HardHatChat
JANUARY 17, 2017
Fostering a collaborative culture among our team, from new hires to our most veteran staff, will continue to be a focus for Englewood in 2017. Happy New Year to all of our Hard Hat Chat readers! Earlier this month I was going through my post-holiday emails when I came across a Construction Dive article on 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Construction Pros in 2017.
Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 16, 2017
Over the past several years, market research has shown the increasing use of composite matting on a variety of projects and applications, including to create temporary roads and work pads in challenging environments. Research points to an uptick in demand due to the advances in composite matting technology and manufacturing that produces a cost-effective, reliable product.
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The Constructor
JANUARY 17, 2017
There are various types of ready mix concrete plants which most of them designed for specific locations or circumstances, their mixing actions is.
Construction Marketing
JANUARY 19, 2017
Another year, and more soul-searching for new ideas to achieve marketing success! Last year we suggested content marketing planning and using marketing analytics. This year the team at the Construction Marketing Association is recommending: 1) Smarter prospecting , 2) Paid search and paid social , and 3) Marketing self-improvement. Smarter Prospecting.
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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.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JANUARY 16, 2017
Vista Accounting is a proven, construction-specific software suite that meets the financial needs and requirements of contractors across.
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The Constructor
JANUARY 20, 2017
Various measures to prevent retaining wall distress and failures shall be taken for safety and stability. Methods to prevent distress in retaining.
Construction Marketing
JANUARY 20, 2017
In 2011 and at the age of 24, Tommy started his own door and window painting business. After almost 3 years in business with lower than expected yearly sales, he reached the decisive moment of re-structuring his business. Instead of going at it alone like he did when he first opened his business, this time around Tommy saw the value in franchising. In 2014, he converted his painting business into a Spray-Net franchise.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JANUARY 16, 2017
Viewpoint offers tools that manage your construction operations, your service operations, and material sales.
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 20, 2017
There are multiple significant and beneficial outcomes with job order contacting if programs are implements properly. Job order contacting is a LEAN and AGILE Construction Delivery Method that is based upon process, common shared data, and collaboration. It is best to leverage the knowledge and tools from independent, objective, and best value job order contracting solutions providers as well as engage in regular ongoing training.
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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.
The Constructor
JANUARY 20, 2017
Offshore concrete structures are constructed exposed to an open sea environment. Types of offshore concrete structures, their details and uses is.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 19, 2017
Construction workers from various trades, union officials, labor leaders and supporters rallied in Manhattan Wednesday morning to urge the New York City Council to pass the Construction Safety Act to strengthen construction site safety.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JANUARY 16, 2017
The Vista platform is the technology that underpins the various modules that make up Vista.
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 18, 2017
JOC Unit Price Book UPB considerations for procurement include financial transparency, local research, current actionable data, and use of common terms and data organization. These are primary, fundamental, and requisite elements for any Job Order Contract Unit Price Book. The 4BT OpenJOC Unit Price Boodelivers all of these, and more: Locally researched labor, material, and equipment line items/tasks.
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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?
The Constructor
JANUARY 17, 2017
There are five types of cracks that may develop in prestressed concrete beams with openings. These crack types and method of controlling those cracks.
BD+C
JANUARY 19, 2017
Space is at a premium when it comes to museums. Only the best of the best of a museum’s collection gets the prime real estate that is displayed to the public. In fact, it is estimated that only 2% to 4% of a museum’s collection is actually shown to guests.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JANUARY 16, 2017
We’ve come up with six tips for simplifying project management culled from our 35 years.
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 16, 2017
Financial transparency, local research, current actionable data, the use of common terms in plain English and MasterFormat data organization are requisite elements of any Job Order Contact Unit Price Book, UPB. The 4BT JOC Unit Price Book delivers all of these, and more: Locally researched labor, material, and equipment line items/tasks. Clear line item descriptions written using industry standard terms, with minimal use of abbreviations, in plain easily understood English.
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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.
The Constructor
JANUARY 17, 2017
Offshore concrete structures are constructed in an open sea. There are different types of offshore structures and their location of construction is.
BD+C
JANUARY 15, 2017
After another year when the growth in multifamily housing exceeded expectations, apartment demand and property values could keep rolling through 2017. “The forces that have produced the best multifamily market in recent memory remain largely in place,” says John Affleck, apartment research strategist for CoStar Group.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 16, 2017
Deputy Becky Herrin, public information officer with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office reported three construction workers doing work on Long Key Road in Key Largo, Florida died on the jobsite this morning. Three workers had gone down a 15-foot deep drainage manhole to investigate why the newly paved road was settling near mile marker 106 and became trapped in the hole.
Construction Marketing Ideas
JANUARY 15, 2017
Patrick King has written an article describing the traits architectural, engineering and construction businesses should consider in defining their client relationships: The Picture of a Perfect Customer. There’s nothing magical nor secret in his suggestions, which relate to three Rs — Revenue, rapport and results. Clearly, it is right that you get along well with profitable […].
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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!
The Constructor
JANUARY 18, 2017
Movements in masonry buildings are deformations caused to it due to various reasons. Types and causes of such movements in masonry buildings is.
BD+C
JANUARY 19, 2017
When lightning is nearby, high up on a roof or a steel girder is one of the last places you would want to find yourself. With the unpredictability of weather and cell phone and internet service making it difficult to anticipate exactly when and where a storm will hit, a recently released handheld device looks to add one more weapon to the arsenal of outdoor weather intelligence products that can help keep construction crews safe.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 18, 2017
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) which represents the $1 trillion equipment finance sector has released its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2017.
Business Facilities
JANUARY 20, 2017
The company will invest $800,000 to create a new medical and urgent contact center in Spring Hill, TN. . Read Call 2 Answer Creating 250 Jobs In Tennessee on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
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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!
The Constructor
JANUARY 16, 2017
The physical properties of Ground Granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) provides advantages to the concrete in fresh state as well as in its hardened.
BD+C
JANUARY 16, 2017
About 63,000 adults in Washington, D.C.—10% of the city’s adult population—lack high school diplomas. Goodwill Excel Center, the District’s first adult charter high school, hopes to return them to the educational fold.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 17, 2017
U.S. oil output is nearly 9 million barrels a day, with an extra 500,000 barrels a day extra for the past three months. That extra volume neatly makes up the difference that Saudi Arabia committed to stop producing in an effort to boost global crude prices. A per-barrel price of $55 is about where shale companies say they need to be to make a profit, so while the price is steady companies are ramping up to put additional rigs back into the oil fields.
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