Sat.Mar 14, 2020 - Fri.Mar 20, 2020

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In most US cities, construction work continues as shutdowns loom

Construction Dive

While Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, have stopped all construction, other areas are banning some types of projects or shutting down all but "essential" services. Where does that leave contractors?

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How A Business Dashboard Can Help You Drive Your Construction Company

Contractor Bookkeeping

(Note: We are tracking the latest construction industry news and online resources for contractors in time of COVID-19). Business dashboards are a valuable business intelligence tool, offering an "at-a-glance" big picture view of a company's performance. Some construction business owners use a dashboard to track KPIs ( Key Performance Indicators) relevant to just one aspect of their business, such as sales growth, marketing, or financial data.

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How COVID-19 is Changing How We Work

Viewpoint Construction Technology

A look at how a global pandemic is altering business and how working in the digital age could ease the pain.

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Precast Concrete Foundations- Features and Advantages

The Constructor

Precast concrete foundation construction is an off-site construction technique in which the foundation units are pre-engineered and manufactured in a.

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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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How Drones Have Changed Construction & What's Next

Construction Business Owner

How Drones Have Changed Construction & What's Next. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 03/17/2020 - 11:26. On March 2, the commentary period ended for the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) proposed Remote ID rule. The rule would further facilitate safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems—or drones—into the United States airspace through a requirement that they can be identified remotely. .

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Championing Technology: Gamuda Berhad’s Approach to Building Smarter

Viewpoint Construction Technology

A conversation with Ronan Collins and Tony Joseph of Gamuda Berhad, Malaysia’s largest civil engineering contractor on digitizing field processes.

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Azimuths and Bearings in Surveying-Difference & Determination

The Constructor

Azimuths and bearings are horizontal angles measured to represent or locate a line with respect to a meridian. Here, the important features of.

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How to Navigate the Equipment Buying Landscape in 2020

Construction Business Owner

How to Navigate the Equipment Buying Landscape in 2020. Elizabeth Manning. Wed, 03/18/2020 - 14:39. What you should know when looking for new equipment for your construction jobsite—from the information you need to a dealer who can help.

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The path to LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Integrated Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

The path to LEAN construction planning, procurement, and integrated project delivery, IPD… 1. Focus upon outcomes that mutually benefit all participants and stakeholders. 2. Strategy and process before technology. 3. Leverage early and ongoing input and collaboration among all parties, especially those doing the actual work. 4. Leadership is critical, but not getting in the way is equally important.

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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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COVID-19 Contractor Resources

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We’ve gathered some reliable news sources, access information and tips and tricks to navigate this situation a bit better. We are here to help.

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How contractors are responding to the COVID-19 crisis

Construction Dive

Despite paralyzing levels of uncertainty brought on by the rapidly changing effects of the coronavirus pandemic, contractors like Bechtel, DPR, Layton and Suffolk are trying to prepare for whatever might come next.

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How Drones Have Changed Construction

Construction Business Owner

How Drones Have Changed Construction. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 03/17/2020 - 11:26. On March 2, the commentary period ended for the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) proposed Remote ID rule. The rule would further facilitate safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems—or drones—into the United States airspace through a requirement that they can be identified remotely. .

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The Myths of LEAN Construction and Integrated Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Don’t be fooled by the myth that LEAN Construction and Integrated Project Delivery focus exclusively up technique and process and don’t have associated implementation tools and services. Anyone with the appropriate levels of motivation, expectation, leadership, and competency can begin to implement LEAN, integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery today.

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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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Functions of Admixtures in Fresh and Hardened State of Concrete

The Constructor

admixtures (singular or combination of admixtures) are added to concrete or mortar or grout mixture to achieve or improve desired properties in the.

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Boston 1st major US city to order halt on all construction

Construction Dive

Mayor Martin Walsh's announcement calls into question whether other jurisdictions will follow suit and enact construction site shutdowns. Some city leaders seem to be considering it while others are not.

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Complimentary E-Book: Best Practices for Contractors to Address COVID-19

Best Practices Construction Law

I am not going to even attempt to describe what has occurred over the past week. You’ve read it online. You’ve watched the daily news reports. You’ve listened to the radio. And you’ve even had to adjust your own schedule to accommodate school closings. While working remotely myself, my mobile phone has been constantly pinging me with calls, emails and texts—all asking substantially the same question: How do we response to this mess?

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Best Value Construction Delivery Methods – Alliance Contracting, LEAN Construction, Integrated Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

There are multiple types of construction delivery methods that strive to achieve superior outcomes to traditional design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, etc. These including alliance contracting/project alliancing, LEAN construction, integrated project delivery, LEAN job order contracting. While all are “relational contracting and/or relational project delivery methods” they can vary in terms of level of development, available tools, and actual work scope.

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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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Surface Treatments for Walls, Roofs, and Floors: Types and Purposes

The Constructor

Many types of surface treatment systems are available for the treatment of horizontal surface such as roofs and vertical surfaces for instance wall.

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Force majeure clauses take center stage in contractors' coronavirus response

Construction Dive

The time is now for firms to protect themselves from the potentially devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to attorney Trent Cotney. Careful bidding and specific contract provisions can help mitigate the risk.

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COVID-19 Checklist for Const. Projects

Construction Equipment

To prepare for any possible challenges presented by any delays or cost increases as a result of COVID-19, Eversheds Sutherland highlighted some considerations and actions items for construction development teams.

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LEAN Construction Tools and Support Services… 4BT OpenBuild(TM) Toolkit

Job Order Contracting

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” – Henry Ford. What is LEAN Construction ? LEAN construction spans Planning, Procurement, Project Delivery, and ongoing Operations and Maintenance. It is a ongoing process with a focus upon maximizing best value outcomes through mutually beneficial collaboration of all program participants and stakeholders.

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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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Injection Grouting: Purpose, Procedure, and Field Considerations

The Constructor

Injection grouting is a process of filling the cracks, open joints, voids, or honeycombs, in concrete or masonry structural members, under pressure.

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Remote control: What construction companies are doing to keep work going

Construction Dive

Amid the coronavirus response and workers increasingly being advised to work remotely, some firms shared with Construction Dive their response to teleworking in an industry where in-person jobsite work is essential.

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AEM Report Notes Importance of Manufacturing to the Nation

Construction Equipment

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers released a study of the construction, mining, and agriculture equipment manufacturing community that it hopes will help make the case for various federal actions, including an infrastructure bill.

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Managing The COVID-19 Crisis: Seven Tips For Business Leaders 

Business Facilities

Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work, offers tips for business leaders as they guide their teams through the Coronavirus crisis. - Read: Managing The COVID-19 Crisis: Seven Tips For Business Leaders at BusinessFacilities.com.

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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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Fire Damage Mechanism of RC Structure and Assessment Method

The Constructor

Fire cause concrete surface cracking and crazing, chemical decomposition, and microcracking and spalling. These impacts can significantly change the.

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Hotel construction pipeline ends 2019 with record high

Construction Dive

Though there were a record number of hotels planned and underway as of the close of the year, Lodging Econometrics' results and forecast do not include the potential impact of the coronavirus.

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Danish hospital is constructed from 24 steel frame modules

BD+C

Forta PRO, a Latvian-based modular construction company, and MT Højgaard, a Danish construction company, recently completed the MARS Satellite Radiology Clinic building in Copenhagen, Denmark. The new clinic will provide additional acute care services to patients for faster and more advanced medical research.