Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 31, 2018

We have all come across bad apples. There are those employees who show up late and leave early, or those whose attitudes cause conflict with other employees and make it impossible to get anything done. If you have more than a few bad apples on your team, though, there might be something wrong with the tree and its environment. High employee productivity relies on many factors, not only the motivation of individual employees.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 31, 2018

Much is being written about arc flash assessments using NFPA 70E. FDRsafety is being contacted by small and medium size enterprises bemoaning quotes of $75,000 to $150,000 just to do the calculations. We’re often asked, “Do we have to do this?” The answer is “no,” but you need to do something to establish due diligence and compliance with OSHA. FDRsafety has an approach to arc flash assessments designed to help you achieve those objectives.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 31, 2018

Risk management is an inherent part of the job in the constru ction industry. As a contractor, the thought of an OSHA inspection and possible violations probably makes you a little nervous. Even worse is the possibility of an incident on one of your jobsites that results in serious harm to employees. The government doesn’t take incidents like this lightly, as evidenced by the fact that the cost of penalties levied by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is rising.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 31, 2018

With the global construction industry projected to reach $17.5 billion by 2030, an industry report charges now is the time for the engineering and construction sector to embrace technology.

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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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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 31, 2018

As a contractor, the thought of an OSHA inspection and possible violations probably makes you a little nervous.

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BD+C

JANUARY 31, 2018

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released the annual list of the Top 10 States for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The list ranks states in terms of certified square feet per resident in 2017. The list draws attention to states throughout America that are making significant strides in sustainable design, construction, and transformation at the building level and opens up conversations around community and city-level accomplishments in sustainable development.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 31, 2018

Doxel, which secured $4.5 million in funding earlier this month, is honing an autonomous robot that climbs stairs and moves along construction sites.

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BD+C

JANUARY 31, 2018

A trend is defined as a state of fashion or the general direction in which something is developing or changing. At studioSIX5, an interior design firm focused on senior living facilities, designers are helping senior living communities stay fashionable and ahead of the game, taking the lead as the change agents of the senior living industry. As 2018 kicks off, the studioSIX5 team has forecasted the following trends for the senior living market: .

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JANUARY 31, 2018

The nominations have closed: The voting begins. For the next two months (until March 31) you can cast your ballot for the blog(s) you like the most among the 17 nominees. Several are return entries from previous contests, but many are new. The voting rules allow you to select as many blogs as you like […].

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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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JANUARY 31, 2018

California made the incandescent light bulb history on Jan. 1. As of that date, the state’s energy efficiency standards for the everyday screw-based light bulb became too stringent for the old technology to meet. By 2020, the standard will extend to the rest of the nation, signaling the end of the incandescent era.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 31, 2018

Construction companies can help their employees stay substance-free. But if a worker develops an addiction, there are ways contractors can assist while keeping the jobsite safe.

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BD+C

JANUARY 31, 2018

Many North American colleges and universities are pursuing a high-risk strategy to build new campus facilities as a way to reverse lagging student enrollment, according to a new report from Sightlines, a Gordian company and a facilities intelligence and analysis firm focused on higher education institutions.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 31, 2018

The drones can hover nearby aging trusses, piers and bearings while collecting thousands of high-resolution images that are stitched into 3-D models.

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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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JANUARY 31, 2018

As Baby Boomers downsize and Millennials begin buying homes, multifamily homes in dynamic urban areas are appealing most to these demographics dominating the housing market.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 31, 2018

A report from Hays also found that a lack of training and development is one of the biggest contributors to the problem.

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BD+C

JANUARY 31, 2018

Skanska’s commercial development business unit in Central Eastern Europe says it will be the first developer to cover office buildings with semi-transparent perovskite solar cells on a commercial scale. Perovskites are crystalline materials that have great potential to replace silicon in solar power generation. Skanska will apply the technology, developed by Saule Technologies, onto its projects in 2018.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 31, 2018

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and Nikola Motor Company has announced the company has selected Buckeye, Arizona for its Nikola Motor Company hydrogen-electric semi-truck manufacturing headquarters facility. The new 500 acre, one million square foot facility will be located on the west side of Phoenix and will bring more than $1 billion in capital investment to the region by 2024.

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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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JANUARY 31, 2018

A new automated tool provides assistance in the design of force transfer around openings (FTAO). The Engineered Wood Association developed the free tool that includes a calculator and Technical Note. The FTAO method of shear wall design provides structures with a more comprehensive lateral resistance design which otherwise omitted the sheathing around windows or other large openings, according to a news release by the association.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 31, 2018

Volvo Trucks’ VHD model should be selling better to operators of dump, mixer and other construction-oriented vehicles, according to John Felder, the company’s vocational segment manager. A new interior and LED headlamps make it a more desirable choice, and there’ll be a renewed emphasis on marketing the vehicle, he said.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 31, 2018

By building the bridge offsite and then moving it into place, agency officials said they were able to complete the installation with fewer interstate closures.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 31, 2018

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) put in a strong performance in the fourth quarter of 2017, helping its parent company the Volvo Group achieve the highest sales and operating income in its history. Improved competitiveness coupled with growing demand – especially in Asia – helped Volvo CE deliver strong improvements in sales, operating income, and order intake.

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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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JANUARY 31, 2018

In this video, we check in with SageGlass at Greenbuild 2017 in Boston. Learn about some of the ways they are using electrochromic dynamic glass to promote comfort and productivity for the occupant in a variety of settings, while also providing architects with more design freedom. .

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 31, 2018

Spot-r EvacTag from Triax Technologies is yet another example of how technology is being used to enhance workplace safety.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 31, 2018

The Allegheny County Airport Authority has begun its search for architect-engineering firms to realize Pittsburgh International Airport’s $1.1-billion terminal modernization program.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 31, 2018

At World of Concrete 2018, Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas announced two options for its HL900 series wheel loaders.

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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

JANUARY 31, 2018

Seven months after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, MacKay Construction Services Inc. completed a playground that was designed to be accessible to children with special needs.

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Business Facilities

JANUARY 31, 2018

Pack Health will create 175 jobs over the next four years as part of its downtown Birmingham, AL expansion. - Read: Healthcare Tech Startup Expanding Alabama Headquarters at BusinessFacilities.com.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 31, 2018

According to several sources close to the project, Rhode Island-based Gilbane Building Co. has been chosen as general contractor for the 22-million-sq-ft, $10-billion flat-screen-panel manufacturing campus to be built by Taiwanese electronics maker Foxconn in Mt. Pleasant, Wis. Gilbane.

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