Construction Business Owner

JUNE 12, 2017

Construction work can be dangerous in normal situations, but a jobsite in a disaster zone, whether natural or manmade, has its own inherent risks for crew and equipment. Specific procedures are often required, and the crew likely has specialized training. There are also regulations to follow for the operations and handling of hazardous materials. Vehicle and equipment telematics add another layer of safety to your disaster-located jobsite and provides real-time actionable intelligence for on-sit

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The Constructor

JUNE 13, 2017

A hybrid fiber reinforced concrete is a composite of two or more fibers in concrete. Types, mix proportions, advantages and applications of hybrid.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 11, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo on June 5, 2017 to all Department of Justice components and 94 U.S. Attorney’s Offices prohibiting them from entering into any agreement in settlement of federal claims or charges that directs or provides for a settlement payment to non-governmental, third parties that were not directly harmed by the conduct.

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Lets Build

JUNE 13, 2017

Protecting your construction site can be harder than you think. For that reason, you should always keep an extra eye out for your equipment. However, this is not always as easy and straightforward as it sounds. At the moment, the construction industry appears to bleed money due to construction equipment theft. The example of the United Kingdom is more than representative.

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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

JUNE 16, 2017

Last week, Construction Business Owner Managing Editor Elizabeth Manning traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to check out Milwaukee Tool's newest product offerings at its 2017 New Product Symposium. Check out some of her tweets from the event below. See what other industry influencers were saying about the event on Twitter here. .

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JUNE 14, 2017

Today’s architects, artists, designers, contractors, and builders are collaborating with cities to create outstanding structures.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 14, 2017

Job Order Contacting in the Cloud helps you to deliver more renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction. Job Order Contracting in the Cloud is simply better, faster, and more secure. Sure, you can continue to use spreadsheets or national average cost databases and their associated little cost calculators, or you can use powerful, locally research construction cost data developed by teams with years of JOC expertise.

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Construction Business Owner

JUNE 12, 2017

Sarah Mueller. Director of Human Resources, SHRM-SCP. Shapiro & Duncan.

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The Constructor

JUNE 16, 2017

Cased piles consist a shell around it and these piles when casted in site are called cased cast-in-situ concrete piles. Types and advantages of these.

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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.

Industrial

BD+C

JUNE 12, 2017

Is it a cylinder or a cube? When speaking about the Faena Forum, the most prominent building of the Faena Arts Center site, the answer to that question changes depending on what angle one views the building from. . The 43,000-sf forum is divided into two volumes: the cylinder houses performance and gathering spaces; the cube accommodates flexible meeting areas.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 13, 2017

Delivering Better Facilities Through LEAN Construction and Owner Leadership … The ability to significantly improve how facilities are constructed, managed and operated depends largely on whether owners provide high levels of leadership, knowledge and collaborative support. Delivering Better Facilities through Lean Construction and Owner Leadership NIBS 2017.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 14, 2017

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta speaking at Monday's Cabinet meeting asked federal agencies to look into and recommend new executive actions to promote apprenticeship programs and opportunities.

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The Constructor

JUNE 16, 2017

Uncased cast in situ piles are used where the ground does not disturb pile hole with soil or water falling in it. Types and uses of this pile is.

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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?

Procurement

BD+C

JUNE 14, 2017

Drones and 3D printing are two of the most talked about and researched technologies on the planet right now. Be it in the nightly news, an online story, or just overhearing a coworker or friend talking about a recent advancement, it is difficult to go through a day without hearing something new about drones or 3D printing.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 13, 2017

JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROCUREMENT STRATEGY. A JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROCUREMENT STRATEGY spans process of soliciting/marketing, contractor selection, and award of a Job Order Contract involves technical and business strategies. The facility management authority and procurement/contracting/purchasing (purchasing) meet and discuss items such as timing (JOC start and end dates), available funding, access to local contractors, as well as any and all additional resources needed to achieve quality on-time a

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Business Facilities

JUNE 14, 2017

Coastal rebuilding projects are driving the growth of the water sector in Louisiana. The Pelican State aims to become the Silicon Valley of the global water industry. - Read: Making Waves: Building A Water Management Mecca.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 16, 2017

On Tuesday, June 20, OSHA will present a proposal to extend the enforcement date of its crane operator certification requirement in the Cranes and Derricks In Construction standard until November 10, 2018. At the same meeting, OSHA plans to propose extending the existing employer duty to ensure carne operators are trained and competent to safely operate equipment to November 10, 2018.

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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.

Contractors

BD+C

JUNE 15, 2017

If you find hiking trails and walkways that stay on the ground a bit passé, or maybe if you just never outgrew your love of treehouses, then you may want to turn your attention to the forest of Gisselfeld Klosters Skove, about one hour south of Copenhagen in Denmark.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 12, 2017

Job Order Contracting Benefits. Job Order Contracting benefits all participants and stakeholders – facilities management, DPW, engineering, real property owners, facility users, procurement, contractors and oversight groups. JOC concept has several key advantages over the traditional design-bid-build, design-build, and virtually all other construction construction delivery method, exclusive of integrated project delivery, IPD.

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Digger Blog

JUNE 14, 2017

One of the UK’s oldest digger drivers has been given a brand new limited edition JCB to operate to mark his 70th birthday. One of the UK’s oldest digger drivers has been given a brand new limited edition JCB to operate to mark his 70th birthday.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 16, 2017

Caterpillar announces three long-time Caterpillar vice presidents are retiring this summer. All three will retire effective August 1, 2017.

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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!

Contractors

BD+C

JUNE 15, 2017

Cornell Tech, under construction on Roosevelt Island in New York City, recently announced details of its plan to achieve Net Zero energy efficiency for The Bloomberg Center. Designed by the architecture firm Morphosis, The Bloomberg Center is the first academic building to be constructed on the Cornell Tech campus. The first phase of this development will open this September.

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Contractor Magazine

JUNE 13, 2017

Smart maintenance technology is on the rise, an emerging innovative option for residential HVAC systems. read more.

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Revit OpEd

JUNE 14, 2017

I've had a few successes with AdA recently. It applied its own update and I've received a couple of notices for updates too. This morning I got such a message about Navisworks but when I attempted to install it it I was informed the digital signature couldn't be verified. There didn't appear to be any way around this via AdA so I visited the Autodesk Portal for my account.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 14, 2017

The U.S. Army recently awarded Navistar Defense, LLC, a foreign military sales contract valued at $18.8 million to provide 115 International 7000-MV Medium Tactical Vehicles (MTV) to Iraq. . Navistar Defense MTVs are based on the International WorkStar severe-duty platform designed for both off and on-road operation, and is the backbone for the company's MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle.

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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!

Construction

BD+C

JUNE 16, 2017

Residential construction enjoyed its seventh consecutive year of growth in 2016. But it still fell far short of annual averages during the 1980s and 1990s. And multifamily construction, which has been the industry’s engine for nearly a decade, flattened.

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Contractor Magazine

JUNE 14, 2017

Douglas Dougherty. Douglas Dougherty, president and CEO of GEO – The Geothermal Exchange Organization, discusses the Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017 (H.R. 1090), which would extend tax credits for geothermal heat pumps, fuel cells, microturbines, small wind, and combined heat and power. Those credits expired Jan. 1. read more.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 16, 2017

Every time the phone rings you need to be willing to question what do they need are how far are you willing to drive to bid the job and do the work. Some types of work accepted or rejected may be based on the location of the job or by the state license. When starting out one of the first decisions to be made is “What Type Of Contractor Am I?” This decided during the process of the contractor talking to the Bonding Company, Insurance Company and The State Licensing Board who approves the company’

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