December, 2019

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Are after-hours construction permits worth the challenges?

Construction Dive

A lot of projects require or could benefit from work at night, but contractors need to weight permit costs, higher subcontractor fees and noise restrictions.

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How to Be a Better Manager with the 3 Ps of Accountability

Construction Business Owner

Abraham Lincoln said the best way to predict your future is to create it. One of the United States’ greatest presidents ackowledged that everyone is in control of their own destiny. Lincoln faced one of the biggest challenges of any president: slavery. With such a harshly divided nation, he could have easily become defeated by the challenges he faced.

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5 Construction Trends to Watch in 2020

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Technology is expected to play a major role in all facets of construction industry growth in 2020 and beyond.

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Maryland Schools will No Longer be LEED Certified

Green Building Law Update

In response to legislation enacted by the Maryland General Assembly in 2018, overriding a veto by the Governor, commencing last week new public school building no longer has to be LEED certified or the like. This is a major change in public policy for the Old Line State that has required by law that all new state funding building be third party certified as green for more than a decade, resulting in 161 LEED certified pre K through 12 public schools.

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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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Commercial Construction Industry Trends: The “Highs” and “Lows” that Shaped 2019

HardHatChat

With the countdown on to 2020 – and the start of a brand-new decade right around the corner – it’s time for our annual look back at the commercial construction industry “highs” and “lows” from 2019. From positive trends and new business opportunities to ongoing challenges that impact how we do business, here are five factors and industry trends that shaped our work in the past year.

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Types of Base for Pavement Construction

The Constructor

The construction of the base or sub-base for the pavement construction is dependent on the type of base chosen and the equipment available. In this.

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Why Tech Will Be the Differentiator in 2020

Construction Business Owner

Technologies like drones, lasers, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning may sound far off, but some firms are using them now. If technology is already a big part of your construction business, these are additions you should consider investing in soon. Find out hw to begin here. .

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The US has no BIM mandate. Does it matter?

Construction Dive

While many countries require the use of building information modeling for some projects, the AEC industry in the United States relies on a non-mandatory standard.

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Komatsu Dozers with Proactive Dozing Logic

Construction Equipment

Komatsu D51i-24 and D61i-24 crawler dozers carry patent-pending proactive dozing control. The technology records terrain data at the track to provide a real-time picture of the ground around the machine.

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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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The University of Arkansas is now home to America’s largest mass timber building

BD+C

Adohi Hall, a $79-million, 202,027-sf residence hall at the University of Arkansas, has recently become the largest mass timber building in the United States. Named for the Cherokee word for “woods,” the 708-bed facility is located on a four-acre site at the southern end of the campus and will provide a new university gateway that marks the start of the larger living learning district.

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Minimum Wage Will Increase In Majority Of U.S. States In 2020

Business Facilities

California, New York City, and the District of Columbia will experience the biggest impact of minimum wage increases next year. - Read: Minimum Wage Will Increase In Majority Of U.S. States In 2020 at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Difference between Lean Concrete, Rich Concrete, and Normal Concrete

The Constructor

The main difference between lean and PCC concrete is that lean concrete contains less cement compared to the water content present in it.

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How to Address Mental Health in Construction

Construction Business Owner

Construction work is extremely taxing on the body and takes a physical toll. Additionally, construction is an incredibly stressful business that couples the stigma of addressing mental illness with a largely masculine presence. As such, the construction industry and the public at large must address this problem head on. Find out how here. .

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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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Luminary of the Year: Mittie Cannon, Power Up

Construction Dive

Her grassroots workforce development program aimed at helping empower young women to step into roles that will solve the construction industry's labor shortage has grown to five states and Guam.

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The Change Manager Keeps Sunbelt Rentals Sharp

Construction Equipment

Katy Lovering did not come to Sunbelt Rentals from a construction background, exactly. Her forte was the educational area of change management, honed at big box retailer Lowe’s thanks to exposure to a change-management firm called Conner Partners.

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Reconsidering construction robotics

BD+C

Fact: There were 379,000 unfilled construction jobs in August, based on preliminary estimates released in October by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fact: The majority of nonresidential construction projects come in over budget and late, sometimes wildly so. After decades when experts predicted that robots would become more prevalent on construction sites, it would appear that the industry has finally reached that point where necessity, aspiration, and investment are colliding.

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Kraft Heinz Food Investing $25M In Texas Expansion

Business Facilities

With help from the Texas Enterprise Zone Program, the company will expand its food production operations in Garland, TX, creating 250 new jobs. . - Read: Kraft Heinz Food Investing $25M In Texas Expansion 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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Top 1O Roof Shingles for Building Construction

The Constructor

Roofing with shingles is considered to be a large investment which varies depending on the roofing area and the type of roof shingle chosen.

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5 Steps To Improve Change Order Management

Construction Business Owner

Change orders—they’re part of the normal course of a construction project, but they’re are also a major pain point—the cause of disputes among contractors, owners and designers, and a reason for cost overruns and completion delays. The industry will never not have change orders, and they will always be a source of disputes. But contractors would find their pain considerably lessened by putting clear, systematic procedures in place for managing change orders from the get-go.

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Modular Monitor: Why does offsite construction matter?

Construction Dive

This new monthly column will stack up knowledge from stakeholders and observers on the method's inroads, opportunities, challenges and trajectory for disruption.

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Top 5 Construction Careers for 2020

Construction Equipment

With the construction labor shortage still posing a problem within the industry, jobs continue to be on the rise alongside growing salaries. According to the Associated General Contractors of America, construction employment increased by 279,000 jobs in 2019.

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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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2019 Sports Facilities Sector Giants Report: These ain’t your grandpa’s sports stadiums

BD+C

Once upon a time, going to a sporting event meant heading to the stadium and taking a seat on a hard wooden or metal bench to enjoy nine innings, four quarters, or 48 minutes of action.

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GM Investing $1.5B In Missouri Expansion

Business Facilities

The auto company's investment will retain 4,000 jobs at its Wentzville, MO plant, where it will build its next generation mid-size trucks. - Read: GM Investing $1.5B In Missouri Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Hempcrete is Gaining Popularity in Australia

Natural Building

Tasmanian builder Andrias McMahon has been working with hempcrete on two recent projects. “The process of structurally making a building with hempcrete is not very far from a conventional building,” he said. “You need to give it a minimum of six weeks to cure — that’s the primary cure. “The overall curing process takes about 50 years to complete; the process is called carbonation as the material takes up atmospheric carbon, that’s the lime, effectively returni

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How to Create a Corporate Social Responsibility Program

Construction Business Owner

Many business owners are realizing the importance of having a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, with studies showing 75% of Americans wanting companies to take the lead on social and environmental issues. This trend is also appearing more frequently in the construction industry.

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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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The Dotted Line: How contractors are finding and vetting subcontractors

Construction Dive

General contractors risk violating contract clauses if they can't find labor, but savvy, well-established GCs have ways of finding subs, and it’s more about relationship-building than anything else.

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Tips for Winter-Proofing a Work Zone

Construction Equipment

To make construction sites safer this winter, here is a list of safety tips that will lower risks and threats: Planning and hazard assessment Before the winter season arrives, an article in OHSCanada suggests doing a hazard assessment involving management, clients, contractors, and workers.

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Small-venue theaters play starring cultural and economic roles in New York City’s economy

BD+C

There are 748 small theater organizations in New York City that generated $1.3 billion in economic output and supported 8,400 jobs that paid $512 million in annual wages in 2017.