Construction Marketing

AUGUST 21, 2012

According to a survey by Harvard Business Review magazine, 2011, around 58 percent of companies revealed that they are using social media to promote their business. The report, Social Media: What Most Companies Don’t Know , also revealed that another 21 percent of companies are planning to use social media in the near future. A lot of engineering, architectural, and construction (AEC) companies are gradually recognizing the importance of social media in business. .

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 22, 2012

Regular readers know that I write on a regular basis on the topic of cloud computing. That’s because it represents one of the most significant shifts in computing and software technology in years. Like all important changes, it is accompanied by a certain degree of hesitation and unease. Control, security, and connectivity are the three areas I hear mentioned most often when folks debate the merits of the Cloud.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 21, 2012

Like many of you, we spent the summer enjoying our country’s beautiful landscapes – from the badlands in the Dakotas to the mountains of Montana. The difference is we weren’t on vacation; we were bidding new restaurant and hotel construction jobs to keep up with the thousands of new residents moving to the area due to the oil boom. For those who don’t know, Englewood Construction is a national commercial construction firm , so our business has been built on servicing our client

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Carol Hagen

AUGUST 24, 2012

Team meetings in construction offices are transforming as we speak. After reading this CNN article, ‘Generation Y’ set to transform office life and a tweet from Jennifer Hicks it made me think about what is happening in the AEC industry. We’re all so mobile that unless we can all work together on our own schedules and collaborate effectively we’re doomed to failure.

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The Constructor

AUGUST 18, 2012

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Home News Videos Tips Building Building Bye Laws Building Materials Aggregates Cement Wood Building Tips Buildings Green Buildings Flooring Formwork/Shuttering Paints & Decoratives Skyscrappers Smart Materials Concrete Concrete Admixtures Concrete Cracks Crack Repair Concrete Durability Concrete Properties Concrete Types Fibre reinforced Fire Pro

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DebunkTheBIM

AUGUST 19, 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’ Sunday, August 19, 2012. “Peop

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Construction Marketing Ideas

AUGUST 21, 2012

Could you share your biggest marketing failure story? Did you waste thousands of dollars on advertising for no results; did you initiate a campaign that had opposite the intended effect? Did you squander resources, which resulted in harm rather than help to your brand? Your observations will help others and you to lean some important lessons. You can elect to be anonymous (just post an anonymous comment here), or you can identify yourself to me but ask that you not be identified publicly.

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The Constructor

AUGUST 24, 2012

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Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 18, 2012

A Google search for "Free Construction Change Order Form" will show you roughly 300,000,000 hits and most of them will try to sell you something. This free construction change order form is just that, free! There is no perfect construction change order form and for the most part it makes no sense to purchase a construction change order form template that you will need to alter anyway.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 20, 2012

I recently read the following Linked-in comment: . “ The problem with the AIA approach to IPD is it is inherently anti-architect. It explicitly reduces the traditional influence of architects at early stages of a project when the design is being developed. It reduces the influence of the main driver of design excellence, the architect.” . . While the AIA implementation of Integrated Project Delivery may or may not be flawed, the concept of involving Owners, Architects, and Contractors as early

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Construction Marketing Ideas

AUGUST 24, 2012

The Construction News and Report corporate site, designed by completionwebdesign.com. In business, unless you deliver value to your clients, you won’t be around too long. Value delivery is more than just completing the service as promised; it occurs when your clients believe they have received more than they they paid. The greater the value creation, the more secure your business will be.

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The Constructor

AUGUST 23, 2012

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Home News Videos Tips Building Building Bye Laws Building Materials Aggregates Cement Wood Building Tips Buildings Green Buildings Flooring Formwork/Shuttering Paints & Decoratives Skyscrappers Smart Materials Concrete Concrete Admixtures Concrete Cracks Crack Repair Concrete Durability Concrete Properties Concrete Types Fibre reinforced Fire Proo

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Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 18, 2012

Construction Company Owners Have Told Us - "I am one job away from MAKING IT BIG or LOSING EVERYTHING and it's keeping me AWAKE AT NIGHT! This madness has to STOP!". If You Are Sick And Tired Of Gambling - Your construction company, your future and the futures of all the people who depend on you because you continue putting up with a Bad Bookkeeper who is training you like an organ grinder trains a monkey !

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 20, 2012

Source of Quotations: Dawn Naney, Clay Goser and Marcelo Azambuja – “ Accelerating the Adoption of Lean Thinking in the Construction Industry ” on the topic of adopting lean management theory within the construction industry. For BIM to succeed will require a fundamental changes in how the AEC industry (architecture, engineering, construction) industry does business.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

AUGUST 22, 2012

Within the Certified Professional Service Marketer (CPSM) listserv from the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) , an architectural representative posted this question (names faked in the question — and because the group is semi-private, I won’t identify the questioner or responders by name): This is an over simplification, but a real problem none the less.

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The Constructor

AUGUST 24, 2012

Design and build contract is contract where contractor is responsible for design as well as construction of the project. Client is only interested in.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 24, 2012

Owning a construction company is a rough and tumble game that turns ordinary men and women into the kind of heroes it takes to build and maintain civilization by filling them with determination and true grit. Owning and operating a construction company is a little slice of heaven if you know what you're doing. Contractors Have A Lot In Common With Restaurant Owners.

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Construction Law Monitor

AUGUST 24, 2012

I recently found a good article on JDSupra.com , always a great source for solid legal content, regarding California Senate Bill 474. This Bill protects subcontractors when contracting so that they cannot be held liable to indemnify the general contractor or owner from certain types of negligence. Author, Maria Giardina of Sedgwick, LLP , does a very good job of explaining the step that the California Legislature has taken to further protect the interest of subcontractors who often enter into on

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Construction Marketing Ideas

AUGUST 20, 2012

This greeted us when we left the elevator. We’re staying at a hotel with an international brand name. In line with my policy not to identify individuals or organizations negatively, I won’t name the hotel or even the community we are visiting. I’ve been here before, on business, for a conference. When Vivian showed me the wedding invitation with the hotel’s name as the venue, I remarked: ”Oh that place.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 21, 2012

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Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 23, 2012

Why Your Employees Need To Fill Out Their Timecards. The most practical reason is that all employees want to get paid, early, often and on a regular basis. For those of you that are parents do you remember when you brought home that brand new baby? They need food, water and diaper changed. You learned all about “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” Some children who are born on a HOT summer day seem to get “overheated” very easily and do not suffer quietly.

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Best Practices Construction Law

AUGUST 24, 2012

While I generally limit my guest posts to my fellow law partners, I simply could not resist sharing with you today's post from my friend and construction attorney, Scott Wolfe, Jr. He is the founder of Zlien.com , a national mechanics lien filing and compliance management service. Scott writes the Construction Lien Blog , which analyzes construction lien laws and regulations across the nation.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

AUGUST 18, 2012

Not much “construction marketing” today (or tomorrow) as we are on a brief vacation. Yesterday, we drove from Ottawa to Niagara Falls. Today, we did the standard “tourist” things — then headed to a Shaw Festival play at Niagara-on-the-Lake. A busy day — not much time for posting about work-related stuff. Nevertheless, although from a business perspective, this is a quiet late summer weekend, I’m aware of the issues, challenges and opportunities around

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Construction Dive

AUGUST 18, 2012

Anarty. Online art journal. About me. Post navigation. « » The threads of art 19.08.12. Today I would like to explore a few contemporary artists who use thread in their work. Thread is used because it can convey straight and/ or clear cut lines thus be used for perspective/ silhouettes/ outlines/ text/ 2D drawing. Maurizio Anzeri takes old photos and sews into them.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 18, 2012

Construction Change Order Video. This video shows you the Fast Easy Accounting step by step how to use your Free Construction Change Order Form. We certainly hope this will help you increase construction sales and bottom line profit by getting paid for all the extra work you may be doing for free because you and your customers or clients are best pals.while you are working on their construction project.

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Do

AUGUST 19, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Sunday, August 19, 2012. House Updates. A few delays here and there, but finally drywall (blueboard) has started to go up. The crew is moving quickly, they should be done by early next week at the latest. More pics on Google+.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 22, 2012

Billed as Europe's largest infrastructure project, Crossrail survived the U.K.'s toughest austerity drive in generations, in part because officials pushed back its schedule by a year.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 24, 2012

When it’s an “Open JOC”! The term “Open JOC” refers to a “so called” Job Order Contacting program that lacks a standardized unit price book (UPB). It is a misnomer as “Open JOC” has little in common with its namesake. For example, using “Open JOC” Owners typically don’t do independent internal estimates.

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