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What are Common Fire Protection Systems for Steel Structures?

The Constructor

Steel structure fire protection systems are designated to protect the structure from fire for a specified amount of time. Various fire protection.

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IoT & Wearables in the Construction Industry

Construction Business Owner

With technology being constantly integrated into every aspect of our daily lives—vehicles, wristwatches, TV remotes, refrigerators—it was only a matter of time before it reached the construction jobsite. The “internet of things” (IoT) and its capability to send and receive information to and from objects and device is on the rise across a number of industries, and has forged its way to construction alongside support from younger generations of construction professionals.

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Make it or break it – 2017 Global Construction Survey

Lets Build

It’s not that long ago since Mark Farmer published his detailed review of the UK Construction Labour Model entitled ‘Modernise or Die’. A few months later, a new and extremely informative Global Construction Survey came in public. Its title is ‘Make it or Break it: Reimagining governance, people and technology.

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The Importance of Security Investments in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

As more construction companies integrate technology into their businesses practices, security and data privacy has become a critical component.

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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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What are Types of Bracing Systems Used in Multi-Storey Steel Structures?

The Constructor

There are different types of bracing systems commonly used in multi-storey steel structures between orthogonally arranged beams and columns to.

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LEAN Construction Delivery and supporting cloud-based technology

Job Order Contracting

“Some changes are so slow that you don’t notice, others are so fast that they don’t notice you”. Ashleigh Brilliant. LEAN Construction Delivery and supporting cloud-based technology are gradually transforming how we do business on a day-to-day basis. They are changing… . business relationships. how create, share, & reuse information. overall outcomes.

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6 Types of Tools for a Construction Professional’s Toolbox

Lets Build

With more than 1 million monthly visitors, G2 Crowd has collected over 250,000 verified, user reviews to date. Not only do our B2B reviews help buyers make educated decisions every day, but the data collected from these user reviews offers insight into the specific tools buyers use. According to G2.

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How to Prevent Errors During Setting Out Building Plan on Ground?

The Constructor

Setting out building plan on ground is one of the most significant steps in building constructions and any errors at this stage would cause.

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How to Select a JOC Unit Price Book

Job Order Contracting

Selecting the right Unit Price Book (UPB) is critical to the success of a Job Order Contract. Learn more about How t Select a JOC Unit Price Bool… The post How to Select a JOC Unit Price Book appeared first on 4BT.

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Caterpillar's Three-month Rolling Machine Retail Sales Up 19%

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar reports a 19% Y/Y increase in worldwide retail machine sales for the rolling three-month period ending in October, outgaining September's 13% advance. CAT's Asia and Pacific sales continue to rise at an impressive clip, climbing 46% in October following respective 43% and 44% gains in September and August; sales for North America rose 7% in October after posting just 2% and 1% gains in September and August.

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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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American Girl Place New York opens new 37,000-sf New York Store designed by FRCH Design Worldwide

BD+C

The new American Girl Place New York recently opened at 75 Rockefeller Plaza and offers guests several innovative experiences across its 37,000 sf. Designed by FRCH Design Worldwide, the new store features an American Girl Salon, American Girl Café, a Content Hub, and a Create Your Own Design Studio. The American Girl Salon allows children and their dolls to get matching hairstyles, mini-manicures, and pierced ears.

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How to Design Economical Foundations and Prevent Construction Issues at Site?

The Constructor

There are various considerations for design of economical foundations and practical construction issues to prevent problems in future and make the.

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Construction marketing: How much should you pay (invest?)

Construction Marketing Ideas

Marketing for the architectural, engineering and construction community can be described as messy expense. The reason: Some of the most effective marketing is dirt cheap (free, even), while other expenses can be dauntingly high with uncertain if any return on investment. The reason for this problem relates to the long sales cycle and high ticket […].

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Montana Contractor Fined $250K for Confined Space Injury

Construction Equipment

OSHA cited a Billings, Montana general contractor and a Rock Springs, Wyoming, subcontractor for exposing workers to numerous safety hazards, causing an employee to suffer severe burns. The companies face $249,516 in proposed penalties. On May 5, 2017, a Coleman Construction Inc. employee suffered third-degree burns when compressed oxygen inside an underground duct caused a fire on a construction site in Glendive, Montana.

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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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Foyer fantastique: Faded images provide the key to a historic theater's lobby restoration

BD+C

The Ohio Theatre, which opened in 1921, is one of four historic theaters in Cleveland’s Playhouse Square, the largest renovated theater district in the U.S. A fire destroyed the Ohio in 1964, and its latest reconstruction rectifies some incompatible remodeling of the past to restore the theater’s lobby to its prior grandeur. The restoration relied heavily on historic photos and drawings (archived at Columbia University) by the theater’s original designer, Thomas Lamb.

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What are Bearing Capacity Values of Different Types of Soil?

The Constructor

What are the bearing capacity values of different types of soils such as clay, sand, gravel, rocks etc.? Read More at What are Bearing Capacity.

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What Proposal Game Are You Playing?

Help Everybody Everyday

When it comes to proposals, nobody talks about this. What game are you playing? We could live our life believing that every procurement is the same. Every time we submit a proposal, we are playing our hand in the same game. But that’s delusional. Every procurement is different. That means every time you submit a proposal, you’re playing a different game.

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Buildings, homes will become autonomous

Contractor Magazine

This may take some getting used to. Or maybe not. Perhaps we’ll slide so easily into our houses and buildings just doing things on their own that we’ll wonder how we ever managed before.

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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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900 North Michigan Shops renovation includes 190-foot-long digital art installation on the ceiling

BD+C

It isn’t always easy to bring natural light to the interior of indoor shopping centers. While the recent ESI Design-led renovation of 900 North Michigan Shops on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile didn’t open up the roof directly to the outdoors, it did provide the next best option: a ten section digital installation that mimics the outside sky.

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How to Set Up Proper Layout of Trial Pits for Site Investigation? What are the Purpose of Trial Pits?

The Constructor

Trail pits are the first option considered for soil investigations. Suitable layout for trial pits and its purpose in site investigation is.

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Wacker Neuson Up 20% in Q3

Construction Equipment

The Wacker Neuson Group reported revenue of EUR 378.7 million for the third quarter of 2017. This corresponds to an increase of 20 percent relative to the previous year (Q3/16: EUR 315.7 million). “There is no doubt that we were buoyed by strong markets in North America and Europe. However, it was the successful implementation of our growth strategy that really enabled us to outgrow the market,” explains Martin Lehner, CEO of the Wacker Neuson Group.

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All in the Family

Contractor Magazine

Multi-generational, family-run AC Plumbing, Heating & Mechanical specializes in hydronic retrofits, serving commercial and residential clients in the Cleveland area.

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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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Future-proofing higher education: Understanding generation Z

BD+C

At Perkins+Will, our learning environments strive to transcend generations and generational trends. And, as a means of future-proofing our higher education buildings and spaces, we attempt to anticipate the needs of today’s emerging student body—currently, Gen Z. In working at various types and scales of higher education institutions across the nation, we believe there are three driving issues behind this next generation: demographic change, behavioral change, and the power to choose.

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What Factors Causes Failure of Concrete Structures?

The Constructor

Different factors cause failure of concrete structure such as errors from design to construction to occupancy. Main causes of failure of concrete.

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Nation's Largest Mass-Timber Office Building Slated for Chicago

Construction Equipment

Curbed Chicago reports Houston-based commercial real estate developer Hines is planning a six-story, 270,000-square-foot “mass timber” structure at 1017 W. Division Street—ironically the former site of the Big Bay Lumber Yard owned by the Ciral family.

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Your website is important: In fact, it is really, really important

Construction Marketing Ideas

When I’m called on to assess marketing strategies for architectural, engineering and construction businesses, I look at the basics: What are their unique strengths and advantages, and how well are they relating to and serving their current clients. These qualities need to be defined/improved before taking specific marketing steps. After we conclude the initial review, […].

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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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Gray lady no more: A facelift erases a landmark’s wrinkles, but not her heritage

BD+C

By 2006, the New York Life Insurance Building, designed in 1893 by the father of the skyscraper, William Le Baron Jenney, had receded into obsolescence. Its owner, Hamilton Partners, was planning to demolish the 14-story landmark in Chicago’s Loop to make way for a 51-story hotel/office tower next door.

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How to Choose Economical Steel Frames for Buildings and Structures?

The Constructor

There are various structural steel frame systems from which designers can choose the most economical type for specific building and structure.

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JLG, Continental Partner on Telehandler Tire

Construction Equipment

JLG has partnered with Continental Tires to offer the TeleMaster tire for its telehandlers. TeleMaster is a solid, flat-proof tire designed for telehandlers. “Telehandlers are used in a variety of job site environments,” said John Boehme, JLG Industries senior product manager, telehandlers. “This, coupled with the fact that they work in various demanding applications, means they require tires with outstanding durability.

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Highly Profitable Contractors Continually Improve Their Processes

Contractor Bookkeeping

Successful Contractors Improve Processes All Year Long. As the end of the year approaches it is time to see about loose ends in paperwork and forms. Ask employees to review their taxes withheld to date. Do they want to make any adjustments for the current year?

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Learn How to Boost Productivity for Every Project

For construction contractors, productivity is everything. Download this guide to discover how digital production tracking improves project visibility, data collection, and production insights—all in real time.