Construction Business Owner
JULY 14, 2017
With several months of the FAA small aircraft regulations in place, certain trends are beginning to emerge pertaining to UAS use and the legal issues surrounding it. Andy Osantowske, a senior unmanned systems analyst with Evans Incorporated, caught up with CBO to talk about what he is seeing in the construction airspace. Evans Incorporated is a consulting firm located in Falls Church, Virginia.
Construction Equipment
JULY 14, 2017
Trimble and Komatsu have announced they are working together to develop an Application Program Interface (API) to enable compatibility between their software platforms to improve users ability to exchange 3D construction site data. The companies said the effort will make managing mixed earthworks fleets easier and allowing for a more holistic view of site operations.
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BD+C
JULY 14, 2017
The Jean and Sidney Silber Center, a joint project of Building Design+Construction, the U.S. Green Building Council, and Parks & People Foundation, was officially dedicated June 14 in a ceremony at Druid Hill Park, Baltimore. The modular structure will serve as a training center for “Branches,” Parks & People’s internship and summer jobs program for Baltimore youth ages 14 to 21.
Construction Marketing Ideas
JULY 14, 2017
The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), has announced the recipients of its 2017 National Marketing Communications Awards (MCA). This annual competition is the longest-standing awards program recognizing excellence in marketing and communications by professional services firms in the design and building industry. SMPS says the awards recognize individuals and teams who create outstanding communication […].
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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.
Contractor Bookkeeping
JULY 14, 2017
Excited that you are busy and hiring employees. How do I know this is true? The number of emails I receive about continuing education that reference employees are increasing. The topics you are sharing include wages, access to company funds, providing employee warm and fuzzies and you want to know what is the true cost including payroll taxes of having a Construction Worker on your payroll.
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Construction Equipment
JULY 14, 2017
Residents in Chester County, Pennsylvania, hove been without water since the July 4th weekend when they discovered their water had become murky or their wells had run dry, presumably due to horizontal drilling on the Sunoco Mariner East 2 natural gas pipeline. The $2.5 billion pipeline project will transport natural gas liquids 350 miles across the state, carrying propane, ethane, and butane from the Marcellus Shale fields in Ohio and western Pennsylvania to Delaware County, where it will be shi
Green Industry Professionals
JULY 14, 2017
The suspect and two other men were hired by the victim to do some landscaping work before the incident occurred.
Business Facilities
JULY 14, 2017
Roseburg Forest Products is building a new engineered wood products plant in Chester County, SC. . - Read: Wood Products Manufacturer To Create 145 Jobs In South Carolina.
BD+C
JULY 14, 2017
The idea of function over form tends to rule the day when it comes to the design of observatories. The Gemma Observatory, however, decided to forgo the typical domed structure and opted instead for a more angular approach.
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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.
Revit OpEd
JULY 14, 2017
This is a follow up to my earlier post this week regarding the 20 mile threshold. A comment to that post mentioned that the governing extent is equivalent to a 10 mile radius sphere whose origin is at 0,0,0. In my own testing I've observed the threshold is more closely defined as a cube. This image is a 10 mile radius sphere with a line segment that travels beyond the edges of the sphere but within the boundary that a cube would have.
Construction Cost Estimating
JULY 14, 2017
This construction video tutorial provides detailed guidelines for computing the quantity or number of dump trucks essential for cut filling of soil. Cutting and filling stands for the method of shifting soil from one place to another for leveling the ground properly. A ‘cut’ is formed if the soil is cut from beyond the required ground height and a ‘fill’ is formed if the soil is employed to stuff a hole to preferred ground level.
Business Facilities
JULY 14, 2017
After a decade-long delay, the nation's most-important infrastructure project—the Gateway Hudson River rail tunnel—finally may be getting underway. - Read: Missing Link.
BD+C
JULY 14, 2017
. The Pacific Coast Builders Conference focuses heavily on single-family construction. But this year’s PCBC (June 27-29, San Diego) had a strong dose of multifamily-related content, according to an excellent report by Patricia Kirk, in National Real Estate Investor. Among the trends Kirk noted: 1. There’s a lot of growth ahead for the multifamily sector, said Kim Edwards, SVP, J.P.
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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?
Contractor Magazine
JULY 14, 2017
I bet you didn’t know that Congressional aides have prop notebooks. Those are the notebooks that they bring to meetings with constituents so that they can look like very serious people and then they don’t write down a single thing.
Construction Equipment
JULY 14, 2017
Speaking with reporters while on Air Force One on his recent trip to Paris, President Trump said his proposed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico doesn't need to stretch the entire 2,000+ miles across the country. According to PBS.org , he envisions “anywhere from 700 (1,126 kilometers) to 900 miles (1,448 kilometers)” of see-through wall.
ENR Construction
JULY 14, 2017
Trump administration infrastructure plan expected to propose boost in 19-year-old federal loan program.
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