Is Your Construction Data Selling Your Projects Short?
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JULY 1, 2020
When it comes to project status review meetings, a lack of good data can lead to headaches. Here's how the right technology can help.
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Robot roundup: 5 recent innovations in construction tech
Construction Dive
JULY 1, 2020
Here’s a look at a handful of robotic innovations that could be making their way to U.S. jobsites.
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3 key reasons to continue construction training even amid the pandemic
Construction Dive
AUGUST 4, 2020
Learn why proactive companies have successfully managed to maintain training through difficult times.
How to Cut Costs & Plan for a Future Beyond COVID-19
Construction Business Owner
JULY 1, 2020
How to Cut Costs & Plan for a Future Beyond COVID-19. Elizabeth Manning. Wed, 07/01/2020 - 05:39. As leaders steer their businesses through the fog of the coronavirus pandemic, fear and uncertainty are often two unwelcome, but likely, drivers of business decisions. COVID-19 related disruption is causing widespread panic. When companies sense a financial pitfall, it’s tempting to cut costs—and to do so promptly.
The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide
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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?
How to reduce admin work and endless meetings in construction
Lets Build
MAY 27, 2020
For many in construction, excessive administrative work and hours of endless meetings are seen as part of the job and as something that they can’t change. Stakeholders in construction may spend up to 40% of their time hunting down progress updates, writing reports, or just attending meetings. FREE GUIDE: How to reduce construction delays by more than 20%.
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Sage Intacct Construction Brings Financial Management to the Cloud
Construction Junkie
OCTOBER 21, 2020
This article is part of Construction Junkie’s coverage of Groundbreak 2020 , Procore’s annual technology conference. Sage will be in attendance in the virtual exhibitor hall. More details can be found below. There’s no doubt that one of the most important aspects of managing a construction project is being able to quickly and easily analyze your financials.
Adjaye Associates will design The Africa Institute in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Adjaye Associates will design a new campus in downtown Sharjah for The Africa Institute. The Institute is the first center of its kind fully dedicated to the advanced study, research, and documentation of Africa and the African diaspora in the Arab world. The development of The Africa Institute is spearheaded by Cornell University Professor Salah M.
Insurance Industry Locations: Shaping The New World Of Insurance
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 30, 2020
The Hartford Region is home to the headquarters of most of the leading global players in the insurance sector. The insurance industry generates more than $16 billion in output in the region, employing more than 70,000. - Read: Insurance Industry Locations: Shaping The New World Of Insurance at BusinessFacilities.com.
Lessons learned in masonry: Presenting 10 useful tips from the field
Construction Specifier
AUGUST 13, 2020
by David Sovinski. Images courtesy IMI. Each project is unique, but there are some common mistakes, problems, and inefficiencies that occur on a regular basis, affecting the cost, schedule, or performance of building enclosures. Understanding material qualities and resultant performance is the core of good masonry construction. Common misunderstandings about the basic material of masonry, clay masonry, or brick can be better understood by reading ASTM C216-19, Standard Specification for Facing B
Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business
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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.
ENR Announces Outstanding Trio of Project of the Year Finalists
ENR Construction
AUGUST 18, 2020
The trio of projects excel in most judging criteria, including design and construction quality, innovations, safety performance, community benefit and overcoming challenges.
COVID-19 and the Risk from Recirculated Air in Buildings
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 29, 2020
The Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations (REHVA) has in recent days issued guidance on how to occupy commercial and public buildings, from offices to schools, “in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.”. As Americans begin to end coronavirus lockdowns, which were of course intended to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed but not reducing the number of people who will ultimately get infected, with no vaccine yet available, much of the instruction
Why you can?t run complex construction projects with Whatsapp and Excel
Lets Build
JUNE 5, 2020
Almost all of us have in one way or another used WhatsApp at some point in our lives to communicate with our friends, family, and even colleagues. What makes WhatsApp so popular is how easy it is to exchange messages and photos with your connections. FREE EBOOK: How to deliver successful projects without tearing your hair out using Excel and WhatsApp!
13 Construction Technology Trends to Watch
Construction Business Owner
DECEMBER 9, 2020
13 Construction Technology Trends to Watch. Elizabeth Manning. Wed, 12/09/2020 - 05:20. The world’s rapid transformation from manual processes to digital technologies is empowering the industry. Construction companies are now provided with unprecedented levels of transparency, choice and convenience. With enhanced capabilities, there is an increased demand for higher quality, greater safety and timely completion of projects.
The Specialty Contractor's Guide to Job Cost Accounting
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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!
Top 10 cities for construction workers
Construction Dive
AUGUST 3, 2020
Small and midsize cities pay above-average construction wages and boast modest costs of living that make them excellent locations for workers in the industry, according to a new analysis.
The COVID-19 crisis transforming hotel design, construction
Construction Dive
JULY 29, 2020
An architect who is an author of a new white paper on hotel design in the age of the coronavirus suggests steps construction firms should take to be ready for an influx of hospitality work.
How contractors can protect jobsites from vandalism
Construction Dive
JUNE 12, 2020
Recent looting incidents across the country are a reminder that contractors should employ commonsense strategies to reduce the risk of their projects being robbed or vandalized, experts say.
McKinsey: COVID-19 will spur construction's tech use
Construction Dive
MAY 20, 2020
In the short and long term, the consulting firm says contractors will respond to the pandemic with widespread implementation of BIM, digitization, modular construction and other solutions.
Report: Optimism for Construction Growth in the Next Year Remains High
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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!
Contractors hire medical professionals for COVID-19 guidance, site visits
Construction Dive
JUNE 9, 2020
From temperature-taking nurses to infectious disease control consultants, contractors are partnering with medical experts to create strategies for healthy jobsites and offices.
5 steps to proactively prepare your construction project to get back online after the COVID-19 crisis
Construction Dive
MARCH 31, 2020
When the world returns to normalcy, inevitably there will be questions about schedule delays and a scramble for labor, materials and equipment. Your company can stay ahead of the curve by taking action now, an expert explains.
Consultant predicts a post-coronavirus 'construction tsunami'
Construction Dive
APRIL 2, 2020
Contractors should look to predictive models to help plan for getting back to work after the COVID-19 crisis abates, which could be in just over a month, according to a presenter at a recent DBIA webinar.
Border wall construction continues with additional contract for $1.2B project
Construction Dive
MARCH 26, 2020
The White House isn't backing down on U.S.-Mexico barrier construction even as the coronavirus outbreak spreads through the U.S., with a $524 million contract modification for a Kiewit subsidiary awarded this week.
Discover 7 Ways to Cut Construction Inefficiencies
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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!
In most US cities, construction work continues as shutdowns loom
Construction Dive
MARCH 19, 2020
While Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, have stopped all construction, other areas are banning some types of projects or shutting down all but "essential" services. Where does that leave contractors?
Social distancing and site monitoring tech rapidly rolling out to US construction sites
Construction Dive
MAY 6, 2020
Tools to help keep jobsites safe and productive, which should have been the norm long ago, will be around long after the coronavirus pandemic dissipates, construction tech experts say.
How contractors are responding to the COVID-19 crisis
Construction Dive
MARCH 19, 2020
Despite paralyzing levels of uncertainty brought on by the rapidly changing effects of the coronavirus pandemic, contractors like Bechtel, DPR, Layton and Suffolk are trying to prepare for whatever might come next.
Construction productivity stats approach precoronavirus levels
Construction Dive
JUNE 19, 2020
While some aspects of construction are inching toward normal, others seem to be impacted by an unknown future, according to data collected by the Associated General Contractors of America and Procore.
Learn How to Boost Productivity for Every Project
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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.
Force majeure clauses take center stage in contractors' coronavirus response
Construction Dive
MARCH 16, 2020
The time is now for firms to protect themselves from the potentially devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to attorney Trent Cotney. Careful bidding and specific contract provisions can help mitigate the risk.
5 red flags that a job might not be worth the risk
Construction Dive
AUGUST 6, 2020
In challenging economic times, contractors need to be especially vigilant for warning signs such as uncertain financing, incomplete drawings or an owner with a bad reputation, experts say.
Social distancing strategies keep contractors productive
Construction Dive
JUNE 24, 2020
Social distancing requirements such as staggered schedules and teleworking don't have to derail construction schedules, according to companies that are making them work.
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