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Austin Commercial Transforms Hospital With 3D Reality Capture

Construction Business Owner

Austin Commercial Transforms Hospital With 3D Reality Capture Discover how Austin Commercial utilized FARO® 3D Reality Capture tools to complete a hospital renovation amid COVID-19. mhodges Mon, 07/01/2024 - 15:21 Austin Industries, one of the USA’s largest and most diversified construction companies, tasked Austin Commercial with a complex hospital renovation in Orlando, Florida.

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DoD Facilities Sustainment Practices NOT KEEPING PACE with Changing Landscape

Job Order Contracting

Fact: DoD Facilites Sustainment Practices NOT KEEPING PACE with Changing Landscape Delivering integrated and transparent Sustainment Capability must be a priority! Integrated and outcome-based performance-based planning, procurement, and project delivery teams are needed to drive progress towards required cost effective Sustainment capabilities, capacities, and operational outcomes.

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OSHA proposes rule to protect workers from extreme heat

Construction Dive

Released this morning, the standard would require employers to provide water and rest breaks when high heat creates a hazardous work environment.

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Dealing With Toxic Construction Employees In The Workplace

Contractor Bookkeeping

Running a small construction business comes with unique challenges, and dealing with toxic employees is undoubtedly one of the trickiest. A single troublesome team member can disrupt productivity, affect team morale, and ultimately harm your business's success. These individuals can create a hostile work environment, lower morale, and reduce productivity.

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Switching to a Robust ERP Designed for Construction: 10 Essential Factors To Consider

For construction firms striving for operational excellence, the right ERP is a game-changer. Upgrading your construction ERP is essential for optimizing operations, enhancing decision-making, and driving growth. By downloading "10 Factors to Consider When Switching Your Construction ERP," you will learn: The importance of adaptability and scalability in ERP solutions.

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New ISNetworld® Hiring Clients for June 2024

Safety Services Company

With a growing number of companies embracing ISNetworld® , it’s no surprise that many prominent corporations are also becoming ISNetworld® hiring clients. This shift highlights the pressing need for contractors to achieve and maintain ISNetworld® compliance. Moreover, it presents a valuable opportunity for contractors to diversify their operations and explore new markets.

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Relearn Construction Cost Estimating – 4 Critical Learnings

Job Order Contracting

It’s time to relearn construction cost estimating. Before relearning construction cost estimating, it’s important to hit your resent button. The following represent the new realities. Technology will not solve your problems. Tech is an enablers. People, Process, and Information are the three kings. Focus on working with professions with experience, yet willing to learn, listen, and share information.

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Annual fall protection inspection requirements

Construction Dive

Fall protection equipment is vital for protecting individuals working at heights. To ensure the equipment works efficiently and is in excellent condition, you must have your fall protection equipment inspected annually.

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Bentley Systems' New CEO Nicholas Cumins Takes the Helm, Sees Software Firm Preserving the 'Engineering Ethos'

ENR Construction

The software company known for ProjectWise, MicroStation and Synchro will continue its focus on the tools that enable engineers to design and build critical infrastructure, Cumins says.

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Mastering office layouts: 5 primary models for maximum efficiency and productivity

BD+C

Mastering office layouts: 5 primary models for maximum efficiency and productivity 0 qpurcell Mon, 07/01/2024 - 12:10 Office Buildings When laying out an office, there are many factors to consider. It’s important to maximize the space, but it’s equally important to make sure the design allows employees to work efficiently. Kelly Shields, LEED AP, Senior Architectural Graduate Office Buildings Designers Architects Lists When laying out an office , there are many factors to consider.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

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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Is Your CPA Holding Back Business Growth?

Construction Business Owner

Is Your CPA Holding Back Business Growth? ccapoccia Thu, 06/27/2024 - 10:03 Consider when it's time to find a new certified public accountant for your construction business.

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Dealing With Toxic Construction Employees In The Job Site

Contractor Bookkeeping

Running a small construction business comes with unique challenges, and dealing with toxic employees is undoubtedly one of the trickiest. A single troublesome team member can disrupt productivity, affect team morale, and ultimately harm your business's success. These individuals can create a hostile work environment, lower morale, and reduce productivity.

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LG pauses construction on part of $5.5B Arizona battery plant

Construction Dive

The firm said it's adjusting the pace of its investments but remains confident the facility will play an important role in its operations.

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Bentley Systems' New CEO Takes Helm, Sees Software Firm Preserving the 'Engineering Ethos'

ENR Construction

The software company known for ProjectWise, MicroStation and Synchro will continue its focus on the tools that enable engineers to design and build critical infrastructure.

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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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New science, old buildings: Renovating for efficiency, flexibility, and connection

BD+C

New science, old buildings: Renovating for efficiency, flexibility, and connection 0 qpurcell Wed, 07/03/2024 - 12:43 Laboratories What does the research space of the future look like? And can it be housed in older buildings—or does it require new construction? Matthew Plecity, AIA, ASLA, Principal Higher Education University Buildings Laboratories Architects Reconstruction & Renovation What does the research space of the future look like?

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April 2024 Construction Stats

Construction Business Owner

April 2024 Construction Stats ccapoccia Thu, 06/27/2024 - 14:51 The Construction Business Owner team compiles statistics each month from several sources, includi

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ABC: Nonresidential Construction Spending Slips 0.1% But Remains Elevated

Construction Superintendent Magazine

National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.1% in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.21 trillion. Spending declined on a monthly basis in 9 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending decreased 0.3%, while public nonresidential construction spending was up 0.4% in May.

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Fujifilm taps Jacobs for $1.2B manufacturing site expansion

Construction Dive

The Dallas-based contractor will provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for additional work at the site following its initial phase, which began in 2021.

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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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Proposals in Hand, Maryland Aims for 2028 Replacement of Collapsed Baltimore Bridge

ENR Construction

The Maryland Transportation Authority is now evaluating proposals to replace the bridge, which collapsed after it was struck by a cargo vessel in March, with an eye on a possible completion by 2028.

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Visual Indication Trims Support Patients and Providers in Health Care

BD+C

Visual Indication Trims Support Patients and Providers in Health Care 1 kcichowicz Tue, 07/02/2024 - 10:02 Locks with visual indication trims can improve privacy in health care in multiple ways to support a more positive patient experience. For restrooms in health care settings, visual indication trims provide more than privacy Whether it is for in-patient or out-patient care, locks with visual indication can support privacy when installed on single occupancy, assisted-use and family-use restroo

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Inside CFMA’s 2024 Annual Conference

Construction Business Owner

Inside CFMA’s 2024 Annual Conference ccapoccia Thu, 06/27/2024 - 12:57 T he theme for the 2024 Construction Financial Management Association’s (CFMA) Annual Conference & Exhibition was “Your Path to Bigger & Better,” held in Grapevine, Texas, May 18-22. The event marked significant achievement in the realm of construction financial management.

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Construction Law: July 2024

Construction Law

Editor’s comment Supreme Court judgment likely to lead to more judicial reviews Editor Nick Barrett warns that a Supreme Court judgment is likely to see an increase in the already growing number of judicial review challenges to infrastructure projects. Planners could respond with knee-jerk rejections of some applications, it is feared. News Our regular news round up includes a landmark Supreme Court judgment that will affect many major infrastructure projects; transparency concerns over the burg

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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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Billion-dollar investments propel bridge repair, replacement projects

Construction Dive

Spans in places like Florida, Iowa and Vermont are getting a new lease on life thanks to federal, state and local funding.

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Bentley Systems' New CEO Nicolas Cumins Takes the Helm, Sees Software Firm Preserving the 'Engineering Ethos'

ENR Construction

The software company known for ProjectWise, MicroStation and Synchro will continue its focus on the tools that enable engineers to design and build critical infrastructure, Cumins says.

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Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 154: Networking

BD+C

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 154: Networking Life of an Architect Podcast dbarista Mon, 07/01/2024 - 12:16 Today we are tackling a topic that we have never covered before, not even a little. Imagine walking into a crowded room and not knowing who to talk to or what to say, a situation I have found myself uncomfortably in more times that my therapist can ignore.

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Choose the Right Earthwork Takeoff Tech

Construction Business Owner

Choose the Right Earthwork Takeoff Tech ccapoccia Thu, 06/27/2024 - 13:06 Successful companies consistently reduce labor costs and enhance quality on jobsites through investments in modern machinery. Similar opportunities exist in the office setting, though the benefits may not be as immediately apparent. Moreover, the mindset of “what we have works, so why change?

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Boost Profitability: Invest in a Construction Software Platform Today

To maximize your construction firm's profitability with a construction-specific software platform, your firm will be able to streamline every aspect of your operations. By design, this next-generation solution should offer unified functionality, replacing outdated systems and providing key capabilities including job costing, contract development, resource planning, and more.

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England and Wales High Court (Technology and Construction Court) Decisions: June 2024

Construction Law

Decisions of the Technology and Construction Court of the English and Wales High Court for June 2024. Supplied by BAILII, The British and Irish Legal Information Institute. Click on the case title to read the full decision on the BAILII website.

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Chicago DOB still needs to fix broken inspection process: report

Construction Dive

The city's watchdog agency said its buildings department has “not implemented corrective actions” to issues discovered during an August 2022 audit.

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Supreme Court Curtails Federal Rulemaking Authority

ENR Construction

In overturning precedent set in the 1984 Chevron vs. Natural Resources Defense Counci l ruling, the high court said federal agencies can no longer interpret unclear federal law.

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