March, 2010

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5 Signs Your Shopping Center Construction Contractor is Costing You Business

HardHatChat

When it comes to current retail and commercial construction trends , we all know there aren’t a lot of new shopping centers under construction right now, or new office buildings under construction for that matter. Instead, landlords are focused on renovating shopping malls and remodeling office buildings to attract new tenants and entice existing tenants to renew their lease.

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The Beauty of Public RFPs….And Of Course The Ugly

Constructonomics

Over the past six months, I have had the wonderful privilege (ahem) of bidding about 15 public Requests for Proposals. While I have complained constantly about the process, I probably wouldn’t have any work at all at the moment if they were not available. As a brand new company there are very few private owners that would take a chance on an untested and unproven no-name.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Magnesium.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart, webmaster of the popular website www.greenhomebuilding.com, posts text and photos featuring what he discovers from around the world.

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MySQL problems

Construction Dive

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A Practical Guide to Profitable, Sustainable Construction Strategies

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.

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How Do You Measure Social Media Return on Investment ROI?

Help Everybody Everyday

A couple things recently came up about social media return on investment (ROI). First, I was asked to submit a piece on return on investment for a social media book coming out. When I saw the example the author had on the subject, I was taken aback. It had no mention on the firm’s investment and no real data about their return on said investment.

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5 Lessons Learned from Successful New Construction Shopping Center Development

HardHatChat

When it comes to best practices in shopping center development or mall construction, I have a long list of “dos” and “don’ts”. After all, that’s what happens when you work as a shopping center general contractor as well as a national retail contractor. You hear the good, bad and ugly from shopping center landlords, mall and retail developers, architects and subcontractors.

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Construction Projects up for bid, PA, NJ, MD

Constructonomics

I am looking to partner with contractors on the following publicly bid projects. If anyone is interested in partnering on this work, I will provide pre-construction and bidding services and then aid in the project management. This is a great way to get work without the costly expenditure of bidding time. Since there are several bidders on jobs these days, it costs a fortune to bid enough jobs to actually get one.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: A Guide to.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart, webmaster of the popular website www.greenhomebuilding.com, posts text and photos featuring what he discovers from around the world.

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Sending variables from the controller to the view with Active Record.

Construction Dive

Hello, Guest. Login. | Register. Username. Remember Me? Password. forgot password? Advanced Search. CodeIgniter > Forum Home > CodeIgniter Development Forums > Code! > Thread. Sending variables from the controller to the view with Active Record Query (newbie question). Juan Velandia. Posted: 20 March 2010 12:38 PM. [ Ignore ]. Lab Assistant.

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The Funding Blueprint for Your Construction Business – Your Guide to Growth

Take your construction business to the next level with our comprehensive 2025 funding guide! Whether you're managing seasonal cash flow challenges, dealing with unexpected equipment repairs, or planning to scale your operations, securing the right funding is essential for success. This guide explores a range of fast and flexible financing options tailored for construction businesses.

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Social Media Lies: Definition of Social Media

Help Everybody Everyday

There is a lot of buzz about social media and its application for marketing. It seems to be a topic nearly every chapter of organizations like the Society for Marketing Professional Services are having events about. And you will hear a lot of commonly held truths in these events. Unfortunately, many of them are straight up lies. Let’s look at some of these lies in greater detail and you’ll see what I mean.

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don't think: Do Revit: Revit 2011: Reporting Parameters

Do

skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Friday, March 26, 2010. Revit 2011: Reporting Parameters. 2011 is here! As I post, Im participating in Autodesk AECs blogger day event. Much like David Light , Ive had to sit on most of this information for 9 months+ now (and its been soooo hard!

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Structural Insulated Panels

Green Home Design Architect

If you are interested in building an energy efficient home , insulation is your top consideration and probably the most important component of the home. The design of the home, and in particular the kind and amount of insulation specified, can have a dramatic effect on the energy efficiency of a home by reducing or eliminating the need for heating and cooling.

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What Ever Happened With Those Crane Accidents in 2008?

Constructonomics

2008 was a very bad year for heavy haul cranes in this country. It was an especially bad year for the owner of New York Crane and Equipment Company Jimmy Lomma. Lomma’s company was associated with the collapse of two cranes in 2oo8. One crane collapsed into an apartment building on March 15, 20o8 on E. 51st. street killing seven people. The other was on E. 91st st. in May 2008 killing two crane operators.

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The Constructor's Digital Transformation Playbook: Reducing Risk With Technology

Speaker: Dylan Secrest

Construction projects are high-stakes operations where even minor inefficiencies can lead to costly delays, safety concerns, and budget overruns. Managing risk in construction has always been a challenge, but as projects grow in complexity, traditional methods no longer cut it. Enter Digital Transformation - a game changer approach that replaces inefficiency with AI-powered analytics, real-time monitoring, and automated workflows to proactively manage risk.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Haitian Wisdom

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart, webmaster of the popular website www.greenhomebuilding.com, posts text and photos featuring what he discovers from around the world.

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Getting Started with Machinist in Markus at MarkUs Blog

Construction Dive

MarkUs Blog. MarkUs Developers Blog About Their Project. Getting Started with Machinist in Markus. with 3 comments. When running, we almost always have to set up some objects to test. We used to set up these objects by loading them from fixtures. There is a problem with fixtures. It’s hard to know the attributes of the objects or the relationships between different objects unless we delve into fixture files.

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Comparison of Earthquakes in Chile and Haiti Shows Value of.

Julian Construction

Julian Construction Blog. Shawn Kyles. Partner, Julian Construction. Contact Info. Our Services. Foundation Repair. Foundation Replacement. House Leveling. Earthquake Retrofitting or House Bolting. Social Media Links. Facebook. Twitter. « Pico Rivera 4.4. Magnitude Earthquake Prompts Offer of Free Foundation Inspection | Main. | Earthquakes in the News – Has Earth Become More Unstable in 2010?

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CAD Shack: Breaking up the Group

CAD Shack

Monday, March 29, 2010. Breaking up the Group. Revit groups are cool and really effective for lots of things. I have noticed that when I get architectural models with excessive grouping that they bog down my MEP models. I try to keep the my linked architectural model as clean as possible and one thing that seem to help is breaking up groups. This could be a pain, but we have found a relatively easy way to do it.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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don't think: Do Revit: Video's up and running

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skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Monday, March 29, 2010. Videos up and running. For those who are subscribed, etc. The videos are up and running again via YouTube. Posted by. Robert. at 7:53 PM. Reactions: No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post.

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Four Generations at Work: Can We All Get Along?

Constructonomics

For some reason I was sent an article this week from the Winter/Spring 2005 issue of the Fairleigh Dickinson University magazin e regarding generational differences in the workplace. I suppose I was sent this because I’ve often made mention of the differences between older and younger folk at work. Or perhaps someone was trying to tell me that I need to learn how to get along with and perhaps respect my elders a bit more.

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TKC and American Nevada Earn Top Honors at NAIOP Spotlight Awarcs

The Korte Company

The Korte Company and American Nevada Corporation were recently honored by the NAIOP Southern Nevada, a chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. The Spotlight Awards drew more than 400 attendees from the industry to celebrate the best commercial projects in 2009. More than 50 entries were judged, ranging from master-planned office buildings and industrial parks to common area interiors.

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PBS&J in turmoil?

PSMJ Resources

Hot on the heels of last week's news that PBS&J's former CEO John Zumwalt is about to receive more than $2.3 million in payments and benefits comes news that the company may be up for sale. Zumwalt announced last month that he would resign as CEO and also step down as chairman of the company's board of directors after PBS&J's employee-owners rejected his re-election to the board at the company's annual meeting, according to a Tampa Bay Business Journal article.

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Every Contractor Needs An Effective Website - Unlock the Key to Increased Leads

Grow Leads & Visibility! Contractors need more than word-of-mouth. A strong website boosts visibility, draws in leads, showcases skills, and enhances your credibility. Learn how a quality site, that is easy to manage, can set you apart from the competition, and help can take your construction business to the next level. Marketpath is a leading provider of high-quality website solutions tailored for contractors and the construction industry.

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Pico Rivera 4.4. Magnitude Earthquake Prompts Offer of Free.

Julian Construction

Julian Construction Blog. Shawn Kyles. Partner, Julian Construction. Contact Info. Our Services. Foundation Repair. Foundation Replacement. House Leveling. Earthquake Retrofitting or House Bolting. Social Media Links. Facebook. Twitter. « Surviving an Earthquake: Fallacy, Legends and the Actual Truth | Main. | Comparison of Earthquakes in Chile and Haiti Shows Value of Preparation » 03/23/2010.

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CAD Shack: Track Revit MEP Versions

CAD Shack

Thursday, March 25, 2010. Track Revit MEP Versions. As a consulting engineering firm, we do business with many architects using different software in differing versions. What ever the reasons, we have Revit projects in 3 different versions going on right now. This causes quite a bit of confusion. One thing we have done to help is to subdivide our local file folder into version years and change the default path in each version of Revit MEP to put local files under the correct year.

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don't think: Do Revit: Screencast Bandwidth Limitations

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skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Sunday, March 28, 2010. Screencast Bandwidth Limitations. Hey all, Just as a warning, apparently I have a limit on bandwidth transfer for my Screencast account, and given the length, size and (apparent popularity) Im at risk of maxing out (which means you wont get to watch my videos).

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How Will the Healthcare Bill Affect the Construction Industry?

Constructonomics

After spending fifteen excruciating minutes scouring the web in search of details on the recently passed Heathcare Bill, I’ve re alized that it is very difficult to nail down exactly what the changes are and how they will affect the working World and specifically the construction industry. From what I gather, the main objective was for the federal government to provide or make available affordable healthcare for the roughly 35 million uninsured in this country.

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How General Contractors Can Drive Growth Without Increasing Headcount

For construction businesses, scaling operations means taking on greater workloads. Unfortunately, much of the responsibility of managing additional work falls on you and your finance team. Learn how you can navigate the increased complexity of managing more projects without adding headcount. We’re here to share insights into why technology is key to scaling your finance operations.

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The Korte Company Moves up Rank as U.S. Postal Service Supplier

The Korte Company

The Korte Company was listed as the 22nd largest supplier to the United States Postal Service for the fiscal year 2009. The move is a 12 step jump from 2008. The list is compiled annually by Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP and ranks top suppliers based on payments made during the fiscal year by the United States Postal Service.

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Stylish & Practical Shower Drain Designs

Green Home Design Architect

FOUND: Shower drains that are not only beautiful, but smart, as well. If you haven’t seen the new StyleDrain collection by California Faucets, take a look at these innovative, stylish designs! As residential architects , we love the square shape design which makes installation much easier than traditional round-shaped drains. Plus, its flush grill features smooth edges and no visible screws, ensuring foot comfort.

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Contractor Marketing That Works: 7 Steps to Lead Generation Riches

Constructor Marketing that Works

'Contractor Marketing That Works. HVAC Marketing, Plumbing marketing, Electrical contractor marketing can be tough. Your technical expertise tends to blur the importance of getting and keeping customers to actually PAY for that skill. Thats why weve assembled the best plumbing, electrical and hvac marketing strategies onto one site. Youll find info on Yellow Page ads, Customer Retention Newsletters, HVAC Marketing PowerPacks, Marketing Plans, plus sites for dozens of free contractor marketing re