Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

To keep up with their continued popularity, equipment manufacturers have introduced models that can be tailored to your specific needs. Alex Headley. Mon, 02/15/2021 - 07:20. Excavators are more powerful, productive and durable than ever before. But with so many options, how do you select an excavator that’s right for you?

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 12, 2019

Equipment manufacturers have introduced new compact excavator models that can be tailored to your specific needs. But with all of these options, how do you select the compact excavator that’s right for you? Find out from a Bobcat expert here.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 15, 2014

As a business owner, you wouldn’t purchase a car or a truck without a test drive, so you shouldn’t miss that opportunity with your construction equipment.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Over the last several years, owners have begun to grasp that BIM can deliver more than just 3D models and better trade coordination. As a result, many organizations now require BIM data deliverables intended for downstream operations, and have developed transfer standards for embedding data in models during design.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As jobsites become even more connected with broadband and other services, equipment providers are giving their contractor customers more capabilities to take advantage of project data, whether from a 3D model or even take the steps to make materials supply chains more sustainable.

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 12, 2019

Equipment manufacturers have introduced new compact excavator models that can be tailored to your specific needs. But with all of these options, how do you select the compact excavator that’s right for you? Find out from a Bobcat expert here.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 5, 2017

Demand for compact excavators has grown tremendously over the 30 years since some of the first models made their debut in North America. In fact, according to data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the compact excavator market has grown by 218 percent within the past 6 years.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Kenworth has announced the launch of the Kenworth T680E, the company’s first-ever Class 8 battery-electric model. The zero-emission Kenworth T680E, now available for order from Kenworth dealers in the United States and Canada, will enter into production in 2021. The Kenworth T680E launch is an…

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Total Cost of Ownership Model Informs Future-Focused Facility Planning 1 kcichowicz Tue, 09/17/2024 - 10:00 TCO data-informed decisions can help owners, planners, designers, builders, and contractors strategically manage costs over an asset or portfolio’s lifecycle. Are you feeling overwhelmed by the number of buildings in your portfolio?

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

When procuring a repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build service, detailed line item estimating using objective local market labor, material, equipment, and productivity information remains industry’s best practice.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 4, 2022

Installed model and features of each system. Provide the manufacturer’s recommended procedures and instructions for correcting problems and making repairs for the installed model and features of each system. Identify, and tabulate separately, repair that requires the equipment manufacturer to complete or to participate.

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Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The Class 8 Volvo VNR Electric truck model has a scheduled production start of early 2021. Volvo Trucks North America announced the commercial introduction and sales start of its zero tailpipe emission, battery-electric vehicle to the North American market. The Volvo VNR Electric offers the same…

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 16, 2024

Renowned as a BIM Crusader, he excels in Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), and Project Information Management (PIM). Efficient Issue Management: Understand how adept issue and action item management can be a game-changer for a successful AECO project.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Construction sites these days have no shortage of data: design and BIM data from the planning stages of a project, jobsite data collected by wearables, mobile devices and sensors on equipment/materials, accounting and job progress data from the office, project management data and much more. Your data can help you develop these models.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 24, 2022

While team members on the design and coordination side often use BIM to plan and visualize projects, that rich model data isn’t effectively transmitted outside the office. . That’s why we’re so excited to release new model viewing capabilities on mobile and the web. When to use models in the field . Accurate measurements.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 14, 2019

We’re seeing wearable, connected safety equipment to monitor things like heart rate, heat and stress levels and more. Having a progressive business model and embracing technology like intuitive, construction-specific HR software not only helps improve your existing workforce but helps attract more tech-savvy new employees.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 1, 2024

Upgrades and Replacements : Regular inspections can identify opportunities for upgrading to more energy-efficient models or implementing energy-saving technologies. Cost Savings : Operational Efficiency : Efficient systems and equipment lead to lower operational costs, freeing up resources for further sustainability initiatives.

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Construction Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

These tools enable construction professionals to rethink every aspect of project planning, execution, and collaboration, whether it be through the use of project management software, virtual reality (VR), or building information modeling (BIM). In addition, QR codes can also be a great solution if you want to keep your information in safety.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 24, 2023

To keep up with their continued popularity, equipment manufacturers have introduced models that can be tailored to your specific needs. Understanding Excavators ccapoccia Tue, 01/24/2023 - 10:08 Excavators are more powerful, productive and durable than ever before.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Building information modeling (BIM) is growing increasingly popular in construction, and for good reason. This 3D modeling tool establishes one master design for everyone to work from, all the way from the planning stages of a project through execution. BIM models can streamline projects.

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Construction Junkie

MAY 19, 2020

To help ease the pain of that process, Autodesk is offering a new Assets Module on its BIM 360 platform to more efficiently track relevant information for materials, fixtures, and equipment. As we all are painfully aware, even brand new equipment can come with issues from the factory or even issues from improper installation.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

10% are due to equipment and/or materials delays, most off which could have been foreseen. Note: The use of national average cost data, area cost factors, construction cost indices, parametric cost modeling, historical cost data is NOT recommended. 10% are due to site related productivity issues, most of which could have been foreseen.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Estimators Analyze project blueprints and specifications to estimate labor, materials, and equipment costs. Heavy Equipment Operators Operate large machinery, such as bulldozers, cranes, and excavators, to move materials and perform site preparation. Ensure equipment is maintained and used safely.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 24, 2023

3# Detailed knowledge of local market labor, material, equipment, and productivity information a granular level is required to produce a verifiable and defensible construction cost estimate that is actionable. There is no “secret sauce”, there are no “short cuts”, and technology in itself is not a solution.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 22, 2020

Detailed Cost Data – Repair, renovation, maintenance, and new unit costs are based on discrete work activity tasks (along with their labor, crew, productivity, material, equipment and location requirements ) that represent applicable construction standards/specifications. Industry and statistical standards are not used.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 26, 2020

BIM Model Integration, also in a federated form, allows you to keep information connected to models, driving significant time savings and the reduction of the risk associated with the inability to access current actionable information. Instant access to drawings using Building in Cloud built-in DWG viewer.

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Construction Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

We would like to thank Equipment World for this informative article on Drones in Construction. However, they’ve done so with guidelines originally designed for model aircraft and the definition of “commercial use” isn’t always cut and dry. Construction Construction Equipment Drones'

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Project stakeholders can now access critical model data with fewer steps; powerful new features provide greater control over cost and schedule management. The model is a great source of truth during design and planning, but data isn’t easily transferred to construction teams during the build phase of a project. New Orleans, LA.,

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 12, 2023

And if you haven’t, get ready, because ClearSky Smart Fleet is technology with the potential to completely change the way you manage your equipment. As the product manager for ClearSky Smart Fleet, I try to serve as the best voice for the customer. At JLG, we use this capability just like our customers do.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2024

Historical Examples : Many iconic structures from ancient times including medieval cathedrals, Roman aqueducts, were built under the master builder model. The pre-established pricing models and workflows in JOC resemble how a Master Builder might rely on standardized processes to maintain efficiency and quality over a series of projects.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2025

Granular Local Market Cost Data is Essential for Cost Visibility & Management (Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, & New Builds) Using current, verifiable, and detailed local cost dat a instead of national averages with adjustment factors ensures: Cost transparency All labor, material, and equipment costs are broken down and verifiable.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery models include but are not limited to Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Project Alliancing (PA), and LEAN Job Order Contracting, all of which enable collaborative partnerships and work mechanisms based on trust, robust processes, and a common, shared data environment.

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Skycatch, a company offering an advanced drone image processing platform, has been powering the mapping portion of the additions to Microsoft’s new campus in Redmond, Washington. When the project is complete, the campus will provide a modern workplace and create greater collaboration and community…

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

Locally researched labor, material, equipment, and productivity data is essential in the devlopement of a credible construction cost estimate. One goal was to eventually facilitate building information modeling to contain project specifications. ENR economic index, etc.) and maintenance information into the building knowledge base.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 3, 2021

Locally researched cost data provided at this level of granularity provides superior cost visibility for specified projects when compared against Uniformat and/or assembly level categorizations of construction requirements, or parametric modeling. Similarly, how are material and equipment costs researched? via Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2021

Currently, many organizations use a one or more of the following, all of which are generally incapable of meeting current regulatory requirements; Historical construction costs Third-party cost databases based upon “national averages” Area cost factors or location factors or economic indices Parametric cost modeling.

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Construction Marketing

JULY 3, 2024

This automation ensures higher product quality in the same way building information modeling (BIM) does for your projects. This support is valuable not only for getting protection for your workers and equipment but for installing sun shades as part of your project. All custom shade products also come with a two-year warranty.

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