Viewpoint Construction Technology
APRIL 28, 2015
Last week, we held our 19th annual Connect Users’ Conference. It’s a humbling experience to have hundreds of attendees converge at our Seattle venue. Many traveled from across the country to spend a few days with us learning about our software, so we worked hard to make the experience worth everyone’s time, effort and expense.
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 30, 2015
Today’s projects and jobsites are more advanced than ever. Modern equipment and machinery have made jobs easier worldwide. However, one of the most underutilized, cost-effective tools that can benefit your business easily dates back tens of thousands of years ago.
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Green Building Law Update
APRIL 26, 2015
In a continued period of falling energy prices, for oil and natural gas as well as renewables, and in an era when energy use in the U.S. has not increased in decades (despite the increase in population), Congress passed an energy bill. The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 , S. 535, a portion of this bill was formerly known as the Better Buildings Act of 2015, passed the House of Representatives last week and on April 23rd was presented to the President for signature.
FDR Safety
APRIL 24, 2015
If you were to embark on the most detailed kind of inspection possible of a manufacturing plant or construction site and identify every potential safety hazard – even those with a microscopic chance of occurring – no doubt the list could be long. In a perfect world, with unlimited financial resources and boundless time, it might be possible to create a plan to address every one of those hazards.
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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.
Carol Hagen
APRIL 22, 2015
'How’s this for trench safety? (Photo by Ernest Brooks, Trenches of the 11th Cheshire Regiment at Ovillers-la-Boisselle, on the Somme, July 1916.). OSHA’s new Hazard Communication Standard goes into effect June 1, 2015 and will require pictograms on labels as a safety measure. These new labels are there to alerts us to the specific types of chemicals hazards.
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The Korte Company
APRIL 29, 2015
In 1963, the tireless pursuit of better construction, faster delivery and cost-efficiency led us to pave the way for the modern Design-Build method. In the more than 50 years that have passed, we’ve honed and refined it, and today, we use Design-Build in more than 90 percent of our projects. Why have we chosen this path? There are many reasons. One of the biggest is the unequalled flexibility Design-Build gives us to deliver cost savings to owners.
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 29, 2015
The value of real-time accounting data hinges on information that is automated, up-to-date and readily available any time a member of the team needs to access it. It has long been the norm for the majority of a company’s overhead costs to be spent on information management. Construction firms have traditionally relied on administrators and office personnel to capture, organize and store data, and then use that data to create a seemingly endless array of reports.
Construction Dive
APRIL 30, 2015
In Part 1 of this two-part article on cost control for heavy and highway contractors (published in the last issue of CPN), we introduced some of the unique aspects of tracking costs for unit cost pay items. Timely cost and production reporting is crucial in order for contractors to be able to track costs and make adjustments in the field when necessary.
Construction Equipment
APRIL 30, 2015
According to data from the AFL-CIO Safety and Health Department, North Dakota had the highest fatality rate in the nation (14.9 per 100,000 workers) in 2013, more than four times the national average. Fifty-six workers were killed in North Dakota in 2013. The state’s fatality rate has more than doubled since 2008.
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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 Marketing Ideas
APRIL 29, 2015
The elevated Cycleway traveled above the railways and unpaved streets of the city, shown here passing Pasadena’s Grand Opera House in 1902. Sometimes, when you look at failed historical ideas, you see shades of the future. This fascinating posting by Dan Koeppel, An 1899 Plan to Build a Bike Highway in Los Angeles (and Why it Failed) takes us into the pre-automotive area, with a freeway concept using the hand-peddled vehicle in the city that would ultimately become the automobile’s best fr
Digger Blog
APRIL 28, 2015
A Cumbrian owner-operator has bought the UK’s first Hyundai R125LCR-9A midi excavator. Stephen Smith Plant Hire bought the machine from his local dealer Taylor & Braithwaite. The R125LCR-9A is a 12.5-tonne midi crawler excavator with short tail-swing. It was officially launched in the UK at the 2014 Hillhead exhibition but is only now finally working on site anywhere.
Best Practices Construction Law
APRIL 28, 2015
In the legal world, words have meaning. Not to say that words have any less meaning in the non-legal world, but sometimes you can get tricked up in your correspondence, notice letters, claims or otherwise when you use the wrong work. Take, for example, the world of changes in the construction context. When you are dealing with changes on a project, they can be classified, treated, reviewed, and compensated on a different basis.
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 29, 2015
Contractors continually say they can’t find any good, trained help. Instead of developing positive solutions to their problems, they have decided to be negative. They say, “When people don’t apply, you can’t hire them.” When you don’t post a help wanted ad, people can’t apply. To recruit good people to work for your company, it costs money and requires a proactive plan.
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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 Dive
APRIL 30, 2015
By Bruce Jervis Bidders on construction contracts frequently must rely on physical site condition information provided by the project owner. Lack of time, access and money prevents bidders from conducting individual investigations. The law does not require it. All that is required is reasonable pre-bid observation. Read more.
Construction Equipment
APRIL 30, 2015
Terex issued its first quarter earnings and reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analyst estimates of $0.18 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $1.5 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 million and a decrease from $1,654.6 million in the first quarter of 2014. Income from operations was $44.2 million in the first quarter of 2015, a decrease of $30.8 million when compared to income from operations of $75 million in the first quarter of 2014.
Construction Marketing Ideas
APRIL 28, 2015
The Nepalese earthquake: A news item — but something much more significant if we or someone we know were caught in the story. Of course, the images I can provide for this blog posting describing the intersection of business and personal challenges can only relate to highly public and visible events — but there are crises and joys that are much more private shaping our lives and decisions.
Contractor Bookkeeping
APRIL 24, 2015
Many business consultants. contact us after they start working w ith Handymen, Contractors and Construction Company because they are frustrated with contractors who are having trouble earning a profit. Perhaps this article will shed some light that will help consultants and contractors understand each other and offer some tips that will benefit everyone.
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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.
Safety Services Company
APRIL 22, 2015
'It’s tornado season, and even though this year’s season is off to a relatively quiet start, it’s important to be prepared for tornados in your area. Tornadoes can be unpredictable and develop quickly, and being prepared can help businesses keep their employees safe. We have seen in years past when the tornado season has started quietly, but then the jet stream shifts and tornado activity increases dramatically.
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 29, 2015
Viewpoint’s Jay Haladay recently announced his decision to retire from his position as CEO of the company, one he has held for the past 30 years. CBO recently talked retirement, employee management and business best practices with him. Haladay will remain on the board of directors for Viewpoint, and said he still plans to travel frequently and attend events for the company.
Construction Dive
APRIL 20, 2015
'In the April 10 issue, we discussed various approaches to job cost control for trade contractors. In this week’s issue, the focus is shifted to heavy/highway contractors to discuss the various successful and not-so-successful methods that have been used over the years. Heavy/highway contractors frequently depend on pay items to judge their project progress.
Construction Equipment
APRIL 29, 2015
Atlas Copco Construction Equipment appointed five managers to lead its road construction division. Brian Bieller is vice president and road construction equipment business line manager, Steve Cole works as the distribution business development manager, Tim Hoffman serves as the heavy compaction equipment product manager, Jonathan Oney is paving and milling equipment product manager and Imelda Moon is the equipment parts product manager.
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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!
Construction Marketing Ideas
APRIL 27, 2015
Alpine Construction (Windsor) Ltd. won the 2014 WebAwards in the construction category. The company’s web designer paid a $US 250 fee to enter the competition. As we await the final input from the judges in the 2015 Best Construction Blog competition , and nominations arrive for the first AEC Social Media Marketing Competition , I checked around to see if there are other competitions that may be relevant to AEC marketers, and discovered the The WebAwards Competition , offering internationa
Digger Blog
APRIL 20, 2015
'Some readers may recall my post here about the Liebherr HS 8300 HD Hybrid Drive duty-cycle crane when it was launched two years ago at Bauma 2013. Well, I now have more news. The first unit is finally at work on site. The stand-out feature of this machine is the Pactronic hydraulics system first seen on Liebherr Nenzing’s harbour cranes but not previously in the construction sector.
DebunkTheBIM
APRIL 17, 2015
'I kind of hung up my official BIM – boots some 18 months ago, though I still respond to the occasional BIM head-hunter enquiring about the status of my employment. Just to get a reality check, that the global BIM lobbyist and their foot soldiers have not come to see the real light while I was asleep and missed it. (no they have not). I also use my ‘world class BIM expertise’ daily under the disguise of doing a job of a Design/Project Manager but consider myself to not be an active promoter of t
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 28, 2015
With the signing of Senate Bill 193 by Governor Parnell in July of 2014, Alaskan bond amounts increased significantly when the law took effect on January 1. This new law addresses a series of long-standing issues in the Alaskan contractor industry.
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Construction Dive
APRIL 20, 2015
'By Bruce Jervis The doctrine of “substantial performance,” also known as “substantial completion,” is deeply seated in the common law. It holds that one should not be completely deprived of payment under a contract simply because the contract performance was less than perfect. The doctrine pertains to many types of contracts, but it is most frequently applied to construction contracts.
Construction Equipment
APRIL 29, 2015
. . Construction employment expanded in 249 metro areas, declined in 56 and was stagnant in 53 between March 2014 and March 2015, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. . AGC officials said the new data comes as many firms remain worried about tightening labor markets and declining public-sector investments in infrastructure and other projects.
Construction Marketing Ideas
APRIL 26, 2015
NamingForce.com provides a crowdsourced approach to generating your business domain name. This site, namingforce.com offers a potentially useful resource to help you figure out your best domain name. It is allied with LogoForce.com , which also provides a crowdsoucing/contest approach in designing and selecting your logo. Fees here are in the hundreds, rather than thousands, of dollars and the possibility of coming up with a name or logo design that suits you (and has some indication of support
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