Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Maximizing employees' potential has always been a challenge for employers. But, in the construction industry, receiving the best performance from employees can dramatically impact owner satisfaction and profitability. Performance management is not just about dealing with the poor performers. It is a holistic process that involves hiring the right people, setting employee expectations, coaching employees to effectively deliver a high-quality product on time and terminating poor performers.

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FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

While the recent joint employer ruling by the National Labor Relations Board does not directly impact other employment laws, such as the OSH Act, it does highlight a growing movement by OSHA to hold companies responsible for the health and safety of workers supplied by staffing agencies – which can have significant consequences for employers. In an excellent article, Rod Smith, Pat Miller and Matt Morrison of the Sherman Howard law firm explain the ruling, its relationship to OSHA, and steps emp

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Last Friday was the beginning of the public comment period on the Green Building Initiative’s revision to its ANSI/GBI 01-2010: Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings that forms the basis for the current version of Green Globes for New Construction. Nearly 1000 buildings are Green Globes certified in the U.S. today. The revised Standard is now available on GBI’s website along with a public comment form at www.thegbi.org/ansi.

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Green Innovation Insurance Certification 120

Digger Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Ten Hitachi short-tail swing excavators have been working on the M3 smart motorway project in Hampshire and Surrey. Ten Hitachi short-tail swing excavators have been working on the M3 smart motorway project in Hampshire and Surrey.

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The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

As a large general contractor, a safety coordinator or project manager, selecting and evaluating the correct equipment used by your workers is not only important to your project profitability and schedule, but also to the safety of the equipment operator and other workers on the jobsite.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Last Friday was the beginning of the public comment period on the Green Building Initiative’s revision to its ANSI/GBI 01-2010: Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings that forms the basis for the current version of Green Globes for New Construction. Nearly 1000 buildings are Green Globes certified in the U.S. today. The revised Standard is now available on GBI’s website along with a public comment form at www.thegbi.org/ansi.

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Green Innovation Insurance Certification 120

Digger Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Manchester’s Excel Excavations has taken delivery of the first Hyundai HX300 L excavator in the UK. Manchester’s Excel Excavations has taken delivery of the first Hyundai HX300 L excavator in the UK.

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Construction 74

Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Off-road, diesel-driven equipment covers multiple groups, including construction equipment, generators and diesel-driven pumps. The biggest effect of the Clean Air Act on off-road diesel engines has been the reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM). Since 1990, the EPA has required manufacturers to reduce emissions levels in tiers.

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

The U.S. Department of Labor gave Teamsters Safety and Health Department a $4.6 million grant to establish apprenticeship programs for workers in the trucking industry. The grant is part of an effort to help develop a trained workforce in industries that are deemed critical to the U.S. economy and have shortages of qualified workers.

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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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SAB Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

In 2011, for the first time in nearly a century, the rate of urban population growth outpaced suburban growth, reversing a trend that began with the invention of the automobile.

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Best Practices Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Essays are a great way to teach lessons. In our house of seven children, it seems that almost every day is an “Essay Day.” Last week, when caught in the middle of a lie—about an issue that was not even important— one of my young Princesses was required to write an essay about INTEGRITY. Take a look at what she wrote. Despite the trend of repetition, the Princess did a great job: Integrity means to be honest when no one is looking.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Finding more efficient, economical ways to run your business is more important now than ever. Construction equipment is one of the highest costs a company has to carry, so it's only natural to look for alternative methods of acquiring access to the equipment you need to successfully complete a project.

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

. . Caterpillar Safety Services completed a trial of Vigo Coal Company’s Driver Safety System (DSS), to examine the pervasiveness of operator fatigue in daily heavy equipment operations. DSS is a technology-enabled monitoring service that helps mining and construction clients understand the extent of this particular safety issue. The technology quantify merges operator data compiled by wearable and in-cab anti-fatigue technologies with machine data.

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Safety Equipment Construction 82

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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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Contractor Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Green building sector of the U.S. construction industry slated to contribute 2.3 million jobs in 2015, growing to 3.3 million by 2018. The green building sector is outpacing overall construction growth in the U.S. and will account for more than 2.3 million American jobs this year. read more.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

How much does it pay to encourage and enhance client loyalty? We all know that the best and least expensive marketing results arise from repeat and referral business, but how well do you quantify and systematize the customer retention process? Marketing consultant Adams Hudson offers these observations from the book: Leading on the Edge of Chaos by Emmett C.

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Green Industry Professionals

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

GreenCare for Troops is an opportunity for landscaping and lawn care contractors to give back to military families.

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Contractors 72

Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Preliminary results from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries released today show the rate of fatal work injuries in 2014 was 3.3 per 100,000 full-time workers, the same as the final rate for 2013. While the preliminary total of 4,679 fatal work injuries was an increase of 2 percent over the revised count of 4,585 in 2013, there was also an increase in hours worked in 2014.

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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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Contractor Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Michael “Machine GrazioseGun Mike” , Vice President of Graziose Plumbing and Heating, Inc., and The Valley Fireplace, both located in Locust Valley, will be fighting in this year’s Long Island Fight for Charity. read more.

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Contractors 64

SAB Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Julie Scarcella, founder of EcoSpex [www.ecospex.com] has been on a seven-year mission to create and launch her company: an on-line tool to help design and construction professionals quickly find sustainable, energy-efficient and heathy products.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

A supercrane that collapsed during a Sept. 11 rainstorm into the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, represents the deadliest crane accident in decades and perhaps in modern construction history, according to a forensic engineer who studies such failures.

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) will continue to provide highway work zone safety training classes in 2016, funded by a new federal safety grant the association earned. AGC will use the $120,000 Susan Harwood Training Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to offer the safety training classes designed to prevent injuries among highway, street and bridge construction workers, officials said.

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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!

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Construction Marketing Ideas

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

How much does fear hold us back: How much does it create marketing opportunities? I like a bit of tricky writing as much as anyone else, and Ian Denny certainly pulled it off with this language: “The 98%/2% Rule In Business (And Life)” We all know about the Pareto Principle — the 80/20 rule, where 80 per cent of the consequences are determined by 20 per cent of our actions/decisions.

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BIM & Beam

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The latest hot rolled structural steel shapes and properties are available for customers with valid subscription via Autodesk Account. . This extends the previous content offering, helping to reduce the need for users to seek alternative sources of content. Now you can assign additional parameters representing expected characteristics to structural framing and structural column families.

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Green Industry Professionals

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Along with introducing a line of new products, Toro will give away one of their Z Master mowers equipped with the MyRide suspension system.

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Santa Clara County issued a lawsuit against the lead contractor hired to expand Valley Medical Center and locked the contractor out of the construction site, reports San Jose Inside. . The lawsuit accuses Turner Construction of falling behind schedule, causing the $380 million project to go over budget. The county also released footage of a steam explosion at the worksite to highlight a lapse in safety.

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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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Construction Marketing Ideas

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

How much is a 2.5% marketing budget? Not much, when you think about it. Larry Bodine has posted 10 tips for lawyers relating to marketing. Many of his concepts relate to ideas I’ve repeated here including the value of setting up systems for repeat and referral marketing, association engagement, and measuring your results. Others are worthy, such as including video on your website.

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Contractor Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

With the successful conclusion of Comfortech 2015, a good many attendees went to the Contracting Business after-party for some well-deserved recreation. read more.

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Contract 61

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Smart vehicles, stupid infrastructure—that’s a phrase often invoked by Ted Zoli, national bridge chief engineer for HNTB, when he talks about the advent of connected vehicles that communicate with each other.

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