Construction Marketing
MAY 16, 2013
'To further understand the use of advertising in the construction industry, the Construction Marketing Association conducted a national survey of construction professionals in 2013. Below are the results of that survey in infographic form. You can embed this infographic on your website, blog, etc. using the embed code below. And please share our infographic using the social bookmarking tools below.
The Constructor
MAY 16, 2013
'APPLICATION OF STEEL FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE STEEL FIBER FOR PRE-CAST CONCRETE APPLICATION: Manholes, Risers, Burial Vaults, Septic Tanks, Curbs, Concrete Technology Fibre reinforced Special Concrete Fibre reinforced.
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HardHatChat
MAY 15, 2013
'Englewood completed renovations to guests rooms and the main restaurant as well as created a fitness and wellness center above the main ball room of the famed Drake Hotel in Chicago. As the summer approaches and schools across the country will be taking an extended break, the busiest travel season of the year will begin. We thought it might be a good time to check-in on the performance of the hotel industry and hospitality construction trends.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
MAY 16, 2013
'As the construction industry comes out of some tough times, business development is playing a larger role in the day-to-day activities of construction companies. Now that we’re seeing signs of life, contractors are moving from cost-cutting mode to “get-work” mode. But it’s not as if they can just pick up where they left off. Changes in the competitive environment as well as how companies are doing business have created a “new normal.
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Construction Marketing
MAY 14, 2013
'With people’s reliance on the Internet increasing drastically over the past decade, email marketing continues be a proven outreach strategy eclipsing more traditional strategies such as direct mail, billboard, and telemarketing. The average person not only checks their email daily but multiple times throughout the day and email marketing is ideal for you to engage potential customers where they already are.
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FDR Safety
MAY 14, 2013
'A review of the history of safety over the last few decades offers good reason for hope, says Rose McMurray , Chief Transportation Advisor at FDRsafety. “Unlike 50 years ago when workplace injuries and deaths were considered an unfortunate byproduct of a robust economy and steady national growth, today, there is much broader citizen support and demand for setting limits and standards for worker safety,” Rose said in a recent interview with the National Safety Council that was posted on its we
Construction Business Owner
MAY 14, 2013
'The unemployment rate for construction workers fell to the lowest April level in five years as contractors added more than 150,000 employees in the past year despite a dip in employment last month, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that, despite the monthly drop, the industry is likely to continue adding jobs for much of 2013.
Construction Marketing
MAY 14, 2013
'With people’s reliance on the Internet increasing drastically over the past decade, email marketing continues be a proven outreach strategy eclipsing more traditional strategies such as direct mail, billboard, and telemarketing. The average person not only checks their email daily but multiple times throughout the day and email marketing is ideal for you to engage potential customers where they already are.
The Constructor
MAY 15, 2013
'The process of selecting suitable ingredients of concrete and determining their relative amounts with the objective of producing a concrete of the.
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FDR Safety
MAY 17, 2013
'The recent news about the IRS has strangely, or maybe not so strangely, got me thinking about a high school algebra problem: if A=B and B=C, then does A=C? I’ll leave it to you to solve the problem and will give you until the end of this blog post to do so. Speaking of problems, it is interesting to read a recently released interpretation letter from Richard Fairfax, then Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA.
Construction Business Owner
MAY 14, 2013
'Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2013) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association has awarded Mark Kohler, General Counsel for Syndications at GE Capital Americas, the Edward A. Groobert Award for Legal Excellence. Kohler received the award at the ELFA Legal Forum on May 6 in Charleston, S.C.
Carol Hagen
MAY 17, 2013
'In Bluebam Revu 11 the new AutoMark feature lets you add bookmarks and page numbering from searchable text. Being able to name all the pages from your title block information allows you to jump to specific pages quickly and saves a tremendous amount of time. So how do you know if your plan set has searchable text? That’s easy, just use the shortcut CTL-SHIFT-A to see all the searchable text.
The Constructor
MAY 12, 2013
'DESIGN OF SLAB Slabs are generally designed on the assumption that they consists of a number of beams of breadth ‘one meter’. Effective Span The.
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Cassell Construction Estimating
MAY 14, 2013
'As stated in Digital Dryshack #56, we’ve been working with the new Sage SQL Estimating 13.2, (on both Windows 8 and 7 remote desktop servers), and generally liking its new format and more modern look and feel. And the MS-SQL back-end is a huge advantage as well. We have a few early adopter clients, and while not without some problems, they too are generally upbeat about this new release.
Construction Business Owner
MAY 14, 2013
'WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 14, 2013) – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the six recipients of the 2013 Housing Awards. The AIA’s Housing Awards Program, now in its 13th year, was established to recognize the best in housing design and promote the importance of good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for the human spirit and a valuable national resource.
Digger Blog
MAY 13, 2013
'Clambering into and out of construction machinery has often been one of the most hazardous parts of the plant operator’s day. Muddy boots don’t always grip. so well on muddy metal plates. Ever aware of the need to provide a clean and safe environment to work in, Volvo Construction Equipment has collaborated with Kocurek, the Ipswich-based modification specialist, to take safe cab access to a new level.
The Constructor
MAY 13, 2013
'The composition of high performance concrete (HPC) are almost same as those of Conventional Cement Concretes( CCC ). But, because of lower Water.
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BD+C
MAY 15, 2013
'Low-emissivity (low-e) glasses are critical to making today’s buildings brighter, more energy-efficient and more sustainable. By controlling solar heat gain and promoting daylighting, they help buildings use less energy for temperature control and lighting, while adding the human benefits associated with outdoor views and more pleasant working and living environments.
Construction Business Owner
MAY 13, 2013
'Bobcat Company has officially broken ground on its $20 million renovation and expansion to create the Acceleration Center in Bismarck, N.D. When complete, the Acceleration Center will be a modern complex for advancing innovation where professionals utilize technology and modern design to ensure the position of Bobcat as the leader in the compact equipment industry.
Digger Blog
MAY 17, 2013
'Over the three days, these visitors picked up 7,372 copies of The Construction Index magazine. Which works out to be around 283.5 copies per hour (5 copies per minute, every minute of the show.). The data collected by The Construction Index team really highlighted the visitor quality, with more than 65% of visitors to The Construction Index stand, detailed as senior management and directors.
The Constructor
MAY 16, 2013
'A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to achieve a particular aim. At the most basic level, a project is actually the response to a need, the.
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Green Industry Professionals
MAY 13, 2013
'Paul Walker and key members of his Reach Out Worldwide team visited Stihl Inc. in order to meet the employees involved in building the tools used in their worldwide relief efforts.
Help Everybody Everyday
MAY 13, 2013
'It looks like the economy is improving and more firms are hiring new or additional marketing staff. Unfortunately, time and time again Principals make illogical and critical mistakes when hiring marketers. Let’s take a close look at three of them. Hiring Extroverts. Over the years, we’ve collectively come to the understanding that there is a type of person that is good at marketing (I’m including business development in here too).
Construction Equipment
MAY 13, 2013
'The U.S. Department of Labor''s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued five safety violations to Joel Kennedy Constructing Corp. in Waukegan, Ill., for failing to protect workers from cave-ins during trenching operations.
The Constructor
MAY 17, 2013
'Fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) is defined as a composite material consisting of concrete reinforced with discrete randomly but uniformly dispersed.
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BD+C
MAY 14, 2013
'We''ve seen wind turbines in all shapes and sizes, but the new INVELOX tunnel-based wind turbine takes the cake. Inhabitat''s Timon Singh recently previewed the system from U.S.-based wind energy company SheerWind. It is uniquely designed to capture ground-level breezes, which are then funneled through a tunnel that is shaped to naturally accelerate the wind flow.
BIM & Beam
MAY 13, 2013
'Rebar constraints are part of an internal mechanism used to set and lock the geometry of each rebar instance with respect to its concrete host element. In these release you can now apply overrides to the default host constraint behavior on a selected rebar element. Once you select a rebar the Edit Constraints option is available. Rebar constraints apply to rebar cover, other rebar instances in the host, and the host surface.
Digger Blog
MAY 12, 2013
'It’s fair to say, Plantworx 2013 will offer something for everyone… Those seeking the very latest toys and gadgets, won’t be disappointed. (Will post an exclusive on Tuesday morning… ) Still time to pre-register for your FREE Plantworx tickets. If it’s the old classics you’re after, then the Lighthouse Club has some kit which will bring a smile to your face.
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