cnstrctr
DECEMBER 10, 2019
The large glass skyscrapers we see dominating the skylines of today’s cities weren’t always a staple. In the past people utilized stone and brick to create buildings with character. Heritage buildings are part of every city. If you’re like me and your project experience has included renovation of a heritage building you’ll understand that there are some key challenges related to them.
Best Practices Construction Law
DECEMBER 11, 2019
A number of families will be traveling this holiday season, and some are travel-savvy enough to check out travel websites for real-time traffic information and identification of construction delays. When savvy contractors face delays on a project, they immediately take steps to provide notice, document, evaluate and plan for recovery from those delays.
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Green Industry Professionals
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Protect plants and grass from the chill with mulching
CivilJungle
DECEMBER 13, 2019
Polymer concrete is a combination material in which the binder consists entirely of synthetic organic polymers, also known as artificial resin concrete. Polymer concrete consists of a minerals filler, for example, aggregate and a polymer binder, which may be thermoplastic, but more frequently is thermosetting polymer. Sand is used as filler, and the combination is […].
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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.
Safety Services Company
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Climbing the Ladder of Success: What You Need to Know About Ladder Safety. December is here, with the holiday season fast approaching, it's time to prepare your home and deck it with decorations. From tinsel to Christmas lights, it is the best time to make your home party-worthy. However, hanging decorations, at home or at work, can pose plenty of serious risks and dangers.
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Construction Business Owner
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Many business owners are realizing the importance of having a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, with studies showing 75% of Americans wanting companies to take the lead on social and environmental issues. This trend is also appearing more frequently in the construction industry.
Green Building Law Update
DECEMBER 8, 2019
In response to legislation enacted by the Maryland General Assembly in 2018, overriding a veto by the Governor, commencing last week new public school building no longer has to be LEED certified or the like. This is a major change in public policy for the Old Line State that has required by law that all new state funding building be third party certified as green for more than a decade, resulting in 161 LEED certified pre K through 12 public schools.
Construction Marketing
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Marketing is changing, and the skills required to manage this marketing revolution are different. Are traditional marketing skills obsolete? Do educational curriculums support new marketing? Can senior marketing executives manage young managers without understanding new media and marketing? There are marketing skills and experience that transcend traditional and new media.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Our conversation with Tolwinksi kicks off an ongoing Q&A series with Viewpoint clients on a variety of topics in the construction industry.
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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.
Construction Business Owner
DECEMBER 12, 2019
OSHA's “Focus Four,” also called the “Fatal Four," categories follow the leading causes of death in the workplace: opioid abuse, suicide, homicide and transportation fatalities. Here's how to combat them. .
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 11, 2019
LEAN Job Order Contracting, JOC, is the better solution in terms of cost and best value outcomes. LEAN JOC 4BT OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting successfully integrates People, Process, Information, and Technology with a low cost solution. Robust LEAN project delivery is provided via alignment of mutually beneficial goals for all participants, front end planning and advanced work packaging, metrics and KPIs, change management, collaborative dispute resolution, required initial and ongoing traini
The Constructor
DECEMBER 9, 2019
The 14 principles of management stated by Henry Fayol is one of the famous administration theory used in management. This is the basics of any.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Emails are still valuable - and powerful - as a form of communication in construction, as long as they're used the right way.
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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?
Construction Business Owner
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Yet, securing payment is still a huge challenge for most contractors. But that doesn’t mean you can’t take action to protect your business against these issues. The following steps can help contractors get the payments they are owed. .
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 9, 2019
LEAN Job Order Contracting enables Best Value Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery for real property owners and their selected service partners. Integrating people, process, information, and technology is a core benefit provided by LEAN Job Order Contracting. It is applicable across virtually all organizations and sectors. Embedding LEAN processes and adapting them to specific organizational requirements enables a demand-based best value approach across all facilities repair,
Construction Dive
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Her grassroots workforce development program aimed at helping empower young women to step into roles that will solve the construction industry's labor shortage has grown to five states and Guam.
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 10, 2019
To make construction sites safer this winter, here is a list of safety tips that will lower risks and threats: Planning and hazard assessment Before the winter season arrives, an article in OHSCanada suggests doing a hazard assessment involving management, clients, contractors, and workers.
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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.
Construction Business Owner
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Design-build is quickly becoming the mainstay project delivery method for the United States commercial construction industry. According to the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), nearly half of America's construction dollars will be spent on design-build projects by 2021. As described by the Construction Industry Institute, this is because design-build projects are delivered faster, and at lower cost, than either design-bid-build or construction management at-risk projects.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Best Value Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery. All the tools and services to implement Best Value LEAN Job Order Contracting. Whether you have an existing Job Order Contracting Program, or simply need to improve your outcomes, you can now correct non-performance issues and mitigate risk using robust LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery methods via the 4BT OpenJOC(TM) Solution.
Construction Dive
DECEMBER 9, 2019
At Skanska USA for 15 years, the CEO and president has the unique perspective of someone who has seen the industry move from business as usual to enterprising solutions that put more value on safety, diversity and inclusion.
BD+C
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Affirmative Investments, CIM Group, Hollywood Community Housing Corp., and Pearl Properties are among the developers to complete multifamily projects in late 2019. Here are eight noteworthy projects collected by the editors of Multifamily Design+Construction magazine: . . 1. PREFABRICATION SAVES VALUABLE TIME ON DENVER HIGH-RISE.
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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!
Construction Business Owner
DECEMBER 10, 2019
The childhood dream of having life-size, remote-controlled compact equipment is now a reality. In fact, remote-control technology has become a new market segment for most major compact equipment manufacturers.
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 13, 2019
The South Korea-based company will invest $86.9 million and create 410 new jobs in Memphis over the next seven years. - Read: Hyosung Heavy Industries Locating First U.S. Production Facility In Tennessee at BusinessFacilities.com.
Construction Dive
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Haskell not only embraces technology, but actively invests and innovates in the space to establish itself as a leader in a changing construction climate.
BD+C
DECEMBER 9, 2019
CHICAGO (Dec. 4, 2019) – 727 West Madison , a new 45-story luxury apartment building in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood, has won several prestigious design awards from industry associations and civic leaders.
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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 Business Owner
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Contrary to popular belief, the construction industry is on the cusp of a technological revolution. Globally, there is a growing demand for new infrastructure to simply keep pace with a growing population. Naturally, the impulsive reaction to this dilemma is some variation of “if we need to build more stuff, let’s just hire more people.”. However, what we have noticed is that the solution to this problem is far more nuanced and will require more than quick hires.
Green Industry Professionals
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Johnny McDonnell, senior vice president of operations for WLE Landscape discusses his company’s change from gas-powered to battery-powered lawn equipment
Construction Dive
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Waist belts equipped with small motors were up to 95% accurate in helping workers detect potential hazards through real-time tactile feedback.
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