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Facility programming: The driving force behind healthcare design

The Korte Company

Form follows function. Architecture’s most recognizable axiom first appeared in an article written by Louis Sullivan in 1896. Five years prior, a Sullivan-designed structure widely considered to be illustrative of the famous phrase rose ten stories above Seventh and Chestnut streets in downtown St. Louis. The Wainwright Building —one of America’s first steel “skyscrapers”—still stands (and it’s just 30 miles from our headquarters in Highland, Illinois).

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Trimble Studies Show Machine Tech Results

Construction Equipment

Trimble side-by-side evaluations of excavator operators using conventional as well as guided methods of trenching produced data showing just how effective machine control can be.

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4 Tips for Consistent Branding That Works

A David Creation

When your leads are strong and steady, it’s a good time to think about how your contracting business can pick up more market share. So, how do you do it? Let’s Talk Branding. Branding is always important, but when there is a pandemic going on and homeowners are flocking to find anyone who will just show up to do the work, it is easy to think that marketing can be put on the shelf for awhile.

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6 Quick Tips for Calculating Concrete Yield

Construction Business Owner

6 Quick Tips for Calculating Concrete Yield. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 11/17/2020 - 16:48. When pouring concrete, it's important to make sure you know all the variables involved and calculate with them in mind. Here's how to accurately estimate concrete yield with construction tech.

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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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Skepticism Abounds – It Can’t Happen to Me… or Can it?

FDR Safety

This blog utilizes research and data from a range of professional safety journals (i.e., Professional Safety) and research reports, and blends it with economic realities and common company leadership expectations. It is written as a series for those who are new to safety or have an expanded role within safety. It is meant to be easily digestible by reviewing one to two key points.

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Construction Metrics We’re Watching — November 2020: 2020 Employment Benchmarks

Viewpoint Construction Technology

A look at the state of the construction industry from a statistical point of view.

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Understanding the Difference Between Design-Assist & Delegated Design

Construction Business Owner

Understanding the Difference Between Design-Assist & Delegated Design. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 11/17/2020 - 15:47. The architecture, engineering and construction industries are chock-full of buzzwords and terminology that—although they may be used casually and often—can have different meanings depending on the teams you are speaking to and the role that team or team member plays in the life cycle of a project. .

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What is LEAN Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

LEAN Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a choice. It’s a proactive decision to implement and continuously improve upon integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery, with a focus upon best value for all participants and stockholders. LEAN JOC is proven to support the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget.

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How to Protect Metal Roof Panels in Cold Climates?

The Constructor

It’s a well-established fact that metal buildings are strong and durable and serve as an excellent option for cold and snowy climates. However, to.

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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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How to Dispose of and Recycle PPE

Construction Equipment

There is good news for fleets that care about safe disposal of PPE and the environment. With the Covid-19 threat ongoing, an estimated 129 billion face masks and 65 billion plastic gloves are being produced every month.

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How to Determine the Data That Matters to Your Firm

Construction Business Owner

How to Determine the Data That Matters to Your Firm. Elizabeth Manning. Thu, 11/19/2020 - 23:51. Analytics dashboards continue to grow in popularity among contractors, but the discussion can omit an important consideration—metrics that are useful to one company can be meaningless to another. While certain financial yardsticks are universal, the relevance of other key performance indicators (KPIs) depends on many factors, such as how large the company is, what it builds, who its customers are and

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Optimizing Job Order Contacting

Job Order Contracting

The majority of organizations using job order contracting (JOC) do not have an an understanding its full potential. There is significant lack of understanding of how to successfully apply lean principles, process, and tools which negatively impacts earned value. Innovative solutions are available to overcome these barriers and enable best value construction planning, procurement, and project delivery for all participants and stakeholders.

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How to Construct a Bored Pile Foundation?

The Constructor

Bored pile foundation or drilled shaft foundation is a commonly used foundation for supporting heavy vertical loads. It transfers the load to the.

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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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Get There Florida: The Sunshine State’s New Workforce Education Initiative

Business Facilities

Get There Florida is a new workforce education initiative aimed at raising awareness of short-term but high-value career and technical education programs. - Read: Get There Florida: The Sunshine State’s New Workforce Education Initiative at BusinessFacilities.com.

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The 6 Rules of Risk Mitigation in Construction Contracts

Construction Business Owner

The 6 Rules of Risk Mitigation in Construction Contracts. Elizabeth Manning. Fri, 11/20/2020 - 00:10. Consistently achieving acceptable profit margins is difficult during the best of times. The slightest challenge can derail a project for weeks or even longer, causing profit margins to erode while also increasing the risk of potentially costly claims or litigation.

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Job Order Contracting 2021 and Beyond

Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting 2021 is a competitively bid, firm, fixed-price, indefinite quantity contract, and integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery program for as-needed construction services. It functions like an “as-needed”, “on-demand” repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction program, and is based upon proven LEAN principles.

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How to Consolidate Concrete in Congested Reinforced Concrete Members?

The Constructor

Consolidation of fresh concrete in congested concrete members should be performed using proper concrete pouring and compaction procedures.

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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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Architects face data, culture gaps in fighting climate change

BD+C

A new study published today by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) finds that data and culture gaps are obstacles architects are facing in fighting climate change.

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The Importance of Building Long-Term Relationships in Construction

Construction Business Owner

The Importance of Building Long-Term Relationships in Construction. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 11/17/2020 - 11:56. At Christmas a few years back, my cousins asked me about the possibility of our company, RLTurner Corporation, building their inn. Even from the initial conversation, I knew our firm would be committed to this partnership for the long haul.

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Definition of LEAN Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Definition of LEAN Job Order Contracting – LEAN Job Order Contracting (JOC) differs from “traditional” JOC program deployments is several key area. Lean Job order contracting is different from other JOC program deployments as it contains a clear set of objectives that enable a public sector order to develop, build, and maintain leadership, knowledge, and capabilities. .

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Outrigger Structural System for High-Rise Building: All You Need to Know

The Constructor

Outriggers are interior lateral structural systems provided to improve the overturning stiffness and strength of high-rise buildings. It is a lateral.

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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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CEO of Allen Engineering, J. Dewayne Allen, Dies

Construction Equipment

J. Dewayne Allen, CEO and chairman of Allen Engineering Corporation (AEC), passed away on November 15. A civil engineer by education, Allen worked on the construction of Interstate highways in Missouri and Illinois in the late 50s and early 60s.

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Why precast concrete is an appealing choice for student housing

BD+C

When it comes to designing and building new student housing, speed is typically of the essence as colleges and universities are eager to get those beds online as quickly as possible. For schools in regions with inclement winter weather, speed takes on additional meaning: getting dried in before cold temperatures and bad weather arrives ensures construction can keep moving forward despite outdoor conditions.

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What is LEAN Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

LEAN Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a choice. It’s a proactive decision to implement and continuously improve upon integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery, with a focus upon best value for all participants and stockholders. LEAN JOC is proven to support the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget.

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How to Construct a Bored Pile Foundation?

The Constructor

Bored pile foundation or drilled shaft foundation is a commonly used foundation for supporting heavy vertical loads. It transfers the load to the.

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Discover 7 Ways to Cut Construction Inefficiencies

Construction sites are often just-barely-controlled chaos. Without clear coordination, you risk everything from clashes to delays, cancellations, and missed deadlines. Get the free eBook & learn how to solve the biggest challenges in construction!

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Researchers to Design Task-ID’ing Exoskeleton

Construction Equipment

LSU and Rutgers University researchers are collaborating to develop an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to bring emerging robotic technologies, such as a wearable exoskeleton, to the construction industry that will save lives and time.

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Midtown Manhattan’s empty offices could be converted to affordable housing

BD+C

With Midtown Manhattan’s office towers drastically under-occupied as employees work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, some housing advocates foresee new uses for these spaces.

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[VIDEO] Watch 1400 Days of Work Building the NFL’s Largest Stadium in 3 Minutes

Construction Junkie

via EarthCam // YouTube. While I’ve written a lot about the new Las Vegas Raiders stadium over the past couple of years, that stadium wasn’t the only one to make its NFL debut this season. SoFi Stadium , located in Inglewood, California and the new home to the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers, officially held its ribbon cutting ceremony on September 8 of this year, but, as well all know, it’s not real until the timelapse video is released.