CivilJungle

APRIL 10, 2022

What Is Micro Concrete? Micro concrete is a cement-based coating that is used as a thin layer on different surfaces like tiles, wood, etc to give a look and feel of real concrete at less cost. The layer of micro concrete is about 2-3mm thick. It is a non-shrink and flowable material that only requires water to produce a high-strength concrete that gains maximum strength in less time.

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Work Gearz

APRIL 9, 2022

Depending on where you work, mud boots can come in handy during any season of the year. This is particularly true in the spring and fall seasons when the earth is less firm and filled with puddles and lots of mud. You may have to tend to wet grass, wet leaves, and gutters filled with gunk. If you work in agriculture, it gets even worse. Sometimes these boots are called rain boots or utility boots, but mud boots come with two principal characteristics.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

APRIL 15, 2022

With the potential for business life to return to something resembling normal, it's good to look at your budget and see where you may need to shift some of your priorities. Pay attention to how your spending over the past few years affected your business and either helped you achieve or took you away from your overall goals. Considering how your business and your employees functioned in recent years can help you predict upcoming trends, enabling you to plan for adjustments.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 13, 2022

How the cloud and connected construction data is shaping the future of construction, leading to greater productivity, less work and higher profits.

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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.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 14, 2022

Bridging the JOC Education/Training Gap. Many owners simply view Job Order Contracting (JOC) as a means to speed the procurement of repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds that require minimum design. The result is that most public sector organizations end up wasting millions of dollars and not receiving the benefits available Job Order Contracting – lower cost, higher quality, on time and on budget project outcomes.

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Business Facilities

APRIL 13, 2022

With a $300 million investment, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) will begin building electric vehicles and create 200 jobs at its Montgomery plant.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 12, 2022

Digging into the UK's latest BIM standard, what's changed from previous iterations, and what it means for contractors.

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Civiconcepts

APRIL 14, 2022

What Is Ceiling? In ancient Rome, coffers were first used as an innovative way to minimize the weight as well as the volume of stone ceilings. The coffered panels are … What Is A Coffered Ceiling | Top 3 Types of Coffered Ceiling | Styles of Coffered Ceiling Read More ».

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The Constructor

APRIL 9, 2022

Parallel-seismic tests are non-destructive surface techniques used to test the quality of pile foundations. It is used to determine the length and.

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Foundation 214

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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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Pro Builder

APRIL 15, 2022

Sellers Are Dropping Asking Prices as Housing Demand Slows. ldeakins. Fri, 04/15/2022 - 10:16. Elevated housing costs are causing buyers to pull back from home purchases, leaving sellers with no choice but to lower their price tags. At a time when homebuying demand is usually skyrocketing after the winter months, unfavorable market conditions are instead causing a drop in buyer activity all across the U.S., Redfin reports.

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Jobsite with Procore

APRIL 13, 2022

Construction career paths vary from employer to employer. Some maintain detailed career advancement and training programs while others simply promote from whoever is available when a position opens up. That’s why, to a large degree, your ability to move up the ladder will depend on whom you work for, and how much value your company puts on its workforce plan, if it even has one.

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Natural Building

APRIL 14, 2022

Are you looking to build a natural structure in the near future? Consider joining Scott Howard at earthenhand.com for the Bioarchitecture Primer educational course! It is intended to prepare owner-builders to design radically efficient and beautiful structures that combine natural building and bioarchitecture (architecture that supports your life force energy).

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The Constructor

APRIL 11, 2022

Life cycle cost (LCC) is defined as the cost of an asset or its parts throughout its life cycle while fulfilling the required performance. Whole life.

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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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Pro Builder

APRIL 14, 2022

Prices for Building Materials Continue to Rise. ldeakins. Thu, 04/14/2022 - 13:23. Goods used in residential construction are becoming even more expensive after record price gains throughout the pandemic. The latest PPI report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that prices of goods used in residential construction ex-energy rose by 1.4% in March, adding to a total 8% year-to-date increase, according to NAHB Eye on Housing.

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Fieldwire

APRIL 11, 2022

Rework is a word no one wants to hear on a construction project. It typically means some portion of work has to be redone to fix a problem, often with adverse schedule and cost impacts. According to research published by the Construction Industry Institute (CII) in 2011, rework costs can range from 2 to 20 percent of a typical project’s contract value.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 12, 2022

International design-build, general contracting and construction management firm makes Autodesk Construction Cloud a cornerstone of the company’s growth . San Francisco, Calif., April 12, 2022 – Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced Evans General Contractors , an international design-build contracting firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is adopting Autodesk Construction Cloud and incorporating the powerful construction management platform into its standard operating procedures (SOP

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The Constructor

APRIL 9, 2022

Analogous estimating is an estimation technique that uses the historical data of old projects to estimate the cost for similar new projects.

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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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Pro Builder

APRIL 13, 2022

Lumber Prices Drop as Elevated Mortgage Rates Cool Housing Demand. ldeakins. Wed, 04/13/2022 - 10:30. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate crossed a crucial 5% threshold at the start of April, and prices for building materials like lumber are beginning to decline. Lumber prices dropped by over 6% on Tuesday, reaching $829 per 1,000 board feet following the latest rise in the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, which now rests at 5.14%, according to Insider.

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Learn Civil Engineering

APRIL 10, 2022

Definition: End bearing piles are a type of pile that works on the base of the mechanism of load transfer through the bottom tip of the pile itself. It means that it is used to transfer superstructure load through low-bearing capacity soil to the hard stratum like rock or any solid dense sand and gravel. […].

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Foundation Engineering 98

Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 11, 2022

Copenhagen’s Metro , with as little as two minutes between driverless trains and a high reliability, has been voted the best metro in the world on numerous occasions. The Metro is a sustainable, fast and safe way to get around Copenhagen, and daily about 360,000 passengers travel with it. Since opening in 2002, over 1 billion passengers have travelled in the city by Metro. .

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Business Facilities

APRIL 11, 2022

States are vying to attract foreign direct investment funds as cross border investments pump much needed funds into local economies.

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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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Pro Builder

APRIL 12, 2022

Some Builders Are Relying on Natural Materials to Bypass a Stalled Supply Chain. ldeakins. Tue, 04/12/2022 - 07:54. Prices and lead times for traditional building materials continue to increase across the globe, but natural products and alternative construction methods may offer a solution. A seemingly never-ending saga of supply chain disruptions is leaving home builders without traditional building materials in the midst of a nationwide housing shortage.

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Materials Los Angeles Budgeting Budget 98

Levelset

APRIL 15, 2022

For subcontractors looking to work with Mayer Building Company (MBC), it’s helpful to research the company’s history, past projects, and payment procedures. Establishing a relationship with a new GC requires careful consideration — especially if you want to get paid on time and in full. . We’ve put together this guide to provide you with the information you need to decide if working with Mayer Building Company is the right choice for you. .

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Lets Build

APRIL 13, 2022

Digital construction week (DCW), the major UK event is taking place on 18-19 May 2022 and LetsBuild will be there! DCW is the leading annual UK event dedicated to digital construction, engineering, design, innovation, manufacturing, and operation. Join thousands of the brightest minds in digital construction to learn, innovate and connect in person.

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Business Facilities

APRIL 13, 2022

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says that a combination of a great location, educated workforce and a streamlined attitude toward business is helping the state create the right image in the business world.

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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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Pro Builder

APRIL 12, 2022

Climate Change Is Driving Up Demand for Stormproof Homes. ldeakins. Tue, 04/12/2022 - 07:42. The mounting consequences of climate change are forcing many homeowners to weatherproof their homes with more resilient materials. Weather emergencies such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and wildfires are becoming more frequent and more destructive as climate change rapidly accelerates, according to the most recent IPCC report.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 11, 2022

With an unprecedented amount of federal aid anticipated for highway, bridge and transit projects, the transportation industry is also starting to move further toward progressive design-build.

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PC Construction

APRIL 12, 2022

With the 2021-2022 hockey season wrapped up, the PC team is mobilized and underway on the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore Center Arena renovation and repairs. The project includes replacement of the ice floor assembly. The post Construction Underway on UNH’s Whittemore Center Arena first appeared on PC Construction Company Blog.

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