Construction Business Owner

MAY 18, 2015

As the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)’s radical December 2014 steps have shown, and to loosely quote William Shakespeare, “the Obama administration will not go quietly into the night.” Expect more changes in enforcement efforts even if little completed rulemaking occurs. Complying with OSHA standards and maintaining an effective safety culture are not always the same thing, but first, revisit the most cited construction standards shown in the sidebar at the end of this article.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 20, 2015

Online marketing can be inherently difficult in certain industries, construction being one of them. Marketing the stellar work your construction company does may not be as sexy as unveiling the latest iPhone, but with the right approach, you can tell a story that is compelling and relevant to your target audience. Improving your online presence can bring in new clients and create more revenue.

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FDR Safety

MAY 22, 2015

FDRsafety names Tim Sirofchuck as Chief Operating Officer. Franklin, TN (May 22, 2015) – Tim Sirofchuck , a veteran safety executive in the construction industry, has been promoted to the post of Chief Operating Officer of FDRsafety, the company announced today. In his new position, Sirofchuck will oversee the day-to-day operations of FDRsafety, one of the nation’s premiere safety consulting firms.

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Carol Hagen

MAY 18, 2015

How many times during your estimating take-off do you right click and add an item to a layer? You use layers to place like items together (all the electrical, all the the flooring or all the insulation, etc.), so you can toggle these layers on and off, to isolate trades and to keep your take-off ordered and uncluttered. When using one drawing to take-off many trades, layers helps but adding an item to a layer each time you take-off an item in Revu is time-consuming.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 21, 2015

Mobile technology has positively changed the landscape for businesses in how they empower their employees and interact with and service their customers. That’s not news, but the surprising part is how slow some contractors are to adopt 
mobile technology.

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Digger Blog

MAY 20, 2015

This was a new one for me: tarpaulin engine curtains. We are all now very familiar with various kinds of plastics replacing metal bodywork – not just on our motor cars but on heavy duty construction machinery as well. But I believe that here is an example of this trend being taken to the next level. This is a Liebherr LR 1250, a 250-tonne capacity crawler crane, on show at a recent customer day at the Nenzing factory in Austria.

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Revit OpEd

MAY 17, 2015

Autodesk recommends that we visit Autodesk Exchange|Apps to download the latest IFC application before starting to work with IFC data. While testing these features I exported some walls and doors to IFC 2x3 so I could import them as IFC geometry. When I used Link IFC there were Generic Model openings filling the door openings to provide room bounding geometry.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 20, 2015

Mobile data collection is typically a time-consuming, paper-pushing process for construction businesses. Keeping track of this data manually across several departments becomes problematic when the information is not entered quickly or accurately. Trying to figure out a better way to collect data in the field has been a pain point for the construction industry for many years.

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Mr Ethics

MAY 21, 2015

Dear Mr. Ethics, I just came from a project meeting where the owner said he wants to upgrade the windows we will be installing on a four story condo project. The owner gave me a change order with the cost he wants to pay for the upgrade. He indicated that he and the architect researched the windows and think the change order reflects a fair price for the upgrade.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 21, 2015

Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials are thinking about using drones to monitor road conditions, with one of the benefits being increased safety for road workers.

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Contractor Magazine

MAY 18, 2015

Airco Home Comfort Services, an HVAC contractor based just outside of Boston, is now available to help area residents with a wide variety of household plumbing problems. WILMINGTON, MA — Airco Home Comfort Services, an HVAC contractor based just outside of Boston, is now available to help area residents with a wide variety of household plumbing problems.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 19, 2015

Most successful business owners recognize that technology is an important component in identifying opportunities and capturing wins. The real challenge is in effectively using these tools to benefit your company long term.

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Mr Ethics

MAY 21, 2015

Dear Mr. Ethics, I just came from a project meeting where the owner said he wants to upgrade the windows we will be installing on a four story condo project. The owner gave me a change order with the cost he wants to pay for the upgrade. He indicated that he and the architect researched the windows and think the change order reflects a fair price for the upgrade.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 18, 2015

The Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA) is investigating the death of 42-year-old Alexander Cordova, who was crushed and killed by a 7.5-ton concrete slab. Crews were unloading Cordova’s truck at a site for the I-295 Expansion Project in Jacksonville, Fla., when the barrier wall fell off his loading truck. Cordova was standing next to the truck when the concrete fell on top of him.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MAY 22, 2015

Brand/trend specialist Cheryl Grant’s website. Can you forecast/predict and adapt to trends and if possible get ahead of them in our AEC businesses and practices? This question has marketing relevance because clearly the businesses which can fortunately see forward to what organizations may interested in purchasing a few years (or even months) ahead would in theory have a major competitive advantage.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 18, 2015

Click here to view other project videos, and check back throughout the year for more.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

MAY 18, 2015

ALACHUA, Fla. -- NCCER and its Build Your Future initiative have recently partnered with The Associated General Contractors of America and its AGC Education and Research Foundation to create a national BYF scholarship program for deserving individuals pursuing a career in construction through craft and technical programs.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 18, 2015

. . The Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued one willful citation to an employer for allowing employees to work in a 9.5-foot-deep excavation without cave-in protection. At the time of the inspection, workers were installing sewer lines at the intersection of Lee and Washington Roads in Fort Jackson, S.C.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MAY 18, 2015

There’s both art and science in writing attention-grabbing headlines for content marketing. This Entrepeneur magazine infographic demonstrates what works, and (what doesn’t.) Since I promised three photos, I’ll take snapshots of the infographic pieces — hopefully the copyright owner won’t mind too much because of all the generous hyperlinks here. 1.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 22, 2015

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Revit OpEd

MAY 20, 2015

Oh so.subtle. The command via the ribbon is called Create Template from Current View. The right-click context menu offers this version of the command instead (Create View Template From View). It's subtle because the right-click version is based on the fact that we've selected a view and used right-click. The context doesn't demand using the language Current View because it's based on the view we selected in the first place.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 21, 2015

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA recently celebrated the official groundbreaking for its new excavator production facility in North America. A ceremony was held on the grounds of the facility’s future location in Spartanburg, S.C. Attendees at the event included guests from Kobelco Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. in Japan, Kobelco Construction Machinery USA in Katy, Texas, the South Carolina Department of Commerce, the Spartanburg County Council, and representatives from the AEM.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MAY 21, 2015

A legitimate example of how publicity can correlate with generosity — but see below about how publicity initiatives can be abused. LIGAO, Philippines (July 3, 2007) – Seabees assigned to the Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 shovel concrete mixture into a pile during a community relations project at the Honest Anislag Duraga Transition Center in support of Pacific Partnership 2007.

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Contractor Magazine

MAY 20, 2015

Fluidmaster was recognized for its extraordinary efforts related to Corporate Responsibility by the Orange County chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. read more.

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Business Facilities

MAY 21, 2015

Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. The Natural State boasts an educated workforce enriched by long-term training and a strategic location that offers cost-efficient access to tens of millions of U.S. consumers. State Focus: Destined For Success In Arkansas appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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MAY 20, 2015

Kobelco Construction Machinery announced their annual results for fiscal year 2014. Consolidated net domestic sales were 121.8 billion yen (-11.9 percent year on year) and overseas sales were 189.2 billion yen (+5.2 percent year on year). The ratio of overseas sales to consolidated net sales increased year on year and was 60.8 percent. The Kobelco Construction Machinery Group made steady progress in establishing sales networks in the Americas and Europe to which the group reentered in 2013 for t

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MAY 19, 2015

Trust: Why does it seem to come naturally at times, and at others, seems really difficult to achieve? Yesterday, a person with increasing prominence within the construction marketing community phoned me. Phone calls (outside of horrendous telemarketing calls by shills for so-called investment advisors) are rare these days; and rarer on a holiday Monday in Canada (the caller was from the US.).

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Contractor Magazine

MAY 19, 2015

This week's gallery includes a collection of tub fillers, an extendable backwater valve, a basin wrench, a drain, a line of brass valves with connections for PP-R pipe and more. Interstitial Ads Frequency: -1. read more.

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