Is there any link that I could read which could help me answer.
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In its ongoing effort to develop a downtown core, the Toronto suburb of Mississauga, Ont., recently announced the launch of M City, a 10-tower, 15-acre, 4.3 million sf master-planned community that, when completed, will cost C$1.5 billion (US$1.118 billion). Construction is scheduled to begin in late 2017 or early 2018. This project represents the first residential condominium project undertaken by the private holding company Rogers Real Estate Development Ltd.
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Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 1, 2016
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs in Construction to help industry employers develop proactive programs to keep their workplaces safe. The recommendations may be particularly helpful to small- and medium-sized contractors who lack safety and health specialists on staff.
Unlocking innovation in the government workplace
BD+C
DECEMBER 1, 2016
Gensler’s 2016 U.S. Workplace Survey identified elements of workplace design that foster innovation. Digging into the data, Gensler researchers were able to determine which industry sectors have workplace designs that most foster innovation and which have workplaces that inhibit it.
Construction Spending Revised Up to Seven Month High
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DECEMBER 1, 2016
The Commerce Department reported construction spending in the U.S. increased 0.5 percent in October to a seven-month high of $1.173 trillion, and up 3.4 percent from October 2015. Commerce also revised August and September figures. August showed a 0.5 percent gain instead of the previously reported 0.5 drop, and September spending was revised to show it unchanged instead of the earlier reported 0.4 percent decline.
Monumental museum features Fluropon to highlight heritage and high-esteem
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DECEMBER 1, 2016
When President Obama gives the groundbreaking speech for a new project, it’s bound to be an important building. The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is located on Constitution Avenue, adjacent to the National Museum of American History and the Washington Monument.
The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide
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The IoT future of building automation
Contractor Magazine
DECEMBER 1, 2016
Ken Sinclair, Publisher, AutomatedBuildings.com. Future automation will be a full embrace of IoT; systems will be smarter, self learning, edgy, innovative, and sophisticated. IoT changes everything, embedding in our future the ability to hostel the people that fuel function, purpose, productivity, and innovation. read more.
Birmingham Workers To Receive High-Tech Job Training
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DECEMBER 1, 2016
The Innovate Birmingham Regional Workforce Partnership will train young adults for 925 technology jobs, with the help of $6M in federal funding. Read Birmingham Workers To Receive High-Tech Job Training on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
Deere & AGTEK Join to Simplify the Digital Grade Control Process
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DECEMBER 1, 2016
As contractors increasingly use 3D digital models and GPS technology when grading a job site, John Deere is joining forces with AGTEK — one of the civil construction industry's leading providers of takeoff and 3D modeling software — to increase efficiency and ease the takeoff and modeling process across job sites of all shapes and sizes. The data integration simplifies the process of utilizing 3D design files when grading, enabling John Deere dealers everywhere to support customers implementing
Integrated Facility Services celebrates 50th anniversary
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Integrated Facility Services (IFS), a full-service mechanical engineering firm and the eighth largest specialty subcontractor in Missouri, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. read more.
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Initial work on mixed-use development, The Parks at Walter Reed, is underway
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Work has begun on the 66-acre The Parks at Walter Reed mixed-use development in Washington, D.C. The project is being constructed at the site of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center and, when completed, will total over 3.1 million sf of new construction and adaptive reuse. The site was freed up for the project in 2005 when the U.S. Army vacated the base as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure Act and moved to the former National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
Deere Offers Telematics on Skid Steers, CTLs
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DECEMBER 1, 2016
John Deere JDLink telematics package is available as a factory-installed option on all new large-frame G-Series skid steers (330G, 332G) and compact track loaders (331G, 333G). The telematics solution is installed as the machine is being built in Dubuque, Iowa. Increased vehicle security is the top benefit from JDLink for compact equipment. Smaller machines have some of the highest theft rates for construction machines.
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In just a few short weeks, scheduling author and engineer Fredric L. Plotnick, Ph.D., Esq., P.E., will open his 7th annual Construction CPM Conference. Starting Jan. 10 in Orlando, FL, this three-day multi-track conference features more than 60 sessions presented by construction management experts, consultants and vendors to explore all aspects of construction scheduling.
Deere & ACTEK Join to Simplify the Digital Grade Control Process
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DECEMBER 1, 2016
By Bruce Jervis “Flow-down” clauses in subcontracts are interesting creatures. These broadly written provisions purport to pass through to the subcontractor every obligation the contractor has assumed toward the project owner. If interpreted literally, the subcontractor would be responsible for constructing the entire project from the ground up.
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Undoubtedly, you receive spam emails offering to “Put your site on the first page of Google” and you are well aware of the industry that sprouted after search became one of the most effective client finding tools. Clearly, the better your organic search ranking, the more effective your marketing will be, because a high ranking […].
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