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5 Safety Precautions For Multi-Level Construction Sites

Construction Marketing

Construction workers face various challenges in the course of their work. These challenges include using dangerous tools and poisonous chemicals and being around unsafe working environments. All these pose risks to the health of these workers. . As the owner of a construction firm , you’re responsible for enhancing the safety of your workers.

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A Guide to Working With Concrete in Cold Weather

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Understand the requirements and planning process for pouring concrete in cold weather.

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What are Hard Costs in Construction?

The Constructor

Hard costs in construction cost estimation are the costs of physical construction elements like foundations, superstructure, interior finishes,

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Why Effective Project Information Management Is Key to Success

Construction Business Owner

Why Effective Project Information Management Is Key to Success. hirvin. Thu, 06/16/2022 - 14:40. The ongoing evolution of technology and the business landscape combined with continuing economic and cultural disruption have amplified the challenge of managing project information for architecture, engineering, construction and operations (AECO) firms.

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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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How Tech-Enabled Contractors are Better Positioned to Recruit Smarter and Onboard Faster

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Learn how tech-enabled contractors are better positioned to recruit smarter and onboard faster.

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6 Principles of Biophilic Design

The Constructor

Biophilic designs are innovative ways of incorporating nature into buildings and modern architecture. Biophilia means the human tendency to interact.

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4 Tips for Improving Employee Morale & Keeping Workers Engaged

Construction Business Owner

4 Tips for Improving Employee Morale & Keeping Workers Engaged. hirvin. Fri, 06/17/2022 - 15:24. Motivating construction workers is something that concerns many project managers, especially when the lack of motivation can lead to missed deadlines. While some delays are normal, many project managers have wondered if other delays are because their workers are not motivated enough to get the job done.

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2022 Spectrum User Summit: The Biggest Technology Enhancements, Top User Experiences, and More

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We take a quick look back at the 2022 Spectrum User Summit—with construction technology enhancements at the forefront.

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Why are green buildings important?

Lets Build

Over the last few decades, concerted global efforts have successfully tackled a number of looming environmental crises. From CFCs and acid rain to the hole in the ozone layer, it’s often the eleventh hour before mankind takes the necessary evasive action. Yet the ongoing climate emergency poses a far greater threat than anything we’ve faced before and consequently requires far greater action.

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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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Solar Chimney: How does it Work?

The Constructor

A solar chimney or thermal chimney is a passive solar cooling and heating system that regulates temperature, improves ventilation, and enhances fire.

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Estimating Software as a Critical Investment

Construction Business Owner

Estimating Software as a Critical Investment. hirvin. Wed, 06/15/2022 - 11:00. When Don Pearson struck out on his own to start Tenex Contractors in early 2021, he brought along a trusted partner: the enterprise-class software for estimating that he was familiar with.

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Virginia Joins 11 Other States Prohibiting Pay-If-Paid Clauses in Construction Contracts

Best Practices Construction Law

If you have Googled, “ Virginia Pay If Paid ” or “ Virginia Pay When Paid ” or “ Pay if Paid Enforceable ” or “ best construction lawyer ever “, then you likely have found your way here (that last one is mere puffery ). Let’s cut to the chase—Virginia has joined 11 other states that have expressly prohibited “pay if paid” clauses in construction contracts.

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Business Diversity Abounds In Virginia

Business Facilities

A solid education system, infrastructure investments, a strong workforce, and resilient business climate are just some of the many reasons why more and more companies choose to call Virginia home.

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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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40 Kitchen Essentials | Types of Kitchen Utensils | Top Kitchen Must Have Tools | Best Essential Kitchen Items

Civiconcepts

When we started our cooking journey than having kitchen essentials tools and cookware for cooks. But after some years of refining our cooking techniques, testing recipes, and creating and learning … 40 Kitchen Essentials | Types of Kitchen Utensils | Top Kitchen Must Have Tools | Best Essential Kitchen Items Read More ».

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Proactively Tailoring Your Insurance Plan to Intercept Future Risk

Construction Business Owner

Proactively Tailoring Your Insurance Plan to Intercept Future Risk. hirvin. Tue, 06/14/2022 - 13:49. Construction projects run on a strict timetable. When there are disruptions, from factors such as staffing issues, resource allocation, supply chain delays or downtime from damaged equipment, economic havoc can erupt. Being prepared for any type of interruption can ensure contractors, laborers and owners can recover quickly with minimal impact to the financial well-being of the business.

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New Zealand Couple Live Self-Sufficiently

Natural Building

Dan Whittington and Merve Yesilkr had been living semi off-grid together for the last five years. A combination of losing their jobs due to the pandemic mandates, the cost of living and a “what am I doing with my life” moment led them down the path of becoming completely self-sufficient. Their expenses were less than $5000 in the last year, used to upgrade an old water pump system.

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Solar R&D Projects Part Of U.S. Investment In Clean Energy Industry

Business Facilities

On the heels of President Biden's June 6 action to accelerate clean energy development, DOE announces solar energy research project investments.

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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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8 Types of Kitchen Faucets | Kitchen Sink Faucets Types | Best Types of Sink Faucets

Civiconcepts

Introduction To Kitchen Faucets The kitchen faucets are used for dispensing cold water and hot water for washing or cleaning your plates, and dinner dishes, cleaning vegetables and fruits and … 8 Types of Kitchen Faucets | Kitchen Sink Faucets Types | Best Types of Sink Faucets Read More ».

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Avoid Inefficiency and Profit Erosion by Syncing Your Field and Office Teams

Jobsite with Procore

Profitability and efficiency go hand in hand in construction, but it’s next to impossible to be operating on all cylinders if your teams aren’t on the same page.

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Texas High-Speed Rail Project CEO Exits Company, Board Disbands

ENR Construction

Texas Central Partners and its plan for a high-speed rail service between Dallas and Houston await a court ruling in an eminent domain case.

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Higher Education Partnerships: Closing The Gap

Business Facilities

Partnerships with higher education organizations are making a clear impact on businesses today, especially regarding workforce training.

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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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Tornadoes and Other Catastrophic Events Can Cripple a Construction Project—And How to Respond

Best Practices Construction Law

Last month, a construction worker died as a storm swept through a construction site in Lebanon, Indiana. The preliminary investigation determined that the contractor was on an elevated platform while working on an industrial warehouse that was under construction. The man and other workers were in the process of stopping due to approaching thunderstorms.

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Project Information Is Everywhere, Nowhere, or Inaccessible. Now What?

Jobsite with Procore

Construction projects produce huge amounts of data, but an abundance of information can be both a blessing and a curse, depending on how well it’s put to use.

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Ground Broken for Next Phase of Development at Spruce Peak

PC Construction

The PC team joined members of Spruce Peak Realty and Bull Stockwell Allen at a ceremonial groundbreaking last week to mark the start of construction for the next phase of development at Spruce Peak in. The post Ground Broken for Next Phase of Development at Spruce Peak first appeared on PC Construction Company Blog.

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Ferrero Adding 200 Jobs In Illinois With First-Ever U.S. Kinder Bueno Plant

Business Facilities

The more than $214 million, 169,000-square-foot addition at the Bloomington, IL plant will produce Kinder Bueno products for the North American market.

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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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You Can’t Treat Construction Claims Like Your Grandkids

Best Practices Construction Law

I have seven children. and two of them have flown the coop. I also have two grandchildren who are ripe for spoiling. You see, grandchildren are a different type of kid , which means I get to treat them different than the kiddos living under my roof. In construction, however, some courts have held that the type of contract delivery method do not change the treatment of the other contract clauses, such as the applicability of a differing site conditions clause.

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Welcome To The Essential Construction Blog

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It was early in 2021 and I was having one of those moments where I phased out in the middle of a conversation with my partner to think about the construction industry. She’s come to accept these from me now. It was at this point that I started developing the marketplace at [link] which has grown into the brand of Essential Construction. Our community has grown since then, we now have over 13,000 members, a little over 1,000 resources on our marketplace, over 100 tutorials and all of those

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Millennium Tower Review Team Recommends Approval for Reduced-scope Stabilization Plan

ENR Construction

Engineers working on the retrofit to stabilize the building developed a plan with 18 piles instead of 52, as had been considered earlier.

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