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Why Your Company Needs Multicultural Leadership

Construction Business Owner

According to an article by Andrea Durkin, principal of Sparkplug, a consulting firm based in Washington D.C., globalism has taken root in the hearts of millennials. Borders are being erased, and immigrants are flooding into western countries by the millions. Circumstances dictate actions, and businesses are compelled to either respond properly or become a relic of the past.

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Design of Curtain Walls for Wind Loads -Details and Calculations

The Constructor

Curtain walls are the first structural element that subjected to wind loads. Wind loads controls the structural design of curtain walls which are.

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How to Mitigate the Abuse of Construction’s Drug of Choice

Construction Business Owner

Every day, 91 Americans die from an opioid overdose , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The opioid abuse epidemic has taken a toll on many aspects of the United States economy, including construction businesses’ workers’ compensation losses.

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5 Ways BIM Can Help You Reach LEED Certification

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We understand the importance of designing and building with the environment in mind. Our Portland, Oregon, headquarters is a LEED Gold certified building , and we’re committed to helping our customers reach LEED certification on projects as well. The U.S. Green Building Council released data showing that global green building continues to double every three years.

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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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What is Guniting? Procedure, Applications and Advantages of Guniting

The Constructor

Guniting is a process used in construction for repair, rehabilitation and slope stabilization purpose. Procedure, applications and advantages of.

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Seismic Retrofitting of Bridge Abutments -Methods and Details

The Constructor

Two types of abutments used in bridge construction, monolithic and seat type. Methods and details of seismic retrofitting of bridge abutments are.

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5 Ways BIM Can Help You Reach LEED Certification

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We understand the importance of designing and building with the environment in mind.

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Cat introduces its first electric drive loader

Digger Blog

Caterpillar has brought out a version of its 986K wheeled loader with an electric drive system. Caterpillar has brought out a version of its 986K wheeled loader with an electric drive system.

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This Is Why Height Safety Equipment Is Important

Lets Build

When it comes to protecting your workmen/employees on site, it’s important to follow important height safety equipment care instructions in order to ensure the quality and maintenance of such equipment over a period of time. If not, you may end up having to replace your height safety equipment much faster.

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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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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

By the BF Staff. From the July/August 2017 Issue. A rizona knows that attracting great minds is easy when you give them the tools and support they need to go faster and further than ever before. Arizona is home to a surging ecosystem of global giants, early stage entrepreneurs and tech-savvy Millennial talent who are breaking new ground across a wide range of industry growth sectors.

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United Rentals Acquires Cummins Portable Power Assets

Construction Equipment

United Rentals, Inc. announced it has acquired power equipment assets, primarily mobile rental generator sets, from Cummins Inc. United Rentals will start serving the needs of former Cummins rental customers, and has made its newly acquired rental equipment available immediately. The acquisition involves Cummins mobile rental generator fleet, which ranges from 150 Kilowatts to 2 Megawatts in output.

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The future of healthcare architecture: obstacles and opportunities abound

BD+C

The occasional pleasant surprise is always nice, but an unanticipated tornado is rarely greeted with enthusiasm. Most of us prefer a relatively predictable future with adequate warning when the occasional storm heads our way. . Unfortunately, our current political drama has made our healthcare clients view the future of their business environment in much the same way most of us approach the latest weather report.

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Construction Company Fined $1.5 Million for Asbestos Violations

Construction Equipment

The U.S. Department of Justice announced last week that AIREKO Construction Company entered into a plea agreement following its failure to comply with the asbestos National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants during the illegal removal asbestos materials from the Minillas North Tower in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2012.

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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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Demographics and consolidation drive demand for medical office buildings

BD+C

National construction of medical office buildings (MOBs) stood at 12.5 million sf in the first quarter of 2017, down slightly from a few years ago but still well above recession-era levels. However, construction continues to be outpaced by net absorptions, which between 2015 and Q1 2017 totaled 35.4 million sf, or 38% higher than completions over that same period.

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Video: Protecting Workers from Hydrocarbon Gases & Vapors

Construction Equipment

NIOSH and the California Department of Public Health's Occupational Health Branch (CDPH-OHB) have released a safety video that speaks to the hazards workers face when manually measuring the level of oil or fuels in stationary and mobile (fuel trucks) storage tanks.

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The things you can do wrong, and right, in retaining and winning business

Construction Marketing Ideas

Adams Hudson has shared a first-person story about the things contractors can do wrong, and right, in losing or winning business. You can read his first-person story here. It should be a wake-up call to anyone who cares about marketing and business development (though I have a suspicion that the people who would need to […].

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Architecture Billings Index growth moderates

BD+C

For the sixth consecutive month, architecture firms reported increasing demand for design services, as reflected in the July Architecture Billings Index (ABI). . The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the July ABI score was 51.9, down from a score of 54.2 in the previous month. . This score still reflects an increase in design services (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings).

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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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More Complaints about Company Mowing Yards without Permission, Placing Lien on Properties

Green Industry Professionals

The letter threatened that Golden Pylon will mow and landscape the yard, and place a lien on the property.

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AIA course: New steel systems add strength and beauty

BD+C

The last few years have brought an accelerating pace of creative advances in steel structural systems, notably in architecturally exposed structural steel, steel plate shear walls, and castellated and cellular beams. . All have been the subject of development by structural engineers, steel specialty contractors, and groups like the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).

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ENR Midwest Announces 2017 Best Project Winners!

ENR Construction

Our Best Project winners include a skyscraper built on top of an active rail line near the Chicago River, several innovative office buildings, the meticulous restoration of a state capitol building, multiple rail projects that brought service to underserved downtowns in large cities, one of the largest LEED-platinum corporate offices in the U.S., retrofits to aging coal-fired electrical plants that brought them into modern environmental compliance and some healthcare projects that put patients f

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Billtrust Expanding, Creating 200 New Jobs In New Jersey

Business Facilities

Billtrust, a payment cycle management software company, has decided to expand its operations and workforce in New Jersey, following approval of Grow New Jersey (Grow NJ) tax credits by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) Board at its August meeting. Advanced under the New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act, Grow NJ is the state’s main job creation and retention incentive program.

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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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Getting there from here: The shift in thought and action we need to make

Contractor Magazine

How does the building automation industry make the transformation that it needs to undergo? This "Getting there from here" discussion deals with the shift in thinking and in action that we all have to make in order to deal with the rapid change that is upon us.

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Iowa Incentives Help Five Companies Invest $48M

Business Facilities

Earlier this month, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) board awarded direct financial assistance and tax benefits to five companies for job creation and expansion projects. These awards will assist in the creation of 62 jobs and will result in over $48 million in new capital investment for the state. The board also approved awards for strategic infrastructure, entrepreneurial assistance and a reinvestment district project.

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How to quit your old service strategy, embrace digitalization and change the World, part 2

Dezide

In our last post, we explored on a high level, that digitalization and knowledge management are the key ingredients for turning service departments into modern business units. In this post, we are digging a little bit deeper to understand how we can approach this. Service 4.0 Digital technology is indeed revolutionizing the provision of services. Read more.

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Brief overview of Moving Buildings

Construction Cost Estimating

If the structures are shifted from its original position to new site, the process is known as moving buildings. Moving buildings is based on the following factors: • Motivations to move buildings • Groundwork of structure • Moving building method • Types of moving buildings • Safety measures required for moving of the structure successfully Motivations to Move Buildings: Due to several reasons, it becomes necessary to shift buildings from its original positions to new locations.

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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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ASSE issues interpretation of third-party certification agencies, certifiers

Contractor Magazine

'Clearly, a third-party certifier should not be the educational provider or be from the same entity as the educational provider.

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Construction Economics for the Week of August 28, 2017

ENR Construction

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.

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IAPMO accepting comments for two Uniform Mechanical Code amendments

Contractor Magazine

The Tentative Interim Amendments pertain to Section 1105.1 Human Comfort. The submission deadline for comments is Sept. 5.

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