Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 30, 2014

'As the economy improves and construction projects pick up, employers are looking to hire temporary workers. Employing temporary workers has advantages for the employer, including the ability to scale staffing levels quickly. It also has advantages for the worker, such as the ability to quickly find a source of income. Unfortunately, many temporary workers are young, inexperienced and not aware that they have the same right to a safe workplace as other workers.

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Constructonomics

DECEMBER 28, 2014

'Everybody loves to get hung up in contract language. On construction projects, contractors, owners, and subs will fire contract language back and forth like missiles in what gets to be an arms race of legalities that negatively affects projects by creating panic and anxiety. When lawyers get involved, the language starts to get twisted and manipulated along with all the facts of what has taken place.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 29, 2014

'While you were busy enjoying their new “Cronut” croissant donuts, earlier this month Dunkin’ Donuts announced the goal of 100 new DD Green™ certified restaurants by year end 2016. DD Green is a green building certification program that will assist franchisees build sustainable, energy efficient restaurants. To be recognized as a DD Green restaurant, a franchisee will follow a five stage program during the planning, design and construction of a store.

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Carol Hagen

JANUARY 2, 2015

'For those of you still not using a Construction project management solution or Bluebeam Studio and the notifications feature, you are likely sending many emails for RFIs, Submittals, etc. to the architect, general contractor, specialty trade or engineer. Bluebeam has PDF document templates for RFIs as a PDF document and as fillable form. If you correspond frequently with the same few people on a project, why not make email templates to expedite the process?

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 31, 2014

'During the economic downturn, many construction business owners were forced to cut back their labor force in order to survive. This strategy may have worked in the short term as businesses cut costs and got used to operating with fewer people, but as the economy recovers, those same businesses are facing a labor shortage that is inhibiting their ability to grow revenue and profits.

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Green Industry Professionals

DECEMBER 31, 2014

'Favorability ratings for mowers, trimmers, blowers, track loaders, excavators, herbicides, chainsaws, engines and trucks.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 2, 2015

'Acting on a worker complaint in June 2014, OSHA investigated and found employees of Concrete Systems Inc. (CSI) in danger of falling, being crushed and deafened due to a lack of required safeguards. The inspection at the company''s Hudson, N.H. facility resulted in two willful, 18 serious and six other violations. A manufacturer of large concrete formwork, CSI faces $230,400 in proposed fines.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 31, 2014

'The most successful business owners are true to themselves and their customers. They are clear about what they want out of life and business, and possess an incredibly honest and realistic view of their skills, strengths and weaknesses. They have a knack for making customers want them regardless of price and set high expectations for quality. Many people in business get lost in the chase.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JANUARY 2, 2015

'The 2015 Best Construction Blog competition nominations have opened. Nominations for the 2015 Best Construction Blog competition have opened , and continue until Jan. 31. (Voting starts Feb 1 and continues through February and March.). You can nominate your own blog or one that you like. The focus should be related to the architectural, engineering and construction community and the blog can either be business-to-business or consumer focused.

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Contractor Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2014

'Green has become more than just a trend in the plumbing industry. Now, many customers demand green installations in their home or building. Content Classification: Curated. read more.

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BD+C

JANUARY 2, 2015

'Gundersen Health System, a network of hospitals, medical clinics, and nursing homes in Wisconsin, announced that it is producing more energy than it consumes, making it the first net-zero energy health system in the U.S. read more.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 31, 2014

'For an industry that’s all about helping people build the future—satisfying demands for new and better structures—construction itself is stuck in the past. Compared to other industries, construction has been slow to embrace the many technologies designed to improve jobsite efficiency. We do what works, improving our methods slowly and reluctantly. We’re often set in our ways.

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Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 30, 2014

'Caterpillar''s sales have dropped about $10 billion since 2012 and it has avoided acquisitions of companies serving the oil industry. With the recent drop in oil prices, Caterpillar is starting to consider small growth opportunities for 2015.

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Contractor Magazine

DECEMBER 31, 2014

'On January 1, 1954, almost exactly 61 years ago, the first Contractor Magazine was released. Ever since, we’ve strived to cover all the news fit to print about the plumbing, piping and contractor industry. read more.

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BD+C

JANUARY 2, 2015

'Driven by a recovering economy, increasing demand for multifamily housing, and a manufacturing sector buoyed by robust oil and gas drilling and production, construction put in place (CPIP) in the U.S. grew by 7% to just under $973 billion in 2014, according to estimates by FMI, the Raleigh, N.C.-based consultant and service provider for the construction industry.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 31, 2014

'The most successful business owners are true to themselves and their customers. They are clear about what they want out of life and business, and possess an incredibly honest and realistic view of their skills, strengths and weaknesses. They have a knack for making customers want them regardless of price and set high expectations for quality. Many people in business get lost in the chase.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

DECEMBER 31, 2014

'Does it pay to get lean — To cut the fat, overhead, waste, and excess baggage in your architectural, engineering and construction marketing? The answer, undoubtedly, is “yes” — and the solutions may surprise you, as they will be as individual as your business and personality. The ideas here may provide some clues about a marketing diet sure to reduce your costs and increase your effectiveness.

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Contractor Magazine

DECEMBER 31, 2014

'There’s still help needed in a small town in Maine. A recent post on NPR’s website featured a couple from Jackman, Maine, who created a scholarship for a young student willing to train a plumber to work in town. Thus far, there have been no takers and the search has soldiered on. Content Classification: Curated. read more.

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BD+C

JANUARY 2, 2015

'Nonresidential construction spending fell 1 percent on a monthly basis in November, but has still managed to expand 4 percent on a year-over-year basis according to the Jan. 2nd release from the U.S. Census Bureau. Spending for the month totaled $617 billion on a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis. Moreover, the government revised the October spending figure up from $611.8 billion to $622.9 billion.

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Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 31, 2014

'The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is implementing new reporting rules in 2015. Under the new rules, the company has eight hours to report a work-related death and 24 hours to report work-related amputations or hospitalizations. This article outlines the information that must be included in the report and also delineates some exclusions to the rule.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JANUARY 2, 2015

'We Are QuickBooks Experts Specializing In Construction. New Contractor''s Have horrendous Levels of Stress. Did You Quit Your Job - And start your own construction company only to discover you need a contractor’s license and bond. Suddenly you realize it costs real money? Now that can be stressful! Did You Ask A Friend Or Relative - To loan you some start-up capital and they agreed on condition you become equal partners in your construction company.

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Contractor Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2014

'Total construction put in place for 2014 will be $62 billion greater than last year, a 7 percent increase, according to the latest report from FMI. read more.

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BD+C

JANUARY 2, 2015

'New York-based designer Xinran Ma has illustrated a New Year''s greeting card that assembles pieces of various brutalist and modernist architecture. Meant to go beyond a simple greeting card, Ma has said that these buildings have gradually become forgotten, and that his creation is part of his mission to “to defend, memorize and deliver the classics that I believe are immortal.”.

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Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 31, 2014

'The Silver Spring Transit Center in Maryland could open in the Spring, but the cost to build the long-delayed and defect-plagued project has increased. Construction began in 2008 and had an initial price tag of $93 million. County officials recently approved $16.8 million in bonds for the project, which brings its cost now to $141 million.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 30, 2014

'Supertowers are popping up in cities across the U.S., megadevelopments are back and trends in green buildings and modular construction continue.

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Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2015

'Nonresidential construction spending fell 1 percent on a monthly basis in November, but has still managed to expand 4 percent on a year-over-year basis according to the Jan. 2nd release from the U.S. Census Bureau. read more.

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BD+C

JANUARY 2, 2015

'The construction industry and real estate development could be hampered by the U.S. Congress’s failure to renew the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA). read more.

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Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 31, 2014

'The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted a construction permit to Cheniere Energy to build a liquefied natural gas pipeline (LNG) and export plant in Corpus Christi, Texas. This will be the company''s second plant; the first is in Louisiana and is set to begin exporting millions of gallons of LNG next fall.

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