Construction Business Owner

APRIL 8, 2021

Starting a Sound & Straightforward Safety Program. Alex Headley. Thu, 04/08/2021 - 07:30. As a business owner, your plate is full — from prospecting new clients and fleet management to team member development and customer service. With your day-to-day demands, it can be difficult to find time to review or enhance your business’s safety program. However, this is a critical component to both business operations and employee wellness.

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The Constructor

APRIL 8, 2021

In what case is a Shear Key provided in Foundation? The post In what case is a Shear Key provided in Foundation? appeared first on The Constructor.

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Business Facilities

APRIL 8, 2021

Skipcart, Matthews International and SafeRide Health will create a total of more than 250 new jobs in the region. - Read: Three Tech Companies Choose San Antonio For HQs, Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.

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PC Construction

APRIL 8, 2021

The Firestone Medical Research Building reached a key milestone on March 15 when steel erection began forming the building’s frame. The 62,500-square-foot, four-story Medical Research Building has started to take shape over the past few. The post Steel Erection Underway for UVM Firestone Medical Research Building first appeared on PC Construction Company Blog.

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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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Business Facilities

APRIL 8, 2021

The expansion of Lineage Logistics' Port of New Orleans cold-storage facility will create 50 new jobs and support the state's $1.6 billion poultry industry. - Read: Lineage Logistics Investing $42M In Port Of New Orleans Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Business Facilities

APRIL 8, 2021

Every Fortune 500 company headquartered in Arkansas began as a small, family-owned business. - Read: Arkansas: Headquarters Of Home-Grown Giants at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 8, 2021

Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? Biden Thinks So. cbroderick. Thu, 04/08/2021 - 10:28. President Biden’s infrastructure plan will set aside $5 billion for a grant program aimed at tackling “exclusionary” zoning laws that inflate housing costs. Economists and urbanists say loosening zoning and land-use restrictions can address a key hurdle to developing more affordable housing.

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BD+C

APRIL 8, 2021

Teeple Architects, in association with Stantec, has completed the $84.5-million, 230,000-sf renovation and expansion project of the existing Edmonton Public Library (EPL) main branch into an innovative and welcoming civic hub. . Now named the Stanley A. Milner Library, the facility originally opened as Edmonton’s Centennial Library in 1967. The renovation and expansion project actively supports the library’s position as a social and creative destination at its prominent downtown location on Sir

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 8, 2021

A federal innovation grant is helping the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Wyoming Highway Patrol launch a statewide drone program. The drones can also be used for bridge or other infrastructure inspections, according to the article.

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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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BD+C

APRIL 8, 2021

COVID-19 initially brought major disruptions to lab operations and staffing. Those disruptions are now often mitigated through split staffing shifts and increased distancing protocols in lab space. Occupancy of research workstations and office areas has not yet recovered, however, and reflects the difficulties across industries in bringing staff back safely to the office.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 8, 2021

John Deere 950K and 1050K crawlers dozers have updated undercarriage and blades. The suspended double-bogie track frame on the 1050K has a second layer of bogies, new isolators, and refined geometry.

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BD+C

APRIL 8, 2021

This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders from Procon Consulting, Virginia Tech, and Woods Bagot about: . • SPOT, the autonomous robot for construction progress monitoring applications. • How Woods Bagot's new "futurist" is promoting innovation at the international design firm. . Thanks to our episode sponsor.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 8, 2021

Some of the latest technology for skid steer loaders feeds into four trends, based on offerings from industry bellwethers Caterpillar and John Deere. The two full-line OEMs have incorporated tech features for telematics use, operator comfort, grade control, and “smart” attachments.

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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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ENR Construction

APRIL 8, 2021

Real-estate mogul Monzer Hourani wins 2021 ENR Award of Excellence for setting a presto tempo to develop technology that mitigates transmission of COVID-19 in buildings.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 8, 2021

Lytx, a provider of machine vision and artificial intelligence-powered video telematics solutions, announced the recipients of its 2021 Driver of the Year and Coach of the Year awards.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 8, 2021

Integrated Viral Protection reports it has sold $15 million worth of the standalone version of the patent-pending Biodefense Indoor Air Protection System since the virus-killing air filter’s launch last August.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 8, 2021

Four new Peterbilt medium-duty trucks include models Class 5/6 models 535 and 536, and Class 7/8 models 537 and 548. Peterbilt models 535 and 536 Class 5/6 trucks have an aluminum cab measuring about 7 feet wide with a floor height of 40.5 inches and a roof height of 74 inches.

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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.

Contractors

ENR Construction

APRIL 8, 2021

A path to better hospital design exists not just from lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, but from the hospitals that performed better thanks to changes made during the last public health crisis.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 8, 2021

John Deere motor graders are now available with fully programmable Auto-Pass and Auto-Shift Plus, plus Configurable Float on GP series units as well as SmartGrade Remote Support on SmartGrade graders. Auto-Pass programs machine movements at the beginning and end of grading passes.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 8, 2021

UK, site of world's first operating commercial facility in deep water, announces plan to drive 1 GW of floating power by 2030; US efforts progress on west coast and Maine

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 8, 2021

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has introduced Compact Assist Start, a new introductory package of its Intelligent Compaction system, Compact Assist.

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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

ENR Construction

APRIL 8, 2021

Real-estate mogul and ENR Award of Excellence recipient Monzer Hourani helps reopen buildings by setting a presto tempo to develop and deploy a novel air filter that kills coronavirus and other airborne pathogens.

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BD+C

APRIL 8, 2021

The U.S. Department of Energy recently released a report on the initial performance and reliability of chromaticity sensors used for tunable LED lighting systems.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 8, 2021

The country, where the world's first commercial floating wind farm has operated since 2017, has a national drive to deliver 1 GW of power from the technology by 2030.

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Construction Specifier

APRIL 8, 2021

Photos courtesy Dörken Systems. by Peter Barrett. One of the most reliable ways of keeping the exterior walls dry or allowing them to dry out when they do get wet is to construct an assembly with an outer protective shell, also known as a rainscreen. The assembly comprises, at minimum, an outer layer, a protected inner layer, and a cavity between them sufficient for the passive removal of liquid and water vapor.

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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

APRIL 8, 2021

The country, where the world's first commercial facility has operated since 2017, is driving plans to deliver 1 GW of floating power by 2030; US efforts progress in Maine and west coast.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

The construction industry added 110,000 jobs in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The industry has added 931,000 jobs since April 2020, recovering 83.6% of the jobs lost during earlier stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction unemployment rate fell to 8.6% in March from 9.6% in February, but it is still 1.7 percentage points higher than in March 2020.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 8, 2021

Most contractors can perform at the high level required for government projects, but it takes experience to do so consistently.

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