Wed.May 29, 2019

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Which Employee(s) Do You Need to Fire?

Construction Business Owner

It’s likely that as many as 10% to 20% of your employees are ill-suited for their position, but it’s not all your fault. Not everyone you hired was the right player, and you shouldn’t feel bad about it. You made the best hiring decision you could make at the time. And time often proves that some people meet the job requirements but are just not a cultural fit within your company values.

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How to Simplify Construction Data Collection from the Field

Viewpoint Construction Technology

4 Key Benefits that Digitized Data and Connected Mobile Solutions are Bringing to the Jobsite. It’s a special thing when you can see just how your construction organization is driving success — especially when you have a deep understanding into the activities that happen out in the field. However, pulling that data together in ways that are meaningful and timely has been a consistent challenge in the construction industry.

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Which Employee(s) Do You Need to Fire?

Construction Business Owner

It’s likely that as many as 10% to 20% of your employees are ill-suited for their position, but it’s not all your fault. Not everyone you hired was the right player, and you shouldn’t feel bad about it. You made the best hiring decision you could make at the time. And time often proves that some people meet the job requirements but are just not a cultural fit within your company values.

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Highlighting Construction Technology at CFMA National Conference

Viewpoint Construction Technology

For 38 years now, the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) has been supporting the construction industry by providing unparalleled financial and operational management education, networking and growth and development opportunities for construction professionals. With more than 8,200 members and nearly 100 regional events, the association has grown into one of the powerhouses of education and leadership in the construction industry.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

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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Tech an increased focus of ENR Top 400 firms

Construction Dive

A trend among the country's highest-earning contractors, according to an Engineering News-Record analysis, is to attribute part of their success to specific tech tools.

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$1.6B LAX expansion team highlights BIM, AR/VR and other tech for staying on budget, schedule

Construction Dive

The design-build team behind a massive Los Angeles International Airport project recently outlined the benefits they've found in sharing models across stakeholders.

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Smart buildings can optimize wellness

BD+C

Despite spending most of our week working, currently only 9.8% of world employees are covered by a workplace wellness program. We know there is a performance gap in the workplace. Employees want wellness initiatives built into their employee experience, especially when they’re working in spaces that can leave them feeling stiff, stressed, and sick. .

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Top software firms: Contractors hungry for tech integration

Construction Dive

Interoperability, especially between tools seen as "cool," helps both small and large firms make the most out of limited resources.

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Grilled to order: The art of outdoor kitchens

BD+C

A growing appetite for outdoor living spaces is fueling an expansion of outdoor kitchens on roof decks, terraces, and courtyards. “In the last few years, we’ve seen an enormous increase in demand as high-end rental properties, condos, and townhomes take advantage of the indoor-outdoor living phenomenon,” said Mitch Slater, Founder/President, Danver Stainless Outdoor Kitchens (danver.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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Private group raises millions, builds border wall section in 4 days

Construction Dive

We Build the Wall contracted Fisher Sand and Gravel to construct a half-mile of barrier on private land in New Mexico over the weekend, but is facing legal challenges.

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HQ2 in cue: Amazon’s Arlington, Va., headquarters has energy-efficient design

BD+C

The idea of Amazon’s new second headquarters, planned for Arlington, Va., is to connect the community. Sure, doing business is the need that is driving the creation of the second headquarters campus of the mammoth retailer, but that campus is being planned with the surrounding community in mind, as well.

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Model-based approach smooths twists and turns of Texas linear park project

Construction Dive

Converting an active drainage ditch to a cultural centerpiece in San Antonio required collaborative risk mitigation by Sundt, HDR and others.

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[VIDEO]: Illinois Governor to Fund Infrastructure with Alcohol Tax

Construction Equipment

Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker says new taxes on beer, wine, and liquor would provide an estimated $120 million for infrastructure work in the state. In published reports, Pritzker said he is confident that Illinois residents will agree to the overall $1.

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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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HOK and SAP explore the future of eSports

BD+C

Over 450 million people will view an eSports event in 2019, and while many of those people will watch online, design firm HOK, and SAP, a software company, have released a new report exploring the future of the eSports venue, one that blends online connectivity with a physical space.

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Students Get Hands-On Construction Experience with ‘Career Tech Training Day’

Construction Equipment

Nearly 100 students from 14 different high schools in Fresno County, California, worked alongside Harris Construction employees during the 5th annual Career Tech Training Day, providing demonstrations and allowing students to participate in construction project exercises.

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Thumbs up for electric Volvo – and Gold Medal for its garden

Digger Blog

This time a month ago, Volvo Construction Equipment was anticipating the real-life debut of its battery-powered ECR25 mini excavator – building the Morgan Stanley Garden at the Royal Horticultural Society’s 2019 Chelsea Flower Show. So how did it get on?

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Some thoughts about the opportunities and perils of Google keyword advertising

Construction Marketing Ideas

I certainly experienced a rather shocking and rude awakening a few weeks ago when I decided to reactivate my Google AdWords account and purchase some keyword advertising for our new Ontarioconstructionnews.com title. Naively, I thought the process would be painless, risk-free and easy. Accepting that you can quickly pull the plug on any Google campaign, […].

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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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The Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center: Uniting a team and its spirit through great design

BD+C

The Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center — also serving as the Minnesota Vikings Team Headquarters and Practice Facility — exemplifies the team’s spirit, unity, and resilience. Through its design, it also nods to ancient Viking history, culture, country of origin, and forms including longships and their intricate jewelry. The team at Crawford Architects, the firm responsible for the design, intended to unite the spirit of the Vikings as ancient warriors with the present-day team’s relentle

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Islip, NY: Long Island’s Corridor Of Growth

Business Facilities

Islip has a bustling airport, a busy foreign trade zone next door and an attractive location in the middle of Long Island’s largest industrial corridor. - Read: Islip, NY: Long Island’s Corridor Of Growth at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Gonzaga University’s Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center opens

BD+C

It’s far more than a wealthy philanthropist lady’s sitting rooms, but the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center which recently opened at Gonzaga University, does have such quarters. Dedicated to the Washington philanthropist, whose generosity made the arts center possible, an exhibit at the recently opened center includes recreated sitting rooms from Myrtle Woldson’s house, replete with furniture.

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$115M Sawmill Facility Dedicated In Central Louisiana

Business Facilities

Located in Urania, LA, the new sawmill now employs 115 people following its opening earlier this year. . - Read: $115M Sawmill Facility Dedicated In Central Louisiana at BusinessFacilities.com.

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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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Greenworks Commercial unveils GT 161 attachment capable string trimmer

Green Industry Professionals

New universal attachment capable string trimmer allows lawn care professionals to accomplish a plethora of lawn care jobs with just one base tool.

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Some vital tips for the selection of proper foundation types

Construction Cost Estimating

In order to maintain the longevity of a building, the most vital step is to explore foundation types and select the most suitable foundation for your building project. FOUNDATION TYPES FROM THE GROUND UP: As per the Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice, a foundation means the lower segment of a building structure that transmits its gravity loads to the earth.

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Willis Extendable Trailer

Green Industry Professionals

Willis Trailers says its patented line of extendable utility trailers ideal for landscape contractors.

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Resilient design in metal building roof and wall panels [AIA Course]

BD+C

While resilience generally means better prepared for adverse conditions and better able to handle and survive them, this course will drill down into the many facets of resilience that include planning and material selection, to provide a better understanding of performance of materials and systems under stress.

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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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ASV receives $5 million follow-up order in rental market

Green Industry Professionals

The order is from a customer that is a leading industrial equipment rental company with multiple locations and maintains one of the largest industrial equipment rental fleets.

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PC Walkers Participate in Heart Walk

PC Construction

Employees and family members of PC Construction’s Portland, Maine, office laced up to participate in the Southern Maine Heart Walk benefiting the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association of Maine. The 2019 Heart Walk was marked.

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ASV announces $5 million follow-up order in rental market

Green Industry Professionals

The order is from a customer that is a leading industrial equipment rental company with multiple locations and maintains one of the largest industrial equipment rental fleets.