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Hilti Unveils Semi-Autonomous Overhead Drilling Robot, Called Jaibot

Construction Junkie

Hilti , known for its wide selection of power tools and fastening applications for the commercial construction industry, recently took a step outside the box when they announced the release of an exoskeleton to help relieve the bodily toll overhead work takes on workers. courtesy of Hilti.

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Gateway of opportunity: Vertical-stacking doors in modern spaces

Construction Specifier

Compared to traditional sectional doors that use long ceiling tracks, hinges, or exposed cables for opening and closing, vertical stacking eliminates the need for unsightly, intrusive overhead hardware. Eliminating noisy overhead tracks and other mechanical parts also translates into quieter opening and closing.

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Second-term advice: Bring OSHA regs into 21st Century

FDR Safety

Read them today and they talk about equipment that is no longer used and procedures that are no longer relevant. As a result, they don’t even mention the use of safety harnesses and lanyards, common protective equipment that is used regularly in general industry. That clearly did not work. They haven’t been updated since.

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Contractors Are Renting Rather Than Buying More Equipment.

ENR Construction

Contractors Are Renting Rather Than Buying More Equipment During Slow Recovery. Equipment rentals allow contractors to shift downtime risk while trimming expenses, including licensing, insurance, taxes and debt, among others. in 2011, according to the Associated Equipment Manufacturers, a Milwaukee-based industry trade group.

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Reliable Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

Each task should also have the following break downs and associated information (cost and descriptions as appropriate) for (1) labor, (2) material, (3) construction equipment. Construction supervision, and general office overhead, as well as any other costs should also be itemized separately. Means Company, Inc.,

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Digger’s Top Ten blogs 2012

Digger Blog

It featured a Terex Franna crane that had struck an overhead gantry somewhere in Perth, Western Australia. Number 8 brings us to the post about the delivery of 4 Caterpillar 6030 mining excavators, and other associated Cat equipment to Hargreaves Mining back in April. Click here to read the full post. Click here to read the full post.

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4BT’s Best Value Job Order Contracting Solution

Job Order Contracting

Cost data was truly reflective of local market conditions, by locally researching all construction labor, material, and equipment costs. Additional non-prepriced line items can be easily created from existing UPB line times at a detailed level, include changes to material, labor, crew, and equipment costs.

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