Construction Business Owner
MAY 30, 2014
'T he Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandates that workers should never be required to work under conditions that are dangerous to their health or safety. They further require that an employer’s injury and illness prevention program must provide for “frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite” [reference 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2)].
HardHatChat
MAY 13, 2014
'Workers remove wall panels from a high rise to accommodate new windows for one of the many projects Englewood Construction negotiates with its clients. Be sure to check references of general contractors before entering into a negotiated or competitive bid situation. We never like it when scandal rocks the commercial construction industry. Commercial general contractors generally don’t find their way into the mainstream news unless it is for something negative, often involving criminal activity.
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The Constructor
MAY 22, 2014
'Repair Of Concrete Columns Before starting the repair of a column, the axial dead load, axial live load, horizontal load and its associated.
Construction Marketing
MAY 5, 2014
'The annual Construction Marketing STAR™ awards and the Construction Marketer of the Year™ Awards announce a CALL FOR ENTRIES with early entry deadline of September 5, 2014. Sponsored by the Construction Marketing Association (CMA), the awards recognize marketing excellence of both construction brands and professionals. The Construction Marketing STAR™ Awards recognize the best marketing across sixteen categories (78 sub-categories) including advertising, Internet, packaging, trade shows and mor
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Constructonomics
MAY 2, 2014
'The past six months for me and my company have been the most difficult to date. And this is including the first two or three years where we basically made just enough money to survive (that actually wan’t that bad surprisingly and actually kind of fun). But this time around, we were expecting to get paid at the end of a job when, basically, the rug was ripped out from under us.
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Construction Business Owner
MAY 29, 2014
'The correlation between safety education and training and the production levels necessary to achieve profitability in construction is not difficult to understand. Operators who know how to properly and safely use their equipment are not only much more likely to operate it safely, but they also are able to work faster and more efficiently, leading to better overall performance.
Green Building Law Update
MAY 25, 2014
'Regency Centers Corporation, a publicly traded REIT, completed the sale of $250 million of “green building bonds” on May 14, 2014. Proceeds from these corporate bonds will be used to fund “eligible green building projects” including the acquisition, construction, development or redevelopment of projects that will pursue LEED certification.
The Constructor
MAY 21, 2014
'REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS Protective systems consist of materials and methods that provide the following protective.
Construction Marketing
MAY 6, 2014
'In the construction marketing field, getting your name and image shared across social profiles can seem to be a daunting task. Where should you post? What are your competitors saying? What drives the most response? This is why the Construction Marketing Association would like to announce the third annual Social Media Survey to be shared in our September Social Media Summit.
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Contractor Magazine
MAY 27, 2014
'It comes as no surprise that CONTRACTOR editors have met and built relationships with so many passionate and committed people. We at CONTRACTOR magazine believe the women of the industry deserve recognition of the mark they have made in the plumbing and hydronics industries. read more.
Carol Hagen
MAY 2, 2014
'The latest release of iPad Revu brings a much requested feature with the new Signature Tool in version 2.6. Project managers and superintendents on the project site are doing a happy dance as they can add their signature to the tool chest and place an electronic signature on their PDFs. Here’s the full set of instructions on how to use the Signature Tool in Revu iPad directly from out of the handbook: Note that Revu iPad version 2.6 was released on April 29, 2014.
Construction Business Owner
MAY 29, 2014
'Good communication is vital to running a safe and efficient construction project. But, how do you achieve that amid the noise and multifaceted ?demands of the average jobsite? Construction sites are typically characterized by heavy equipment in constant motion and limited visibility. In this environment, a missed warning or misunderstood instruction can have costly—or even tragic—consequences.
Green Building Law Update
MAY 21, 2014
'A grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania has indicted Chinese military hackers for computer hacking, economic espionage and other offenses directed at a solar products manufacturer in America. The indictments, the first time criminal charges have been filed against known state actors for hacking received wide spread attention earlier this week.
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The Constructor
MAY 24, 2014
'Defective Concrete Removal Techniques Removal of deteriorated, damaged, porous or defective concrete is a must for any repair work but the extent of.
Construction Marketing
MAY 7, 2014
'Naperville, IL—A webcast from the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) will evaluate social media usage and trends in the construction industry. Numerous case studies and an in-depth look into the use of forums will demonstrate social media best practices and ideas for the construction industry. Results of a national survey will be presented. The free webcast for members and non-members is scheduled for Thursday, September 25, at 1 pm CDT.
BD+C
MAY 2, 2014
'A 14-story luxury apartment block in central Bergen, Norway, will be the world''s tallest timber-framed multifamily project, at 49 meters (160 feet). The current record-holder, Melbourne''s Forté building, is 32 meters tall. Body Image: read more.
Carol Hagen
MAY 13, 2014
'The Bluebeam Revu 12.1 update adds some handy measurement options so estimators can save some time. Simply calibrate as usual and check the new independent units checkbox. This offers the choice of units you want to use for length, area and volume measurements. In the sample below I’ve opted to measure square yards for area as I am taking off the flooring and cubic yards for the stairwell concrete slab while leaving the length a foot and inches measurement as usual (double click for a lar
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Construction Business Owner
MAY 28, 2014
'Fuel serves as a major operating cost for any business with vehicles in the field. What makes fuel one of the toughest expenses to manage is its constant fluctuation in price and usage. While no business owner can prevent fuel rates from rising, advances in fleet tracking technology have made complete fuel management possible.
Green Building Law Update
MAY 19, 2014
'USGBC proudly boasts that LEED v4 has 80% fewer forms when compared to LEED 2009. Not only are there fewer fields to document with the removal of low value content, but the user experience is further improved including by removing multiple required signatures. The earlier “LEED Project Registration Agreement” and “LEED Project Certification Agreement” have both been replaced in v4 with a new single Certification Agreement , accessed at the time of project registration th
The Constructor
MAY 5, 2014
'The fundamental principle behind pull out testing with LOK-test and CAPO test is that the test equipment designed to a specific geometry will produce.
BIM & Beam
MAY 5, 2014
'In Autodesk revit 2015 there are some new capabilities and features to enable a precise definition and placement of structural framing elements in space: Location line visibility. Graphical justification. Shape handles & snapping improvements. Setback improvements. Switching on/off Auto-Join. All these work for both steel and precast elements in Revit.
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BD+C
MAY 1, 2014
'The AIA''s Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) Knowledge Community recently announced the winners of the 2014 AIA TAP BIM Awards. Launched in 2005, the program honors projects that best harness building information modeling and virtual design and construction tools and processes, and related innovations. Body Image: read more.
Contractor Magazine
MAY 27, 2014
'A few months ago we featured a gallery of the most influential people in the plumbing and hydronics industry. This was a hit with our readers. In response to the popularity of this gallery, I thought it only makes sense to give a shout out to the influential women in the plumbing, hydronics and HVAC industries. Sustainably Speaking. read more.
Construction Business Owner
MAY 29, 2014
'During the last three years, reality capture has emerged as the industry standard for the wide variety of applications and tools that assist in the documentation of existing spaces or facilities. Looking toward the future, it will likely become one of the most implemented technologies in the industry.
Green Building Law Update
MAY 11, 2014
'House Bill 207 , approved unanimously in both the Maryland House and Senate and expected to be signed by Governor Martin O’Malley this Thursday, May 15, 2014 broadens the definition of a “high performance building” to include any building that complies with a nationally recognized and accepted green building code, guideline, or standard that is reviewed and recommended by the Maryland Green Building Council and approved by the Secretaries of Budget and Management and General S
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The Constructor
MAY 21, 2014
'Cantilever Retaining Walls: (a) Cantilever retaining wall without toe projection (b) Cantilever retaining wall with fillets Fig: Cantilever Retaining.
Cassell Construction Estimating
MAY 17, 2014
'15 Tips for Best-Practices Scheduling. While discussing scheduling with a client in Hawaii recently, I found myself repeating over and over, a variation of “…scheduling best practices include…” Hearing these words repeatedly set me to thinking that I hadn’t recently seen scheduling guidelines set out in a concise, straightforward document. So here goes an attempt at that lofty goal.
BD+C
MAY 5, 2014
'On April 30, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and its private-sector partners honored 20 federal buildings that represent the agency’s best recent efforts in design and architecture at the GSA Design Awards ceremony, held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. The GSA Design Awards are the hallmark of the agency’s Design Excellence program, and this event showcased top projects and set new standards for future federal investment.
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