The Constructor

MARCH 14, 2017

Fire ratings of concrete and masonry structural elements considers two factors: fire endurance and fire resistance. ACI 206 provides the definition.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 14, 2017

JOC Construction Labor Costs. JOC construction labor costs p rovide the foundation for any successful Job Order Contracting Program. On average, labor accounts for sixty percent (60%) of a project total construction cost and is therefore a primary consideration. Most “best practice” Job Order Contracts use prevailing wage rates, and more specifically Davis-Bacon wage rages if available.

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The Constructor

MARCH 14, 2017

Fire safety and property protection systems for buildings requires knowledge and understanding of hazards to decrease the potential fire occurrence.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 14, 2017

Lean construction techniques are central to improving quality, timeliness, satisfaction, and lowering costs. Focus upon Outcomes. Best Value procurement. Outcomes and deliverables must be clearly defined, written, and measurable. Owner must provide value by sharing knowledge and collaborating in a timely manner with all service providers from concept through close-out, and not engage in excessive management and control.

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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.

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BD+C

MARCH 14, 2017

Dissing+Weitling is a Danish architecture firm that is becoming very well known for creating bicycle pathways for cities to help alleviate automobile traffic and provide more environmentally forms of transportation. In Copenhagen, the firm created The Bicycle Snake and The Super Bicycle Pathways, which have helped the city become the most bicycle-friendly city in the world, according to some rankings.

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BD+C

MARCH 14, 2017

Companies are always looking for ways to extend their brands to new customers. That’s particularly true of retail and consumer brands at a time when the drawing power of physical stores has been diluted by the proliferation of online options that accounted for $349.9 billion in sales in 2016, a 15.6% increase over 2015 and representing 11.7% of total retail sales last year (excluding items not normally purchased online, like fuel and cars), according to Commerce Department estimates.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 14, 2017

Kobelco now offers an app with the ability to compare the company’s excavator models with one another and with competitive models, allowing comparison of up to four models at once. The latest specs are updated automatically by Spec Check. The app is available in two regions, North America and Latin America, and available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

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BD+C

MARCH 14, 2017

A study by transportation, economics and urban planning experts has found that ridesharing and ridesourcing services using autonomous vehicles (AV) could shift millions of drivers away from personal cars in major U.S. cities.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 14, 2017

John Deere and Kespry have announced an exclusive global strategic alliance through which John Deere Construction & Forestry dealers will provide the Kespry Aerial Intelligence System to their customers on job sites around the world. Starting in North America, the alliance enables John Deere customers to use Kespry's fully integrated industrial drone platform to capture topographic data in minutes with survey-grade accuracy.

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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.

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BD+C

MARCH 14, 2017

Two-lane bowling alley, wiffle ball field, nine-hole mini-golf course, 24-seat HD movie theater, indoor slide, VR studio. Clemson University has certainly upped the ante when it comes to elite Division I football recruiting with its newly christened $55 million Football Operations Complex. The 142,500-sf facility, which opened just three weeks after Clemson’s national championship win over the University of Alabama, adjoins the indoor practice facility and outdoor practice fields, consolidating

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 14, 2017

Volvo Trucks and Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) at the University of California, Berkeley recently completed a successful demonstration of partially automated truck platooning, made possible by Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control technology (CACC).

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Business Facilities

MARCH 14, 2017

Arrow Sky Media will be among the first companies to locate in downtown Orlando’s Creative Village. Read Digital Animation Company Relocating To Florida on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 14, 2017

The key to any aerial rental business’s success is keeping equipment ready to work. Equipped with the new Genie ® TechSight application, the Genie Technical Services & Support team can now troubleshoot technical issues in the field using online video guidance for real-time visual assistance. The app enables Genie to engage in “live” interactions with field service technicians using video-enabled mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets — Android or Apple (iPhone and iPad) powered sy

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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?

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 14, 2017

Sage Construction and Real Estate goes far beyond its specific software/technology focus in its Plumb Bob Square Rants blog, with a diversity of posts in a consistent, highly readable format. Certainly the blog can be authoritative on IT issues, as this post from Deb Carpenter Black discusses Sage’s survey results with the Associated General Contractors (AGC) […].

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 14, 2017

Allison Transmission has announced FuelSense 2.0 featuring DynActive Shifting, delivering up to 6 percent additional fuel savings beyond the company’s original FuelSense software, introduced in 2014 and now chosen by more than half of Allison buyers. Through a set of proprietary software enhancements, the FuelSense 2.0 option provides an infinitely variable combination of shift points.

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Contractor Magazine

MARCH 14, 2017

By Mark Matteson. "All Things Must Pass". On a recent flight to Chicago I watched a documentary film by Colin Hanks (Tom’s son) entitled “All Things Must Pass.” It was a fascinating story of the rise and fall of Tower Records. read more.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 14, 2017

Designed with transportability in mind, the newly updated Genie ZX-135/70 boom now features the new Genie mini XChassis axle design, which extends and retracts the axles to and from the stowed position with a more compact footprint — 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) x 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) retracted or 12 ft 11 in (3.94 m) x 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) extended — to provide both stability on the job and a narrow profile for transport.

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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.

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Business Facilities

MARCH 14, 2017

Parametric Solutions, Inc. will add 200 employees at its office and manufacturing facility in Jupiter, FL with help from a Quick Response Training grant. Read Palm Beach County Lands 200 New Engineering Jobs on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 14, 2017

Weighing in at a maximum 6,900 pounds, the Hitachi ZX30U-5 is the sixth compact excavator in the company's lineup for the Americas. According to the company, “the new model will provide customers an alternative in the popular 3-to-4-metric-ton size class of compact excavators.” Standard features for the new model include a mechanical pattern changer, quick-connect coupler, and proportional auxiliary hydraulics plumbed to the end of the boom.

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Green Industry Professionals

MARCH 14, 2017

Early reports show many dealers already selling out, Altoz says.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 14, 2017

John Deere Power Systems recently introduced its newest “Integrated Emissions Control System,” an inline system that includes a diesel particulate filter, diesel oxidation catalyst, and a selective catalytic reduction system for meeting Tier 4-Final and Stage V requirements. The new inline system can be mounted either horizontally or vertically, and the company plans initially to offer the system in two sizes for its new 13.6-liter engine. .

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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!

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ENR Construction

MARCH 14, 2017

Nontraditional construction methods and state-of-the-art technologies help propel Detroit's new sports and entertainment venue.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 14, 2017

Building upon its pledge to help contractors increase uptime, John Deere announced the launch of its new Big Parts Promise program last week at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas. The Big Parts Promise is a commitment to construction customers that ensures availability of production-class equipment parts.

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Contractor Magazine

MARCH 14, 2017

This week the product gallery features a new 22 V. battery for use with cordless tools, a water-cooled scroll chiller, a line of cold expansion PEX fittings, a locking bit holder, a reversible magnetic hex chuck driver and more. read more.

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BD+C

MARCH 14, 2017

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are lining up behind a new bill that would promote the use of wood to construct tall buildings. The Timber Innovation Act, which has the support of several lumber trade groups, was sponsored by members of both parties.

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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!

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ENR Construction

MARCH 14, 2017

Airports face an annual $10-billion shortfall to meet their rising infrastructure needs, which total $99.9 billion over the next five years, an airport group says in a new report.

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Contractor Magazine

MARCH 14, 2017

The Aquatherm headquarters campus in Attendorn, Germany, has expanded continuously to keep up with the firm’s growth. read more.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 14, 2017

Included in the bills were $100 million to fund infrastructure at the site of the new state prison.

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