HardHatChat
JANUARY 14, 2014
'Workers finishing the exterior of one of the many extended stay type hotels Englewood completes each year. With 2013 behind us, we wanted to look back at the year that was in the commercial construction industry. Some of the 2013 commercial construction trends we predicted came to pass, some were more significant than we originally thought they would be and others emerged that caught our attention.
Construction Marketing
JANUARY 14, 2014
'Disclaimer: Although Sponsored by The Home Depot and The Home Depot Pro Platform , All opinions included in this post are those of the Construction Marketing Association. Thanks to a recent partnership with The Home Depot, we were recently allowed the opportunity to test out a new app that will bring together everything that contractors need to complete their tasks on time and on budget.
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Constructonomics
JANUARY 16, 2014
'Without concrete the landscape of Britain would be unrecognizable. Concrete is one of the most important resources in construction today, it is the most widely used construction material in the world because of the unparalleled versatility that allows it to be used in the building of just about anything. With concrete we are able to construct awe inspiring sky scrapers, ground breaking bridges, magnificent dams, humble pavements and everything in between, but what is it that makes ever-sturdy c
Green Building Law Update
JANUARY 13, 2014
'After a failed moratorium and years of litigation to void a settlement agreement, 34 wind turbines may finally be erected in the Town of Prattsburgh, New York. Wind is one of the cleanest and most sustainable means of generating energy but some in the environmental movement see wind turbines as “Cuisinarts in the sky.” The Supreme Court of the State of New York avoided the catfight among environmentalists ruling unanimously the Town is bound by the terms of a settlement agreement an
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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 14, 2014
'The Volunteer State, which also won the magazine’s top honor in 2009, joins Texas as the only multiple winner in the annual competition since the award was created in 2007 (the Lone Star State won in 2012 and 2007). Runners-up in the 2013 competition were Utah, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Pennsylvania. “Tennessee continues to impress us with its aggressive execution of a diversified growth strategy,” said BF Editor in Chief Jack Rogers. “The state has put in place a so
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Constructonomics
JANUARY 15, 2014
'This New Year you may be thinking that the next 12 months could be tough in terms of making money on your farm. The best way to tackle this is to take action and make the most of the current situations that are making a difference to farmers up and down the country. Updating your farm could initially cost money but the rewards that you could see may be much better than anticipated.
BD+C
JANUARY 15, 2014
'Growth in numbers, locations, types and sizes all mark progress on the state of commercial zero net energy (ZNE) buildings—ultra-efficient buildings that generate as much power from onsite renewable energy sources as they consume in a year, according to a report from New Buildings Institute (NBI). Of buildings surveyed across North America, the report finds the number of buildings achieving or pursuing ZNE have more than doubled since the last study was released in 2012.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 17, 2014
'OSHA has cited Municipal District Services LLC, a wastewater treatment and water construction company in Cypress, Texas, for one willful violation after a December 2013 trenching collapse killed one worker and injured another. The penalty totals $63,000. The company excavated a trench through a concrete road to repair a water main. The trench was 16 feet long, 5 feet wide and 8 to 10 feet deep.
Contractor Magazine
JANUARY 16, 2014
'Join CONTRACTOR for an AHR Tweetup during the show. Make sure to join CONTRACTOR’s AHR Tweetup on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at noon EST. We’ll be tweeting about what we thought was interesting at the show and we want to know what you saw and liked too. If you are not following CONTRACTOR on Twitter yet, make sure you do so: https://twitter.com/contractormag. read more.
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Digger Blog
JANUARY 15, 2014
'There is something about the styling that is so uncharacteristic for a German manufacturer. They look more French or Italian to me. Pictured above is a Kramer 680T, the latest of four Kramer wheeled loaders operated by West Midlands readymix company Accumix Concrete. Accumix studied all the wheeled loaders on the market and decided to standardise on Kramer machines as it reckons they offer the best combination of manoeuvrability and stability thanks to their rigid chassis and all-wheel steer la
BD+C
JANUARY 13, 2014
'The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today announced its “punch list” for Congress that, if completed, will ignite the construction economy by spurring much needed improvements in energy efficiency, infrastructure and resiliency and create jobs for small business. “America needs to create more jobs, to strengthen communities, and find help for millions of young people to succeed in the new economy,” said Robert Ivy, CEO of the American Institute of Architects, "so we''ve created a punch l
Help Everybody Everyday
JANUARY 12, 2014
'Now that the holidays are officially over, let’s have a little talk. Over the past ten years, firms have abandoned giving out gifts or cards to their clients during the holidays. Instead, a large majority of firms send a blast holiday email. It’s a very common thing in our industry that nearly everyone accepts as OK, and most people think is pretty neat.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 15, 2014
'The proposed $1 trillion compromised spending bill for the 2014 fiscal year includes both increases and cuts for construction projects, according to Engineering News-Record.
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Digger Blog
JANUARY 13, 2014
'The SK210LC-9 and SK210NLC-9 are essentially the same machine but in standard and narrow track version. One is 3m wide; the other 2.8m. Kobelco Construction Machinery Europe says these new Japanese-built diggers have “a host of new technical innovations” They are powered by a Stage IIIB compliant Hino JO5E-T5J turbocharged engine with a n ew energy efficient system with three operating work modes of Heavy, Standard and Eco.
BD+C
JANUARY 14, 2014
'Much like OMA''s daring design scheme for the CCTV Headquarters building , China''s latest skyscraper, Guanghzou Circle , is meant to break away from the traditional skyscraper design ethos of the west—and it does so in dramatic fashion. Body Image: read more.
Green Industry Professionals
JANUARY 14, 2014
'When the recession hit, Rick Reid of Mid-South Small Engines limited his equipment lines to see unlimited potential in serving landscape contractors when the market eventually bounced back.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 13, 2014
'The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) trained a total of 127,365 people in 2013 and issued 121,744 Powered Access Licensed-Registration (PAL) Cards. PAL Cards indicate that the cardholder has been trained to operate powered access equipment safely and effectively. PAL Cards can be issued in standard or Smart PAL Card (machine-readable) versions.
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Revit OpEd
JANUARY 14, 2014
'This is a collection of posts regarding visibility in a general sense. They are either literally about visibility issues and features or somehow related to "seeing" things. 2013 Stacking Views on Sheets 2013 Elements are not Displayed or Missing (Troubleshooting guide) 2013 Text Editing and Zooming 2013 Workset Visibility and Linked Files 2013 Linked Files and Visibility Graphics 2013 Visibility Graphics Dialog and Using Current View Only 2013 Apply Versus Apply and View Templates 2013 Revit 20
BD+C
JANUARY 16, 2014
'??Construction growth is looking up, according to the Winter 2013 release of the periodic report Construction Economics, authored by Gilbane Building Company. Construction spending for 2013 will finish the year 5% higher than 2012. read more.
Safety Services Company
JANUARY 14, 2014
'Contained within OSHA regulation 1910.212 are the basic instructions for providing guarding on all machines. It is a broad enough topic that it netted 2,704 violations in 2013, good enough to round out the top 10 list. The regulation is also a very succinct rule with four main points. 1. Guard machines where their operation exposes an employee to injury.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 13, 2014
'General Motors Co. will recall 370,000 full-size 2014 Chevrolet Silverados and GMC Sierras. The company will reprogram software that could lead to overheating of exhaust components, potentially causing engine compartment fires.
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Contractor Magazine
JANUARY 17, 2014
'“That boat has sailed,” is the way Geoff Godwin, vice president of marketing for the White Rodgers unit of Emerson Climate Technologies, characterized possible invasions of privacy created by Google’s purchase of Nest Labs. “Trying to hold back that information flow is very difficult.”. As I See It. read more.
BD+C
JANUARY 17, 2014
'The Dr Chau Chak Wing Building at the University of Technology, Sydney , will mark Frank Gehry ''s debut project in the Australian metro. The 12-story, $150 million project will serve the university''s Business School and is being built by Lend Lease. Body Image: read more.
Contractor Bookkeeping
JANUARY 13, 2014
'Lately a lot of contractors like you are discovering the need to get better financial and job costing reporting from their accounting software in order to stay competitive and know in advance which jobs to bid on that have a history of making your construction company a reasonable profit and which ones to ignore. The main problem is that as a contractor you live and work in a "Tangible" world and in doing so you have developed and honed your intelligence and resources to master the art and scie
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 16, 2014
'Volvo Construction Equipment’s Braäs, Sweden factory has become carbon neutral, Rental Equipment Register reports. According to Volvo, the 484,376-square-foot facility that is responsible for the design and manufacture of articulated haulers is the first construction equipment factory in the world to be powered by renewable energy.
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Contractor Magazine
JANUARY 16, 2014
'BY ROBERT P. MADER. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — So Google bought smart thermostat maker Nest Labs for $3.2 billion. That’s a lot of dough that’s hard to justify with the hardware involved, so the $3.2 billion isn’t about selling widgets. It’s about access into consumers’ homes. read more.
BD+C
JANUARY 17, 2014
'Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has announced that it has acquired the Bachman Wilson House, designed in the 1950s by Frank Lloyd Wright, and plans to move it to its facility in Bentonville, Ark. The restored house, which is located in Somerset County, N.J., was placed on the market in 2012 by its owners after it was periodically damaged by flooding of the nearby Millstone River.
Green Industry Professionals
JANUARY 14, 2014
'A look at key trends in commercial zero-turn riding mowers, along with what leading manufacturers are introducing for this season.
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