Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Running a search-and-rescue operation mere hours after a tornado had landed, Tad Agoglia and his team came upon a house in which there were seemed to be no survivors. However, moments later, someone found a glimmer of hope: the family’s baby, crying in a nearby ditch. As Agoglia spoke with a neighbor who was simultaneously distraught at what had happened and thankful for the help that the team had provided, the latter said something that would stay with him forever: “I don’t know what to say exc

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Silica is the main constituent of glass. But it is to be added with sodium potassium carbonate to bring down melting point. To make it durable lime.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

During a recent trip to Arizona, I visited the V-bar-V petroglyph site in the Verde Valley. For those not familiar, petroglyphs are engravings made into rock surfaces and can be found throughout the world. I found the >V-bar-V petroglyphs fascinating to see, but it was their story that really captured my imagination. It turns out that some of the engravings were almost certainly used as part of a solar calendar to help guide the critical timing for crop planting – critical because given the

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Constructonomics

OCTOBER 29, 2012

The construction industry will tend to lag tremendously behind the rest of this country and perhaps even the rest of the free and modern World when it comes to technology. I’d love to know what percentage of construction organizations even have websites. I did a back of the envelope survey about ten years ago and I think it came in around 10%.

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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.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Providing your employees with the information, training and equipment they need to conduct work at heights efficiently and safely can help mitigate your risk.

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Digger Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2012

This Cat D6N LGP, is working on an extreme slope whilst undertaking modification work to some ski jumps in Falun, Sweden, in preparation for the coming winter season. The machine is pushing out fill material which is being delivered to the top of the hill by a Volvo A25D hauler. Such is the angle of the slope he is working on, the team have attached the dozer to a snow plough at the top of the slope by means of a wire rope and pulley set up to ensure there are no unexpected runaway's.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Construction spending in September climbed to a nearly three-year high at an annualized rate of $852 billion, as increased spending on houses, apartments and private nonresidential projects outweighed a continuing downturn in public construction, according to an analysis of new federal data released by the AGC. Association officials said they expect both the public and private trends to continue despite the disruption caused by Hurricane Sandy.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

(November 1, 2012) -- Construction employment declined in 160 out of 337 metropolitan areas between September 2011 and September 2012, increased in 125 and was stagnant in 52, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said that construction employment in many areas continued to decline as construction activity is put on hold amid uncertainty about federal tax and investment programs and declining

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The Constructor

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Contouring needs the determination of elevation of various points on the ground and at the same the horizontal positions of those points should be.

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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.

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Digger Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

This new machine is Hunter Demolitions first Cat E Series excavator. The company run a mixed fleet of machines, which also includes Mathew’s current mount, a Caterpillar 345CL high reach machine. Following extensive paintwork and sign writing in the company’s corporate colours, the machine went straight to work on one of the company’s jobsites in Scotland.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Navistar International says it will close its Garland, Texas, truck manufacturing operation by the first half of 2013. “Closing a facility is always difficult because of its impact on the many great people who’ve been part of our company,” said Troy Clarke, president/COO. “But the fact is that Navistar has too much manufacturing capacity in North America and we must take quick action to improve our business and position the company for long-term success.”.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

George Hedley, of Hardhat BIZCOACH and columnist at Construction Business Owner magazine, hosts and facilitates ongoing, CBO -sponsored, mastermind peer groups around the country for construction business owners. He just concluded the semiannual two-day Construction Business Owner BIZ-GROUP meetings held at Marriott hotels in San Francisco and New Orleans. .

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The Constructor

OCTOBER 29, 2012

The earthquake resistance of small buildings may be increased by taking some precautions and measures in site selections, building planning and.

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Digger Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2012

First up is this shot featuring an un-identified mini excavator, which is rather incredibly slung from a crane and is hammering away at a brickwork chimney stack. There are simply so many things wrong about this photo and the dangerous practices it’s displaying. I can only imagine this might have taken place in China, where even basic health and safety seems to be disregarded.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

A company called Inspecticon has released what it says is the construction equipment industry's first completely mobile inspection application. Designed for iPhone, iPad, or Android devices, the Inspecticon mobile app allows entry of inspection details and photos in the field, and uploading through an Internet connection. E-mail alerts are triggered based on the defined workflow so inspections can be shared securely online, as well as assigned or updated.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 29, 2012

The key to winning more work than your competitor is to be more aggressive. The purpose of your bid is not to price the work and hope you get a contract. While you’re waiting for a customer to call you after you bid on a job, they are talking to your competitor.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

In plane table surveying a table top, similar to drawing board fitted on to a tripod is the main instrument. A drawing sheet is fixed on to the table.

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OCTOBER 28, 2012

Yes its winner’s time again, and although this competition was not as well supported as our previous die cast model digger competitions, I would like to thank everyone who took the time to enter and for your continued support of the Digger Blog. The draw took place last Friday at Engcon’s headquarters in Stromsund, Sweden, and was performed by two members of the Engcon sales team, Lars Ringbert & Jonas Hasselstam, seen here drawing the winners names from the hat.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 30, 2012

F-U-E-L. That’s the quickest way to sell a telematics program to upper management. Kerry Sudria, corporate equipment operations and technical manager for Kiewit, told attendees at AEMP’s Asset Management Symposium that the benefit of tracking fuel usage via telematics will clearly point out the financial reward for the investment. Tracking fuel will inevitably lead to the discovery that idle times are far higher than what most organizations suspect.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

MOLINE, Ill. (Nov. 1, 2012) — Deere & Co. placed second in this year’s prestigious InformationWeek 500 – a list of the top technology innovators in the U.S. The IT and collaboration behind John Deere’s Service ADVISOR™ Remote have changed the way contractors view machine diagnostics.

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The Constructor

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Earthquake resistant building design guidelines are provided by set of Indian Standard codes (IS Codes). After observing Indian earthquakes for.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Talking about the company’s latest acquisitions, managing director Trevor Goodwin said, “Ammann Equipment Ltd is an extremely easy company to deal with. They can supply us with leading brands direct from the manufacturer, offering us a complete range of compaction equipment, mini excavators, attachments and tracked dumpers, also all machines were in stock and available for immediate delivery which is always a bonus.” Pictured above, taking delivery of two Yanmar Vio25’s f

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

Project Chronicle Screen Shot: Video & Command Tracks I have been waiting a year for this Autodesk Labs technology research project to come to fruition, and finally tonight I got the e-mail I'd long been waiting for! Project Chronicle has gone live! Chronicle is kinda like Jing for Autodesk products except is also captures actual command data, so that someone watching the video can also "See" exactly what you did, what your settings were/are and when you did it.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

MOLINE, Ill. (Nov. 1, 2012) — Deere & Co. placed second in this year’s prestigious InformationWeek 500 – a list of the top technology innovators in the U.S. The IT and collaboration behind John Deere’s Service ADVISOR™ Remote have changed the way contractors view machine diagnostics. An exclusive to John Deere, Service ADVISOR Remote enables a John Deere dealer to connect remotely to a Deere machine to read diagnostic trouble codes and record machine performance data.

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Innovation Contractors 120

The Constructor

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The aim of surveying is to make plans and maps to show various objects on the ground at their relative position to suitable scale. Various steps.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

AEM reports that the 2013 World of Asphalt and AGG1 expositions have both already achieved record size with the shows five months away, and are on track to be sold out by opening day. The co-located shows cover more than 117,000 net square feet of exhibit space. Attendees will find new products and technologies on the show floor for the aggregates, asphalt, pavement maintenance, and traffic safety sectors.

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Contractor Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

he Solar Energy Industries Association in early November highlighted initial findings from The Solar Foundation’s third annual National Solar Jobs Census showing that solar energy jobs have experienced strong growth in the U.S. over the past year, despite global economic challenges. read more.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Banks want more reports now than ever before, and they want them with greater frequency, but the situation is far from hopeless. The better prepared you are when it’s time to speak with your banker, the more likely you are to retain and increase your credit.

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