HardHatChat

APRIL 11, 2014

'Englewood Construction is currently negotiating a contract with Mrs. Green’s to convert former Fox and Obel in Chicago. Like most businesses, the commercial construction industry is a relationship business. The best work is typically done when a project is viewed as a partnership between a client and commercial general contractor. We have been fortunate to have great partnerships with dozens of clients throughout the year on work ranging from shopping center construction projects to high-

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Construction Marketing

APRIL 9, 2014

'To further understand and identify request for quote (RFQ) or request for proposal (RFP) best practices in the construction industry, the Construction Marketing Association conducted a national survey of construction professionals. The following questions were asked: 1. Do you believe your company RFQ/RFPs and your RFQ/RFP development processes are effective?

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Construction Contract BIM News 222

The Constructor

APRIL 10, 2014

'Types of Drawings prepared by Structural Engineers There are four different types of drawing: 1) Structural Drawings 2) Reinforcement Drawings 3).

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Carol Hagen

APRIL 10, 2014

'An Architects reputation is thought to focus on building design, sustainability, open areas, and aesthetics. As the owner’s supervisor of construction work, what your reputation actually depends upon is your effective communication, coordination and collaboration. Conveying a clear vision, responding timely and controlling project costs while juggling schedules and maintaining quality ensures your success.

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Procurement Software Software United States 160

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FDR Safety

APRIL 9, 2014

'OSHA last year cleared the way for union representatives to accompany OSHA compliance officers on worksite inspections even if the union doesn’t represent the company’s workers, and now the consequences are being felt. Representatives of the Service Employees International Union have accompanied OSHA inspectors on at least three visits to worksites where employees of Professional Janitorial Service were working, according to an article by attorneys Brad Hammock, Henry Chajet and Mark Savit of J

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The Constructor

APRIL 11, 2014

'Stripping Value Test Bitumen and tar adhere well to all normal types of aggregates provided they are dry and are not exceptionally dusty. This.

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Carol Hagen

APRIL 11, 2014

'Having recently toured the Phoenix NAP data center, the invitation to Arizona IT Women’s Network Luncheon on April 8, 2014 caught my eye with the Data Center Cooling topic, something that contractors building these facilities would be interested in. With guest speakers, Adam Green and Travis Becker of SEGI (segisalespros.com), we learned that cooling costs typically account for 38% of the energy consumption in a data center.

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Revit OpEd

APRIL 7, 2014

'Guillaume, a friend who works in Montreal, wrote to me to share an issue they encountered recently. He wrote: We noticed a weird issue with one of our Revit projects. The expected (normal) time to open this model was about two and half minutes. On some machines it would take as long as eleven minutes and browsing through project was rather slow. We also noticed that there was a pronounced lag while working in the model, while zooming and panning on sheets for example.

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Revit Software Software Modeling 95

BD+C

APRIL 11, 2014

'Ferrari is going beyond cars--the company is planning to open its first hotel, which will be located outside of Barcelona. In addition to the hotel, they''ll also be building their second theme park, called Ferrari Land. Both attractions will be located in Spain''s PortAventura resort. Body Image: read more.

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The Constructor

APRIL 5, 2014

'Remote Sensing can be defined as obtaining information about an object by observing it from a distance and without coming into actual contact with.

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Carol Hagen

APRIL 8, 2014

'Callouts and text boxes are common markups on construction plans and documents. In Bluebeam Revu 11 you could check the autosize box in the properties tab of your text box or callout tools. This was an often overlooked feature so they improved it in Revu 12 by allowing you to set autosizing as a preference. You can set this as your individual preference so you’ll have perfectly sized boxes and callouts optimized based upon the amount of text you type.

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United States Travel Office Software 111

Green Industry Professionals

APRIL 8, 2014

'The Ladybug and Lacewings Power Pack from Organic Control (Orcon) provides two beneficial insects in one package, ideal for gardeners looking for an all-natural method to combat pests.

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Organization 82

BD+C

APRIL 9, 2014

'With its official inauguration ceremony on March 29, the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom theme park in Zhuhai, China, was awarded five Guinness World Records : Body Image: read more.

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PSMJ Resources

APRIL 8, 2014

'by David Whitemyer, AIA Most professionals receive between 50 and 100 emails each day. In addition to making your subject line clear and your email body brief and to-the-point, your signature should look mature and not distracting. Here are a few tips on fixing your email signature. Get Rid of the Image Are you using a JPG or TIFF or some other type of image file in your signature, perhaps as your logo?

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 9, 2014

'Construction employment expanded in 175 metro areas, declined in 106 and was stagnant in 58 between February 2013 and February 2014, according to analysis of federal employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Association officials noted, however, that despite the gains construction employment remained below peak levels in all but 19 metro areas.

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Contractor Magazine

APRIL 7, 2014

'Amazingly, this crazy old world of ours has spawned not one or two but several toilet-themed restaurants. Some are curiosities, some are going concerns; some are just trying to get your attention, and some are taking the idea way, way too far. read more.

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BD+C

APRIL 8, 2014

'Battersea Power Station Development Company has released the plans for Phase Three of the site’s massive redevelopment, designed by Gehry Partners and Foster + Partners. Body Image: read more.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

APRIL 11, 2014

'The MagCloud website. We had a major problem with a small, and simple solution, requiring the reprinting of a modest number of copies of one of our publications. I called the printer who we have used for the entire project, asked if the company had the necessary digital files on hand, and if so, if their representative could provide me with a working quote.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 7, 2014

'"Work Zone Speeding: A Costly Mistake" is the message being sent by transportation agencies across the country as the nation recognizes National Work Zone Awareness Week (April 7-11). Washington State DOT will host the official kick-off event Tuesday, April 8, in Seattle.

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Contractor Magazine

APRIL 7, 2014

'By John Mesenbrink. Value engineering delivers a streamlined hydronic distribution layout that can accommodate widely varying loads. Instead of trying to locate housing for its temporary labor force, the municipality of Park City decided it would be beneficial and more cost effective to house its own various transit department employees with the construction of the Park City Transit project, a 7,600-sq.ft. apartment complex. read more.

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Housing Engineering Management Construction 68

BD+C

APRIL 8, 2014

'In our most recent issue, the editors of BD+C named the winners of the 9th Annual "40 Under 40" competition. read more.

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Engineering 94

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Construction Marketing Ideas

APRIL 10, 2014

'AR building construction visualizations. I observed in a recent posting that AR (Augmented Reality) is not quite yet the next great thing in architecture, engineering and construction marketing, and, as I look into the concept more closely, believe that it will still be a year or two at least before it becomes relevant to anyone but the earliest new technology adaptors.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 9, 2014

'What’s the best way to get technology to the end-user? Topcon believes it has the answer with the 2014 Topcon Technology Roadshow, previewed for industry editors this week in Livermore, Calif. “Only 20 percent of contractors are using machine control today,” said Topcon president and CEO Ray O’Connor. “How do we get the message out to the other 80 percent?

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Education Contractors Industrial 65

Revit OpEd

APRIL 10, 2014

'One little thing you can do to improve the user experience when choosing and loading a family is to prepare the thumbnail view nicely. Revit will use the view that is open (has focus) when you save and close the file to generate the preview we see in the Open Family dialog or in Window''s Explorer. Here''s an example of a preview for a family in the stock pipe fittings folder.

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BD+C

APRIL 10, 2014

'The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health May 7-8, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Work groups will meet May 7, and the full committee will meet May 8. read more.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

APRIL 9, 2014

'If you are looking for sure-fire quick answers about construction marketing, you’ve come to the right place. Of course, I may well be restating the obvious and you may just elect to bury your head in the sand and ignore these ideas. Your current clients (and how you work with them) will provide your best and most immediate marketing rewards. Love them.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 11, 2014

'Caterpillar has carried out an official renaming ceremony for the Chinese operation formerly titled Shandong SEM Machinery. It is now called Caterpillar (Qingzhou) Co. The Qingzhou facility will be used to produce the Caterpillar-branded 950GC wheeled loader and SEM-branded products at the plant. Caterpillar will carry out a dual brand (Caterpillar and SEM) strategy in China, so as to provide differentiated products to the Chinese users.

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Products 63

Stok

APRIL 9, 2014

'Written by Christian Park; Edited by Kim Kuettel What was once the shutter box of a Circuit City in Portland, OR has been redeveloped by Kaiser Permanente (KP) into a LEED© Gold healthcare facility…a symbolic transformation in the future of healthcare buildings. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) changes healthcare in many obvious, and even contentiously […].

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