Constructonomics

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

'Home improvement; you either love it or hate it. For most of us it’s a necessary hassle, something we grit our teeth and bear while we wait for our state of the art new kitchen or our new-fangled en suite to be built. There are, however, people in the world who revel in the smell of sawdust, who awake each morning to the sound of a drill or the crash of a hammer and don’t groan in frustration or plug their ears and hope it’s a bad dream; they smile!

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Carol Hagen

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

'Bluebeam Revu is used by many Architects and General Contractors that also use AutoCAD. When you convert AutoCAD files to PDF, there’s a setting that you’ll want to check if you want to make the text searchable in your PDF. It’s called SHX Fonts and is an option at the time of the file transfer found under the General Settings > Transfer Data Tab as shown above.

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BIM & Beam

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

'A new feature is available for users of Structural Analysis 360, the cloud based analysis service for Autodesk Revit Structure. Users of the service are now able to view and investigate the analytical model used by the analysis service directly from within their WebGL enabled web browser. Once a model has been pushed to the cloud for analysis, users will be able to access a convenient 3D model viewer at anytime to view the analytical model that has been submitted to the cloud.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

'For more than a decade, the U.S. Department of Energy has made its EnergyPlus energy analysis and thermal load simulation program available for free to Building Teams. Using EnergyPlus, AEC professionals can model heating, cooling, lighting, ventilation, and other energy flows, as well as water consumption, within a building design. read more.

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Construction Equipment

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

'The heavy mobile equipment industry is expected to show steady improvement in 2014, according to a report from Great American Group Inc. The report notes that the expansion of domestic oil and gas operations and commercial construction rebounds helped the industry thrive in 2013.

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Green Industry Professionals

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

'It''s easy to get stuck at the 10-employee mark. Three landscape contractors who''ve been there offer some advice.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

'In less than four hours, a construction team managed to build a two-story house out of six 45-foot-long shipping containers. The building, located in New Haven, Conn., was designed by Christian Salvati and Edsel Ramirez of Marengo Structures. The apartments cost $360,000 to build, and Salvati purchased the lot for $22,500 from Hill Development Corporation.

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Construction Equipment

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

'Construction employment increased in 192 of 339 metropolitan areas between December 2012 and December 2013, according to analysis of federal data by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Employment declined in 84 areas and was flat in 63 for the same time period.

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Best Practices Construction Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

'Two weeks ago, I was scheduled to leave town for an out-of-country trip. But the snow storms in the Southeast crippled my layover city (Atlanta) on the eve before my travel date. So when I received a call from my airline indicating that my flight had been cancelled, the only option was to leave earlier than planned. I had not packed yet and I was forced into acceleration mode.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

'Since the beginning of the year, there has been a flurry of congressional activity to promote energy efficiency in buildings across America, with a House committee’s passage of the Better Buildings bill (H.R. 2126) last week topping the list of highlights for advocates. Complementing this action are at least 11 bills addressing building energy efficiency that have been introduced since ConstructionPro Week’s (CPW) last profile of green building legislation in late December (CPW, Dec

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

'Hines, the international real estate firm, announced that Gehry Partners has won an architectural competition for a new 300-unit residential tower in Berlin, Germany. The development, which is owned by Hines , will be located at the D4 construction site between Hackescher Markt, Friedrichshain, and Berlin-Mitte, adjacent to Hines’ recently developed Die Mitte retail building.

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Construction Equipment

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

'Google and LEGO have teamed up to offer a free online 3D modeling tool that allows users to build their own structures—including construction machinery—out of LEGO’s catalog of shapes and colors. Using Chrome browsers, users can use Build to create their own structures and share their designs with other users around the world. . Completing challenges in the tool''s Build Academy helps users unlock new shapes and colors along the way, with the goal of achieving Master Builder status.

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Digger Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

'Farwell Plant runs more than 80 machines in total, operates from premises in Blandford Forum, Dorset. The latest fleet additions to the Farwell Plant Hire firm also include tracked and midi excavators. Company owner Mark Farwell said: “We’ve operated JCB machines for 32 years and they’ve always been a good machine. We’ve never had a bad one and they’ve always been reliable.” Farwell is split between its own civil engineering and earthmoving contracting and th

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Green Industry Professionals

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

'Highlights from the 2014 Lawn Care Summit - how diseases can be great indicators of different types of turf problems.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

'Recent advancements in structural design, combined with the loosening of density and zoning requirements, has opened the door for the so-called "superslim skyscraper.". From New York to Melbourne to Vancouver, developers are planning high-rise structures on postage-stamp-sized parcels (OK, not that small, but we''re talking lots as narrow as 22 feet) in dense urban locations.

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Construction Equipment

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

'Volvo AB will cut 4,400 administrative jobs to meet a cost savings goal for 2015, according to Bloomberg , which is more than double its original plan to cut 2,000 jobs. The company expects limited demand growth in the truck market in 2014. Reorganization will cost the company 5 billion kronor ($766 million) and Volvo estimates an annual savings of 4 billion kronor ($616.4 million) by 2015.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

'Now that the European Parliament has opened the door to more widespread use of building information modeling (BIM) technology in publicly funded construction projects within its member states, will authorities in the United States follow suit anytime soon? Whether by federal prodding or by their own volition, will more U.S. states take steps to promote wider implementation of BIM across America, at least in publicly funded projects?

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Green Industry Professionals

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

'Jacobsen, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has acquired the assets of Dixie Chopper, a Coatesville, IN-based manufacturer of zero-turn mowers for the commercial and residential markets.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

'With an 11-story former IBM office building, a 9-story annex, and 56 acres of land, architecture firm Cooper Carry created a new high school for 2,350 students in north Atlanta. Body Image: read more.

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Construction Equipment

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

'Cummins reported fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2013, citing a 7 percent increase in 4 Q revenue and a flat full year revenue year-over-year. Fourth Quarter Results. Fourth quarter revenue was $4.6 billion. The company attributes the year-over-year increase was driven by higher revenues in North America, China and Brazil partially offset by weaker sales in Mexico, India and Australia.

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Contractor Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

'As I waited for the Carlson-Holohan award presentation to begin — an award passed down every two years — I thought to myself, “I feel like I am in the midst of the ex-presidents.” Dignitaries from the hydronics industry assembled in the Caleffi booth at this year’s AHR Show in New York, and I was honored to be a witness.

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Green Industry Professionals

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

'Highlights from the 2014 Lawn Care Summit - how insects can be great indicators of different types of turf problems.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

'Like a crystalline form in the state of expansion, the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center''s Research and Office Complex (ROC) will rise from the desert in dramatic fashion, with a network of bright-white, six-sided cells combining to form an angular, shell-like façade. The project''s design architect, Zaha Hadid Architects, released construction photos of the job site in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Construction Equipment

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

'Bomag Americas broke ground on the future site of the company’s new North American headquarters in Ridgeway, S.C. on Feb. 6, 2014. In September, the company announced plans to close its current Kewanee, Ill., headquarters. Construction of the new building will begin in March and is expected to be completed in October 2014, which is when the manufacturer will begin the move from the Kewanee location.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

'So far, 23 economic development organizations from the United States and Canada have signed on to sponsor this year’s Business Facilities LiveXchange , which will take place April 6-8, 2014 at the Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort at Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach, SC. The event. The current roster of 2014 sponsors now includes: AEP/Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), Arkansas/Texas/Louisiana.

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Contractor Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

'BY ROBERT P. MADER. LAS VEGAS — Last January the International Builders Show and the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show announced plans to merge in a three-year trial marriage. It was a necessary move. IBS, which formerly drew over 100,000 builders before the recession hit, was a shadow of its former self, and the last couple KBIS shows were moribund. The early February show this year, in contrast, was an enormous success.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

'American Business Media has officially announced Robert Cassidy, editorial director of Scranton Gillette Communications’ Building Design + Construction magazine, as the winner of the 46th annual G.D. Crain, Jr. Award. The award, which is given annually to a business media editor with a proven career record of product quality and high journalistic standards, will be presented at the 60th annual Jesse H.

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Construction Equipment

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

'The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a proposed rule to extend the compliance date for the crane operator certification requirement by three years, to Nov. 10, 2017. OSHA issued a final standard on requirements for cranes and derricks in construction work on Aug. 9, 2010. The standard requires crane operators on construction sites to meet one of four qualification/certification options by Nov. 10, 2014.

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