The Constructor

APRIL 6, 2013

'Wall footings are pad or spread and strip Footings. The basic purpose of this foundation is to spread the load over a larger area so that the soil is.

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Construction Marketing

APRIL 22, 2013

'To further understand the use of advertising in the construction industry, the Construction Marketing Association conducted a national survey of construction professionals. The following questions were asked: 1. Do you employ advertising in your marketing program? 2. If yes, what types of advertising do you employ? 3. What is your most effective Advertising activity?

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 5, 2013

'RALEIGH, N.C. (April 5, 2013) – FMI, a provider of management consulting and investment banking to the engineering and construction industry, released its Q1-2013 Construction Outlook today. Although the strength of individual markets is shifting, the forecast for total construction-put-in-place for 2013 continues to show an increase of 8 percent over 2012 levels.

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Carol Hagen

APRIL 26, 2013

'Each year the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) gathers the best speakers, trending topics and resources together at their annual conference and exhibition. This year is no exception as many will make the trek to San Diego to reconnect with friends, accumulate needed CPE credits and have fun. For many CFMA members they have yet to experience all the hoopla and it’s because they don’t have a compelling reason to attend.

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Constructonomics

APRIL 26, 2013

'With the first quarter of 2013 already behind us the construction industry finally appears to be on a path of recovery and growth now that the recession appears to have ended. The industry has continued to add jobs each month throughout the first quarter of the year and construction spending during the first two months of 2013 is 6.6 percent higher than is was during the same time period in 2012.

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The Constructor

APRIL 7, 2013

'Preparation of Bar Bending Schedule Bar bending schedule (or schedule of bars) is a list of reinforcement bars, vis-à-vis, a given RCC work item, and.

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Construction Marketing

APRIL 2, 2013

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 30, 2013

'Contractors must recognize how immediate needs should be weighed in accordance with long-term strategy. Some seemingly beneficial business decisions provide short-term benefits, such as payroll, cash flow or debt payments, but damage the firm’s long-term ability to be a strategic leader in the market.

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Carol Hagen

APRIL 17, 2013

'Bluebeam Revu keeps a history of each time you change the display. Revu let’s you navigate or jump between views (from a Construction Plan view to a detail view and back) using the Previous and Next Buttons. Instead of moving your mouse to the bottom of the screen to click on the Previous or Next Button, save valuable time using these keyboard shortcuts: Previous View: Alt + Left Arrow Key.

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FDR Safety

APRIL 23, 2013

'OSHA is failing to hold state-run programs accountable for addressing problems in their programs in a timely manner, the Government Accounting Office says in a report. The report, released last week, finds a number of issues in states with their own occupational safety and health programs. Under the law, states may opt to run their own programs rather than having the federal government do it, but have to meet federal standards while doing so or risk having OSHA take over.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 11, 2013

'A few days ago, I got into the office a little late after meeting a colleague for coffee. When I finally sat down to my desk, I had five voicemails, about 30 emails, some mail to go through (yes, I still get snail mail), and a few text messages. It wasn’t that late in the morning, and yet I already had plenty of correspondence and data floating around my desk.

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The Constructor

APRIL 4, 2013

'The operation of rebound hammer is shown in the fig.1. When the plunger of rebound hammer is pressed against the surface of concrete, a spring.

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Concrete 257

Construction Marketing

APRIL 30, 2013

'The Construction Marketing Association’s Advertising Best Practices Webcast was packed full of inspired advertising case studies in the construction industry. CMA Chairman, Neil M. Brown, also shared tips on media planning and buying to better your advertising strategy. Results from a recent national CMA survey were also presented. The survey found that 96.6% of construction professionals employed some form of advertising highlighting its value in a modern marketing mix.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 30, 2013

'Q: What’s the biggest piece of advice you would give company owners about how to work effectively with their construction financial managers, CFOs or accountants? Elaine Ervin - CPA, Partner - Moss Adams LLP.

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Digger Blog

APRIL 18, 2013

'I’m aware I have posted quite a few things about Bauma this week. Tonight I just offer some images from the show for your enjoyment. I feel like a missed so much, my three days at the show passed by so fast. If you attended the show and have anything you would like to share with us, please drop me an email me.

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FDR Safety

APRIL 18, 2013

'It appears likely that the Voluntary Protection Program would take a hit under the President’s proposed 2014 budget for OSHA, while funding for the whistleblower enforcement program would substantially increase. According to a report by Bloomberg BNA , OSHA would hire 47 new staff members for the whistleblower enforcement program with the program’s budget increasing $5.9 million to $21.8 million.

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Budgeting Budget OSHA Conference 120

Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 18, 2013

'I’m not sure if you heard it this week, but CPAs across the country breathed a sigh of relief with the passing of the April 15 tax filing deadline. I know I haven’t seen many of my CPA friends since the beginning of the year as they’ve scrambled to help others file correctly and get the largest return possible. Depending on when your company’s fiscal year ends, most of you probably didn’t have to worry about corporate taxes.

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The Constructor

APRIL 8, 2013

'Construction cost estimation is done to know in advance the expected cost in varying degree of accuracy, at different phases of the project.

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Construction Marketing

APRIL 30, 2013

'The Construction Marketing Association’s Advertising Best Practices Webcast was packed full of inspired advertising case studies in the construction industry. CMA Chairman, Neil M. Brown, also shared tips on media planning and buying to better your advertising strategy. Results from a recent national CMA survey were also presented. The survey found that 96.6% of construction professionals employed some form of advertising highlighting its value in a modern marketing mix.

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Construction Budgeting Budget FAQ 180

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 5, 2013

'A number of macroeconomic indicators collectively suggest that despite many lingering headwinds, including those related to Europe, the expiration of the payroll tax cut, and the sequester, U.S. economic growth is accelerating and construction’s recovery is firming. As an example of growing reason for optimism, the pace of construction employment expansion has picked up in recent months.

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Industrial Construction Employment 222

Constructonomics

APRIL 1, 2013

Ahhh, the employee review. Everybody’s favorite time of the year. You get to sit down with your boss and your employees and have a little chat. It usually ends up being the most uncomfortable conversation you have all year, but also probably the most productive. For some of the construction companies I’ve worked for, employee reviews are less common than a visible passing of Halley’s Comet.

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FDR Safety

APRIL 9, 2013

'Advocates of ramped-up enforcement are pushing again to revise the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with a goal of increasing penalties and widening OSHA’s jurisdiction. The bill, introduced late last month in the Senate, would: Increase the maximum penalty for “repeat” and “willful” violations from $70,000 to more than $100,000. Expanding criminal liability to make willful violations causing death or serious bodily injury a felony rather than a misdemeanor.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 24, 2013

'I remember one of the first PCs I purchased for home use (warning: I may be dating myself in what follows). It had a whopping 20MB of hard disk storage. That’s right. 20 MILLION bytes. Almost unheard of. So of course I paid a pretty penny for this type of storage. Hundreds of dollars. This weekend, in preparation for our annual Users’ Conference, I went to a retail store to buy a USB drive to hold some presentations.

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The Constructor

APRIL 3, 2013

Slipform construction is a method for building large towers or bridges from concrete.

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BD+C

APRIL 29, 2013

'Thirteen structural steel building projects have earned national recognition in the 2013 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). Conducted annually by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the IDEAS2 awards recognize outstanding achievements in engineering and architecture on steel-framed building projects throughout the U.S.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 30, 2013

'The lifeline of any contractor, particularly in the public works arena, is the surety program. Over the last several years, tough economic conditions have challenged even the best-managed contractors to remain profitable. Historically, however, losses in the surety industry begin to show up in the recovery period as opposed to the down cycle. This is primarily driven by the fact that when work is taken on following a downturn, contractors’ still-recovering balance sheets are stretched to the br

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Carol Hagen

APRIL 24, 2013

'Bluebeam Revu’s measurement functions provide quick methods for estimators to take-off length, area and quantities. Painters, drywallers and other specialty trades often need to calculate wall area quickly and efficiently on a construction project. With Bluebeam Revu you have three take-off choices. Elevation views and the area tool (most accurate, most time consuming).

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Estimating Drawings United States Software 111

FDR Safety

APRIL 1, 2013

The March issue of ASSE’s Professional Safety magazine was devoted to the subject of Prevention through Design (PtD), with three excellent articles that covered: Integrating PtD into undergraduate curricula. Design methods for implementing PtD, including things like policy, standards, processes and procedures, management of change, etc. Business cases supporting PtD solutions.

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