June, 2020

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How contractors can protect jobsites from vandalism

Construction Dive

Recent looting incidents across the country are a reminder that contractors should employ commonsense strategies to reduce the risk of their projects being robbed or vandalized, experts say.

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What is BOQ & Example of Bill of Quantity for Construction

Civiconcepts

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Modular Monitor: What to consider before making the move to offsite construction

Construction Dive

While the coronavirus may lead more firms to check out modular building techniques, experts say contractors should thoroughly understand the differences in bidding, scheduling, budgeting and more that go along with them.

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4 Ways You Can Use a Recession to Build Resilience

Construction Business Owner

4 Ways You Can Use a Recession to Build Resilience. Elizabeth Manning. Thu, 06/04/2020 - 08:47. As the recession due in large part to the coronavirus pandemic starts to bite, construction companies can take one of two courses of action. They could hunker down, focus on forgivable Payroll Protection Program loans and other government aid and ramp up their bids in hopes of winning some business from increasingly competitive projects.

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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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Types of Building Materials & Their Applications

Civiconcepts

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Best Value Construction Procurement Planning and Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Best Value Construction Procurement Planning drives optimal economic and environmental outcomes and improve satisfaction for all participants & stakeholders. Best value construction procurement planning and project delivery is based upon solid leadership, and supported by collaborative teams and integrated robust processes, tools, and support services.

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What are the Safety Measures followed for Formwork installation? [PDF]

The Constructor

Formwork is a mold in which concrete is filled until it sets, which is supported by verticle and horizontal members. The safety during installation.

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Why you can?t run complex construction projects with Whatsapp and Excel

Lets Build

Almost all of us have in one way or another used WhatsApp at some point in our lives to communicate with our friends, family, and even colleagues. What makes WhatsApp so popular is how easy it is to exchange messages and photos with your connections. FREE EBOOK: How to deliver successful projects without tearing your hair out using Excel and WhatsApp!

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Why Embracing Construction Tech Leads to Sustainable Profit Growth

Construction Business Owner

Why Embracing Construction Tech Leads to Sustainable Profit Growth. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 06/09/2020 - 15:46. How your construction company can improve your accounting and accounts payable processes with construction tech and software.

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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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1,000 Workers to be Hired for Keystone XL

Construction Equipment

Michels Canada has been selected to build the Alberta portion of the Keystone XL pipeline. The company, based in Nisku, Alberta, expects to start construction near Oyen this summer, and finish near Hardisty in the spring of 2022.

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Contractors hire medical professionals for COVID-19 guidance, site visits

Construction Dive

From temperature-taking nurses to infectious disease control consultants, contractors are partnering with medical experts to create strategies for healthy jobsites and offices.

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Facilities Procurement 101

Job Order Contracting

Facilities procurement 101 involves an understanding of LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery and life-cycle total cost of ownership asset management. Procurement professionals must provide LEADERSHIP with respect to the planning, procurement, and project delivery of facilities repair, renovation, and construction services. The role of procurement is not simply to get facilities related procurements off their desk as quickly as possible, but rather to collaborate with fac

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HudsonAlpha Biotechnology Campus Scales Up To Fight COVID-19

Business Facilities

The world-class biotech research hub in Huntsville, AL has marshalled its resources to fight the pandemic, with increased lab space. - Read: HudsonAlpha Biotechnology Campus Scales Up To Fight COVID-19 at BusinessFacilities.com.

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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 world’s first building made from carbon-fiber reinforced concrete starts construction in Germany

BD+C

Two months ago, the foundation was poured for CUBE, a 2,200-sf, two-story building on the premises of Technical University Dresden in Germany, that claims to be the world’s first building made entirely of carbon-fiber reinforced concrete.

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How to See Your Company Through the COVID-19 Storm

Construction Business Owner

How to See Your Company Through the COVID-19 Storm. Kathy Wells. Wed, 06/17/2020 - 10:31. The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on every aspect of daily life. World leaders and citizens alike are reacting to the rapidly changing situation as society enters a new reality for which there is no playbook. Business owners and executive teams from every industry are being tested.

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Bobcat launches Stage V telehandlers and loaders

Digger Blog

Bobcat has unveiled its Stage V upgrades for telehandlers and M-Series compact tracked loaders, along with walkaround videos for a closer look.

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Construction productivity stats approach precoronavirus levels

Construction Dive

While some aspects of construction are inching toward normal, others seem to be impacted by an unknown future, according to data collected by the Associated General Contractors of America and Procore.

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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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A Cloud-based Comeback after Coronavirus

Construction Equipment

The impact of the global pandemic of Covid-19 is far-reaching. The government-mandated shutdowns and strict social distancing rules have greatly affected the way we live and work.

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Reopening Minnesota: What Businesses Need to Know about Workplace Safety and Preventing the Spread of Covid-19

Safety Services Company

Business reopening is now in Phase III of the Stay Safe Plan , initiated by Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz. The plan, which was first referred to as Executive Order 20-74, enables businesses to transition into operations by complying with mandated health department and governmental guidelines. Basic Guidelines per Minnesota’s Stay Safe Initiative. All phases of the Stay Safe initiative require the following: Telework is recommended, if possible.

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Going viral: How the coronavirus pandemic could change the built environment

BD+C

The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on March 11, and by the first week of April, there was a nearly 80% decline in occupancy for hotels in the U.S., according to the hospitality analytics company STR. That same week, the National Restaurant Association estimated that 110,000 restaurants could close within the following 30 days, on top of the 30,000 dining places that had already shuttered.

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How to Increase Safety & Social Distancing Without Ruining Your Budget

Construction Business Owner

How to Increase Safety & Social Distancing Without Ruining Your Budget. Elizabeth Manning. Fri, 06/12/2020 - 09:12. As the construction industry inches closer to fully reopening across the country, worker safety continues to be at the forefront of conversation. While we seem to be getting closer to a return to normal, in the meantime, there will likely be an entirely new normal in which all contractors will have to make adjustments to how they’re used to doing things, at least for a time.

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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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AFS To Create Up To 1,400 Jobs At New Missouri Facility

Business Facilities

Accenture Federal Services will open a new Advanced Technology Center in St. Louis, MO to serve U.S. federal government clients. - Read: AFS To Create Up To 1,400 Jobs At New Missouri Facility at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Social distancing strategies keep contractors productive

Construction Dive

Social distancing requirements such as staggered schedules and teleworking don't have to derail construction schedules, according to companies that are making them work.

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Kwest Transformed Equipment Department

Construction Equipment

“It’s all to make us better,” says Chad McKee, CEM, equipment operations manager for Kwest Group, small-fleet (<$100 million estimated replacement value) winners of the Construction Equipment and AEMP Fleet Masters Award, as he talks about the sweeping changes his department enacted in 2019.

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Homebuying Demand Soars 22% From Pre-Pandemic Levels

Pro Builder

Homebuying Demand Soars 22% From Pre-Pandemic Levels. acebulski. Mon, 06/08/2020 - 09:55. Redfin laments that it has been a difficult spring for America as century-old wounds that have never healed were laid bare after the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. Despite the country’s pain, Redfin decided to publish its weekly update on the housing market so those who need to buy a home still have the information and resources available to make an informed decision.

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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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Istanbul opens biggest base-isolated hospital in the world

BD+C

The largest base-isolated building in the world officially opened in earthquake-prone Istanbul, Turkey, on May 21. The 1-million-sm, $1.5 billion Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, located near the North Anatolian fault of the Europe side of this city, features 2,068 seismic isolators. It is designed—by Perkins and Will’s Washington D.C. office, in collaboration with the Turkish firm Yazgan Design Architecture—to meet ASCE 41 “Immediate Occupancy” seismic performance objective under a rare

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6 Tips for Staffing Regardless of Market Conditions

Construction Business Owner

6 Tips for Staffing Regardless of Market Conditions. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 06/16/2020 - 14:01. Although many construction projects have been delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions, plenty of projects continue and their staffing needs remain crucial. Some ongoing construction projects—such as those funded by the government—come with built-in restrictions that make them even more challenging to fulfill.

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Corporate Headquarters: Base Camps for Business

Business Facilities

Corporate headquarters aren’t synonymous with cookie-cutter glass towers hidden in the middle of canyons of skyscrapers in the largest cities. More and more locations are offering what it takes to be a base camp for 21st-century business. - Read: Corporate Headquarters: Base Camps for Business at BusinessFacilities.com.

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