Construction Business Owner
APRIL 14, 2015
'It’s common to see utility vehicles deployed in a variety of work environments, from distribution warehouses to golf courses. No industry can chew up and spit out even the most rugged UTV models like a construction site, though. For construction business owners who are focused on maximizing productivity so that work finishes on time and under budget, downtime is simply not an option.
HardHatChat
APRIL 14, 2015
'Experience is the order for the day at new restaurants. Last year, Englewood Construction completed the Chicago Sports Museum, an 8,000-square-foot interactive museum at the new Harry Caray’s 7th Inning Stretch in Chicago’s Water Tower Place. Shopping center owners aren’t the only ones attempting to create a new and exciting experience for consumers with commercial general construction projects, restaurateurs are getting into the game as well.
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FDR Safety
APRIL 13, 2015
'If you want to see what a company can accomplish with a laser focus on safety, you need to look no further than National Steel City , a leading steel construction and erection company. Under the leadership of CEO Bob Dunn, National Steel City has created a world-class safety program that includes site orientation for all employees, daily toolbox safety meetings, and weekly foreman and project-wide mass safety meetings and of course regular and frequent inspections in addition to many other safe
Viewpoint Construction Technology
APRIL 16, 2015
'I had the opportunity to sit in on a recent webinar we presented with FMI. The webinar, “Understanding Today’s Workforce,” discussed some of the emerging trends and best practices with the ever-changing labor force in the construction industry. Jeremy Brown, the presenter and a longtime consultant with FMI, noted there was an underlying theme for the future of the construction industry workforce – millennials are moving in and that the construction industry had better be ready to meet their nee
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Construction Business Owner
APRIL 12, 2015
'Construction business owners understand the importance of accurate billing. One of the biggest sources of construction business fraud is an improperly managed billing system—whether intentional or not. To avoid this unfortunate situation, it is absolutely necessary to streamline your billing process for better accuracy and accountability.
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Contractor Magazine
APRIL 14, 2015
'A first-of-its-kind partnership with Mike Rowe was announced last week during One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing and Mister Sparky’s annual convention in Las Vegas. read more.
Construction Law Monitor
APRIL 15, 2015
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Construction Business Owner
APRIL 16, 2015
'Whether you’re a manager, executive or CEO, your leadership style matters. If you’re running a large global firm, a small project team or an entrepreneurial venture, it’s the way you communicate and connect to other people that will make or break your success. Make each and every connection count by developing and leveraging your skills and playing to your strengths.
Construction Equipment
APRIL 15, 2015
'The current demand for cranes in the U.S. is positive sign for the U.S. economy and the construction industry, according to a report by Citigroup financial analyst Timothy Thein. Large infrastructure and high-rise construction are driving the demand for crane purchases. According to Thein’s report, more construction work is available as previously stalled projects are moving forward.
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Contractor Bookkeeping
APRIL 17, 2015
'Did You Hire A Bookkeeper For Your Construction Company And. Now You Feel Like You Have An Adult Day Care Center? Is efficient bookkeeping difficult to achieve? Is your construction company under utilizing software? Do you have lack of confidence in your QuickBooks financial and Job Costing Reports? Are you babysitting your bookkeeper who is supposed to be saving you time and money, not causing you to multitask instead of focusing on things that make you money?
Green Industry Professionals
APRIL 16, 2015
'GreenPal research says it takes typical homeowner seven years to recover cost of buying their own equipment, giving residential lawn maintenance contractors some great sales ammunition!
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 13, 2015
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Construction Equipment
APRIL 13, 2015
'Now two years behind schedule, Seattle''s Alaskan Way Viaduct project dug itself out of its latest setback, as the 4-million-pound tunneling machine known as Bertha was hauled to the surface in late March. According to Bent Flyvjerg, a professor at Oxford’s Said School of Business who researches megaprojects, this type of setback is common. His research reveals that megaprojects consistently come in over budget and under deliver; Bertha being no exception.
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Digger Blog
APRIL 15, 2015
'Liebherr’s R926 Compact crawler excavator is among this year''s winners of the famous Red Dot Awards for Product Design. This machine is one of 81 Red Dot winners this year out of a total of 4,928 entries. Liebherr launched the R926 Compact crawler excavator last year to replace the R924. It weighs approximately 25 tonnes and combines the properties of a standard crawler excavator, such as high performance and versatility, with the advantages of compact machine, Liebherr says.
Construction Marketing Ideas
APRIL 12, 2015
'OGCA young presidents leaders Victor Aveiro, James Van Gurp, Joel Melloul, Jason Ball and Marcus Gillam — all of whom trace successful family business ownership history in the construction industry. Equal opportunity, nah. Do meritocracy rules apply? Sure. These two themes dominated the President’s Panel — one of the major highlights of the bi-annual Ontario General Contractors’ Association (OGCA) Construction Symposium.
Construction Equipment
APRIL 14, 2015
'Bechtel has been granted permission for commercial use of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The permission allows Bechtel to operate UAS technology, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles or drones, on projects in the United States to enhance construction processes within the virtual project delivery approach.
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Business Facilities
APRIL 16, 2015
'Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Winning the race to fill the high-tech jobs of the 21st century requires an ongoing commitment to match educational programs with future business workforce needs. Cover Story: Workforce Training Is Job One appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Alabama Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Cover Story Education Featured Post Kentucky Louisiana Magazine Magazine Highlights Manufacturing Minnesota Mississippi Public P
Construction Marketing Ideas
APRIL 15, 2015
'Some issues/challenges are timeless — including ethical choices about when to comment/act and when to remain silent. The photo appeared in 1902 in an issue of Die Woche (from Wikipedia). Much marketing and business development work is very public (think media advertising), but many decisions behind the scenes set the stage for this public presence, and of course businesses and organizations will generally seek advantages in the back rooms.
ENR Construction
APRIL 15, 2015
'While hanging out with friends in his California living room one day in 2006, HT Tran had an epiphany. It changed his life and unwittingly led him to become a soldier in Iraq who later was severely wounded, the co-founder and CEO of a fast-growing contractor, and, finally, a dedicated advocate of hiring veterans in construction and a standard-bearer for a new generation of industry leaders.
Construction Equipment
APRIL 13, 2015
'Caterpillar has formed a new division, Analytics & Innovation (AI), which will be led by Caterpillar VP Greg Folley. The division will bring together the people and resources that will foster a culture with innovation at the core, form a broad and connected analytics ecosystem, and manage strategic third party relationships with providers like Chicago-based Uptake, a start-up with which the company recently announced a technology and predictive analytics agreement.
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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!
Contractor Magazine
APRIL 13, 2015
'RESNET, the Residential Energy Services Network, in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council and a coalition of water efficiency experts, is developing the nation’s first Water Efficiency Rating (WER) Index. read more.
Construction Marketing Ideas
APRIL 17, 2015
'Can additional thought about the construction site and the relationship with the surrounding community enhance marketing opportunities? Sometimes we can obtain inspiration and possible direction-changing clues by looking overseas. Undoubtedly, (and driven by practical needs) Europe has been leading the way in energy and environmentally responsible construction practices — reflected in the Passive House movement (which extends to ICI projects) with incredible energy savings potential, whic
Revit OpEd
APRIL 11, 2015
'I''ve not written anything about Collaboration for Revit (aka C4R) yet. It''s a recent development that puts a project in the cloud to give a project team access to the project data regardless where they are. When it comes to Shared Coordinates , the Publish Coordinates tool is disabled. Acquire Coordinates does work. As I understand the issue, Publish Coordinates is the only time that Revit has to be able to write changes to a linked file.
Construction Equipment
APRIL 15, 2015
'Major global iron ore miners were placed on “credit watch negative” by Standard and Poor’s (S&P). S&P said the negative credit watch was due to falling iron ore price forecasts. Previous price forecasts dropped from U.S. $65 per ton for 2015 and 2016, to $45 per ton for 2015 and $50 for 2016.
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Contractor Magazine
APRIL 14, 2015
'The Plumbing Industry Leadership Coalition on Monday hosted the Future of Water Congressional Briefing, an event that helped mark the beginning of Water Week 2015. read more.
Construction Marketing Ideas
APRIL 16, 2015
'Has your business made it through 25 years? We will share your story. Please email buckshon@constructionmarketingideas.com. It seems our corporate LinkedIn profile has this week as this business’s 25th anniversary and several readers have graciously sent congratulatory messages.
Revit OpEd
APRIL 15, 2015
'If you''ve seen a demo of Revit MEP and Spaces or if you have used Spaces yourself then you may already be familiar with the new Rooms version of Place Spaces Automatically.called( shocking I know) Place Rooms Automatically. This will create new rooms in all room-bounding elements on the same level with one click. It''s like a shotgun blast of rooms, fill all the rooms.
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