What are the Thickness Requirements of Strip Foundations?
The Constructor
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
There are number of factors that control a thickness of strip foundation such as losing condition, types of soil, and depth of foundation. The.
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199 Tackling Construction’s Productivity Problem
Viewpoint Construction Technology
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
If the industry closed that gap and increased productivity levels to match the rest of the economy, the construction sector’s value.
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Types of Loads Causing Vibration Serviceability Issues in Buildings
The Constructor
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
There are various types of loads such as ground borne vibration, vibrating machinery, human induced excitation, etc. that cause vibration.
LEAN Job Order Contracting
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
LEAN Job Order Contracting adheres to the fundamental principles of collaboration, transparency, and best value. All JOC Progams are not the sample and careful evaluation by both real property owners and builders is required to assure long term, mutually beneficial relationships are the consistent result. ?If you’d like a full presentation on what LEAN Job Order Contracting can provide to your organization, give is a call.
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.
Strong start for architecture billings in 2018
BD+C
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
This year started on a strong note for architecture firms, as the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) saw its highest January score since 2007. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the January 2018 ABI score was 54.7 , up from a score of 52.8 in the previous month. This score reflects an increase in design services provided by U.S. architecture firms (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings). .
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P3 proposed for $1B Louisiana sports and mixed-use complex
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
These types of projects are springing up all over the country. In Shreveport, however, the city council last year rejected a similar plan because it would have had to borrow $30 million to help build the sports venue.
Arkansas Governor’s Report: Now On The Radar For New Business
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
The Pro-business climate in Arkansas is yielding a bounty of new jobs. Gov. Asa Hutchinson is busy laying the foundation for robust, sustainable long-term growth. - Read: Arkansas Governor’s Report: Now On The Radar For New Business at BusinessFacilities.com.
Agreement to kick start feasibility study of Cleveland-Chicago hyperloop
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Hyperloops and other high-speed tube systems are gaining ground in the U.S., with several proposed routes and studies underway.
FEMA document provides simplified seismic design provisions for low-hazard regions
BD+C
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a document to assist structural designers in meeting building code requirements for low seismic-hazard regions. The FEMA NEHRP document provides design guidance for ordinary SDC B buildings as denoted in ASCE/SEI 7. FEMA says its document will help designers to meet the code “without wading through the full, complex seismic design process in ASCE/SEI 7.”.
Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP
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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.
Report: House committee could have infrastructure bill ready by summer
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Upgrading the nation's infrastructure has support from both sides, but the question of how state and local governments and taxpayers will chip in is a work in progress.
Additional Insured Status: Playing the Speak-Out Game on a Construction Project
Best Practices Construction Law
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Last weekend we played Speak-Out: Kids versus Parents , a game where you use a plastic thingy to obstruct your speech capabilities. The winning team is the one that guesses the most phrases. Reading and understanding an insurance policy on a construction project can be a lot like understanding my kids playing Speak Out. [link]. Proper insurance coverage is an important risk management tool for contractors, subcontractors, project owners/developers and design professionals.
Los Angeles college district sets BIM mandate for $9.5B construction program
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
The district, one of only a handful of places in the U.S. to issue a BIM standard for public projects, already has saved approximately $12 million.
Visible changes to Yanmar minis
Digger Blog
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Here’s news of two new models from Yanmar in its 2.5- to 3-tonne zero tail swing range. Here’s news of two new models from Yanmar in its 2.5- to 3-tonne zero tail swing range.
The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide
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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?
Video: Big Time Installation
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Although the original idea to build an ultra-long running mechanical clock didn't originate with Jeff Bezos, the Amazon CEO is spending at least $42 million to build the 10,000 Year Clock inside a mountain on property he owns in west Texas. Tuesday, Bezo tweeted that installation of the clock has begun.
Leading communities in the Second Machine Age
BD+C
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Throughout history, technology has presented us with new ways of seeing and adapting to the world, enlightening the human condition during difficult times. Our technological prowess gave us agriculture, which allowed humanity to cluster into cities. You know the story from there; concrete, trains, steel, and automobiles are just some of the innovations of the First Machine Age that have allowed us to build bigger and further than we ever dreamed of.
Game Reinforces Load Capacity Guidelines
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Skyjack is leveraging gaming technology to educate and raise awareness around load capacity and safety with their first mobile game, CAPACITIES. The new game requires players to divert falling balls from overloading Skyjack mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs).
Terminal Modernization: Why Bother? Part II
BD+C
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Every business evaluates potential projects based on costs and potential return on investment. While terminal modernization projects can be complex and upfront costs are often significant, the cost of upgrades can be outweighed by long-term gains. Upgrades can improve the triple bottom line through operational efficiencies, reduced costs, decreased waste and increased revenues as well as improve the passenger experience.
Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business
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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.
Skyjack Launches Mobile Game To Reinforce Load Capacity Guidelines
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Linamar Corporation’s Skyjack division is leveraging gaming technology to educate and raise awareness around load capacity and safety with their first mobile game, CAPACITIES. The new game combines interactive fun that requires players to divert falling balls from overloading Skyjack mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs).
New $412 million advanced research center hopes to attract scientists and clinicians in pediatric biomedical research
BD+C
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
The new $412 million advanced research center for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is designed as an interactive hub of exploration and discovery. The approximately 625,000-sf center is meant to cultivate transformative research and collaboration. The center will be an interactive and interdisciplinary environment designed specifically to generate new ideas and teamwork.
Michigan Moves to Get Tough With Asbestos Removal Contractors
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
The Detroit Free Press reports Michigan lawmakers are proposing changes to workplace safety regulations to hold contractors participating in demolition and asbestos removal more accountable for workers exposure to the cancer-causing substance. Detroit has been experiencing a high number of demolitions as Mayor Mike Duggan's effort to tear down 40,000 blighted buildings that are in part due to the city's economic downturn in past years.
A-Plant inventory under the hammer
Digger Blog
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
A-Plant clearly looks after its equipment reasonably well, judging by the success of a recent auction of surplus inventory. A-Plant clearly looks after its equipment reasonably well, judging by the success of a recent auction of surplus inventory.
The Specialty Contractor's Guide to Job Cost Accounting
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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!
Resilience team selected to help protect a vulnerable Bridgeport, Conn., from floods
BD+C
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
The Connecticut Department of Housing has hired a multidisciplinary team to design resilience plans to minimize the impact of future flooding and rising sea levels on the state’s largest city, Bridgeport, where recent storms left streets flooded for days and weakened the city’s infrastructure.
Eurovia feels the benefit of Hydradig versatility
Digger Blog
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
A JCB Hydradig is being credited with helping Eurovia Contracting to come in three months early on a Lincolnshire road building contract. A JCB Hydradig is being credited with helping Eurovia Contracting to come in three months early on a Lincolnshire road building contract.
Merck Investing $49M In Asian Manufacturing, Distribution
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Investment supports growing demand with new biopharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution centers in South Korea and India, accelerates biosimilars manufacturing and development in China. - Read: Merck Investing $49M In Asian Manufacturing, Distribution at BusinessFacilities.com.
Employees think AI can improve jobs, but worry the technology will replace them
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Workers want companies to be more transparent about how artificial intelligence will benefit and challenge their employment.
Report: Optimism for Construction Growth in the Next Year Remains High
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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!
Breaking New Ground in Las Vegas
The Korte Company
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
In January of this year, a groundbreaking ceremony marked the beginning of construction of a new development in northwest Las Vegas. Located at Hualapai Way and Deer Springs, the site will be home to Deer Springs Village shopping center. The first phase of construction has begun, and features a new 56,000 square foot Albertson grocery store, which is scheduled to open in late 2018.
Employers tell Congress of opioid crisis struggles, but next steps remain unclear
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Some businesses say they're struggling to find workers who can pass a drug test, further exacerbating the skills gap.
Project Update: Blue Plains AWWTP TDPS/ECF Passes Operational Demonstration
PC Construction
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Starting-up equipment and moving millions of gallons of water at 3 a.m. has become the norm on the Tunnel Dewatering Pump Station and Enhanced Clarification Facility (TDPS/ECF) project as the team has worked toward, and.
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