Construction Business Owner
AUGUST 27, 2019
To build your business to its fullest earning potential, you must stop doing the little tasks and start doing what truly matters most to you. Review the following stages in the growth process and consider a new strategy to push your personal career development forward and get your company back on the road to growth. . .
The Constructor
AUGUST 27, 2019
There are number of common design faults that lead to the damage of concrete and hence the capacity of the structural member would be reduced. In.
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Construction Business Owner
AUGUST 27, 2019
Getting a contractor’s license is a complicated, time-consuming process. Creating a qualifier contingency plan is a simple, low-cost effort that mitigates those vulnerabilities while providing the added benefits of developing your qualifier pipeline and facilitating business development. Once you’ve completed the plan, you’ll have all the information you need to respond quickly and effectively to the loss of a key staffer.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
AUGUST 27, 2019
Contractors turning to technology as the construction industry prepares for possible downturn.
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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.
Lets Build
AUGUST 27, 2019
Supply chain management in construction Construction can be a tough business at the best of times. One of the biggest challenges, particularly for the larger contractors, is dealing with their supply chain. With the tier 1 system in a state of flux as suppliers gain more power, managing relationships with subbies is becoming ever more.
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BD+C
AUGUST 27, 2019
From building prefab factories in the sky to incubating the next generation of AEC tech startups, our 2019 class of AEC Innovators demonstrates that the industry is poised for a shakeup. Meet BD+C ’s 2019 AEC Innovators. . .
Construction Dive
AUGUST 27, 2019
Funding heavy-equipment acquisitions through specialized asset-backed financing allows you to purchase more and better equipment.
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 27, 2019
TC Energy Corp.’s Keystone XL oil pipeline cleared a legal hurdle after the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that “regulators’ approval of the conduit’s route through the state was valid.
BD+C
AUGUST 27, 2019
Pop-up parks that provide instant open areas for public use and programming can revitalize under-utilized spaces and add vibrancy to neighborhoods. . Some of these spaces may have originally been used as parking lots or become abandoned after a fire destroyed a structure on the property. These repurposed public spaces can accelerate real estate development, spur more vitality in emerging neighborhoods, support businesses, and foster safe pedestrian zones.
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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.
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 27, 2019
Volvo CE announced a nearly 100 percent enrollment increase in the ActiveCare Direct telematics service since fall 2018, along with a growing list of machine models eligible for the program and case alerts for improved machine monitoring.
Contractor Bookkeeping
AUGUST 27, 2019
Today's Guest Article Is From Mary Hunter. As construction business owners, you probably wondered how to make your work more productive without being tied to a computer when you're off the field. How to organize your workflow and be as efficient as possible? Almost every modern person has applications useful for life in his arsenal. Now a huge number of great free tools that will suit both startups and businesses is available.
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 27, 2019
A dump truck that fell through the top floor of a parking garage in Quincy, Massachusetts, was removed later that day. According to WBZ Boston, a crane pulled the truck out around 4:45 a.m. after crews worked through the night to haul it out.
ENR Construction
AUGUST 27, 2019
With fresh faces now at the helm, the nearly 45-year-old company has quickly implemented many digital innovations that are hallmarks of today’s most effective and efficient companies.
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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?
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 27, 2019
The 750,000th vehicle produced at Daimler Trucks North America’s plant in Cleveland, North Carolina, is a Freightliner Cascadia. The plant celebrated the milestone in a presentation of the heavy truck to representatives from United Parcel Service (UPS) during a ceremony at the facility.
ENR Construction
AUGUST 27, 2019
We are pleased to announce ENR Northwest’s 2019 Regional Best Projects winners! So far in ENR’s annual contest, ENR Northwest’s judges have awarded 16 honors for the region, which includes Washington, Oregon and Alaska.
BD+C
AUGUST 27, 2019
The U.S. Department of Energy says that facilities that install renewable energy systems are reaping considerable savings. Examples include: • Retailer Best Buy installed solar panels and upgraded energy conservation to realize a cost savings of 25% over the course of four years at a site in Richfield, Minnesota.
Contractor Magazine
AUGUST 27, 2019
Management software platform for home service and commercial contractors is one of the fastest-growing, most innovative private companies in America.
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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.
Construction Cost Estimating
AUGUST 27, 2019
Normal process of design and construction is to support the slabs with beams and support the beams with column. It is known as beam-slab construction. The beams help in minimizing the existing net clear ceiling height. Often, in warehouses, offices and public halls, the slabs are used as a substitute of beams and they are directly supported with columns.
BD+C
AUGUST 27, 2019
The Oregon legislature has repealed a ban on construction of new critical facilities in tsunami inundation zones. The action now allows fire stations, police stations, and schools to be built where tidal waves caused by offshore earthquakes could strike the coast. . An Oregon State University professor and an earthquake geologist argued that building in a tsunami zone is a foolhardy strategy with the potential for waves to reach seven stories in height.
Contractor Magazine
AUGUST 27, 2019
This week's gallery highlights an advanced commercial boiler line; a smart security management platform; equipment to clear sewer clogs; a Wi-Fi-enabled snow- and ice-melting control; PEX and cold expansion PEX ball valves; and wet-dry vacs with ergonomic features.
BD+C
AUGUST 27, 2019
The most obvious benefit to slower speed limits in cities is improved safety. Fewer crashes and injuries including collisions with bicycles can be expected. But there are other several other possible gains that can be realized by forcing drivers to slow down on congested city streets, according to a recent CityLab article. Ironically, one might be to enable people to get around faster.
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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!
Green Industry Professionals
AUGUST 27, 2019
UW professors offer details on how professionals can treat for emerald ash borer infestation
ENR Construction
AUGUST 27, 2019
In a long-awaited historic step toward “real" not cookbook wind engineering, the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers has issued a recommended alternative to the building code’s prescriptive procedures for the wind design of buildings.
Green Industry Professionals
AUGUST 27, 2019
Remote and ski products include portable and customizable power packs
ENR Construction
AUGUST 27, 2019
AGC-Autodesk report says 80% of contractors face shortage of skilled workers.
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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!
BD+C
AUGUST 27, 2019
Four years ago, at one of its technology gatherings, the engineering firm BuroHappold concluded that “we weren’t connected enough as a company,” recalls Craig Schwitter, PE, a Partner who has been with the firm since 1992 and leads its multidisciplinary projects. To take advantage of available communications tools, Buro Happold formed its Computational Collective, which Schwitter says presents the firm’s employees with “a different way of thinking and working.”. .
ENR Construction
AUGUST 27, 2019
Engineering News-Record invites you to explore the costs you'll find on nearly every job site and in nearly every construction estimate.
ENR Construction
AUGUST 27, 2019
Contractors are keeping busy for now, but anticipate the pace of new contracts to begin slowing sometime in 2020.
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