Construction Business Owner

MARCH 22, 2015

'Converting your fleet to natural gas with future truck purchases is a significant, business-altering decision. While diesel prices have fallen to their lowest level since 2010, compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) are still less expensive. Companies are measured by the energy content called diesel gas equivalent. With domestic natural gas production expected to reach record levels this year, prices are expected to remain low.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 25, 2015

'There are many reasons to take pride in being part of the construction industry. Ours is an industry that builds wealth and a better standard of living by actually creating something, not just through creative finance. We build and service tangible, practical, and necessary structures and infrastructure. A contractor and everyone working with them on a project can point to that project after completion and say “We did that.

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Carol Hagen

MARCH 26, 2015

'The Punch and Back Check, Design and Constructability Reviews and Estimating Take-off are all top construction workflow that Bluebeam Revu improves for the general contractor and specialty trade alike. Realizing that once you create your own punch symbols (or import those that Bluebeam has available on their website), you”ll want to assign who is responsible for each punch item.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

MARCH 24, 2015

'I have spent 30 years studying management techniques in a variety of industries from dude ranching to factory work to elementary education to software development to the fitness industry. Most of the time I was the employee being managed, sometimes I was the manager. When I was hired to be the bookkeeper at Cassell Consulting last July, I didn’t bring a lot of construction industry experience to the position, but I did bring expertise in employee management.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 25, 2015

'With the start of a new year, the construction insurance market is showing signs of ambivalence from most insurers. Insurance underwriters will likely focus on keeping existing clients happy (through pricing flexibility, broad coverages and service commitments), while simultaneously trying to grow business. With the overall construction industry showing signs of optimism, there are growth opportunities for insurers—payrolls are increasing and larger projects are finding financing.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 24, 2015

'Total construction for 2015 is predicted to grow 8 percent according to the latest report from FMI. This supports earlier FMI predictions that construction will top $1 trillion in 2015, something the market has not seen since 2008. This indicates that the economy is on track for a resilient recovery.

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Digger Blog

MARCH 25, 2015

'Hyundai machines have clock up 40,000 hours at a Scottish colliery and are still going strong. Land Engineering Services (LES), based in West Yorkshire, is a mining, earthmoving and remediation company that operates throughout the UK. The company won the tender in 2012 to ‘clear’ a contaminated colliery in Scotland. LES invested in five Hyundai machines purchased from Derbyshire based Hyundai dealer, EP Industries, to help complete the task.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 23, 2015

'Many industries have been hesitant to adopt software-as-a-service (SaaS) enterprise solutions, and the construction vertical is no exception. The construction software marketplace is chronically underserved and the benefits of cloud-based platforms underleveraged.

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Mr Ethics

MARCH 26, 2015

Dear Mr. Ethics, We just inspected a pier that has been converted into a nightclub. The owner noticed sagging in the western most corner of the night club that extends about 80 feet in the water. Our investigation revealed severe undermining of that section of the pier due to the complete rotting of 4 pilings that are supposed to support that area of the pier.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 23, 2015

' . . Caterpillar will move two production lines from its Joliet, Ill., plant to Monterey, Mexico, eliminating 230 jobs. Workers at the plant went on strike for three months in an effort to prevent Catperpillar''s plan to reduce health care and pension benefits. The strike ended when voters reached a six-year labor agreement in August 2012. . In a statement, Caterpillar said the "company has since completed all analysis and determined to remian cost competitive, it must move forward with the t

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Contractor Magazine

MARCH 25, 2015

'Joe Fristik, Corporate Vice President, Marketing and National Accounts for Rheem passed away on the morning of March 25th in Atlanta, GA. read more.

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SAB Magazine

MARCH 23, 2015

'What if our health became the basis for judging every building and every public space? What if every person, everywhere always asked, “Does this place cause health? How does it make me feel?”. Design & Support eco-evaluation Farrow Partners Health optimizing health SABMag SabMagazine salutogenic Sharon Vanderkaay sustainable architecture and building Tye S.

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Mr Ethics

MARCH 26, 2015

'Dear Mr. Ethics, We just inspected a pier that has been converted into a nightclub. The owner noticed sagging in the western most corner of the night club that extends about 80 feet in the water. Our investigation revealed severe undermining of that section of the pier due to the complete rotting of 4 pilings that are supposed to support that area of the pier.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 23, 2015

'Construction in the medical industry historically has been fueled by the number of beds planned for a facility, but now the medical industry is more focused on outpatient services, which is causing the construction industry to learn to adapt. The trend means fewer "supertanker" projects. Sixty-three percent of the Modern Healthcare''s 36th Annual Healthcare Construction & Design Survey, described the current state of the healthcare industry as experiencing "slow but steady growth," 26% char

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Business Facilities

MARCH 23, 2015

'Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. The auto giant cites the quality of life in Metro Atlanta as a key factor in its decision to invest $74 million in a new facility, creating 800 jobs. Business Report: Georgia – Mercedes-Benz USA Relocates Headquarters to Atlanta appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Automotive Business Report Corporate Headquarters Featured Post Georgia Magazine Magazine Highlights U.S.

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Digger Blog

MARCH 24, 2015

'Brett Concrete has an annual production capacity in excess of 500,000 cubic metres but has not always felt well served by its equipment suppliers. It seems happy with JCB though. Brett Concrete, part of the wider Brett Group, originally bought a JCB 427 shovel for handling concrete at its Royal Tunbridge Wells site. The company has been sufficiently impressed with the performance of the machine that it has now bought a second model to work at its Canterbury site.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 27, 2015

'An inspirational quote reflecting on personal responsibility and power. Power can be a strange, challenging, opportunistic and even vexing business and marketing resource. If you have it, you can seemingly mow down the competition with ease. If you don’t, you might want to get out of the way, fast. Sometimes victims of a powerful opponent will cry “abuse” and at other times, the mighty and seemingly powerful come crashing down to earth when they let their importance get to the

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MARCH 26, 2015

' . . North Carolina troopers are urging drivers to slow down in work zones, the day after a DOT worker was hit and killed, working in the median of U.S. Highway 70 in Wayne County, N.C. Two other work crew members were at the scene of the incident. William “Grey” Bailey, 36, was an engineering technician who had been with the DOT since 2010. Troopers said the driver of the car was impaired and she had two children in the car with her.

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Contractor Magazine

MARCH 23, 2015

'We wanted to take a look at some of the best paying metropolitan areas for plumbers, as told by the most recent data (May 2013) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Interstitial Ads Frequency: -1. read more.

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Digger Blog

MARCH 23, 2015

'Do you have an old Yanmar excavator? How old exactly? A&Y Equipment, the UK and Ireland importer for Ammann, Yanmar and Rammax construction equipment, is trying to track down the oldest working Yanmar in Britain. It wants to put it on show on its stand at the Plantworx exhibition in June to mark the 40 th anniversary of the YB1200 ( pictured above ).

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 24, 2015

'There’s just a week left — until March 31 — to vote for the 2015 Best Construction Blog. Popular vote is an important component of the annual competition. In the first year, it was the only criteria for winning — creating a game and rather crazy vote-getting initiatives by a few of the contest finalists. In the second year, I tried to moderate the process by setting a rule that only one vote could be allowed per IP address.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 23, 2015

'The Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) announced the recipients of the AEMP Annual awards. . Fleet Masters Award - Manatee County Fleet Services The 2015 Fleet Masters Award went to Manatee County Fleet Services. Accepting the award on behalf of the Manatee County Fleet Services team was Fleet Manager Mike Brennan, CEM.

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Contractor Magazine

MARCH 24, 2015

'It’s great to have educated customers, but what about a customer who likes to get their hands dirty and get involved in projects? Content Classification: Curated. read more.

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Revit OpEd

MARCH 27, 2015

'If you are examining a view, troubleshooting for example, we can take advantage of a recent addition called Reveal Constraints. It''s a small button at or near the end of the View Control Shortcut Bar. If any constraints have been applied, such as a locked padlock for a dimension, a locked alignment (also a padlock) or an equality constraint that''s been imposed you''ll see something like this; locked dimension on the left and EQ constraint on the right.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 22, 2015

'I enjoy the misleading ostrich allegory: If you bury your head in the sand (like an ostrich) you’ll be run over by the fast-changing and moving forces around you. This belies the fact that the ungainly African bird, with rather large eggs, has survived quite well through the eons. Maybe the ostriches know more than we about survival (and there is an explanation for the head-burying — see below).

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MARCH 27, 2015

' . . Construction firms added jobs in 45 states and the District of Columbia between February 2014 and February 2015 while construction employment increased in 33 states between January and February, according to an analysis today of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that growing labor, funding and regulatory challenges may impact future jobs gains, however.

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Contractor Magazine

MARCH 26, 2015

'Whether you’re a plumber or just someone who has a plumbing system, you’ve likely heard some of the funny sounds our drains, piping and overall systems can make. Content Classification: Curated. read more.

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Revit OpEd

MARCH 25, 2015

'Have you noticed the appearance of linestyles in your project that look like these? This means that someone has begun using the Site Designer tools. Even if there are no Site Designer features in use the fact that they are there means at least one person has started a Site Designer command. If there are Site Designer created features then you''ll also find related sub-categories under the Mass category.

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