Sat.Dec 02, 2017 - Fri.Dec 08, 2017

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Cold Weather Safety Tips for Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

With more than 450,000 global users in 17 countries, we understand not all projects are the same or require the same solutions. When one side of the world is focusing on heat safety, the other is ramping up for cold weather worker exposure. At Viewpoint, we ensure you’re always on top of what’s happening in your area. With cold, winter weather upon us, it’s critical to keep workers comfortable and safe on the job.

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CRE Construction Project Site Selection: 3 Tips for Finding the Perfect Match

HardHatChat

When it comes to choosing a site for a commercial construction or CRE project, finding the perfect match between a brand or concept and an available space is one of the most important steps in the planning process. And for business owners and developers looking for guidance as they vet different options, there’s no better “matchmaker” to consult than an experienced commercial contractor who can point out the pros and cons of a location and the construction considerations that can make or break a

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Top 5 Reasons Your Company Should Consider Grade Control

Construction Business Owner

On some construction jobsites today, machine-control systems are just as prevalent as smartphones, excavators or even hardhats, while on other jobsites, you may only see stringlines and grade stakes. Often, construction business owners who are hesitant to adopt machine-control systems are intimidated by the technology, or they just don’t know where to start.

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2017 Construction Marketing STAR Awards – Winners Announced

Construction Marketing

Winners of the 2017 CMA STAR Awards and CONSTRUCTION MARKETER OF THE YEAR Awards are announced by the program sponsor, the Construction Marketing Association (CMA). The STAR awards recognize excellence in 16 marketing categories and 80 sub-categories. SUPERSTAR and STAR (first place/second place respectively) are awarded for each category or sub-category.

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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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Types of Shrinkages in Concrete and its Preventions

The Constructor

Shrinkage is an inherent property of concrete. The shrinkage in concrete can be defined as the volume changes observed in concrete due to the loss of.

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The 7 Samurais of Construction

Lets Build

Many people associate construction only with building roads or houses. However, we tend to forget that the building sector is also about building history and shaping the world around us. We spend 95% of our lives within construction. We live, work and love while we are surrounded by the past.

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Why Are Weather Delays Such a Big Issue in the Construction Industry?

Construction Marketing

This year has seen some of the most brutal natural disasters in recent history. Hurricanes and beyond have ripped apart all kinds of construction and infrastructure and plenty of areas in the US face rebuilding: Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico. The reconstruction of these regions will be difficult. An added obstacle? Ordinary weather delays. A hurricane will completely destroy whatever was built, but simple rain or snow and other weather conditions can adversely affect a project as well.

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40+ Construction Tools List with Images for Building Construction

The Constructor

Construction tools list for building construction works such as concrete, brick masonry, leveling, wood works, floor works, slab works, brick laying,

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Cold Weather Safety Tips for Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

With more than 450,000 global users in 17 countries, we understand not all projects are the same or require the same solutions.

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Your Ticket to More Free Time

Construction Business Owner

Many business owners tell me their businesses don’t deliver the results they want and have taken control of their lives. They work too many hours, don’t make enough money and never have enough time to spend with family and friends. They have become trapped in their web of overcommitment. When this happens, stressed, unfulfilled business owners reach a point where they finally realize their priorities have to change.

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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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Promoting Your Construction Business Offline

Construction Marketing

We are constantly pushing digital forms of marketing – email, SEO, etc. – because of its great potential for exposure and leads. But that doesn’t mean offline tactics are ineffective. When done right, offline forms of marketing can see a very good ROI. Here are some of the most effective non-digital tactics for construction businesses. Get Published in a Trade Magazine.

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Mortar Mix Ratio Proportioning for Masonry Construction

The Constructor

Mortar mix ratio i.e. proportioning of cement sand in mortar provides consistency in the performance and appearance of masonry construction. Proper.

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The Alternative Job Order Contracting Solution

Job Order Contracting

Having only one solution, or source, in the market is never good, so isn’t it time you evaluated an alternative job order contracting solution? OpenJOC(tm) from Four BT, LLC is the ONLY transparent, open, and best value Job Order Contracting Solution. What is OpenJOC Job Order Contracting… Line items are ADDED to the UPB during the contract period based upon owner and contractor input.

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Aim for a Clear Target with Evolved Marketing Tactics

Construction Business Owner

If you are currently making time to browse LinkedIn, online publications and business emails, you will see an overwhelming volume of advice on how to improve your marketing approach: get better SEO, how to use social media, send better emails with more opens and more. Everyone has some advice or a strategy to offer. But until we understand why these changes are in demand, it can be difficult to prioritize making those commitments over the other daily business fires.

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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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Pitching and Selling Products at The Home Depot (Part 1)

Construction Marketing

For companies selling any construction-related products, finding shelf space on the largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot (HD), is a dream. All that exposure to the many customers shopping at the continually growing chain is hard to ignore, which is why many vendors apply to be put on HD’s shelves. Getting in and staying in requires a lot of work, but being available to its massive customer base is the ultimate payoff.

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Antifreeze Admixtures for Concrete during Cold Weather Concreting

The Constructor

Freezing reduces strength of concrete by 20 to 40 % when fresh concrete is subjected to freezing. Antifreeze admixtures of concrete, its properties.

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LEAN Facilities Asset Life-cycle Management

Job Order Contracting

LEAN Facilities Asset Life-cycle Management can be accomplished by integrating previously disparate competencies, technologies, and information. It requires that the owner demonstrate leadership and possess requisite skills. Focus is upon process. Process that focuses upon best value outcomes, collaboration, transparency, a shared data environment, and integration of multiple “best of breed” supporting technologies.

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What Is a Borderless Jobsite?

Construction Business Owner

As more technology infiltrates the construction industry, physical borders are no longer enough to protect a site from potential costly damages. Construction Business Owner recently spoke with Pete Wilcox, inland marine director at Travelers Insurance, to understand the implications of new technology and the concept of the “borderless jobsite.”.

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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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How can Logistics and Warehousing Go Green?

Lets Build

Green Technology is the wave of the future. Whether it be taking a more eco-friendly or environmental approach or featuring the latest improvements in logistics, supply chain, or warehousing interfaces, there are an abundance of benefits to adopting and adapting a green approach. Are you looking for ways to integrate.

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Measurement of Air Content in Concrete by Pressure Air Method

The Constructor

Measurement of Air Content in Concrete Air content of concrete is measured by the pressure air measurement method which is based on the principles of.

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Segmentation of Precast Walls in Revit

BIM & Beam

In this post of the Structural Precast series I would like to touch upon the topic of segmentation of precast walls. Segmentation of precast walls can be done automatically or manually. Before we run the automatic segmentation we should check and adjust the Configuration Settings. The Configuration settings can be imported or exported via XML files to easily share the rules across several users, working on the same or different projects.

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12 Questions for Better Business

Construction Business Owner

As a CEO, president or business owner, your business day goes by rather quickly, doesn’t it? You start your day early in the morning, sometimes before dawn. You hardly have time to think about what is for lunch. The next time you look up, it’s near dusk and time for you to call it a day. You bring work home to review before going to sleep.

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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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Sports ‘districts’ are popping up all over America

BD+C

Sports arenas and stadiums continue to be the stimuli for urban reincarnations. Stantec has several sports “district” projects underway in Dallas, Tampa, Chicago, and Edmonton. In Denver, the firm is proposing to transform a parking lot near Coors Field, home to the Colorado Rockies baseball team, into a mixed-used environment across an entire city block.

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Types of Sealants Used for Joints in Buildings -Properties, Uses, Working

The Constructor

Sealant is a material which is used to seal the joints between materials such as concrete, glass, aluminum, masonry wall etc. In general joints are.

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PC3000 put to work in Shotton

Digger Blog

Banks Mining has taken delivery of a 265-tonne Komatsu PC3000-6 face shovel at its Shotton surface mine in Northumberland. Banks Mining has taken delivery of a 265-tonne Komatsu PC3000-6 face shovel at its Shotton surface mine in Northumberland.

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4 Marketing Myths Your Firm Needs to Face

Construction Business Owner

The field of marketing has the perceived image of being fun. People tend to think of viral YouTube videos and Super Bowl ads. But when business executives get into the weeds of marketing, they quickly discover it’s not as fun or easy as it might seem. When efforts are guided by misconceptions about marketing, the result is often disappearing dollars with little to show for it.

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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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Top health systems engaged in $21 billion of U.S. construction projects

BD+C

Ten U.S. health systems account for more than $21.5 billion of current and upcoming construction, according to a report from BuildCentral. “The healthcare sector continues to drive a major part of the construction market,” BuildCentral CEO Rick Kang said. “The top health systems have more than $12.3 billion in active projects plus another $9.2 billion in the planning stages.”.

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Installation of Wooden Flooring over Concrete Slab

The Constructor

Any installation of wooden flooring over a concrete slab must be carried out only after having a polyethylene vapor barrier on the ground where the.

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Review and ranking leads services: Solid marketing but watch out for the catch

Construction Marketing Ideas

Recently, a marketing representative for a residential lead generation service approached us with the most powerful “get attention” strategy available in the business. The service’s marketing/pr representative dropped the name of an association leader who has provided much business to us over the years. The pitch: A comprehensive collection of data with the catchy headline: […].

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Weekly Product Gallery: Condensing boilers and water heaters

Contractor Magazine

This week we highlight condensing boilers and water heaters: a boiler line that includes smaller sizes for small- to average-size residential applications and light commercial projects; tankless water heaters that directly replace 50- and 75-gal. tank-type water heaters; a stainless-steel boiler line in five sizes; a tankless water heater line with a 0.97 Energy Factor; a stainless-steel, fire tube line in five sizes, plus a combination model; and a compact boiler line for variable primary and p

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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.