Rays’ stadium roof blown off by Hurricane Milton
Construction Dive
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The storm shredded the canvas dome — designed to withstand 115 mph winds — of the Tampa Bay MLB park, built in 1990.
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CBO on the Road: Caterpillar
Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 10, 2024
CBO on the Road: Caterpillar ccapoccia Thu, 10/10/2024 - 14:51 In August, I had the opportunity to attend Caterpillar’s launch celebration for eight next-generation skid steers and compact track loaders. Construction trade press members, as well as industry influencers, were invited to the to the Edwards Demonstration & Learning Center in Peoria, Illinois, for a day of machine demonstrations, educational sessions, operating opportunities and interviews.
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How to get your construction team engaged and on board with new processes
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OCTOBER 10, 2024
How to get your construction team engaged and on board with new processes 0 dbarista Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:48 Contractors Discover practical strategies to boost employee engagement and create a collaborative environment where your team feels valued and motivated to contribute to your company’s vision. Todd Dawalt, Founder of Construction Leading Edge Contractors Did you know that only 15% of employees are engaged while the rest of the 85% isn’t?
Start Your Annual Sales Planning for Next Year’s Sales Success
Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Start Your Annual Sales Planning for Next Year’s Sales Success ccapoccia Thu, 10/10/2024 - 22:34 For construction organizations, end-of-year planning is a crucial time. It’s a time when leadership, operations, sales and marketing can come together to plan for next year’s sales success. This article outlines what a good plan looks like and offers key steps to develop and implement the plan.
A Practical Guide to Profitable, Sustainable Construction Strategies
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The future of construction is sustainable, efficient, and cost-conscious. This guide offers a practical roadmap for reducing material waste, optimizing energy use, and integrating sustainable design principles. Discover how innovative construction firms are leveraging circular economy strategies, digital tracking, and energy-smart building solutions to reduce expenses and stay ahead of regulatory shifts.
Data Driven Cost Estimating
Job Order Contracting
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Engage in data driven cost estimating with objective, verifiable, and current local market labor, material, and equipment price books from 4BT (Four BT, LLC). Approximately 90,000 line items including demolition lines and line item modifiers available within an easy-to-use web application. [contact-form] The post Data Driven Cost Estimating appeared first on 4BT.
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Sneaking Water Into the Building for a Chilled Water Rescue
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Making the chilled water outside would eliminate a compressor failure issue—but could we make it all work?
Leopardo Construction names new CFO, other execs
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The Illinois-based contractor cited its recent growth and geographic expansion as the impetus for the promotions.
Report identifies root causes of cost management failures on projects
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Four root causes have been identified by the National Infrastructure Commission as being behind systemic failures of cost management on major infrastructure projects in a new report ‘Cost drivers of major infrastructure projects in the UK’. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.
ENR 2024 Top 100 Green Design Firms and Contractors
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OCTOBER 10, 2024
Even before projects reach the shovel-ready phase, a “business as usual” mindset can stunt sustainability goals, says John Delaney, sustainability director at Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners.
The Funding Blueprint for Your Construction Business – Your Guide to Growth
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Mega-disrupters found to lie behind half of disputes worldwide
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OCTOBER 10, 2024
Five ‘mega-disrupters’ lie behind half of the disputes on construction projects internationally, according to analysis from professional services provider HKA. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account.
Assessments Underway After Hurricane Milton Rips Off Stadium Roof, Snaps Crane Boom in Florida
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The storm weakened to a Category 3 hurricane by the time it made landfall, but tornados spurred by the weather killed at least five people.
New Towns construction to start in 2030, says Taskforce head
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Locations of the government’s planned New Towns will be identified by summer 2025 but construction will not start before the next parliament, which could mean 2030, says the New Towns Taskforce chair Sir Michael Lyons. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter accou
The Life and Death Differences Small Infrastructure Grants Can Make
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An editorial on why small infrastructure investments do more good and matter so much to more people than you think.
How Poor Planning and Budgeting Lead to Construction Cost Overruns
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Procurement must embed ‘One Crisis” approach, says report
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The Departments for Energy Security and Net Zero and Environment Farming and Rural Affairs must take a ‘One Crisis’ approach to tackle climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss, says the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) in a report. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.
Small Infrastructure Grants Can Make Life and Death Differences
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Build lean, clean, and green: Exploring off-site heavy timber construction
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OCTOBER 10, 2024
By Mike Banta Photos courtesy Mid-Atlantic Timberframes In the construction industry, there has long been a tendency to do things a certain way, primarily because “that is the way it has always been done.” However, as technology advances and projects become more complex—and with labor at a more significant premium than ever—several challenges to the traditional way of doing things on a job site have emerged.
ENR 2024 Top 200 Environmental Firms: Making an Epic Transformation
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OCTOBER 10, 2024
Financial, legal and political bumps did not dent the global environmental services market for ENR’s Top 200 Environmental Firms, based on results reported in this year’s ranking.
The Constructor's Digital Transformation Playbook: Reducing Risk With Technology
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Biden signs law allowing CHIPS Act projects to forgo environmental review
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Construction Economics for October 14, 2024
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Politics Muddy Needed Energy Policy
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Leave it to a fast-track, rhetoric-amplified national election to add confusion to an already complicated U.S. energy agenda.
How AI is Reshaping Construction: Insights from Industry Experts
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Why ENR’s Art Director Loves Your Photo Contest Entries
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Bring them on, says ENR Senior Art Director Scott Hilling. Send in submissions now for ENR’s annual photo contest in time for the Nov. 18 deadline, as ENR eagerly anticipates receiving what is likely to be at least 1,000 images depicting scenes from the past year of global construction. Hilling, ENR editors and others look forward each year to reviewing the array of images.
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Biden administration announced Oct. 8 $2.6 billion more for that effort, distributed through drinking water state revolving funds and added to $15 billion funded through the federal infrastructure law.
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