Construction Business Owner

MARCH 16, 2015

'In the construction industry, required industrial equipment can be costly. Expenses can branch beyond the initial cost of machinery. Fuel and maintenance costs can be high and unpredictable, and money and time are often lost when work is delayed due to equipment failure. In order to achieve a significant return on investment, contractors should evaluate various technologies to make sure their equipment operates reliably and efficiently.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 17, 2015

'As we move further into 2015, Englewood Construction has been fortunate to entertain a lot of new business opportunities. All signs have been pointing to a robust commercial construction pipeline, with activity consistently on the rise. In fact, last year, the value of all commercial construction contracts signed in the Chicago area was close to $10.6 billion, an 18 percent jump over 2013, according to Dodge Data & Analytics, a New York research firm.

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Construction Marketing

MARCH 16, 2015

'In today’s world, the competition is stiffer than it has ever been. To get the best talent, therefore, you need to take steps to bring in the best engineers for your company. Below are some tips you can incorporate into your recruitment strategy. Talk about your company’s story. For engineering recruiters, the importance of talking about what is so special about the company simply cannot be overemphasised.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 19, 2015

'Sometimes, even a bad situation can cast a positive light on just how far technology has helped us simplify our daily lives. Technology gets a bad reputation at times with the constant connection to the Internet with smart phones, tablets and other devices. Some argue that technology has taken away the “personal touch” of communication. Since I am in the technology industry, I feel that I have to defend all these new technologies in the face of older, sometimes more trusted methods of communica

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 15, 2015

'The shortage of skilled labor in the construction industry is one of the key issues discussed by trade associations, government agencies and individual contractors. While much of the conversation has focused on the need for more craft workers, much less attention has been paid to a potentially larger issue—the difficulty of finding competent frontline supervision.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 17, 2015

'By Jacqueline Lusk and Stuart Kaplow. Baltimore City adopted the International Green Construction Code 2012 as an overlay to the City’s building, fire and related codes effective April 1, 2015. And despite that the IgCC becomes mandatory on April Fools’ Day, we are not playing a practical joke when we tell you that the effective date has “shifted.

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Carol Hagen

MARCH 17, 2015

'If you’re in construction and perform work in Arizona, the first few months of 2015 have been confusing when it comes to sales tax (know as Transaction Privilege Tax). The recent changes signed into law a few weeks ago by our governor is supposed to ease the burdens on reporting and clarify the rules for the contracting community. After attending a few presentations on the subject by the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) and the National Association of Women in Construc

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 16, 2015

'Recent economic news has been mostly positive. The stock market is at an all-time high, the unemployment rate is at its lowest level in years and the price of oil is in a free fall, which has the effect of putting more dollars in consumers'' pockets both directly (through lower prices at the pump) and indirectly (for example, lower transportation costs of goods bought by consumers).

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Contractor Magazine

MARCH 17, 2015

'Plumbing manufacturers are always out to dazzle prospective customers. But sometimes they take things a little too far. Interstitial Ads Frequency: -1. read more.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 20, 2015

'Manatee County (Fla.) Fleet Services has been awarded the 2015 Fleet Master Award by Construction Equipment and the Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP). Mike Brennan, CEM, accepted the award during AEMP’s Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla. This was Manatee''s third Fleet Master Award. Read about Manatee County''s previous awards, plus the other past winners.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

MARCH 20, 2015

'A Cost Library Is Another Secret Successful Contractors Use. To Generate Enormous Positive Cash Flow And Profit. Money doesn''t grow on trees; it grows inside your properly setup QuickBooks file that is maintained by people who understand construction accounting. All you have to do is follow the Contractors Success M.A.P. and in due time you can become wealthy.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 17, 2015

'The March issue of Construction Business Owner featured stories on the global labor skill shortage, retaining skilled employees and training leaders in your company.

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Contractor Magazine

MARCH 17, 2015

'A running toilet. A drippy faucet. A cracked irrigation system. These are just some of the ways a customer’s home can unnecessarily lose water. Interstitial Ads Frequency: -1. read more.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 17, 2015

'Caterpillar is facing opposition from Komatsu Ltd., its largest competitor, due to fluctuating global currencies in Komatsu''s favor. . Japan’s Komatsu is currently benefitting from the 20 percent decline in the yen against the dollar starting in July 2014. The plunge is helping it compete globally on construction equipment prices according to Caterpillar’s Vice President Mike DeWalt.

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Help Everybody Everyday

MARCH 14, 2015

'In this episode of the Design And Construction Marketing Podcast, we talk to Maribel Castillo of TYLin about her career journey and what it’s like to work for a big firm. We also discuss a variety of topics including the current state of social media use in our industry. Depending on where you are reading this: you can listen to the podcast below, at this episode’s page (where you can also download the mp3), or by subscribing through iTunes.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 18, 2015

'The March issue of Construction Business Owner featured stories on the global labor skill shortage, retaining skilled employees and training leaders in your company.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 14, 2015

'Do carrots improve night vision, or was this a World War II myth? The story turns out to be more complex than you might think at first sight and could be a metaphor for many marketing challenges. (Photo from deviantart.com/sharkplane 77). Like many people of my generation, I grew up with the story that if you eat lots of carrots, your night vision will be improved.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 20, 2015

'A key indicator of equipment leasing confidence is at the highest level in four years, and up in March over its February level. The March Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) is 72.1, up from 66.2 in February. The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the index.

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Contractor Magazine

MARCH 17, 2015

'Moen announced that Steven Ward will take over as Director of Global Design, leading the development of the newest designs and innovations from the company. read more.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 17, 2015

'The March issue of Construction Business Owner featured stories on the global labor skill shortage, retaining skilled employees and training leaders in your company.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 15, 2015

'My recent guest blog posting on Chris Hill’s Construction Law Musings blog. Chris Hill of Construction Law Musings recently invited me to submit a guest post on his blog, and I obliged with some observations about the life-time value of blogging almost every day for 8.5 years. You can read it here. (Hill’s blog is competing in the 2015 Best Construction Blog competition , but since I’m not judging the results, there is no conflict in writing the guest post for him.).

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 18, 2015

'The Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a proposed revision to its Eye and Face Protection Standards that updates personal protective equipment requirements in the agency''s general industry, shipyard employment, longshoring, marine terminals and construction standards. The proposed revisions will reflect current national consensus standards and ensure that employers use up-to-date eye and face protection during hazardous workplace operations.

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Revit OpEd

MARCH 17, 2015

'A thread at Autodesk''s Revit User Community Forum caught my attention yesterday. It seemed as though the culprit was something I''ve written about before , that user''s were accessing the project via different shared resource paths. After digging in a bit deeper it turns out the issue, or at least an issue, is that Revit 2015 is more sensitive to how we navigate to the a shared resource.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 18, 2015

'The March issue of Construction Business Owner featured stories on the global labor skill shortage, retaining skilled employees and training leaders in your company.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 20, 2015

'Public buildings in Austria, Germany, Belgium and other European countries are built to Passive House standards — with energy-efficiency levels considered unimaginable in North America — but some projects are taking shape here under the new model. Some of us, some of the time, have a seemingly uncanny ability to see the future. Of course, we only know if we are right with hindsight — but, if we get it and then run with the forward-thinking approach, we enjoy incredible marketi

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 16, 2015

'In its first results report since going public, Neff Corp. had a 13-percent rise in rental revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014, with rental revenue totaling $83.7 million, compared to $74.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. For the full year, rental rate growth was 6.6 percent compared to 6.4 percent in 2013. Time utilization was 69.7 percent, compared to 70.9 percent in 2013.

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Revit OpEd

MARCH 16, 2015

'Luke (What Revit Wants) reports that another update is now available. These are two links he provided, one for the update and the other for the readme information. He must have someone working for him on the inside. :) Direct Download URL for Update 7 Update Release 7 ReadMe.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 18, 2015

'The March issue of Construction Business Owner featured stories on the global labor skill shortage, retaining skilled employees and training leaders in your company.

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