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9 Tips to Maximize Your Company's Profit Potential

Construction Business Owner

9 Tips to Maximize Your Company's Profit Potential. Elizabeth Manning. Thu, 03/26/2020 - 13:36. Gain better control over the profits your company sees this year with these 9 simple steps.

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Supplemental Structural Members: Constructions, and Applications

The Constructor

Supplemental structural members are new columns, beams, braces, and walls which are constructed to support damaged structures. The provision of.

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How to Prepare Your Business for COVID-19

Construction Business Owner

How to Prepare Your Business for COVID-19. Elizabeth Manning. Thu, 03/26/2020 - 14:52. Socially distance yourself from others. . Wash your hands frequently. Clean the surfaces you touch multiple times daily. . If you're like us, you've heard these directives over and over again in the last few weeks—and for good reason. The media is constantly reporting on what you should be doing to protect yourself and loved ones from COVID-19.

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6 Tips for Building Better Subcontractor Relationships

Viewpoint Construction Technology

How today’s leading general contractors are able to improve working relationships with their subcontractors through technology and best practices.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

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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March 2020 Construction Industry Stats

Construction Business Owner

March 2020 Construction Industry Stats. Elizabeth Manning. Thu, 03/26/2020 - 13:09. The Construction Business Owner team compiles statistics each month from several sources, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the United States Census Bureau, to give you a better understanding of the current state of affairs for the construction industry.

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Grouting of Pre/Post Tensioned Cable Ducts

The Constructor

Grouting in the post-tensioned cables in the post or prestressed concrete is carried out to provide permanent protection to the steel cables against.

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Washington state bans construction, Boston extends moratorium

Construction Dive

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’'s clarification updated Monday's mandate that appeared to exempt construction while Boston Mayor Martin Walsh extended his construction ban despite calls from his governor to lift it.

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What is Ownership Cost of an Equipment?

The Constructor

Ownership cost is defined as the total cost related to the construction equipment in order to own it. This cost is irrespective of whether the.

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A new coronavirus threat: sidelined subcontractors

Construction Dive

Confusion about mandates, safety and family concerns are pulling already sparse specialized trades from sites. GCs need to maintain strict standards so subs will actually work if they are permitted to do so, an expert says.

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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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10 Precautions for Effective Grouting in Tensioning Ducts

The Constructor

The complete procedure of the grouting of pre/post tensioned cable ducts, its materials, equipement and properties is explained in detial in the.

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Mailbag: Construction attorneys answer readers' coronavirus legal questions

Construction Dive

U.S. contractors are facing uncertainty around issues like health threats to workers, government stoppages and supply chain delays. Here, construction attorneys break down some of the legal ramifications.

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Stay HOME – Learn BIM: Days 1 and 2

DebunkTheBIM

I can’t contribute meaningfully to the topic of the Pandemic, apart from obeying the rules and not being a nuisance. It is not an area of my expertise. BIM is. So, being a believer of the concept, that learning even a little bit of BIM can do good for anyone working in construction, I’m going to write a bit every day on the topic, at least while this lock-down is on and am capable of writing/posting.

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Caterpillar Suspends Some Operations

Construction Equipment

Citing supply chain difficulties, Caterpillar said it is temporarily suspending operations at certain facilities. It did not specify which manufacturing plants, product categories, or parts distribution centers might be affected.

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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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Cathedral design is inspired by a Bishop’s headpiece

BD+C

There is a subset in architecture of building’s meant to look like scaled up objects from everyday life. There is the picnic basket building in Newark, Ohio, the Binoculars Building in Los Angeles, and the High-Heel Wedding Church in Taiwan. A new RBB Architects-designed building may soon join this novel group. Dubbed The Cathedral, the building is inspired by the mitre, a Bishop’s traditional headpiece.

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Global Safety: A look into Australia's safety operations

Construction Dive

What can global safety leaders teach us locally? Australia is sharing what they’re doing to make construction safer.

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Cutting through the noise on wall construction

Construction Specifier

by Gary Brown. Photo © BigStockPhoto.com. For multi-unit living spaces, hospitals, and offices, privacy has become a significant issue (as a side issue, the issuing of the American National Standards Institute [ANSI] S12.60, Acoustical Performance Criteria, Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools , has made privacy between classrooms an issue of concern).

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How to convert college dorms to support the coronavirus crisis

BD+C

With the number of global coronavirus cases increasing each day, health centers are more burdened than ever before, witnessing severe bed shortages for critically-ill patients. At the same time, housing at many higher education institutions now stands mostly vacant — with hundreds of thousands of students home for social distancing and instruction now delivered online.

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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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Virus-Related Slowdowns Impact Const. Supply Chain

Construction Equipment

While cities determine how major construction projects should move forward following the coronavirus pandemic, the shipping and sourcing of raw materials used across projects has “slowed to a trickle,” according to Arch Paper.

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Food Lion Donates 6M Meals To Nourish Neighbors

Business Facilities

The $600,000 donation will provide nutritious meals to schools, seniors with limited resources and other neighbors, and support Feeding America® in its COVID-19 response efforts. - Read: Food Lion Donates 6M Meals To Nourish Neighbors at BusinessFacilities.com.

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A Tire Refresher for Maintenance Managers

Construction Equipment

Tires can be difficult to manage for fleets with both pneumatic-tired earthmovers and over-the-road haulers such as dump trucks, but attention to maintenance, and the work environment, can keep assets rolling at lower costs.

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Businesses Bracing For Major Disruptions From COVID-19

Business Facilities

A S&P Global Market Intelligence survey found approximately 79% of organizations reported already experiencing negative impact of COVID-19. - Read: Businesses Bracing For Major Disruptions From COVID-19 at BusinessFacilities.com.

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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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[VIDEO] NYC to Construct Temp. Hospitals

Construction Equipment

New York governor Andrew Cuomo accepted the recommendation of the Army Corps of Engineers for constructing four temporary hospital sites in New York State to house patients diagnosed with COVID-19.

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Make the Call for More Construction Technology in a Time of Crisis

ENR Construction

While relationships are the backbone of the construction industry, how we communicate is necessarily changing because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please help construction technology providers give you want you need, by telling us what that is even as it changes, seemingly, every day.

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Liebherr 125 K Crane

Construction Equipment

Liebherr’s 125 K fast-erecting crane has a radius of 180 feet and a maximum hook height of 215 feet. The 125 K has an initial hook height of 97 feet as standard. Five tower sections can be inserted to reach a total hook height of 136 feet.

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Architects taking action to support COVID-19 response

BD+C

In an effort to support the COVID-19 response, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has launched a task force to help inform public officials, healthcare facility owners and architects on adapting buildings into temporary healthcare facilities.

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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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Liebherr EC-B Series Flat Top Crane

Construction Equipment

Liebherr EC-B series cranes have maximum load capacities ranging from 13,200 to 35,200 pounds, and maximum jib head load capacities ranging from 3,500 to 13,200 pounds working at a maximum radius.

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Satisfied customer for Ireland’s first Hyundai HX900L

Digger Blog

Irish plant and dredging contractor Mill Road Plant Ltd is loyal to the Hyundai brand, having run the Korean excavators since 2005.

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Off-Grid Home with Boat Access Only

Natural Building

Mark and Chera rescued and renovated an old cabin and transformed it into an epic off-grid home for their family of 5. There’s no road to get there, so they had to figure out how to do absolutely everything by boat and barge: transporting building materials, equipment, belongings, workers, as well as commuting to and from town for school and work.