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Content for Every Stage in the Client Lifecycle

Construction Marketing

Quality content has the potential to help B2B marketers cost-effectively drive ROI. The key to pulling this off requires a commitment to providing content that puts your audience’s needs first. And it must happen at every point in the selling cycle. It’s also going to take some time and patience. A recent survey by Clutch Research finds that 88 percent of B2B audiences read business content online at least once weekly to stay informed, research companies and make purchasing decisions.

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Bipartisan bill shoots for $125B infrastructure investment

Construction Dive

By eliminating capital gains taxes on certain foreign investments, supporters of the Invest in America Act hope to draw in more federal funds for state and local construction projects.

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3D Scanning Will Help Rebuild Notre Dame

Construction Equipment

Paris officials have vowed to restore Notre Dame Cathedral after fire destroyed the roof and other parts of the historic building, and construction technology will speed the process.

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HR Distress? There's A PEO for That

Construction Business Owner

Having a PEO as an HR partner makes it easier to navigate the complexities of multistate compliance issues and minimizes the risk of costly penalties or lawsuits—no matter how many worksites you have or where they’re located. .

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

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.

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How to Get a Job in Construction

Construction Marketing

In the yesteryears, it was difficult for one to land a job, let alone one within the construction industry. People did not have access to the kind of technology we have today. Imagine, you had to knock on different doors to get jobs. . Nowadays, getting a job is not that of a challenge. You can even access jobs through various platforms, especially online sites.

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8 Construction Tips for a Cool Summer

The Constructor

Air conditioners are an easy but very expensive(to your pocket as well as the environment) way to reduce the impact of the sultry heat waves of.

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Determining a Crane Rental Strategy

Construction Business Owner

How to determine a crane rental strategy that lands your company the right equipment, at the right time, under the right contract.

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4 Modern Kitchen Ideas

Construction Marketing

So, you are planning to remodel your kitchen in the near future, but you want more than just the traditional design and ideas? The kitchen is considered the heart of the home so you want to make it look inviting for not just your family members but your guests as well. If you are out of ideas, you might want to go with a modern concept instead. Here are some design ideas you might want to consider. 1.

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Save the Sticky Notes for Bookmarks

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Remove Paper Processes and Streamline Construction Human Resources. We get it. You’re busy. Human resource teams in the construction industry have to manage everything—from finding and hiring new talent to making sure benefit material is up-to-date to assuring that every employee has access to training documents and so much more. With the construction labor shortage impacting the industry, construction HR professionals need to prioritize finding new employees while juggling current organizationa

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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5 Exceptional Features of Notre Dame De Paris

The Constructor

Notre Dame de Paris, translated to Our lady of Paris, is one of the greatest marvels of French Gothic architecture much like the Eiffel tower in.

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Controlling Job Order Contract Costs

Job Order Contracting

Controlling the Costs of Job Order Contract Work Orders. While Job Order Contracting can provide significant benefits over traditional construction services procurement and project delivery methods, controlling Job Order Contract Costs is a key consideration. Full benefits from a JOC Program should not involve excessive administrative costs, or a fee schedule based upon a percentage (%) of total annual JOC construction value.

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What You Need To Know About Solar Solutions for Street Lighting

Construction Marketing

Solar technology is not a new concept. Developed in the 17th century, this technology has made a significant impact in both developed and developing countries. In the last few years, however, solar power has become tremendously popular. . Technology has enabled many individuals and businesses to invent ingenious ways to make the best use of solar energy such as solar st r eet lighting solutions.

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Construction daily logs 101: What you need to know

Lets Build

Why construction daily logs matter A construction daily log or daily report is a necessary tool that compiles information from each day that there is work done at every job site. Putting together a construction daily log may appear as a chaotic and endless project. The good news is that the advent of digital solutions.

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The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide

Choosing the right procurement software is a crucial step in ensuring third-party risk management, process governance, and bidding efficiency. With so many procurement solutions to choose from, it can be overwhelming without a frame of reference and a solid starting point. This free buyer’s guide will cover: Benefits of Procurement Software –– Why do you need it?

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Infographic: Overcoming Construction Inefficiencies

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The construction industry has traditionally been notorious for inefficiencies. But that dynamic is changing.

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Autonomous construction equipment key to improving site safety, efficiency

Construction Dive

While jobsites are tougher to navigate than the average roadway, two emerging sensor types used in combination could offer the industry the robust detection it needs, writes an expert in the technology.

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10 reasons to choose Custom Home Builders in Charlotte

Construction Marketing

Owning a home is an important investment. Many homeowners find it hard to decide on whether to buy a home or have one custom built. With the help of a general contractor in charlotte , recent research shows that many people are opting for custom home builders. There are many reasons why people are making this decision. We are going to review the main reasons to enable you to make the right decision.

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Does your Job Order Contract Work This Way?

Job Order Contracting

We are Four BT, LLC (4BT). We saw the need for open, customer-focused, cost-effective, JOC solutions based upon LEAN best management practices. Our founders have decades of experience with organizations including R.S. Means Company, LLC, US Cost, VFA, Inc., and The JOC Group, serving over $4.5B in JOC construction annually. Some of the largest County, State, and Educational institutions are already converting to the 4BT OpenJOC Job Order Contracting Solution.

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Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business

Anything that is built on a poor foundation will soon crumble from the ground up. This is literally the case in the construction stage of projects and it applies just the same during the pre-construction stage. This free eBook is your ultimate guide to scaling your business with customizable software as early as during the bidding stage.

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Save the Sticky Notes for Bookmarks

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Remove Paper Processes and Streamline Construction Human Resources.

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$1B Las Vegas Circa Resort & Casino starts concrete work

Construction Dive

Construction of the city's first ground-up resort in 30 years, led by McCarthy and Tré Builders, is expected to be complete next year.

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Multifamily real estate trends for 2019 and beyond

BD+C

The ways that architects, developers, and operators design projects, attract tenants, manage costs, and measure success are each flexing as cities change and generations make big shifts in living habits.

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Job Order Contracting - Untitled Article

Job Order Contracting

Controlling the Costs of Job Order Contract Work Orders. Job Order Contracting can provide significant benefits over traditional construction services procurement and project delivery methods. These benefits can only be achieved if LEAN methods are leveraged and owners provide appropriate leadership and guidance. At a minimum, the following are important responsibilities for contracting entities using JOB ORDER CONTRACTS / JOB ORDER CONTRACTING.

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The Specialty Contractor's Guide to Job Cost Accounting

Supply chain challenges and rising material costs are forcing specialty contractors to pay more for what they need to complete each job. Following a simple set of principles, this easy-to-follow guide can help you manage job costs, ease the pains of accounting, and run a more profitable businesses. If you are a Specialty Contractor or Self-performing GC, you do not want to miss out on this essential guide!

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Adopting Technology that Works in the Field and the Office

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Simplifying Processes Between the Office and Field.

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Tech Toys: Autodesk, John Deere, DPR and NASA flex new offerings

Construction Dive

AutoCAD and Revit 2020 editions are live, and a John Deere simulator kit swaps controls between six machine types. DPR rolls out Skycatch across its projects while NASA brings its tech to the jobsite.

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It’s official: China opens first green hospital, designed by HMC Architects

BD+C

A huge, complex project involving many facets of medical care and research in China is meant to be the vanguard hospital in a system of green-designed teaching hospitals to be built throughout the nation. Designed by HMC Architects, the sprawling three million-sf Shunde Hospital of Southern Medical University, in China , is now open. It is the official pilot green hospital for development of China’s green guide for hospital design.

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Job Order Contracting - Untitled Article

Job Order Contracting

4 Steps to Efficient LEAN Construction Services Procurement and Project Delivery. Establish LEAN process to optimally procure and deliver facilities / infrastructure repair, renovation, and construction services Design, deploy, maintain, and continuously improve a LEAN facilities repair, renovation, and construction framework and associated enterprise management system Comply with Federal, State, and Local regulations, policy and your developed strategy Demonstrate via external third party audit

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Report: Optimism for Construction Growth in the Next Year Remains High

Research reveals 96% of respondents are very or fairly optimistic about their organization’s growth prospects for the next year. The InEight Global Capital Projects Outlook also finds over half see digital technology as the greatest growth opportunity. But these are only some of the findings. Don't be kept in the dark when it comes to the future. Read the report today!

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The Interconnected Construction Organization — Part 2: The Benefits of Integrated Construction Software in the Cloud

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The Value of Construction Integration.

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Dodge: Almost three-quarters of contractors turn to IoT for risk management

Construction Dive

Wearables and artificial intelligence auditing of jobsite images were named as the top emerging technologies curbing construction defects, safety hazards and more in a Dodge Data & Analytics study.

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AEC angel investor

BD+C

As the 1990s were drawing to a close, Jesse Devitte wasn’t sure there was much of a future investing in the tech-averse AEC world. He had formed that opinion after stints as President of the AutoCAD software startup Softdesk, which went public in 1994; and then as Vice President of Autodesk’s AEC Market Group after Autodesk paid $90 million to acquire Softdesk in 1996.

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