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Civil + Structural Engineer
MAY 1, 2023
In Part II of a two-part series, industry pros focus on the multiple benefits offered by offsite construction with increased challenges from inflation, labor shortages, materials availability, and a push to increase sustainability on construction projects. Ochs: To put it simply, using offsite construction saves time and money.
CCR Magazine
MARCH 3, 2025
The construction industry is shifting toward more efficient project delivery methods, and Design-Build has emerged as one of the most effective approaches. Unlike the traditional design-bid-build process, where design and construction are handled separately, design-build consolidates both under a single contract.
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CCR Magazine
JANUARY 15, 2025
Building a home or commercial space is a journey that starts with a vision and ends with a completed structure. These professionals handle everything from initial planning to the final walkthrough, ensuring the project meets both functional and aesthetic goals. But how does an idea on paper become a reality?
CCR Magazine
JANUARY 13, 2025
Whether you are a homeowner planning a renovation , a developer looking to break ground on a commercial project, or simply an interested party in the real estate market, understanding the construction costs in NYC is crucial for making informed decisions.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Unplanned cost spikes can feel like a wrench being thrown into the gears of a well-oiled machine. And while it may seem paradoxical to prepare for the unexpected, it's totally possible to gear up for cost and schedule changes effectively. They disrupt plans, wreak havoc on a project, and increase stress levels within your team.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
DECEMBER 1, 2023
The project leveraged four alternative delivery methods including: landside and airside construction management at-risk, a design-build-operate-maintain baggage team, design-bid-build award contracts and multiple design-build concession/tenant packages.
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CCR Magazine
MAY 23, 2024
With projects growing in complexity and scale, the demand for innovative tools to streamline processes and improve material handling has never been higher. Read on to learn some innovative construction tools for efficient material handling.
Civil + Structural Engineer
JULY 3, 2023
In addition to serving as the Project Manager for the Cairo Monorail project, Hill International also handled reviewing the design. In a crowded and often congested place like Cairo, the movement of materials can often pose a significant logistical challenge.
CCR Magazine
MARCH 14, 2025
A leader with strong management expertise ensures that teams are aligned, budgets are controlled, and risks are mitigated. Budget Control Projects often derail due to poor financial planning. Skilled managers keep tight controls on spending, ensuring no surprises hit down the line. Time Efficiency Delays can cost millions.
Develop Coaching
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
From project management to cost control, there are several key areas where you can make strategic improvements to enhance your bottom line. You’ll discover practical strategies to increase productivity on job sites, manage overhead costs effectively, and improve cash flow.
CCR Magazine
APRIL 23, 2024
Demolishing a building is a complex process that involves careful planning and execution to ensure safety and efficiency. This task requires a meticulous approach to handling various materials, managing debris, and minimizing environmental impact. Compliance with local, state, and federal regulations is non-negotiable.
Roads Online
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
“Our range offers not only advantageous environmental benefits, but also enhanced efficiency in daily operations and lower long-term operating costs,” says Sealey. JCB is focused on building a future where innovation meets sustainability, with machines that are designed to not only shape the world but also to protect it.”
Commercial Construction Blog
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
This proactive approach prevented misunderstandings, minimized delays, and reduced costs by ensuring that everyone stayed on the same page throughout the project. By establishing a process for handling change orders collaboratively, Directors and the GC can control the impact of changes on the project’s timeline, budget, and quality.
Commercial Construction Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
I wouldn’t go so far as to call myself a control freak, but as a national general contractor, it’s part of the job description to be the one calling the shots and telling everyone what to do on a complex commercial construction project. One recent project we bid even had the pre-fabricated steel structure of a building as an OFI.
UK Construction Blog
MARCH 4, 2025
The post Why I Chose a Tiny Container Home Over a Tiny House (Real Costs Revealed) appeared first on UK Construction Blog. The cost ranges from AUD$30,000 to AUD$300,000, based on specific modifications needed. You’ll see the actual costs and practical factors that shaped my decision. They cost between AUD 2,293.49
UK Construction Blog
MARCH 14, 2025
Whether you’re a weekend tinkerer or someone who simply wants to handle basic maintenance tasks, optimising your garage setup is the first step toward automotive self-sufficiency. Build or purchase a bench 36-40 inches high with a solid hardwood or metal top that can withstand heavy tools and parts.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
APRIL 14, 2023
. – After a long, stormy winter, drivers are faced with dodging potholes or suffering the consequences of damage to their vehicles, but a first-of its-kind quality control tool may help increase the quality of pavement and keep those potholes, ruts and cracks from forming. In some cases, the entire road may have to be rebuilt.
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Jonas Construction
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Last Updated on November 11, 2024 In today’s fast-paced construction industry, effective cost management is essential to protect profits and ensure project success. Rising material costs, labor shortages, and unpredictable project delays often result in costly overruns, putting project profitability at risk.
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Roads Online
JUNE 20, 2024
Image/Coates From maintaining thermal comfort and personal safety, to enabling manufacturing, building and industrial processes, many businesses rely on temperature-controlled environments. Temporary event spaces often require heating solutions too, particularly in marquees or halls that aren’t geared for climate control.
CCR Magazine
DECEMBER 3, 2024
In the dynamic world of construction, efficiently managing resources such as equipment and materials is key to achieving successful outcomes. Asset monitoring solutions have become a game-changing tool, empowering construction firms to oversee and control their assets with precision.
Civil + Structural Engineer
AUGUST 19, 2024
It’s common sense that relocating pumps above ground, away from constant exposure to corrosive and hazardous sewage, safeguards the mechanical and electrical components of the pumps, as well as the workers who handle them. The longer service life and easier maintenance add up to a significantly lower total cost of ownership.
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.
Buildern
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Construction loans are important for funding building projects but the approach may differ depending on the borrower. Identically, it is important to understand construction budgeting , so that your project stays within financial limits and doesn’t run up unexpected costs.
CCR Magazine
JULY 20, 2023
Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) is introducing two material handling products, the BRUTE Rotomolded Tilt Truck and the Heavy-Duty Ergonomic Utility Cart, as part of its new BRUTE Can Handle It campaign. The new BRUTE products are build tough for demanding work scenarios. This new video shows how BRUTE Can Handle It.
CCR Magazine
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
The idea of maintaining a high-rise building might seem daunting, but it’s a crucial aspect of ensuring safety and longevity. By staying on top of maintenance tasks, you ensure a safer environment for residents and a more sustainable building overall. You might wonder if implementing these technologies will impact costs.
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CCR Magazine
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
As they build, it’s crucial for you to pay utmost attention to the plumbing layout and use appropriate materials. It tackles more complex systems that manage water supply, waste removal and gas lines in large buildings. Determine the right materials for pipes and fixtures. What are the Best Materials for Plumbing?
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UK Construction Blog
MARCH 13, 2025
Twin-wall polycarbonate panels provide excellent thermal efficiency with 80-85% light transmission, creating stable growing conditions year-round whilst reducing energy costs by up to 40%. Key Materials and Construction Polycarbonate greenhouses consist of transparent sheets secured to an aluminium or galvanised steel frame.
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iField Smart
JULY 29, 2024
This powerful technology is reshaping how construction projects handle, share, and collaborate on critical documents, paving the way for increased efficiency, accuracy, and profitability. Version control ensures that everyone is working with the latest revisions, preventing costly errors and rework.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 19, 2024
This role encompasses all aspects of planning, architecture, engineering, and building, integrating both creative and technical responsibilities. Modern Context In modern construction, the master builder concept has evolved into initial concepts such as design-build , where a single entity manages both design and construction.
Civil + Structural Engineer
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
By Shannon Humbert, Legacy Building Solutions Rigid-frame fabric buildings offer a permanent solution for athletic facilities. For many entities, both public and private, the need for an athletics and recreation facility comes down to two options: A permanent brick and mortar building, or a lower-cost fabric bubble.
iField Smart
JUNE 19, 2024
Top Construction Project Management Software for 2024 Construction projects are notorious for their complexity – budgets to manage, timelines to adhere to, materials to coordinate, and teams to synchronize. Cost Control: Budgeting, bid management, change order tracking. Fieldwire shines in field-focused operations.
Commercial Construction Blog
APRIL 20, 2017
These credentials and ratings have been very important in highlighting new green building techniques and elevating the standards we all follow. Erosion control measures, such silt fencing on the site of this Goodwill store Englewood built in Romeoville, Ill., Product and Material Selection.
CCR Magazine
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Planning is essential when building a structure, no matter how simple or complex. Every construction project has many layers, and each section must be handled on time and with precision for the next step to take place. This role is crucial, involving planning, coordinating, bidding, controlling budgets, and supervising the work.
Rapport3
JANUARY 16, 2025
With the right tool, your firm can handle the industry's demands and achieve great results. Financial Tracking: Manage budgets, monitor costs, and analyse profitability. Document Storage and Version Control: Centralise project documents with easy retrieval and ensure teams work with the latest versions.
PN - Project Management
MARCH 26, 2024
"Poor storage of construction materials can result in the materials being damaged or stolen." Ensuring the safety and integrity of the construction materials needed to complete a build is a huge priority. After all, securely storing construction materials is a logistical necessity and crucial to project success!
UK Construction Blog
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
In todays news, it has been decided upon by the Australian corporation that it will sell up its building projects in the United States and divest itself of its activities in the United Kingdom as part of a new strategy for commercial enterprise. In the second half of FY25, he predicted that building will be profitable again.
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CCR Magazine
JANUARY 21, 2025
In construction, it means leveraging tools such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), artificial intelligence, drones, and IoT-enabled devices to streamline processes, enhance productivity, and reduce costs. Rising prices for materials, shortages of workers, and unpredictable market conditions make this even harder.
CCR Magazine
DECEMBER 18, 2024
If you’re pouring a foundation, ensure the location meets local building codes. A miscalculation at this stage can lead to wasted materials or structural issues. Build a Formwork Create a sturdy wooden frame to contain the concrete. Knowing how to handle them can save time and money.
Rapport3
JANUARY 30, 2025
While these initiatives aim to remove barriers and fast-track development, AEC firms must prepare to handle increased project demands, complex regulatory shifts, and a renewed emphasis on efficiency and sustainability. Key reforms include: Easing restrictions on building in key areas to accelerate commercial and residential projects.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JULY 31, 2023
This shift isn't just a passing trend; the prefabricated buildings market is expected to surpass $227.7 Design and BIM Prefabrication is all about building a structure's elements offsite and assembling them on location. To be successful, teams need a clear understanding of material needs, labor requirements, and scheduling.
CCR Magazine
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Complying with Noise Regulations Many cities enforce strict noise regulations as part of their building codes to ensure a healthy living and working environment. They also contribute to the overall quality of the building, enhancing its appeal to potential buyers or tenants.
The Pro Builder
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Thermal bridging can be a major source of energy loss in buildings. Thermal bridges are essentially areas in the building envelope that allow heat to pass through more easily and occur where materials that are better conductors of heat form a "bridge" between the inner and outer face of the construction.
Roads Online
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
Subsequent models have integrated cutting-edge technology, such as EcoMax engines, for enhanced fuel efficiency and precision controls for increased productivity. The cab will have an embroidered graphic on the carpet, upgraded seat material with 70th anniversary branding, and a steering wheel centre cap featuring the 70th logo.
iField Smart
MARCH 17, 2024
Traditional processes and tools related to construction management aren’t able to cut it for complex, cost, and time-driven projects. Feature Description Cloud-based Platform for BIM and Construction Management Platform for Building Information Modeling (BIM) and construction management on the cloud.
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