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5 Ways To Promote Worker Health & Safety During the Pandemic

Construction Business Owner

5 Ways To Promote Worker Health & Safety During the Pandemic. Elizabeth Manning. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 16:46. 5 important considerations to promote a safe and healthy construction jobsite during the pandemic.

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What is Point Cloud Technology in Construction?

The Constructor

Point cloud can be defined as a collection of data points in space produced by 3D scanners or by photogrammetry software. The laser scanner captures.

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Texaco’s century-old headquarters is now a luxury apartment community

BD+C

After sitting vacant for nearly three decades, the former home of Texaco, Inc. has been converted into a 17-story, 286-unit apartment building in the heart of downtown Houston. Dallas-based Provident Realty Advisors, which led the $99.5 million enterprise, renamed the property “The Star” as a tribute to the oil giant’s logo—“the big bright Texaco star!

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Leading A Clean Energy Transition In Indiana

Business Facilities

Hoosier Energy is diversifying its power generation mix with a long-range resource plan that expands low-cost wind, solar, natural gas and storage. - Read: Leading A Clean Energy Transition In Indiana 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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Chicago to Replace Lead Water Lines

Construction Equipment

City officials are finalizing a plan to replace the lead service lines responsible for contaminating the tap water in thousands of Chicago homes, Department of Water Management Commissioner Randy Conner told alderman on Tuesday.

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Florida Convention Center Const. Paused

Construction Equipment

The pandemic has slowed convention center renovations in Broward County, Florida, putting on hold the construction of an 800-room hotel as well as the east side of the redeveloped center.

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Continental Structural Plastics Investing $45M In North Carolina

Business Facilities

The lightweight composites maker for the transportation industry will create 61 jobs and add a new paint line and equipment at its Rowan County, NC facility. . - Read: Continental Structural Plastics Investing $45M In North Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com.

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5 Kitchen Looks Trending on Instagram

Pro Builder

5 Kitchen Looks Trending on Instagram. mbeirne. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 10:39. Is your kitchen ready for another season of back-to-school meal planning and holiday dinners? If not, these images have just the thing. How are designers adding color to the most used room in the home? Is there a counter surface catching up to quartz, and how does glass factor in with lighting and even cabinets?

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Fat Truck is the Amphibious, All Terrain Vehicle That You Probably Don’t Need, but Will Definitely Want

Construction Junkie

via CAT and Zeal Motors, INc. There are some pretty cool ways to get to remote and difficult to navigate jobsites, like helicopters and this blimp-like aircraft , but I’ve never seen something quite as relatively affordable and attainable as the Fat Truck. The Fat Truck 2.8 C , created by Zeal Motor Inc., is a four wheeled all-terrain off road vehicle that can not only haul materials and 8 total passengers to a remote job site, but can also float on water.

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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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Cold Climate Bamboo Architecture

Natural Building

Tanjun Associate s trains people in the field of construction of structures using bamboo and ferrocement. “The use of bamboo construction intrigued me, and I was also impressed by the fact that it could be installed in a short duration. The construction of the homestay began in May 2014, and by the end of September, I got my first booking,” Vimlesh Panwar reports.

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As Home Prices Soar, Is There a Bubble About to Burst?

Pro Builder

As Home Prices Soar, Is There a Bubble About to Burst? mbeirne. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 10:24. The nation's surging home prices don't seem to care about the recession, the coronavirus pandemic, or double-digit unemployment. It has all led some to wonder: Are some markets getting too hot and could a significant correction be around the corner? Could the scale of corrections rival the foreclosures of the housing market collapse from the Great Recession?

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Teletrac Navman TN360 Uses AI for Fleet Management

Construction Equipment

Teletrac Navman released it next-generation TN360 product. Powered by artificial intelligence, TN360 delivers telematics functionalities in real-time.

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Guidance on design assist vs. delegated design released

BD+C

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) have released a paper that provides guidance on design collaboration on construction projects.

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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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Deere’s Construction Sales Fall 28%

Construction Equipment

Construction & forestry sales fell 28 percent in the third quarter of 2020, reported Deere & Co., to $2.187 billion from $3.023 billion in the same period last year.

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Details guidelines on RCC Staircase Design

Construction Cost Estimating

RCC or reinforced concrete structures comprise of various building elements like Footings, Columns, Beams, Slabs, Staircase etc. These elements are reinforced with steel to increase the strength of the structure. Staircase is considered as one such vital element in a RCC structure. Given below, the details on several types of staircases and how the design is created for the dog-legged reinforced cement concrete staircase.

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Updating Your Carbon Action Plan for a Remote Workforce: What Companies Can Do

Stok

The early silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic was a massive and immediate drop in global carbon emissions, fostering hope that 2020 may in fact be the start of the critical decade of action ahead of many important public and private 2030 climate goals. With global work-from-home mandates, carbon emissions plummeted at the company level too. Office buildings shifted to operating at base load thus reducing energy use , employees stopped commuting thus wiping out transportation emissions, and em

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Concrete Material Calculator | How to Work a Concrete Material Calculator

CivilJungle

How to Work a Concrete Material Calculator? In this calculator, we are calculated on how many bags of concrete (how to calculate the quantity of cement in concrete)., find cement in Kg, find sand (This sand find Cu. Meter, Cu. Feet, also weight in Kg.), and here also find aggregate (This sand find Cu. Meter, Cu. Feet, also weight in Kg.). So, Here we have calculated Concrete Material Calculator Step by Step.

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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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Chase Center LEED Gold Certification: Q&A with Sustainability Team

Stok

The Chase Center officially achieved LEED Gold certification in July 2020, joining only four other NBA arenas that have achieved LEED Gold or higher to date. Given the low level of LEED certification across U.S. sports venues, it’s important to share lessons learned from the new home of the Golden State Warriors that can help other teams overcome the challenge of certification at sports arenas nationwide.

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How Boingo is helping to boost IPA’s bottom line

BD+C

Investment Property Advisors’ (IPA) managed Wi-Fi partner Boingo Wireless is helping to boost the real estate investment company’s bottom line. With Boingo, IPA provides multifamily housing residents with instant-on, blazing-fast internet connectivity that keeps them connected as they move from their apartment to common areas like a fitness center and computer lab.

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Behr Announces the 2021 Color Trends

Pro Builder

Behr Announces the 2021 Color Trends. mbeirne. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 10:13. To promote “elevated comfort,” the theme for the 2021 paint color palette, Behr Paint Company today is introducing a spectrum of 21 shades, ranging from gentle neutrals to energizing bolds. . “More than ever before, our homes are our sanctuaries,” says Erika Woelfel, Behr’s vice president of color and creative survives.

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Deadline Near, Industry Groups Seek One-Year Highway-Transit Bill

ENR Construction

When Congress returns from break, only about 10 legislative days left before FAST Act lapses.

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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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Is the Housing Market on a Sugar High?

Pro Builder

Is the Housing Market on a Sugar High? mbeirne. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 10:51. Americans are rushing to buy homes right now, but should you be one of them? Much has been made about consumers desiring to leave the crowded metros during the pandemic for less crowds and more space in the suburbs and beyond. But there is also a movement of buyers seeking lifestyle and taking advantage of buying in the big cities like Manhattan, where selling prices have declined slightly and properties are taking longer t

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Women Speak Out for Inclusion, Leadership, Diversity, Allyship

ENR Construction

Industry talent management and career development event drew record attendance to its virtual format this year.

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How to ensure that your 3-6 week planning will be delivered on time

Lets Build

What is a lookahead schedule? Construction projects come with a lot of admin work and several tasks inextricably linked to each other. The slightest delay on a single activity on site may result in subcontractors wandering around the field for weeks without being able to complete the work that has been assigned to them. Free guide: How to reduce construction delays by more than 20%.

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Visionary Developer Gerald Hines Dies at 95

ENR Construction

Gerald D. Hines, founder and chairman of the global real estate firm Hines, died Sunday, Aug. 23 at age 95.

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Discover 7 Ways to Cut Construction Inefficiencies

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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Historic Highs for Home Sales, Lows for Supply

Pro Builder

Historic Highs for Home Sales, Lows for Supply. mbeirne. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 10:32. Potential home sellers who were staying out of the market, thinking that the market was slow or there would be a coronavirus discount on their asking price, might want to reconsider. . Sales of existing homes soared 24.7% in July from June, according to the National Association of Realtors.

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After Feds' Environmental OK in July, Alaska Gold Mine Has Tough New Mandates

ENR Construction

Army says project, "as currently proposed, cannot be permitted" after Corps of Engineers orders planned Pebble Mine to mitigate waste discharge 'adverse impacts' to pristine area.

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After Feds' Environmental OK in July, Tougher Mandates Aimed at Alaska Gold Mine

ENR Construction

Pebble Mine, "as currently proposed, cannot be permitted" says US Army after Corps of Engineers orders more mitigation of waste discharge 'adverse impacts' despite earlier green light.

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