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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

Business Facilities

I n order to attract new development, locations have to be prepared for it and have sites that are ready to hit the ground running. are implementing site certification programs that give available sites a shovel ready designation—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. States across the U.S.

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Guide to Construction Equipment Management: Everything You Need to Know

Autodesk Construction Cloud

For optimal usage, your team needs to be notified when equipment is on-site, on its way, or if any changes take place. The same is true for scheduling maintenance across multiple items. Get instant notifications when equipment is moved off-site. Create Collaborative Communications Plans for Equipment. Monitor engine runtime.

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Stadium Arcadium

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Family-owned franchises playing in friendly confines are a thing of the past, a relic as doomed as the Titanic (which sank on the day Fenway was scheduled to open in 1912). In 1953, they moved to Milwaukee. Unfortunately, a cherished tradition like Fenway is an anomaly in the sordid world of 21st-century big-money sports. Coincidence?

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The Home Building Technology Revolution, Part III: The Missing Link

Pro Builder

Now consider the software side, which deals with the home building process —anything from back-office accounting, purchase orders (POs) and variance purchase orders (VPOs), options and selections management, sales management, scheduling, warranty management, and BIM (building information modeling), etc. . My experience says no. So why not? .

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Separated at Birth

Business Facilities

It was plagued by escalating cost and scheduling overruns, leaks, design flaws, the use of substandard materials and the death of a construction worker. The project originally was scheduled to be completed in 1998 at an estimated cost of $2.8 billion (in 1982 dollars). You have already voted on this poll! Please select an option!

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Contractors Are Renting Rather Than Buying More Equipment.

ENR Construction

Search our site: Infrastructure. Survey Schedule. in 2011, according to the Associated Equipment Manufacturers, a Milwaukee-based industry trade group. If this is your first time commenting on this site, you will be required to fill out a brief registration form. submissions | site map |. contact us. industry jobs.

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51 Best Gifts for Construction Workers (DIY Ideas Too!)

Work Gearz

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