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Swimming Pool Construction Guide for Homeowners

Learn Civil Engineering

Having a swimming pool in your yard where you can relax and have fun, whether alone or with your loved ones, is a huge investment that will certainly pay off over time. But the key to making an excellent investment decision is to do your homework. Swimming pools come in various options, with each having […].

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How to get a General Contractor’s License in Arkansas?

The Constructor

A general contractor’s license is one of several contractor licenses issued by the Arkansas State Licensing Board. These special licenses are needed.

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Multifamily proposal activity maintains sizzling pace in Q2

BD+C

Proposal activity for Multifamily-for-Rent (Apartments) and Condominium properties continued to exceed historic norms, with Condos achieving its highest level since PSMJ Resources began tracking submarkets in its Quarterly Market Forecast (QMF) of A/E/C firm leaders. Apartments, which recorded its third-highest NPMI of 71% in the 1st Quarter, repeated that score in the 2nd Quarter.

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How to get a General Contractor’s License in Nevada?

The Constructor

You are very excited about starting your own construction company. You have been researching for days on the internet and you are finally sure that.

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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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PC Helps Support Families after Loss

PC Construction

PC Construction continued its years-long tradition with a $5,000 donation to The Classic Mike Loyer Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting Vermont families impacted by the accidental worksite death of a loved one. The donation. The post PC Helps Support Families after Loss first appeared on PC Construction Company Blog.

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5 leadership lessons for a post-pandemic world from Shawmut CEO Les Hiscoe

BD+C

Leading our company through the pandemic put everything we knew to the test. Teams were forced to pivot strategy, behaviors, and tactics for the protection of the business during a once-in-a-generation public health crisis. As the pandemic evolved, new challenges arose, and with them, so did the leadership strategy necessary to navigate the crisis.

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The Best Way for Trade Contractors to Stay Out of the Courtroom

Pro Builder

The Best Way for Trade Contractors to Stay Out of the Courtroom. ibush. Tue, 07/20/2021 - 07:00. You can avoid legal trouble by managing client expectations with a simple yet comprehensive contract. Karalynn Cromeens. The best way for specialty trade contractors to stay out of the courtroom is to manage their clients’ expectations. And the best way to do that is with a contract. .

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COVID occupancy and your existing building LEED certification

BD+C

I’m happy to report that even as the world took a left turn during the pandemic, the interest in sustainability and optimized buildings has stayed on course. One strategy we continue to see is the use of LEED certification as a powerful back-check on sustainability efforts, validating achievements and creating a common language to understand a building’s performance.

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SimpliSafe To Add Second Operation, Create 250 New Jobs In Virginia

Business Facilities

Home security services company SimpliSafe will invest over $3M in a second customer security monitoring service center in Henrico County, VA. - Read: SimpliSafe To Add Second Operation, Create 250 New Jobs In Virginia at BusinessFacilities.com.

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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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A new Times Square hotel positions itself as a resort

BD+C

There are many beaches in New York City, including Jones Beach State Park, Coney Island, Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach, The People’s Beach at Jacob Riis Park, Times Square …. Wait. What?

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MTA Aims to Bring Subway Tunnel Robotic Drill Rig to Bid

ENR Construction

After a successful trial of a railcar-mounted robot to drill holes for tunnel cable racks, the MTA is putting together an open bidding process for vendors to further develop a robot drill rig for use in New York City’s subway tunnels.

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ANOHA — The Children’s World of the Jewish Museum Berlin opens

BD+C

ANOHA — The Children’s World of the Jewish Museum Berlin has opened in Berlin, Germany. ANOHA’s goal is to give the museum’s youngest guests a sense of hope and possibility through a world of imagination and play. The museum uses historic flood narratives as an allegory for engaging with important contemporary issues like climate change and resource conservation.

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Chewy, Inc. To Create 1,200 New Jobs In Tennessee

Business Facilities

Pet e-commerce company Chewy, Inc. will open its new regional fulfillment facility in Mt. Juliet, TN in 2022. . - Read: Chewy, Inc. To Create 1,200 New Jobs In Tennessee at BusinessFacilities.com.

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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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Crane in Fatal Canada Collapse Removed as Union Seeks Safety Changes

ENR Construction

Evacuated downtown area of Kelowna, B.C., largely reopens one week after project site accident that killed five people and damaged adjacent building.

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New in Autodesk Construction Cloud: Enhance Transparency and Efficiency with Meetings Release 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Meetings are essential to the success of all construction projects. Whether it be weekly coordination or OAC meetings, they are a necessary part of the design, preconstruction, and construction phases to bring multiple teams and stakeholders together to check in on action items, coordinate activities, and resolve issues. . Ensuring teams have an effective way to run a meeting, create agendas, and assign action items is just as critical to project success as work executed in the field.

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Minnesota School Projects Study Says Unions Increase Safety Without Higher Costs

ENR Construction

New study says that union construction projects are similar in cost to non-union projects because higher union labor costs are offset by savings in other project components such as materials and safety, but critics point to prevailing wage laws that may have skewed its findings.

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40+ New Product Updates for Autodesk Construction Cloud 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The Latest Across Autodesk Construction Cloud Unified Platform, Autodesk Build, Autodesk BIM Collaborate, Autodesk Takeoff, BuildingConnected, BIM 360, and Pype . With construction’s busiest season in full swing, our product teams have been hard at work—rolling out new features and updates to make Autodesk Construction Cloud even better. We’re thrilled to share more than 40 releases and enhancements across Autodesk Construction Cloud products. .

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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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eBook: Rethink Resource Planning — A Guide to Optimizing Construction Resource Management

ENR Construction

In construction, your productivity determines your bottom line. As a result, it becomes easy to fixate your firm’s efforts on time—the most quantifiable measure of productivity—but is this focus coming at the expense of other components of your enterprise? In other words, are you considering the effect of resources—and their management—on your overall productivity?

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Autodesk Build Gets 20+ Product Updates, Features, & Enhancements 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Learn About the Latest Releases for Autodesk Build . Released in early 2021, Autodesk Build continues to prove effective as a reliable project, cost, and field management solution. Seamless collaboration is the name of the game. It better connects teams, data, and workflows across users operating anywhere from the field to the office. Built on the unified Autodesk Construction Cloud platform, Autodesk Build empowers teams to deliver construction projects on time and within budget. .

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Solution Brief: CMiC Accounting for Construction

ENR Construction

The Accounting module unifies core functions—such as Budgeting, Corporate & Project Forecasting, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Job Costing—all in one place.

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Register Now for Autodesk University 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

2020 was a major transition period for construction, but 2021 is arguably an even more pivotal year for the industry. . If the previous year was all about adopting new tools and ways of doing things, 2021 is one that’s focused on applying the lessons and solutions we picked up in 2020 and figuring out how they fit into today’s new normal. . With more tools, innovations, and insights than ever before, now is the perfect time for construction firms to invest in continuous learning opportunities f

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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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Webinar: Powering Through — Tech Investments Keep Speciality Contractors Going

ENR Construction

MEP contractors and other small firms’ investments in prefabrication, cloud collaboration, and other digital technologies have positioned them well to spin back up once the economy starts to reopen and recover. Throughout the pandemic, contractors have discovered new ways to work remotely on projects. During this webinar, these small & agile firms will show how their technology investments let them keep on target through 2020 and rethink business practices that were holding them back.

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Types of Walls | Interior Walls Types | Types of Wall Materials | Types of Internal Walls | Types of Walls In Homes

Civiconcepts

What Is Wall? A wall is a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or defines an area, carries a load, provides security, shelter, soundproofing, and many other benefits. … Types of Walls | Interior Walls Types | Types of Wall Materials | Types of Internal Walls | Types of Walls In Homes Read More ».

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International Code Council Seeks Proposals for Energy Conservation Model Code Update

ENR Construction

The International Code Council, the developer of “International” family of model building codes, is accepting code change proposals through Oct.

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Everything Is Right at Your Fingertips With Wellborn Cabinet’s Push to Open Functionality

Pro Builder

Everything Is Right at Your Fingertips With Wellborn Cabinet’s Push to Open Functionality. kcichowicz. Tue, 07/20/2021 - 16:27. A simple push is all it takes to access anything you need behind these sleek cabinet doors. With the touch of a button, it closes again effortlessly. Cabinets + Accessories. sponsored.

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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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Report: FEMA Fails to Require Resilience in Funded Disaster Rebuilds

ENR Construction

IG says it spent $1.9B in 10 years on recurring road, bridge damage from extreme weather, with too little push for mitigation.

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An Introduction to Insulated Rammed Earth

Natural Building

This an introduction to insulated rammed earth. SIREWALL is the acronym for this modernized green building technique and it stands for: Structural Insulated Rammed Earth. In this video, we’re meeting Tony Johnson from Earth House Holdings to learn about rammed earth construction, and to get a peek at the rammed earth home he is building for his family in British Columbia, Canada.

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Construction on Portland Maine's Tallest Tower Set to Begin

ENR Construction

Construction of what is planned as Portland, Maine’s tallest tower is expected to begin by August and open by late 2023.