Top 5 Topics in 2016
Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 4, 2017
Below are the top 5 topics on our website in 2016. Check out a featured article in each category below.
Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 4, 2017
Below are the top 5 topics on our website in 2016. Check out a featured article in each category below.
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 4, 2017
Job Order Contracts – A Review of Independent Audits . If you currently have a Job Order Contract, or are planning on implementing a Job Order Contract, I highly recommend you get a copy of Job Order Contracts – A Review of Independent Audits. Job Order Contracts, when created, deployed, and managed using LEAN best management practices, can provide significantly better outcomes that traditional construction delivery methods.
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Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 4, 2017
Below are the top 5 topics on our website in 2016. Check out a featured article in each category below.
Business Facilities
JANUARY 4, 2017
The $1.45 billion Continental Tire plant in Clinton, MS wins the magazine’s Gold Award for Economic Development Deal of the Year. Read Mississippi Lands Business Facilities’ 2016 Deal Of The Year on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
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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.
BD+C
JANUARY 4, 2017
An analysis by real-estate listing website Trulia in the 20 highest-priced U.S. housing markets from 1996 to 2006 found that residential property values near low-income housing were not significantly impacted. . The study looked at more than 3,000 low-income housing projects and their surrounding neighborhoods. Home values within 2,000 feet of low-income housing projects were largely the same as homes between 2,000 and 4,000 feet from these projects.
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Contractor Magazine
JANUARY 4, 2017
The 2016 editions of the California Plumbing Code (CPC©) and California Mechanical Code (CMC©) went into effect on Jan. 1. read more.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 4, 2017
Construction workers in Oregon will have a better chance at going home safely at the end of the day due to two new OSHA rules going into effect this year. Starting January 1, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division’s minimum height at which workers must be protected from falls is now six feet. The previous trigger point was 10 feet.
Construction Marketing Ideas
JANUARY 4, 2017
Adams Hudson has published some tips for successful blogging. They are reasonably easy to observe/follow and will truly improve your blog’s effectiveness. Here they are: Write a strong headline. In your ads, your headline represents 80 percent of your ad’s effectiveness. You can say the same for your blog. These are the words that compel the […].
BD+C
JANUARY 4, 2017
Extraordinary technological advances have taken tall buildings to new heights, quite literally. Whereas in 1973 Chicago’s Willis Tower was the tallest of them all at 442 meters (1,451 feet), Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia will assume that distinction in 2020 or thereabouts, leapfrogging all other super- and megatall buildings with a height of 1,000 meters.
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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.
Contractor Magazine
JANUARY 4, 2017
Former TDIndustries CEO and Chairman of the Board Jack Lowe Jr. has announced his retirement from the Board of Directors, effective December 31, 2016. read more.
BD+C
JANUARY 4, 2017
The seller-doer model is once again gaining traction in AEC firms. Some in the industry would even argue that it never left the industry. Semantics aside, how prepared are the seller-doers in your firm?
Business Facilities
JANUARY 4, 2017
The company’s new inland distribution center will operate in a 125,000-square-foot facility and more than 90 adjoining acres at the former GM site in Shreveport. Read Glovis America Creating 150 Jobs In Louisiana on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
BD+C
JANUARY 4, 2017
. Building Design+Construction 's. 34th Annual Reconstruction Awards. Entry Deadline: Friday, July 14, 2017. . . Project Information Sheet. DOWNLOAD FORM AS A WORD FILE. .
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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?
Contractor Magazine
JANUARY 4, 2017
Part of NTEA effort to build awareness of thriving $150 billion industry. Learn how to attract and retain young employees with new sessions just added to the educational lineup at The Work Truck Show® 2017. read more.
BD+C
JANUARY 4, 2017
One of the longest-running reconstruction project awards programs (34 years), BD+C ’s Reconstruction Awards honor the nation’s best historic preservation, adaptive reuse, renovation, and reconstruction projects, based on overall design, engineering, and construction project quality. . THE DEADLINE FOR THE 34TH ANNUAL. RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS IS FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017. .
PC Construction
JANUARY 4, 2017
Throughout my eight years estimating water and wastewater projects all over the country, I have had the opportunity to estimate work stemming from various delivery methods. Early on, the majority of projects were competitively bid.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 4, 2017
Martin Klepper has been named the first executive director of the recently created Build America Bureau.
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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.
BD+C
JANUARY 4, 2017
. PAYMENT INFORMATION ($250 PER ENTRY). Download form as a Word file. . . Credit Card Type. Cardholder’s Name _. Cardholder’s Address __. _.
Contractor Magazine
JANUARY 4, 2017
Recently I began the song and dance with a salesman and his manager about joining their membership for marketing services. read more.
Green Industry Professionals
JANUARY 4, 2017
Citi Retail Services to provide consumer and commercial Toro- and Exmark-branded credit cards through dealer networks.
ENR Construction
JANUARY 4, 2017
With the design for Martin’s Park next to the Boston Children’s Museum nearly complete, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department is gearing up to accept bids to build the park in honor of Martin Richard—the 8-year-old boy who was killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
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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!
Contractor Magazine
JANUARY 4, 2017
If you want respect you gotta earn it. read more.
ENR Construction
JANUARY 4, 2017
By participating in the BuildSmart Alliance you’ll engage with other practitioners and add your voice to the future interoperability standards.
Construction Cost Estimating
JANUARY 4, 2017
Shallow foundation A shallow foundation is defined as the foundation that transmits the building loads to the earth adjacent to the surface. It’s depth is equivalent to or under its width. Categories of shallow foundation: 1. Spread footing The role of Spread footing is to extend the super imposed loads of the structure over a extensive zone. Spread footing is subcategorized as below : • Single footing for a column. • Stepped footing for a column. • Sloped footing for a column.
ENR Construction
JANUARY 4, 2017
Israelis will bring in up to 20,000 workers in next few years to cut costs in residential building.
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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!
Lets Build
JANUARY 4, 2017
25 ways the labor market loses money on productivity in the construction industry. The construction industry, more than other industries, suffers more problems and money loss related to productivity and high levels of waste or non-value added activities. The numbers range from 12% of productive time wasted in manufacturing to a much larger 47% in construction.
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