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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust

HardHatChat

Budget is always a major consideration for our commercial construction clients, and as a general contractor we devote significant time to the budgeting process. While we do our best to provide budget estimates that are as accurate as possible, there are inevitably times when projects bids come in higher than the client expected, or that unanticipated costs push the job over-budget.

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4 Reasons to Upgrade Your Construction Equipment

Constructonomics

The construction industry is comprised of numerous tools and equipment that are used for some heavy-duty work. Regular maintenance is necessary but you must also know when it is time to upgrade the equipment. Read on to know more. What Happens When Equipment Fails? Equipment is constantly being used in the construction business. This makes it critical that you inspect the construction equipment regularly so that they perform at their maximum potential every single time they are used.

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Viewpoint: The Continuing Rise of Women in Construction

ENR Construction

More AEC firms are realizing the multiple benefits of diversity and have increased their recruiting and promotion of women into leadership roles.

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Spray Foam Insulation for Buildings – Properties,Working and Benefits

The Constructor

Spray foam Insulation is a spray applied plastic that is used for the insulation of the buildings. A spray foam insulation is a combination of two.

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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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State of the Construction Industry: August Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

As the end of the summer approaches, many contractors still find themselves busy with seasonal jobs and many face a backlog of work. We know it’s a hectic time for many of our customers. Even if you’re busy, we recommend taking a look at this month’s top headlines in construction news, especially since some pertain to seasonal safety and the industry’s labor market.

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Green Globes New Multifamily Rating Systems Respond to the Market

Green Building Law Update

On July 11 the Green Building Initiative launched the Green Globes Multifamily for New Construction and Green Globes Multifamily for Existing Buildings. While certainly there is a market in developers of newly constructed multifamily buildings, spending on multifamily construction was more than $61 Billion in 2017, being 18% of all new residential construction spending, up from just 7% in 1993; the sweet spot of these new green building rating systems is anyone looking for a green building disco

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Expansive Cement – Manufacture, Properties, Types and Uses

The Constructor

Expansive cement is special type of cement when mixed with water, which forms a paste that tends to increase in volume to a significantly greater.

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Finding the Equipment Management Sweet Spot

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Capturing accurate equipment information is a challenge that many contractors face. Data collection and analysis has traditionally been a manual process, and many times information would slip through the cracks leading to equipment being poorly maintained, overused or even retired before necessary. For firms engaged in heavy construction work, maintaining a healthy equipment fleet is both vital for project success as well as being one of the largest capital expenses.

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How To Create Effective Safety Signage

FDR Safety

There is good safety signage, bad safety signage and those that don’t tell you anything. An example of a “bad safety signage” is shown to the right. Notice the horrible placement and lack of context on the sign itself. Historically, the foundation for “good safety signage” contains symbols with few or no words, with the words or symbols being placed so they make sense to a person seeing the sign for the first time.

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Dotted Line: How to conduct business in a world of discrimination and harassment claims

Construction Dive

Lawyers offer some practical advice for contractors to prevent and weather these claims, which they say for many companies are inevitable.

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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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Air-Entrained Cement – Manufacture, Properties and Advantages

The Constructor

Air-entrained portland cement is a special cement which has air bubbles introduced in the cement or concrete that provides the space for expansion of.

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3 Steps to Convincing Your Manager to Send You to Collaborate 2018

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We know you want to come to our Collaborate 2018 conference. After all, it’s quickly becoming one of the construction industry’s premier events. We understand you are anxious to learn tons of new construction management software skills in sessions based on your role , network alongside others in the industry, hear the latest industry trends and best practices from leading industry speakers and explore Portland in October.

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Good Safety Signage

FDR Safety

There are good safety signs, bad safety signs and those that don’t tell you anything. An example of a “bad safety sign” is shown to the right. Notice the horrible placement and lack of context on the sign itself. Historically, the foundation for “good safety sign” contains symbols with few or no words, with the words or symbols being placed so they make sense to a person seeing the sign for the first time.

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Role of an Owner JOC Program Manager

Job Order Contracting

A critical role of a Owner JOC Program Manager is the ability to review and negotiate JOC Contractor Estimates. This is true for all Public Sector Owners, Federal/State/County/Municipal, Transportation Agencies, Healthcare, Education… as it is their fiduciary responsibility to assure that funds are being allocated as efficiently as possible with respect to associated repair, renovation, or minor new construction projects.

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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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Wood as Construction Material – Types, Structure, Processing

The Constructor

Wood is one of the most used natural building materials in the world. A number of valuable properties such as low heat conductivity, small bulk.

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Finding the Equipment Management Sweet Spot

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Owning vs Operating: Maximizing Construction Equipment Productivity and Profitability.

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Two-thirds of the day on the site is wasted shown in Danish university study

Lets Build

Up to 66% of the day on a construction-site is dedicated to anything but actual building work. These are the alarming findings of the latest construction research conducted by Aarhus University in Denmark. As reported by the National Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), the researchers followed craftsmen in renovation projects on four different construction sites for.

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LEAN Construction Project Delivery and Facilities Operations, Maintenance, and Life-cycle Management

Job Order Contracting

LEAN METHODOLOGY. LEAN methodology was first introduced by Henry Ford, later expanded by Toyota, and subsequently adopted by numerous manufacturing and service sectors. An understanding of LEAN fundamentals and their application to O&M and overall Facilities Management is of great benefit to all participants and stakeholders. LEAN methodology involves the consistent application of business processes and workflows in support best value outcomes.

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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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Hydrophobic Cement – Manufacture, Properties and Uses

The Constructor

As the name of the cement denotes, hydro means water and phobic means against. Hydrophobic cement is obtained by grinding portland cement clinker.

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State of the Construction Industry: August 2018 Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Construction Jobless Rate Hits 18-Year Low, Industry Adds 19,000 Jobs.

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Number of construction workers to double in home stretch of New Jersey mega-mall

Construction Dive

Triple Five told media last week it will have around 3,000 pairs of boots on the ground this fall to ensure the $5 billion American Dream Meadowlands opens early next year as planned.

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Job Order Contracting Solution

Job Order Contracting

If your looking for a Job Order Contracting Solution, consider whether or not it truly delivers best value for your organization, your building users, and your awarded JOC Contractors. In order to delivery best values to all participants and stake holder a Job Order Contracting Solution should have the following components and characteristics… Focus upon best value outcomes for “clients” Embed core LEAN construction processes.

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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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Timber as Building Material – Tree Types, Structure, Processing of Timber

The Constructor

The Timber is one of the most used natural building materials in the world. A number of valuable properties such as low heat conductivity, small bulk.

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3 Steps to Convincing Your Manager to Send You to Collaborate 2018

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We know you want to come to our Collaborate 2018 conference.

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Water reducers: Where did they come from?

GCP Applied Technologies

Water reducers: Where did they come from? michael.delros…. Thu, 08/30/2018 - 15:30. Larry Roberts. August 30, 2018. The way to reduce water content in a concrete mix, without sacrificing workability, is through the use of water-reducing admixtures. Water reducers and superplasticizers, among other concrete admixtures, have become essential in the ready mix concrete industry.

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Improving AEC Outcomes… Now.

Job Order Contracting

Prepare your organization for a changing future through a powerful but flexible collaborative LEAN construction delivery methodology. Real property owners can consistently deliver quality repair, renovation, and new construction projects on-demand by adopting robust, proven LEAN processes. For many organizations this requires significant change management that impacts people, process, place, and of course, outcomes.

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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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White Cement – Manufacture, Properties and Uses.

The Constructor

White cement is same as that of grey Portland cement but the only differ is in the colour and fineness. This colour of this cement is determined by.

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Report: Expect more and taller skyscrapers

Construction Dive

Researchers projected that the tallest skyscraper in 2050 will be more than 3,720 feet high and that there is a chance it will even surpass one mile.

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Soil Contamination and its Impact on Indoor Air Quality

GCP Applied Technologies

Soil Contamination and its Impact on Indoor Air Quality. Phillip.fry@gc…. Wed, 08/29/2018 - 11:19. GCP Applied Technologies. August 29, 2018. People can be exposed to soil contaminants in a number of ways, including: Breathing VOCs that intruded into the home or into the outdoor air. Absorbing chemicals through their skin when coming in contact with soil.

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Time for an Alternative LEAN Job Order Contracting Approach?

Job Order Contracting

Whether you are a public sector real property owner or a contractor, your are likely looking for a JOC Solutions provider that provides true value, excellent support, and reasonable subscription fees for software and locally researched construction cost data. In addition to all the above, you now have a provider that delivers and fully supports LEAN Job Order Contracting best management practices and services to the benefit of all participants and stakeholders.

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Learn How to Boost Productivity for Every Project

For construction contractors, productivity is everything. Download this guide to discover how digital production tracking improves project visibility, data collection, and production insights—all in real time.