HardHatChat
JUNE 24, 2016
Last month, I had the opportunity to check in with an Illinois Real Estate Journal reporter for a feature on the latest trends in senior housing ( you can read the article here ). It’s an extremely timely topic for commercial construction firms since, as we noted in our post last year on Commercial Construction Trends and Predictions for 2016 , senior housing construction is currently booming.
The Constructor
JUNE 20, 2016
Why Corrosion Control of Reinforcement bars (Rebars) is necessary? Corrosion control of steel reinforcement is necessary to prevent damage and.
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Construction Business Owner
JUNE 1, 2016
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are more than 50,000 "struck by falling object" OSHA recordables every year in the United States. That is one injury caused by a dropped object every 10 minutes. But how many dropped object accidents go unrecorded? With the number of objects dropped, it's amazing how few people are getting hurt.
Green Building Law Update
JUNE 26, 2016
SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system. SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., the USGBC associated certification body for LEED, announced it had acquired the exclusive rights to the SITES rating system, its publications and trademarks.
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Construction Marketing
JUNE 29, 2016
Google has increasingly favored local businesses in its search engine results. Local search is affecting industries across the board and construction is no exception. Moz recently released the most important SEO factors and were extraordinarily thorough. We have condensed the results into a list of its 10 key SEO ranking factors. 10 SEO Factors to Focus On.
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FDR Safety
JUNE 30, 2016
6 tips to help small businesses with OSHA compliance. FDRsafety helps launch Ark Encounter project. Join Our Mailing List. 6 tips to help small businesses with OSHA compliance. By Jim Stanley, President of FDRsafety. If you asked the typical small business man or woman if he or she wanted to protect their employees from workplace accidents, the answer would, of course, be yes.
The Constructor
JUNE 20, 2016
In small residential buildings the quality of construction is seldom questionable. The reason varies from poor building material quality to lack of.
Construction Business Owner
JUNE 20, 2016
During the core of the Great Recession, employment in the construction industry dropped by 2.3 million, making it the biggest percent decline in a non-farm industry. Many laborers were forced out and had to find work where they could. Many went back to school or joined other professions. Now that the economy is improving and the industry is back on its feet, all of those workers are well into new careers in various industries.
Green Building Law Update
JUNE 5, 2016
Maryland Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., vetoed an increase in the State’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard that would have resulted in higher electricity prices across the State. This push back against an ever increasing legislatively mandated subsidized renewable energy ‘market’ portends a national trend. Specifically, Governor Hogan announced he was vetoing House Bill 1106 – Clean Energy Jobs – Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Revisions, as enacted in the just concluded 201
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Construction Marketing
JUNE 2, 2016
To further understand content marketing in the construction industry, the Construction Marketing Association conducted a national survey of construction professionals. The following questions were asked: 1. Are you implementing content marketing in your marketing program this year? 2. What types of content marketing are you employing this year? 3. What are your content marketing objectives?
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JUNE 3, 2016
Last week our amazing UK team organised a Pyjama Day and Bake Off in order to raise funds for St Oswald’s Hospice.
FDR Safety
JUNE 23, 2016
OSHA is experimenting with adding another weapon to its “shaming penalty” arsenal with a pilot program in its Midwest region called the Whistleblower-Severe Violator Enforcement Program. The OSHA whistleblower pilot program is similar to the existing Severe Violator Enforcement Program, which focuses on employers OSHA believes are indifferent to worker safety and health, or who willfully ignore it.
The Constructor
JUNE 25, 2016
What is hydrological Cycle? Hydrological cycle is the cyclic movement of water containing basic continuous processes like evaporation, precipitation.
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Construction Business Owner
JUNE 3, 2016
It can be difficult to put your finger on the one main cause for project failure, because, well, there are just so many factors that can lead to failure in the first place. Among the laundry list of reasons projects go awry include a lack of communication, direction, employee burnout and unrealistic expectations. In the first of this two-part series, we will tackle two of four (un)popular reasons that projects fail: unclear objectives and ignoring the need for change management.
Green Building Law Update
JUNE 26, 2016
SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system. SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., the USGBC associated certification body for LEED, announced it had acquired the exclusive rights to the SITES rating system, its publications and trademarks.
Construction Marketing
JUNE 28, 2016
Let there be heat! How to heat our homes and places of work is not something that has only concerned us in modern times. From the earliest civilisations, the need for warmth in a living space was a conundrum that was solved in various ways. However, in some way or other, the means of staying warm has changed little, simply improved and modified over the years as various energy sources have become more popular and as our homes have changed too.
Mr Ethics
JUNE 29, 2016
Dear Mr. Ethics, I am going to leave my current employer for a cross town rival. Before I give my two (2) week notice I want to take my paid two (2) week vacation. I am pretty sure my company will let me go once I give my notice because of the competition between the two (2) companies. I have about four (4) weeks before I need to start my new job. I told my new employer my plan and he is fine with it.
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Cassell Construction Estimating
JUNE 10, 2016
We’ve been working with Sage SQL Estimating over the past few months, and are becoming bigger fans of the recent updated version, 15.2. The upgrades over the past year and more enthusiastic client interest had prompted us to put together the first cut of feature comparisons between the 2 versions of Sage Estimating. The 3 biggest changes in most recent version: Totals Page Templates.
The Constructor
JUNE 10, 2016
Types of Scaffolding used in Construction are temporary structures used as platform to support structure and workmen to carry on the construction.
Construction Business Owner
JUNE 26, 2016
Consider your favorite football team. The announcer blares the starting lineup to the roar of raving fans. Focus the camera at the mouth of the tunnel and watch the interaction between the head coach and the quarterback. Wait, is the head coach going over plays with the quarterback just moments before he takes the field? That's probably a far-fetched scenario in the world of professional and collegiate sports.
Green Building Law Update
JUNE 12, 2016
The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation which will require select government vendors, from landlords to defense contractors, to indicate if and where they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions. In 2015, the Obama Administration announced a new target to reduce Federal government greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent below 2008 levels by 2025.
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Construction Marketing
JUNE 27, 2016
On Thursday, September 22, 2016 (1 pm CST – 2:00 pm CDT), the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) is hosting a webcast on the social media marketing strategies and best practices in the construction industry. Registration is free for CMA members and non-members. Click here to register for the Social Media Summit Webcast. Nicole Serena, Caterpillar Social Media Program Manager, will be a featured panelist on this upcoming webcast, as well as Kevin Enke, Bosch Power Tools Group Brand Ma
Mr Ethics
JUNE 29, 2016
Dear Mr. Ethics, I am going to leave my current employer for a cross town rival. Before I give my two (2) week notice I want to take my paid two (2) week vacation. I am pretty sure my company will let me go once I give my notice because of the competition between the two (2) companies. I have about four (4) weeks before I need to start my new job. I told my new employer my plan and he is fine with it.
Cassell Construction Estimating
JUNE 10, 2016
We’ve been working with Sage SQL Estimating over the past few months, and are becoming bigger fans of the recent updated version, 15.2. The upgrades over the past year and more enthusiastic client interest had prompted us to put together the first cut of feature comparisons between the 2 versions of Sage Estimating. The 3 biggest changes in most recent version: Totals Page Templates.
The Constructor
JUNE 11, 2016
What is a weir? A weir is a concrete or masonry structure which is constructed across the open channel (such as a river) to change its water flow.
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Construction Business Owner
JUNE 5, 2016
Backhoe and three trailers stolen overnight from construction site. Construction theft caught on tape, $30,000 in equipment missing. Job delayed due to major equipment theft. These are the headlines that appear in the media every day.
Green Building Law Update
JUNE 12, 2016
The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation which will require select government vendors, from landlords to defense contractors, to indicate if and where they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions. In 2015, the Obama Administration announced a new target to reduce Federal government greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent below 2008 levels by 2025.
Construction Marketing
JUNE 13, 2016
Tulane University’s Alumni House was built nearly 75 years ago. The colonial red brick property, which boasts two floors plus an attic, was home to the university’s Office of Alumni Affairs. Unfortunately, it had to be shuttered nearly 10 years ago after being damaged by flood waters resulting from Hurricane Katrina. Abry Brothers and 1800 Foundation Repair – New Orleans’ oldest shoring and elevating contractor – stepped in and saved the historic property by repairing the damage to the foundati
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