2012

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Social Media in Construction [INFOGRAPHIC]

Construction Marketing

In September 2012, the Construction Marketing Association conducted a national survey of construction professionals regarding their use of social media. The following questions were asked: 1. Do you employ social media in your marketing program? 2. Do you manage social media marketing internally or outsource? 3. Which social networks do you employ? 4.

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Commercial Construction Predictions and Trends for 2013

HardHatChat

Michigan Avenue in Chicago is seeing a mix of high-end retailers and value retailers, a trend that will continue in 2013 in markets across the country. This mix benefits retailers such as American Girl, which Englewood built out in 2009 at Water Tower Place, as more foot traffic passes through the area. It seems like we made commercial construction predictions for 2012 just yesterday, but once again, it’s time to put on the fortune teller hat and look into our crystal ball for 2013 commercial co

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Take Your Safety Program to the Next Level

Construction Business Owner

The first step to success in the construction industry is ensuring the safety of your most valuable asset—your employees. Doing so translates to greater efficiency and productivity as well as the ability to stay on schedule consistently. Traditional safety management programs offer critical information necessary to maintain and improve job safety, but additional benefits can be derived from the creation and implementation of a safety incentive program that focuses on proactive safety involvement

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Construction Photography Best Practices

Carol Hagen

Construction Firms often use photos to showcase their work. It’s a visual testimonial to the expertise and capabilities of the contractor and their team. It’s also a great way to capture before and after transformations, but there are many uses for photographs in the Architectural, Engineering and Construction industries. Since a picture’s worth a 1000 words, when it comes to construction technology, best practices reach far beyond marketing.

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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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Modular Building as an Emerging Construction Industry Choice

Constructonomics

When business owners and potential home owners envision building an office or residence or expanding on an existing structure, they often limit themselves to traditional construction methods. But modular construction has become a fast-growing, cost-effective trend for many builders. And at a time when every business and household is looking to stretch their investment further, this emerging alternative to conventional construction is quickly becoming the preferred choice.

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Army Abandons LEED Certification : Green Building Law Update

Green Building Law Update

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Want Clients To Believe Your Proposals? Use This Font.

Help Everybody Everyday

Recently, the New York Times conducted an interesting experiment. They wanted to figure out if their choice of font had any impact on whether readers believed statements they made. What they found is going to blow your mind. The Experiment. To answer this question, they set up an online survey, providing readers with a number of statements and asking whether they agreed with them.

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Wimpey’s largest scraper fleet star in archive photos

Digger Blog

The assembled fleet of scrapers in these great archive photos, are seen on the site of the A13/M25 Tilbury-Southend road construction job in 1980. At the time, this was the largest fleet of Wimpey owned motor scrapers at work anywhere in the UK. At the height of the job, Wimpey had 18 Terex TS24 scrapers in action, which were all twin engine machines featuring a pair of V8-71 General Motors two stroke engines, which were, as we all know, incredibly noisy when working.

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Cornell University students finding solace on indoor library lawns

BD+C

Students studying for finals at Cornell University are finding solace from a little piece of the outdoors that came inside this week, thanks to some creative minds at the school’s Department of Design and Environmental Analysis. Sections of turf are creating grassy oases of calm in the lobbies of Olin and Mann libraries, as well as Duffield Hall and the Physical Sciences Building.

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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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Is Your Roof in Good Shape? - Julian Construction Blog

Julian Construction

Julian Construction Blog. Shawn Kyles. Partner, Julian Construction. Contact Info. Our Services. Foundation Repair. Foundation Replacement. House Leveling. Earthquake Retrofitting or House Bolting. Social Media Links. Facebook. Twitter. « Construction Company Issues Public Statement On Foundation Safety | Main. | Foundation Issues with Older Homes » 05/06/2012.

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Social Media in Construction – Survey Results

Construction Marketing

To further understand social media use in the construction industry, the Construction Marketing Association conducted a national survey of construction professionals. The following questions were asked: 1. Do you employ social media in your marketing program? 2. Do you manage social media marketing internally or outsource? 3. Which social networks do you employ?

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The Simulation for AEC Industry Playlist is now live on SIM TV

BIM & Beam

There’s a new playlist available on SIM TV. The Simulation for AEC Industry Playlist consists of simulation know-how videos for structural engineers, MEP engineers, and architects. The videos cover a variety of simulation capabilities: Simulation in Action: Verification of Analytical Models Simulation in Action: Simplified Seismic Analysis Simulation in Action: Cladding Tool Simulation in Action - Energy Analysis for Revit Simulation in Action - CFD for AEC, MEP and ESP Applications Simulation i

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The Top 10 Construction Estimating Mistakes

Construction Business Owner

Understand common missteps to lessen risk and better gauge profitability of your construction business.

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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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Top 30 LinkedIn Groups for Construction Business Development

Carol Hagen

LinkedIn has become the place for networking with the construction, architecture and engineering industries. With over 3,122,108. profiles world wide in the construction industry as of April 18, 2012 – there are more people to connect with everyday than we can ever approach for business development opportunities. The US has over 1,000,000 LinkedIn profiles in the construction industry and over 284,000 are construction owners.

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Ken Greenberg and the future of cities

SAB Magazine

In his new book Walking Home -part memoir, part manifesto – Toronto urban designer and planner Ken Greenberg envisages the rehabilitation of our cities into clusters of urban villages: each with a vibrant mix of residential, commercial and other uses; streets conducive to walking and lingering; and with ready access to the restorative powers of nature.

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REPAIR OF POST CONCRETING DEFECTS IN STRUCTURES

The Constructor

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Home News Videos Tips Building Building Bye Laws Building Materials Aggregates Cement Wood Building Tips Buildings Green Buildings Flooring Formwork/Shuttering Paints & Decoratives Skyscrappers Smart Materials Concrete Concrete Admixtures Concrete Cracks Crack Repair Concrete Durability Concrete Properties Concrete Types Fibre reinforced Fire Proo

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Leading by serving

Contractor Magazine

Kevin and Kathy Tindall have worked tirelessly for years to make the plumbing and HVAC industry and their community a better place. “We volunteer because of what the industry has done for us,” says Kathy Tindall. It’s hard to imagine that the industry has done more for the Tindalls than they have done for the industry. Kevin and Kathy Tindall are the owners of Tindall & Ranson Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning , Princeton, N.J., and this year’s CONTRACTOR magaz

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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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McGraw-Hill Forecasts 6% Construction Increase in 2013

ENR Construction

MHC expects 2013 construction starts' volume to hit $483.7 billion, as strength in housing and private nonresidential outweigh weakness in institutional buildings and public works.

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Massive Hitachi EX8000-6 heads for Nammuldi Mine

Digger Blog

This large Hitachi EX8000-6 in backhoe configuration, is the first of two models that are being delivered to Rio Tinto’s Nammuldi Iron Ore mine, which is situated 60 kilometres North-West of Tom Price in Western Australia. Nammuldi is an open pit operation, with on site processing facilities and has the capacity to turn out around 6.6 million tons per annum.

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AEC professionals cautiously optimistic about commercial construction in ’13

BD+C

Most economists say the U.S. is slowly emerging from the Great Recession, a view that was confirmed to some extent by an exclusive survey of 498 BD+C subscribers whose views we sought on the commercial construction industry’s outlook on business prospects for 2013. The majority (52.2%) of respondents—architects, engineers, contractors, buildings owners, and others in the commercial, industrial, and institutional field—said their firms were in at least “good” financial health, compared to 49.7% l

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Julian Construction Warns Homeowners To Watch For Mold - Julian.

Julian Construction

Julian Construction Blog. Shawn Kyles. Partner, Julian Construction. Contact Info. Our Services. Foundation Repair. Foundation Replacement. House Leveling. Earthquake Retrofitting or House Bolting. Social Media Links. Facebook. Twitter. « Retrofitting a Home for Earthquakes | Main. | Construction Company Issues Public Statement On Foundation Safety » 04/24/2012.

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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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Roughly 2,600 Toro Riding Mowers Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

Green Industry Professionals

Traction drive belt can wear through mowers fuel tank and cause fuel leak; affects roughly 2,600 units in U.S.

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New Revit Extensions for Autodesk Revit 2013 are available

BIM & Beam

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There’s a Construction App for That

Construction Business Owner

CBO highlights 10 apps that will enhance productivity and communication in the field and on the go.

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Why Construction Brands Should Consider Pinterest

Construction Marketing

Who says B2B companies can’t use Pinterest ? Why on earth would an architecture, engineering or construction firm consider it? Believe it or not, more B2B companies are finding pinterest to be very effective in their digital marketing strategies. Here we’ll cover tips for using Pinterest to your benefit and give you examples of other A/E/C and B2B companies using it effectively.

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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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BENEFITS OF USING STEEL FIBRES IN CONCRETE

The Constructor

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Home News Videos Tips Building Building Bye Laws Building Materials Aggregates Cement Wood Building Tips Buildings Green Buildings Flooring Formwork/Shuttering Paints & Decoratives Skyscrappers Smart Materials Concrete Concrete Admixtures Concrete Cracks Crack Repair Concrete Durability Concrete Properties Concrete Types Fibre reinforced Fire Proo

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FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The Constructor

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Home News Videos Tips Building Building Bye Laws Building Materials Aggregates Cement Wood Building Tips Buildings Green Buildings Flooring Formwork/Shuttering Paints & Decoratives Skyscrappers Smart Materials Concrete Concrete Admixtures Concrete Cracks Crack Repair Concrete Durability Concrete Properties Concrete Types Fibre reinforced Fire Proo

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ROLE OF CONSTRUCTION SITE ENGINEER

The Constructor

On any one contract there may be a number of engineers with varying amounts and types of experience. The duties and responsibilities of an engineer.