Viewpoint Construction Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

A Challenging Industry Warrants Sophisticated Tools. Considering contractors face ongoing high pressure to perform and operate with razor-thin profit margins, there’s no doubt: construction is a challenging industry. Each project carries a significant amount of risk including countless safety issues, stringent regulations or contractual obligations, weather delays, lack of qualified labor, subcontractor performance and inconsistent cash flows, just to name a few.

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FDR Safety

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Last week’s Polar Vortex wreaked havoc across nearly the entire country with freezing temperatures and sporadic snow storms. We’ve received a number of questions regarding the measures one should take prior to freezing temperatures and snow. OSHA has comprehensive resources available. Here are 5 tips that must be followed when prepping for a storm. Know and share your snow removal plan.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

In the next few weeks, I’ll be reviewing several blogs, including entries in the 2019 Best Construction Blog competition. As a bonus, in preparing this year’s competition content, I reviewed the long-standing Construction Blogs and Resources List. Here, I removed dead links and blogs that have not been updated in several years, while of course […].

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IDEA Resource Construction 54

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

What is the No. 1 function that could help you generate the highest revenue, increase equity and/or produce the best project results? As a business owner, you must identify your companywide must-do roles (MDRs) and delegate them to the right employees. Most importantly, you must determine your own MDR, and it’s probably not the role you think it is.

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Equity 233

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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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The Constructor

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Commonly, concrete floors are vulnerable to moisture and suffer from different detrimental influence of moisture such as lifting tile off the floor,

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Concrete 255

Viewpoint Construction Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Over the past few years, we’ve seen a significant boom in the amount of technologies construction companies are deploying to streamline.

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Construction 133

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Founder Michael Kaufman on Kaufman Lynn Construction's Path to Becoming One of South Florida's Largest Contractors.

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Employment Florida Contractors Construction 276

The Constructor

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Mix ratio of sand/cement screed for floor varied based on the intended use of the screed. Added to that, cement type, grade of aggregate and the.

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Construction Marketing

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

An important item in a workshop toolbox is the SDS drill. It is absolutely useful and virtually indispensable when it comes to drilling hard surfaces. SDS drills were first manufactured in the mid-1970s. Before the advent of the SDS drill, it was very cumbersome and remarkably difficult for workers to bore holes into concrete or other similar surfaces.

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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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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Researchers at a Swedish university further solidified the idea that UAVs can inspect dams, wind turbines and other types of infrastructure faster and more safely than humans.

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Inspections Infrastructure IDEA 130

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

How to and why you should harness BIM’s ability to offer a full understanding of the construction project.

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BIM Construction 284

The Constructor

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

If you are a budding Civil Engineer or a construction enthusiast and you have the urge to really understand what you are getting into, and visual.

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Engineering Visualization Construction 230

Lets Build

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Germany is seeing solid growth in its construction industry. One of the reasons for this is the high demand for real estate and more investment in infrastructure and buildings. To put that in perspective, The German Construction Industry Federation (HDB), predicted a 4% sales growth for German construction firms in 2018, which equals £117.2 bn.

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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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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The Innovative OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting Solution •? Accountability •? Ethics •? Impartiality •? Professionalism •? Service •? Transparency. Finally, a Job Order Contracting Solution focused upon serving YOUR needs. Reduce the impact of agency staff and budget cuts. ?Save time and money Develop long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with service-oriented, collaborative construction contractors Avoid excessive JOC administrative costs Improve building user satisfaction Efficiently a

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Your guide to choosing the right track and tread for your compact track loader.

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The Constructor

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Burnished concrete is conventional concrete trowelled more than twice to make the concrete surface hard-wearing with a durable finish and a great.

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Concrete Construction 229

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

To meet an aggressive schedule on an AECOM-designed hospital, Mortenson turned to technology to communicate the changes taking place and ensure fidelity to the model.

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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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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Considering a JOC Program? Do your homework! Or… Job Order Contracting is a LEAN procurement and project delivery method for facilities repair, renovation, and minor new construction. It can deliver major benefits, but only if fundamental LEAN processes are adhered to and the real property owner actively participates and provides leadership. The OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting System embeds LEAN processes and can consistently deliver quality facilities repair, renovation, and minor new c

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

With mobile technology becoming an ever-present and necessary addition to the construction industry, there is a seemingly endless array of app and software choices. CBO is here to help with a regular information download on different apps to help you run your business.

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Mobility Software Software Industrial 136

The Constructor

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

A soil is said to be permeable when it allows water through it. There are various factors such as void ratio, size, and shape of the particle, degree.

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Engineering 223

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The findings suggested that workers performing demolition and related activities would be best protected by respiratory gear, even when dust control measures are in place.

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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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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Best Value JOC Cooperatives MATTER On-demand, On-Time, On-Budget, Repair-Renovation & Minor New Construction. The innovative Allied States Cooperative (ASC) exclusively provides job-order-on-call-contracting support services via a nationwide cooperative to Educational Institutions, Municipalities, State and Federal Governments, and not-for-profit organizations using BEST VALUE, LEAN Job Order Contracting via the 4BT OpenJOC(TM) Solution.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the United States Census Bureau construction stats.

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United States AIA Industrial Construction 159

The Constructor

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Chain surveying considered to be the simplest method of surveying in which measurements are taken in the field and other works like plotting.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Plus, Autodesk's first Revit update rollout of the year is optimized for the cloud and DroneDeploy tools to leverage drone data now integrate with Multivista.

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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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BD+C

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Over the last several years, owners have begun to grasp that BIM can deliver more than just 3D models and better trade coordination. As a result, many organizations now require BIM data deliverables intended for downstream operations, and have developed transfer standards for embedding data in models during design. The vision is that owners can then use these data-rich models to retrieve that information at a future date for day-to-day tasks, like work order management and equipment maintenance.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

A Challenging Industry Warrants Sophisticated Tools.

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Contractors Industrial Construction 130

The Constructor

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Both Compaction and consolidation are responsible to cause a reduction in the volume of soil which is due to the compressibility characteristics of.

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Engineering 213