Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 28, 2014
'As the construction industry continues to improve, now is the time to review your company’s website, both to compare it to the competition and to make sure it accurately reflects what your company does well.
HardHatChat
JANUARY 14, 2014
'Workers finishing the exterior of one of the many extended stay type hotels Englewood completes each year. With 2013 behind us, we wanted to look back at the year that was in the commercial construction industry. Some of the 2013 commercial construction trends we predicted came to pass, some were more significant than we originally thought they would be and others emerged that caught our attention.
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Construction Marketing
JANUARY 21, 2014
'To further understand current marketing plans and priorities in the construction industry, the Construction Marketing Association conducted a national survey of construction professionals. The following questions were asked: 1. For the coming fiscal year, do you intend to increase or decrease overall marketing activities and budgets? 2. What traditional marketing tactics will you increase or decrease in 2014?
Constructonomics
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Working at height is still one of the largest causes of workplace accidents; in the year 2012-2013, a total of 5,274 major falls from height were reported in the UK, and it was the biggest cause of fatal accidents in the workplace. Whilst working at height is essential for some construction projects, many of these accidents could be avoided with the simple implementation of proper training and the appropriate equipment.
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FDR Safety
JANUARY 7, 2014
'An important principle governing the use of personal protective equipment was reaffirmed recently in a Washington state case involving a bank guard who was stabbed and was not wearing body armor. A compliance officer for the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited G4S, the company that employed the guard, for failing to require the use of necessary personal protective equipment, namely body armor.
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Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 28, 2014
'Encountering budget shortfalls or schedule overruns during a construction project can set off a cascade of problems. Fortunately, for contractors and industrial project owners, taking a proactive approach to project planning and using proven tools take the guesswork out of predicting a project’s scope, cost and schedule. Implementing these tools as part of a comprehensive preconstruction phase is the key to developing a project definition that leads to successful project delivery.
Green Building Law Update
JANUARY 30, 2014
'There are 3,980,817 miles of roads in the United States. Roads are the largest built structures we come into contact with and yet they are so ubiquitous and familiar that they have become an impervious given, the dark matter of the motor vehicle cosmos. The amount of impervious roads is equivalent to the size of the state of Ohio. And the negative environmental impacts associated with those impervious surfaces are daunting.
Construction Marketing
JANUARY 21, 2014
'To further understand current marketing plans and priorities in the construction industry, the Construction Marketing Association conducted a national survey of construction professionals. The following questions were asked: 1. For the coming fiscal year, do you intend to increase or decrease overall marketing activities and budgets? 2. What traditional marketing tactics will you increase or decrease in 2014?
Constructonomics
JANUARY 16, 2014
'Without concrete the landscape of Britain would be unrecognizable. Concrete is one of the most important resources in construction today, it is the most widely used construction material in the world because of the unparalleled versatility that allows it to be used in the building of just about anything. With concrete we are able to construct awe inspiring sky scrapers, ground breaking bridges, magnificent dams, humble pavements and everything in between, but what is it that makes ever-sturdy c
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FDR Safety
JANUARY 29, 2014
'An ongoing concern about OSHA’s protection of workers is its slow pace in creating or updating needed standards. A prime example is combustible dust, which keeps appearing on the agency’s regulatory agenda, but has yet to be finalized. In the absence of coherent, comprehensive standards, OSHA piecemeals its guidance, the latest example of which deals with the identification of materials that pose combustible dust hazards.
Carol Hagen
JANUARY 6, 2014
'Construction pros often need to markup their PDF documents to to get clarification or help to explain a solution on the job site. In Blubeam Revu the most popular markups are the Cloud (C) and the Callout (Q). [FYI the keyboard shortcuts are in parenthesis if you don''t have these already memorized.] Making it faster to place these markups on a plan can really expedite the markup process.
Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 27, 2014
'Many people often draw analogies between the front line of a war-torn battlefield and a construction project. More specifically, the stereotype of the construction superintendent is that of the rigid field general with the demeanor of Patton and the social graces of Genghis Khan, barking orders to his or her troops. Subcontractors, suppliers, laborers, foremen and operators either fall into ranks or line up on the opposing battle line.
Green Building Law Update
JANUARY 28, 2014
'The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure announced that earlier this week it reached the milestone of 1,500 Envision Sustainability Professionals who have been credentialed in the use of the Envision sustainable infrastructure rating system. Envision is a voluntary third party sustainable development rating system for all types and sizes of infrastructure projects, as opposed to buildings (. yes, something like LEED for roads and bridges).
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Construction Marketing
JANUARY 21, 2014
'A survey and webcast regarding construction request for quote (RFQ/RFP) effectiveness and best practices is announced by the Construction Marketing Association (CMA). The results of the national survey will be presented at the April 8, 2014 (1 pm CST) webcast, along with a panel discussion. The anonymous and confidential survey will identify how Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) firms of all types and sizes manage the RFQ/RFP process, what are RFQ/RFP trends that impact business
Constructonomics
JANUARY 22, 2014
'Many people get fed up with hearing the saying ‘New Year, New Me’. Well how about we change this to ‘New Year, New Business’? Ok, so it may not be quite as catchy but it has a great message; this New Year, follow your dreams and start your own business in the construction field you’ve come to love. This may seem like a huge deal and of course it is, with almost 900,000 firms and SMBs in the construction industry, but it could be far easier to get the ball rolling than you think.
Digger Blog
JANUARY 22, 2014
'Some points are a little vague as he was only 10 or 12 years old at the time, but Richard believes that his grandfather bought the very last hydraulic excavator to come out of the old Ruston Bucyrus factory in Lincoln. (RB continued producing cranes there until around the turn of the 21st Century.) Richard's grandfather, Frederick Oliver Watts, ran a small quarrying & haulage company in Gt Leighs in Essex.
Carol Hagen
JANUARY 9, 2014
'Today’s Dodge 2014 Construction Outlook drew 150+ people from the Arizona Builders Alliance, Construction Financial Management Association and the Construction Specifications Institute. The presenter, Cliff Brewis, Senior Director Operations at McGraw-Hill delivered an uplifting economic message for most of the Arizona Construction Industry. While the unemployment rates for Arizona remain high, their forecast is for unquestionable improvement of 25.5% for 2014.
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Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 30, 2014
'This is the first of a four-part series about the new OSHA crane standard. Most owners of small to midsize construction companies have a lot on their plates as they juggle running their own construction enterprises, staying in compliance with local building department requirements, meeting project completion deadlines and keeping their businesses afloat.
Green Building Law Update
JANUARY 20, 2014
'The U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Homes v2008 rating system is proposed to be updated and balloting on the update will begin on February 3, 2014 (. yes, version 2008). Launched in February 2008, LEED for Homes has certified over 43,000 residential units to date. There are also over 75,000 active registered units not yet certified. And given that a 2013 CoStar study reported renters nationwide appear willing to pay a 25% rental premium to be in a LEED certified property, it should
Construction Marketing
JANUARY 14, 2014
'Disclaimer: Although Sponsored by The Home Depot and The Home Depot Pro Platform , All opinions included in this post are those of the Construction Marketing Association. Thanks to a recent partnership with The Home Depot, we were recently allowed the opportunity to test out a new app that will bring together everything that contractors need to complete their tasks on time and on budget.
Constructonomics
JANUARY 2, 2014
'Productivity is a word that is regularly thrown around the business world. In our current economic state, the financial microscope is well and truly focused on the well-being of businesses up and down the country. Monitoring everything from costly expenditures to processes and procedures, a productive business is not down to one sole attribute. It is made up a combination of well-oiled, finely tuned cogs that come together to provide the best service and manufacture the best products, all by ut
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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 14, 2014
'The Volunteer State, which also won the magazine’s top honor in 2009, joins Texas as the only multiple winner in the annual competition since the award was created in 2007 (the Lone Star State won in 2012 and 2007). Runners-up in the 2013 competition were Utah, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Pennsylvania. “Tennessee continues to impress us with its aggressive execution of a diversified growth strategy,” said BF Editor in Chief Jack Rogers. “The state has put in place a so
Carol Hagen
JANUARY 7, 2014
'Have you ever grabbed a Bluebeam markup tool and realized that your current view of the document was not where you wanted to place the markup? This often happens during the punch or document review process. So what do you do? Non-savvy Bluebeamers hit escape, pan to where they need to be on the document and then select the markup tool again. There’s a quicker way: Your mouse scroll wheel streamlines your markup process.
Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 27, 2014
'For owners of small to midsize construction firms, juggling all the responsibilities of owning and operating a business—such as accounting, estimating and scheduling—while trying to increase profits can be a daunting task. A member of CBO ’s LinkedIn group asks the following question: How do we get more leads and close more sales when we’re a small company that wears every hat?
Green Building Law Update
JANUARY 16, 2014
'Today there are 29,724 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard certified homes and lots. As the residential green code is on the cusp of eclipsing 30,000 certifications, more than a dozen governments across the country are evaluating adopting mandates or incentives tied to ICC 700. In 2007, National Association of Home Builders and the International Code Council partnered to establish this residential green building code.
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Construction Marketing
JANUARY 2, 2014
'An excavator is going to be one of the most important pieces of machinery at your disposal when looking to complete a range of construction jobs, especially ones that are beyond the means of human labor. The primary purpose of an excavator for any construction job is simple; it is to make any construction project easier. This is possible because the excavator is able to do things that your average human labor can’t do.
Constructonomics
JANUARY 15, 2014
'This New Year you may be thinking that the next 12 months could be tough in terms of making money on your farm. The best way to tackle this is to take action and make the most of the current situations that are making a difference to farmers up and down the country. Updating your farm could initially cost money but the rewards that you could see may be much better than anticipated.
Contractor Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2014
'What has been keeping plumbers across the nation busy the past week? Burst frozen pipes. read more.
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