Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 10, 2019

Through digital transformation with these 3 technologies, construct a successful 2019 at your company.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 10, 2019

As we evolve our construction organizations, we are trying to do more with less. We want our teams to be more efficient and effective so, we adopt new technology to help make that happen. After a valiant effort to assess […]. The post 5 Keys to Successfully Launching Technology Change Initiatives appeared first on Viewpoint Surveyor.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 10, 2019

ExakTime's 4 tips for avoiding common time-management traps.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 10, 2019

Even the most loved and lived-in kitchens can benefit from a sprucing up after just a few years of constant use. Making an older kitchen look new again doesn’t have to be a big budget ordeal. A few carefully chosen DIY home projects can have your kitchen look brand new for a fraction of the cost of a remodel. The projects do not have to be major structural upgrades or big appliance purchases.

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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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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 10, 2019

ExakTime's 4 tips for avoiding common time-management traps.

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Management 219

Construction Dive

JANUARY 10, 2019

The National Institute of Building Sciences' 2018 report found that while most contractors have been and plan to continue using offsite construction techniques, barriers remain.

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Lets Build

JANUARY 10, 2019

Construction equipment does a great job of doing everything we need it to do without the help of any other equipment. When it comes to digging holes, grading land, moving massive material and prepping the earth for a giant project, they are the lone wolves. However, there’s one thing that construction equipment can’t do on.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 10, 2019

5 Steps to Ensuring Technology Adoption.

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BD+C

JANUARY 10, 2019

Extended reality (XR) is in a unique phase of its life cycle. The technology is readily available for anyone and everyone who thinks they can do something with it. And for better or worse, it is anyone and everyone who thinks they can do something with it. New applications for AR and VR are more ubiquitous than superhero movies. Unfortunately, they are just as vapid.

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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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Construction Dive

JANUARY 10, 2019

The U.S. Department of Labor determined that Tennessee contractor Reynolds Baldwin III defrauded 82 employees by not paying overtime, illegally altering timecards and more.

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BD+C

JANUARY 10, 2019

A recent survey of AEC firms and real estate owners and developers found a strong majority that had deployed off-site construction in the previous 12 months and planned to utilize it to a greater extent going forward.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 10, 2019

The State of Maine Department of Transportation is at the forefront of research on how to improve road pavement quality and extend service life. It focuses on improving both the material mixes used and how they are put down in the field.

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BD+C

JANUARY 10, 2019

Park Tower, a newly planned office high rise in San Francisco, has many architectural flourishes, like a three-story lobby and expansive views of San Francisco Bay from 70% of its 43 floors. But the amenities that set this 605-foot-tall building apart are its 50,000 sf of outdoor and open spaces that include 14 skydecks (one every three floors) and large terraces on its 12th and 28th floors.

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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 Dive

JANUARY 10, 2019

The Westside Pavilion will retain some retail space but otherwise undergo a full LEED-certified, Gensler-designed conversion.

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Los Angeles Retail Design 95

BD+C

JANUARY 10, 2019

The following 101 products represent a snapshot of the products included in any of the past 15 issues of Building Design+Construction that our readers found to be the most interesting, innovative, or useful. The products were selected based on the number of reader service inquiries during the past 15 months. .

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 10, 2019

The development bond deal between the city and its school system removes one major obstacle for project developers.

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BD+C

JANUARY 10, 2019

Home to seven federal agencies, the Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, situated in the Golden Triangle neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, provides important services to the area and acts as a landmark to the region. Originally built in 1984, the decades of use began to show on the building’s exterior and the interior demanded technological upgrades as well.

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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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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 10, 2019

Preparing for a reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) improvement program requires a well-defined process and team-based approach. The foundation of any improvement program is the business assessment (what needs to be done and why) and the requirements and strategies (who will do it and how).

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BD+C

JANUARY 10, 2019

Evolv1, a 110,000 sf Class A office building in Waterloo, Ont., Canada , is the first building to meet the Canada Green Building Council’s new zero-carbon design standard. The building is heated and cooled through a geothermal system buried 150 meters underground. The foyer features a three-story living wall composed of 4,000 plants.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 10, 2019

The BA72C, BA84C, and BA96C angle brooms and the BP72C, BP84C, BR60C, BR72C, and BR84C pickup brooms work with John Deere skid steers and CTLs and are compatible with most competitive models.

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Business Facilities

JANUARY 10, 2019

The first-of-its-kind program is designed to create full-time entertainment jobs for Louisiana residents. - Read: Starlight Studios Is Latest Louisiana Entertainment Job-Creation Project at BusinessFacilities.com.

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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!

Contractors

Construction Equipment

JANUARY 10, 2019

Workers have installed a conveyor belt over the eastbound lanes of Denver’s C-470 as part of an expansion project, moving nearly 150,000 square yards of concrete over highway traffic. The concrete is then dropped into trucks and fed to a giant paving machine.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 10, 2019

Tracy Young had enough project smarts and technology vision to create PlanGrid, a now widely used cloud-based platform that has transformed field-document handling that just brought an eye-popping buyout price from software giant Autodesk.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 10, 2019

JLG Industries officially began its year-long 50th anniversary celebration this week, marking a half-century since the company introduced the world’s first boom lift called JLG 1. According to a press release the company’s founder, John L.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 10, 2019

Astute leaders. Risk takers. Clever problem solvers. Passionate community servants. The 2018 class of ENR Newsmakers embodies qualities that enable members to improve the construction industry and benefit the public.

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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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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 10, 2019

The Wolverine stump ripper and remover may be used with excavators or backhoes equipped with a thumb. The tool replaces the process of stump grinding and allows for complete removal without leaving grindings or stump remains that can cause sinkholes later, the company says.

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Equipment 48

ENR Construction

JANUARY 10, 2019

When Texas A&M Professor Sam Brody had the chance to snag a “superstar” to join an academic team producing the first national study of urban flooding scope and consequences, he knew just who to ask: Gerry Galloway.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 10, 2019

The Xtreme 16-LED is a portable, 16-module LED light tower that provides approximately 10 acres of visibility for 98 uninterrupted hours, the company says. It emits 960,000 lumens, and is built for remote, rugged areas without access to electricity.

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Electrical 48