Viewpoint Construction Technology
MAY 17, 2017
Earlier this year we talked about the importance of sustainability in construction , and how buildings are responsible for more than 40 percent of energy usage across the globe. Thankfully, strides are being made to combat climate change within our shared industries. Each year more and more eco-conscious buildings are being erected across the world.
Job Order Contracting
MAY 17, 2017
Optimizing Construction Cost Estimating Outcomes requires experience, LEAN management practices, common data outcomes, metrics, and continuous improvement. The OpenCost Approach incorporates significant improvements into the collection, validation, use, & maintenance of detailed line item unit price Construction cost data. Request our white paper to learn more about Optimizing Construction Cost Estimating Outcomes.
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Viewpoint Construction Technology
MAY 17, 2017
Earlier this year we talked about the importance of sustainability in construction, and how buildings are responsible for more than 40 percent.
BD+C
MAY 17, 2017
C.F. Møller's winning design for a new 22-story high-rise set for construction in Västerås is nothing if not unique. The building’s elliptical shape allows for open facades facing in all directions and creates a new silhouette for the city’s skyline. The building will be constructed as a hybrid of solid wood and concrete. Concrete is the load-bearing construction up to the 15 th floor.
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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.
Construction Equipment
MAY 17, 2017
John Deere announced an updated production series of buckets for its 744K-II, 824K-II and 844K-III wheel loader models. The buckets offer several new features, including an improved bucket profile, integrated narrow spill guards, bushed static bucket pin joints, and optional wear plating. The series includes 30 configurations that improve loading and visibility; are easier and quicker to repair; and extend bucket life in all types of material, the company says.
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Construction Equipment
MAY 17, 2017
George Lucas' highly-anticipated Lucas Museum of Narrative Art at Exposition Park in Los Angeles has received approval from the Los Angeles Planning Commission who signed off on the plans Thursday. The renderings supplied by MAD Architects of the $1 billion project shows a 115-foot tall building featuring 300,000 square feet of floor area. The building's fluid design, when viewed from an overhead Luke Skywalker perspective, brings to mind space ships from movies past and seems to hover above the
ENR Construction
MAY 17, 2017
Inside the future manufacturing facility for one of New England’s largest MEP/HVAC specialty contractors, J.C. Cannistraro LLC, Jim Lynch rhetorically asks what software Cannistraro uses to control its shop-floor machines.
Construction Equipment
MAY 17, 2017
The Turner & Townsend 2017 International Construction Market survey has been posted online, crowning New York City as the Most Expensive City in the world in which to build. The survey details construction costs in 43 markets around the globe and offers analysis and predicted growth areas for those construction economies.
BD+C
MAY 17, 2017
Located at the site of the former Children’s Memorial hospital, The Lincoln Common will provide 1.1 million sf of retail, office, and residential space in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.
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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.
Construction Equipment
MAY 17, 2017
John Deere announced an updated production series of buckets for its 744K-II, 824K-II and 844K-III wheel loader models. The buckets offer several new features, including an improved bucket profile, integrated narrow spill guards, bushed static bucket pin joints, and optional wear plating. The series includes 30 configurations that improve loading and visibility; are easier and quicker to repair; and extend bucket life in all types of material, the company says.
ENR Construction
MAY 17, 2017
Two years after graduating from Hartford Public High School’s Academy of Engineering and Green Technology in 2011, Danilo Sena returned to participate in a new program that has students building hybrid wind and solar generators for Nepalese villages in the Himalayan Mountains.
Construction Equipment
MAY 17, 2017
International Truck announced the grand opening of the new flagship Used Truck Center in Melrose Park, Ill. Although the current Used Truck Center is also located in Melrose Park, the four-block move will bring it in the same building as Navistar’s Melrose Park Plant; occupying previously unused space on the land. In addition, it will finish off a consolidation effort which brings engine testing, the Used Truck Reconditioning Center, certified technicians, and used truck sales all in a single lo
ENR Construction
MAY 17, 2017
Engineers in Florida are starting to plan for design and construction of a new $1.5-billion water-storage facility in the Everglades Agricultural Area south of Lake Okeechobee.
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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?
Construction Equipment
MAY 17, 2017
In conjunction with Infrastructure Week (May 15-19), the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the
Business Facilities
MAY 17, 2017
The HVAC equipment maker will move the operation to its Rosenberg, TX headquarters, investing $6M and creating 150 jobs. Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions - The Source For Corporate Site Selectors. Hudson Products Relocating Manufacturing Operation To Texas.
Contractor Magazine
MAY 17, 2017
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Jon Boozman (R-AR) have introduced The Clean Safe Reliable Water Infrastructure Act, bipartisan omnibus infrastructure legislation that includes the formal federal establishment of the U.S. EPA’s WaterSense program. read more.
Business Facilities
MAY 17, 2017
The predicted uptick in 2017 will be largely driven by faster demand from emerging markets; productivity growth is stronger in Europe than the U.S., according to The Conference Board. Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions - The Source For Corporate Site Selectors.
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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.
Contractor Magazine
MAY 17, 2017
Previously, Richer served as senior vice president, chief marketing officer at Harley-Davidson. There, he and his teams delivered firsts in product planning through customer-led innovation, including the creation of Harley’s first factory customization program and first electric motorcycle development. read more.
Construction Cost Estimating
MAY 17, 2017
Parag Pal, the most promising civil engineer, has provided some useful tips for making rate analysis concerning plain cement concrete (PCC) through an excel based spreadsheet. P.C.C alias plain cement concreate is a useful construction material that is formed by mixing in proportion of the cement (usually portland cement), aggregate (coarse or fine ),sand and water.
ENR Construction
MAY 17, 2017
In the aftermath of a poorly executed Colorado veterans’ hospital project that tripled in cost from $604 million to $1.7 billion and slipped from a 2013 opening to early 2018, the U.S. Government Accountability Office has taken a critical look at U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs facility planning and project delivery in two recent reports.
ENR Construction
MAY 17, 2017
An effort to put Superfund cleanup work in what Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt says is the program’s “rightful place at the center of [EPA’s] core mission,” could help speed the approval process necessary to clean up the nation’s 1,300 most critical hazardous waste sites.
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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!
ENR Construction
MAY 17, 2017
Work is underway to clean up the “inadvertent return” of an estimated 2 million gallons of bentonite-based drilling fluid into high-quality wetland that occurred during horizontal directional drilling under the Tuscarawas River in Stark County, Ohio, for Energy Transfer Partners L.P.’s Rover Pipeline.
ENR Construction
MAY 17, 2017
The SCO 6-A22 cordless cut-out tool is able to cut through standard, double-layer drywall as well as more heavy-duty interior wall materials.
ENR Construction
MAY 17, 2017
State seeks a jobs base with the surprise OK of both proposed wind projects, totaling $2B
ENR Construction
MAY 17, 2017
The utility reached an agreement to take over project management from Westinghouse.
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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!
ENR Construction
MAY 17, 2017
CH2M Hill Inc. was awarded a program and construction management contract for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s rebooted Green Line Extension. The $57-million contract is the project’s largest since the scaled-down $2.3-billion project was halted two years ago after costs skyrocketed $1 billion over budget. The Federal Transit Administration, which has pledged $1 billon for the project, green lighted the new estimated cost structure in April.
ENR Construction
MAY 17, 2017
Will typical data loss insurance cover losses from a RansomWare attack
ENR Construction
MAY 17, 2017
Overriding a gubernatorial veto, the South Carolina Legislature has enacted the state’s first gas-tax increase in 30 years.
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