CivilJungle

AUGUST 5, 2020

What Is Self Compact Concrete ? Making concrete structures without vibration has been done in the past. For example, the placement of concrete under-water is done by the use of tremie without vibration. Shaft concrete and mass concrete may be successfully placed without vibration. But the above examples of concrete are normally of lower strength and difficult to obtain consistent quality.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 5, 2020

Learn how to gain and utilize better data to make business decisions and increase profit margins.

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Construction Dive

AUGUST 5, 2020

Remote-controlled robots are making their way to the bodies of two workers that have been trapped in the collapsed hotel structure since October.

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Construction Equipment

AUGUST 5, 2020

Fleet Advantage has announced the results of its latest fleet industry benchmarking survey showing the impact new safety technologies have had on transportation fleets, how many fleets are still driving older-model trucks, and the leading reasons motivating upgrade decisions.

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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

AUGUST 5, 2020

The wearable will roll out in Sweden within a month before coming to the U.S. at unspecified date later this year.

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Construction Dive

AUGUST 5, 2020

Essential status of its infrastructure projects insulated the firm from COVID-19 initially, and AECOM beat Wall Street estimates. But the results came on lower revenue, and private business slowed in June.

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BD+C

AUGUST 5, 2020

Their clients don’t expect the hospitality sector to fully recover from the coronavirus outbreak for at least two years. And while AEC firms serving this sector say they’ve restarted hotel projects that had been put on hold during the pandemic, they also foresee mostly renovation and adaptive reuse, rather than new construction, in their immediate futures.

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Construction Dive

AUGUST 5, 2020

The heavy equipment manufacturer says its Smart Industrial Vision initiative will leverage technology to help machines perform faster and more productively for its construction customers.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2020

Construction employment decreased in 225, or 62%, out of 358 metro areas between June 2019 and last month despite widespread increases from May to June, according to an analysis of new government data that the Associated General Contractors of America released. Association officials urged government officials to enact liability reform, boost infrastructure investments and extend tax credits to help the industry recover and rebuild.

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Construction Dive

AUGUST 5, 2020

The Las Vegas Raiders’ future home is complete, although the team’s inaugural season will be played in front of 65,000 empty seats.

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BD+C

AUGUST 5, 2020

1. San Jose’s new tallest building tops out (BD+C) . "The design features two towers with the same window wall and curtain wall systems and alternating balconies. The rooftop of the West Tower will feature amenities for indoor/outdoor social gatherings and private events with seating. The East Tower will feature outdoor seating and fitness. Each rooftop will be landscaped and offer views of the surrounding area.".

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Construction Dive

AUGUST 5, 2020

The CLT design of Brown University's student housing project also created safer working conditions and shorter lead times.

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BD+C

AUGUST 5, 2020

To speed the transition to zero carbon emissions, the U.S. must focus on designing or redeveloping entire communities that are zero energy , according to Charles Kutscher, a long-time energy efficiency researcher.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 5, 2020

Builders, National Organizations Are Axing the Term 'Master Bedroom'. cbroderick. Wed, 08/05/2020 - 09:35. Several home builders and national organizations have recently switched their terminology from “master bedroom” to “owner’s suite” amid Black Lives Matter protests, which have heightened awareness for terms with underlying racism. But some home builders made the switch years ago, such as PulteGroup, according to MarketWatch.

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BD+C

AUGUST 5, 2020

B+H Architects, in a joint venture with East China Architectural Design & Research Institute (ECADI), has been selected as the winner of the competition to design the new Shenzhen Children’s Hospital and Science and Education Building. The building’s design will emphasize the collaboration between research, education, and patient care spaces.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 5, 2020

This Startup 3D Prints Tiny Homes in 24 Hours. cbroderick. Wed, 08/05/2020 - 09:43. In just 24 hours, a 3D printer can complete the entire shell of a tiny house, including the roof, overhangs, and ceiling. The 20-foot-high printer doing just this lives inside an Oakland, Calif. warehouse, belonging to startup Mighty Buildings. Fast Company reports that the startup can create a home 45% cheaper than a standard Cali home by automating 80% of the construction process.

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BD+C

AUGUST 5, 2020

From pearlescent and iridescent coatings to highly accurate color-matching tools to programmable, color-changing LED lights, color is taking on a bigger and increasingly high-tech role on building projects. . The widespread growth of colorized materials—from metal wall and roof panels to glass and glazing systems, to metal mesh assemblies—and the availability of custom colors across a broad range of product lines have provided architects and designers with almost limitless options for exterior a

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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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Construction Junkie

AUGUST 5, 2020

courtesy of OpenSpace. A photo is worth a thousand words, they say, so a 360 degree photo with a powerful artificial intelligence system behind it must be worth, at least, 1 million words…I assume, the powers that be haven’t really decided on that number yet, Regardless, OpenSpace.ai is turning your thousand word pictures into millions of valuable data points to help better track your project’s progress.

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Construction Equipment

AUGUST 5, 2020

Continental Commercial Specialty Tires has announced that Matthew Futrelle will take over the responsibility of head of sales and marketing for the Americas region.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 5, 2020

Will Personalized Offices Become Standard for New Homes? cbroderick. Wed, 08/05/2020 - 09:25. As 40% of the American workforce remains stationed at home, home builders will need to embrace the shifting interests of homebuyers, and that can start with a focus on home offices. Brad Hunter, a housing economist, believes personalized home offices are the big developing trend.

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Revit OpEd

AUGUST 5, 2020

Wrote about this before in 2013. Ramps and the Slope Annotation don't like each other. In the past we could work around their unfriendliness by dragging a working slope annotation from an adjacent floor to the ramp. That no longer works since as far back as 2019. I'm reasonably sure Ramps have a slope. odd that the annotation doesn't think so? I wrote another post in 2013 too that describes using an adaptive point family to add some graphics to a floor posing as a ramp which might also permit us

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AUGUST 5, 2020

Terex Corp. reported second-quarter sales of $690.5 million, down 47 percent from $1.307 billion in the same period in 2019. Loss from continuing operations was $3.2 million for the quarter.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 5, 2020

Germany-based vehicle technology company Continential will create more than 45 new jobs with an expansion of its ContiTech Vibration Control business unit in DeKalb County, IN. - Read: Continential Investing $4M To Expand Indiana R&D Operations at BusinessFacilities.com.

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CivilJungle

AUGUST 5, 2020

What Is Self Compact Concrete ? Making concrete structures without vibration has been done in the past. For example, the placement of concrete under-water is done by the use of tremie without vibration. Shaft concrete and mass concrete may be successfully placed without vibration. But the above examples of concrete are normally of lower strength and difficult to obtain consistent quality.

Concrete 52

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Construction Cost Estimating

AUGUST 5, 2020

Natural ventilation is the way toward providing air to and expelling air from an indoor space without utilizing mechanical frameworks. It alludes to the progression of outer air to an indoor space because of weight contrasts emerging from natural powers. There are two kinds of natural ventilation happening in structures: wind driven ventilation and lightness driven ventilation.

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Construction sites are often just-barely-controlled chaos. Without clear coordination, you risk everything from clashes to delays, cancellations, and missed deadlines. Get the free eBook & learn how to solve the biggest challenges in construction!

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Work Gearz

AUGUST 5, 2020

Ironworkers have to deal with many hazards in the job sites such as going through cuts, falling of heavy loads, handling electric current. But the worst hazard is posed by slipping or falling from heights while fixing iron rods on building structures. Therefore, they need to be very careful while choosing their footwear which can ultimately save their life.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 5, 2020

The July / August 2020 Issue features our 16th annual Rankings Report, including state, metro, and global rankings. Plus, an update on economic development's response to COVID-19. - Read: July / August 2020 Issue (Volume 53, Number 4) at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 5, 2020

Leading Builder Partners with Zillow to Sell Clients' Existing Homes. cbroderick. Wed, 08/05/2020 - 09:49. In order to streamline the process of selling a client’s existing home, leading home builder D.R. Horton Inc. has teamed up with online real estate company Zillow. Horton’s second quarter new sales orders skyrocketed 38%, and the Zillow Offers partnership will help those new construction buyers sell their existing homes in a safe, flexible way, Dallas News reports.

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