Viewpoint Construction Technology
JULY 18, 2012
This week, I’m pleased to welcome David DeVita, a safety expert with 20 years of experience, from Carolina Safety Consultants. I’m often asked why many construction companies don’t put more effort into worksite safety if the financial and competitive reasons show that safety should be a priority.
Construction Marketing
JULY 18, 2012
Per our previous blog, on Link Building Basics , building links, inbound links, or back-links to your website and/or blog are key to building search authority and improving rank in search engine results pages (SERPs). Advanced link building includes submitting your website, blog, articles and white papers, and news releases to online directories to achieve links.
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Building Information Management
JULY 16, 2012
July 16th, 2012 – NIBS Report - National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council . Per the NIBS Consultative Council there are four areas where our industry needs to focus highlights four in order to improve buildings and infrastructure. Defining High-Performance and Common Metrics. Codes and Standards Adoption and Enforcement.
Contractor Magazine
JULY 18, 2012
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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.
Revit OpEd
JULY 20, 2012
Revit OpEd. Welcome to Steve Staffords Blog ~ Revit OpEd = OPinion EDitorial ~ My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. Friday, July 20, 2012. Revit 2013 Service Pack 1 Available. Read elsewhere on the internets: This bit via The Revit Clinics post. Update Release 1 is now available for Revit 2013 products. A few changes have been made this year as to how the updates are accessed.
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Construction Marketing Ideas
JULY 20, 2012
The Barrie Construction Association Board of Directors. At times in business (and life) things go perfectly. We seem to be able to get it right the first time, without that much effort, and with excellent results. Then, of course, we receive a thundering return to reality and the imperfectness of our experiences. Within these perspectives, most humans respond in fairly predictable ways.
Help Everybody Everyday
JULY 19, 2012
We all like to think price has a big part in our buying decisions. But answer these questions. Do you buy: The cheapest toothpaste on the shelf? The cheapest peanut butter on the shelf? The cheapest soap? The cheapest house in the neighborhood? The cheapest car on the market? I’m willing to bet that nobody who reads this blog can honestly answer “yes” to all these questions.
DebunkTheBIM
JULY 14, 2012
DebunkTheBIM. I am a manager of construction information, tools and people. I believe that hands-on manipulating of project information by all project participants is the key to achieving any meaningful improvement of the AEC industry operating within the post-gambling-era. I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Saturday, July 14, 2012.
Contractor Bookkeeping
JULY 18, 2012
Spec Home Builders Have Unique Bookkeeping Needs : Not Just Any Bookkeeper Will Do - Too often spec home builders hire a bookkeeper and end up with the wrong bookkeeper if they believe all bookkeepers are the same. Nothing is further from the truth. You would never hire a construction worker with a background as a handyman to be on your framing crew because they are trained to take their time, lay out tarps in the work area and think about every piece of lumber before cutting and installing it.
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Construction Marketing Ideas
JULY 19, 2012
Rosabeth Moss Kanter writes in the Harvard Business Review blog network about an originally tiny Brazilian marketing agency which has become a player on the world stage (and the 18th largest agency internationally) by acting bigger than it was. Audacious initiatives, such as trademarking the entire (Portuguese) alphabet, renting an entire hotel and re-branding it at an international marketing conference and attracting the attention of international luminaries such as Bill Clinton have taken Br
Help Everybody Everyday
JULY 16, 2012
If you couldn’t make it to this year’s Build Business conference, don’t fret. We have you covered. Here are some reviews and observations from around the web. Brent Collin’s Video Reviews. Day One. Day Two. Session Reviews (Written). Innovate! Water the Bamboo: Thriving with Change. Friday Keynote: Greg Bell. Getting Ink: Actions You Can Take to Get Your Firm in the Press.
Revit OpEd
JULY 18, 2012
Revit OpEd. Welcome to Steve Staffords Blog ~ Revit OpEd = OPinion EDitorial ~ My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Moving Ceiling Grid Pattern. Scott wrote about an issue at Revitforum.org the other day. Hes been using Revit about as long as a person could use it so if it trips him up Im betting it trips up others too!
Contractor Bookkeeping
JULY 18, 2012
Commercial Tenant Improvement Contractors Have Unique Bookkeeping Needs : Not Just Any Bookkeeper Will Do - Too often Commercial Tenant Improvement Contractors hire a bookkeeper and end up with the wrong bookkeeper if they believe all bookkeepers are the same. Nothing is further from the truth. You would never hire a construction worker with a background in residential roofing to be on your night crew doing a restaurant build out because they are trained to work outside in the sunshine and not b
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Construction Marketing Ideas
JULY 18, 2012
Matt Handal's book is worth every cent. Business and construction marketing rules are changing, but remain the same. I realize this is a contradictory remark. However, the Internet and new technoogies are now making it possible for very small enterprises — even one or two person businesses — to complete on a level field with much larger enterprises.
Help Everybody Everyday
JULY 15, 2012
I went from 50 cent to 25 cent. Your results may vary. Could you make one small change that would drastically improve your effectiveness? What if changing one little thing made all the difference in the world? It’s hard to believe that a small change could make any improvement, let alone a significant one. But that’s where the minimum effective dose comes in.
Revit OpEd
JULY 17, 2012
Revit OpEd. Welcome to Steve Staffords Blog ~ Revit OpEd = OPinion EDitorial ~ My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. Tuesday, July 17, 2012. New Revit Family eBook. A new eBook is available for family editors out there. Its priced at $19.95 and weighs in at 16 chapters and 751 pages (virtual weight since its an eBook). If you are familiar with the Little Details Count site then you are familiar with Michael Anonuevos work.
Contractor Bookkeeping
JULY 20, 2012
When You Think About - How much of your construction business expense is wasted on hiring, training and maintaining someone in your office who is being buried alive by paperwork trying to keep on top of all the bookkeeping, payroll processing, fill out the monthly and quarterly tax forms it should make you a bit angry! Sure Construction Bookkeeping - Is hard!
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Construction Marketing Ideas
JULY 17, 2012
OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa. For the first time in several years, I haven’t maintained this blog on a daily schedule. The problems started in Turkey, when our own security precautions and IP address blocking resulted in my not being able to publish daily postings. They continued in Zimbabwe, for another, entirely different reason — one which should be a reminder to anyone who wishes to go beyond the mantra “great customer service” to actua
Construction Dive
JULY 20, 2012
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Contractor Magazine
JULY 19, 2012
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Contractor Bookkeeping
JULY 18, 2012
One of the biggest challenges in having an in-house bookkeeper is training them to deliver consistent results and reports you can trust and make intelligent decisions with day after day, year after year. Having been involved with construction and construction accounting and bookkeeping for over thirty years I have seen a consistent pattern that turns ordinary decent, pleasant bookkeepers into disheveled, broken, mean, nasty arrogant trolls and that's on a good day when the sun is shining and the
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Building Information Management
JULY 20, 2012
The Federal agency scorecard relative to 2009 Executive Order the government to meet energy, water, pollution and waste reduction targets is now available. Green, yellow or red values were assigned for seven (7) metrics, with no overall score.Oddly the Department of Energy scored to “reds” for poor reductions in fleet petroleum use and poor progress in developing sustainable buildings.
Green Home Design Architect
JULY 20, 2012
Bonin Architects believes in curtailing the negative impact of construction on the natural environment, reducing consumption of non-renewable resources, minimizing waste, and promoting a healthy living environment. Good design is the first step towards a sustainable future. Exceptional design of a house will: Reduce the size of your new house. A thoughtful, simplified and intuitive house design results in a more efficient house plan.
Contractor Magazine
JULY 15, 2012
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Contractor Bookkeeping
JULY 18, 2012
Plumbing Contractors Have Unique Bookkeeping Needs : Not Just Any Bookkeeper Will Do - Too often plumbing contractors hire the wrong bookkeeper mistakenly believing all bookkeepers are the same. Nothing is further from the truth. Not all plumbers are the same. You would never hire a rough-in plumber with a background in new construction commercial work to be part of your residential remodeling crew because they are trained to rip and tear, yell, get aggressive and bully everyone and everything i
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Constructor Marketing that Works
JULY 17, 2012
'Contractor Marketing That Works. HVAC Marketing, Plumbing marketing, Electrical contractor marketing can be tough. Your technical expertise tends to blur the importance of getting and keeping customers to actually PAY for that skill. Thats why weve assembled the best plumbing, electrical and hvac marketing strategies onto one site. Youll find info on Yellow Page ads, Customer Retention Newsletters, HVAC Marketing PowerPacks, Marketing Plans, plus sites for dozens of free contractor marketing re
PSMJ Resources
JULY 16, 2012
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, July 16, 2012. Run Effective Team Meetings. “Why work when you can attend a meeting?” That’s a common. cynical comment heard in the hallways of many organizations, and. reflects the fact that most of us either volunteer or are compelled to. participate in a seemingly endless barrage of meetings throughout our. work week.
Contractor Magazine
JULY 20, 2012
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