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Why contractors are still all in on manufacturing projects

Construction Dive

Despite the sector’s recent deceleration in starts, firms with factory construction specialization are scaling up for more demand.

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Cementex Highlights the TR-9HVAC TOOLKIT for HVAC Professionals

Civil + Structural Engineer

Kits offer a variety of 1000VAC/1500VDC double insulated hand tools providing a solution for HVAC work around energized equipment Burlington, NJ – Cementex , the safety tool specialists, highlights its TR-9HVAC TOOLKIT, crafted to specifically cater to the HVAC industry’s unique needs. This toolkit provides HVAC professionals with a versatile set of insulated tools essential for the installation, maintenance, and repair of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

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Types of Road Patterns in Highway Engineering

Prodyogi

In urban areas, achieving a smooth traffic flow is a challenging procedure. While planning a road system for urban areas, special care and precaution are to be taken to provide accident-free traffic flow. The main principle of a road system is to increase the response time of average and emergency vehicles, like ambulances, fire engines, etc to reach the final destination.

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Finalists Announced for Top Women in Construction Awards

The Pro Builder

Finalists Announced for Top Women in Construction Awards ibush Fri, 02/02/2024 - 12:44 The awards celebrate women's impact in Minnesota’s construction industry F inance & Commerce has announced the finalists in its fourth annual Top Women in Construction awards program, which recognizes women in Minnesota’s construction industry for their professional involvement, innovation, and achievements.

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Expert Guide to Making the Best Construction ERP Decision for Your Firm

Choosing the right ERP system is a pivotal decision for any construction company. Our buyer’s guide is crafted to provide leaders with the essential knowledge needed to make informed choices. This guide delves into the critical aspects of selecting a construction ERP, including making the right decision, building internal support, and identifying the best software for your organization.

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Public construction spending soars, but private projects still face hurdles

Construction Dive

Highway and street projects are flush with cash, but high interest rates, labor shortages and regulatory delays are weighing on commercial projects.

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Make It Resilient 2024 Student Contest Encourages New Ways to Build for Extreme Environments

Autodesk Construction Cloud

From the moon to Mars, we’re getting closer to the reality of expanding humanity’s habitat beyond our planet. But, here on Earth, extreme weather and a changing climate are also creating new challenges—from wildfires to coastal flooding, severe heat waves, and more. With its latest annual Make It Real program, Autodesk is challenging high school students to imagine how to design and build a habitat for an extreme environment.

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Newark’s $1 Housing Lottery Has a Winner

The Pro Builder

Newark’s $1 Housing Lottery Has a Winner ibush Fri, 02/02/2024 - 10:52 The lottery program aims to boost home ownership in Newark, NJ, where most residents are renters On Jan. 29, New Jersey resident Latoya Hardin became a homeowner when she received the keys to a house from the city of Newark, N.J., in the latest round of the city's housing lottery, NJ Spotlight News reports.

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Google taps Whiting-Turner to build $600M Oregon data center

Construction Dive

The Baltimore-based general contractor received the go-ahead from the local community development department to start construction on the facility.

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District engineer wins national career achievement award

Civil + Structural Engineer

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District proudly announces the Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) STEM Conference has selected Operations Division Chief, Andrea L. Williams, to receive a 2024 Career Achievement Award in recognition of her significant achievements as an engineer for a U.S. Government organization.

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The Ultimate Checklist for Choosing the Right Construction Management Software

Managing construction projects in disparate systems and spreadsheets is difficult due to numerous moving parts and diverse stakeholder needs. A dynamic, intuitive software solution is essential for everyone involved—owners, designers, engineers, Construction Managers, and General Contractors. Companies need a secure, centralized system to manage documents, scheduling, financials, and more.

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Piedmont Paving Inc. Winners of the 2024 Best Marketing Video, Pavement Award

For Construction Pros

Piedmont Paving Inc, the winners of this year's Best Marketing Video Award 2024, started recording and publishing videos without knowing exactly what they were doing. Now? It's a ket part of how they engage with customers.

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Affordable, Supportive Community for Veterans Soon to Open in Ventura County

The Pro Builder

Affordable, Supportive Community for Veterans Soon to Open in Ventura County ibush Fri, 02/02/2024 - 12:03 The development brings Ventura County, Calif., a step closer to closing the gap between supply and demand in affordable housing Through a collaboration between developers and other private and public partners, the $70.3 million Ventura Springs development in Ventura Springs, Calif., will provide 122 units of affordable, supportive housing for formerly unhoused and low-income veterans and th

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The evolution of head protection: safety helmets vs. hard hats

Construction Dive

The evolution of head protection from traditional hard hats to Type 2 safety helmets and hard hats signifies a positive shift towards enhanced workplace safety.

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Trust is at an all-time low. Here are 5 ways to address it

Civil + Structural Engineer

By Jannet Walker-Ford First, the good news. Trust in infrastructure is generally solid, and rightly so. Designers, engineers and planners have long created modern marvels that withstand the unthinkable and make daily life immeasurably better. The bad news is it might not be enough to sustain trust in today’s era of misinformation, disengagement, and plummeting levels of trust across all aspects of society.

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The Art of Contingency Planning: Dealing with Unforeseen Costs

Contingency planning is a strategic plan to allocate resources, time, and money if “all hell breaks loose” on a project. It considers risk mitigation and planning for a worst-case scenario.  Contingency planning in construction is necessary. You're expected to throw in a percentage to cover a contingency plan in your estimates but is it enough? There is an art to this type of planning and, if project leaders aren’t careful, a contingency plan could cost the company a lot more than lapsed deadlin

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Burnham says devolving power over stations would see accessibility improved sooner

New Civil Engineer

Railway stations could be more accessible if powers over them were devolved to regional transport authorities, according to Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham. The post Burnham says devolving power over stations would see accessibility improved sooner appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Fiber-Reinforced Concrete As An Alternative to Steel Concrete Reinforcement

For Construction Pros

Fiber concrete reinforcement can be a cost-effective, durable and even sustainable alternative to conventional steel like rebar and wire mesh. Can synthetic fibers compete “head-to-head” with steel? Let's talk about it.

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Amazon to invest $10B in 2 Mississippi data centers

Construction Dive

The retail giant will build multiple complexes in two industrial parks across Madison County amid continued growth in the industrial sector.

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National Infrastructure Leaders Visit Frankfort to Spotlight Mountain Parkway Expansion

Civil + Structural Engineer

Gov. Beshear, federal and state officials join the Engineering & Public Works Roadshow to highlight how public works, engineering improve communities with infrastructure investment FRANKFORT, KY – A critical infrastructure project that will connect the state and unlock significant opportunities for economic development, jobs and opportunity for eastern Kentucky was showcased by the national Engineering and Public Works Roadshow today at an event in the rotunda of the New State Capitol Buildi

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From Plan to Reality: Unlocking the Power of Aerial Imagery for AEC

Aerial imagery has emerged as a necessary tool for architecture, engineering, and construction firms seeking to improve pre-construction site analysis, make more informed planning decisions, and ensure all stakeholders have access to an accurate visualization of the site to keep the project moving forward. Download our guide and take a deeper look at how aerial imagery can be leveraged to drive project efficiency by reducing unnecessary site visits and providing the accurate details required to

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Zweig Group’s 2024 report highlights AEC industry’s salary trends

Construction Specifier

Cover page of the report. Photo courtesy Zweig Group. Zweig Group, provider of advisory services, research, and education for the AEC industry, has released its 2024 Salary Report of AEC Firms for all regions of the U.S, diving into compensation in the industry. These reports are based on a comprehensive salary survey of hundreds of industry individuals and firms and are presented in three separate regional editions: North and South Atlantic, Central, and Pacific-Mountain.

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National Infrastructure Pipeline: Energy and transport dominate £775bn spending forecast

New Civil Engineer

The National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline (NICP) has been published and shows confirmed investment in UK infrastructure over the next decade will see over 70% go towards energy and transport, while investment in water and sewerage will lag. The post National Infrastructure Pipeline: Energy and transport dominate £775bn spending forecast appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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3 dead, 9 injured in Idaho construction collapse

Construction Dive

An airplane hangar being built by Meridian, Idaho-based Big D Builders collapsed yesterday afternoon at the Boise Airport.

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The Great Talent Vanishing Act: Understanding the Professional Labor Gap

Civil + Structural Engineer

By Stuart McLendon, COO, Zweig Group Ever feel like finding a unicorn would be easier than finding a top-notch professional these days? You’re not alone. In boardrooms and virtual happy hours alike, the echo is the same: from CPAs to attorneys, HR managers, and administrative assistants – good people are hard to find. But it’s not just water cooler talk.

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Sustainable Construction: Practical Strategies for Reducing Material Waste

In the construction industry, efficient material management and waste reduction are essential for both environmental sustainability and economic success. This detailed eBook provides an in-depth look at methods to cut waste and boost material efficiency. Topics covered include sustainable design principles, utilizing BIM for waste minimization, precise estimating and ordering, and effective storage and handling of materials.

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Sector ‘not ready’ to prove post-Grenfell competence, key body warns

Construction News

The construction sector is still not ready for some of the significant changes emerging from the Building Safety Act, a major report has concluded. These include companies being able to demonstrate the competence of their workforce and being able to show that no one on… The post Sector ‘not ready’ to prove post-Grenfell competence, key body warns appeared first on Construction News.

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Meta to build an $800M data center campus in Indiana

Construction Specifier

Photo of Jeffersonville downtown in Indiana. The city will house Meta’s $800 million data center campus. Photo courtesy Censusdata, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and others, has revealed plans to establish a nearly 65,000-m 2 (700,000-sf) facility, carrying an $800 million price tag, at the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, Ind.

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NASA tests autonomous construction robots

Construction Dive

The machines assemble modular wire structures called “voxels,” which may eventually be used to build shelters on the moon.

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Building the Future of Safety in the AEC Industry

Civil + Structural Engineer

The topics of workplace health and safety are constantly at the forefront of conversation in the AEC industry, and for good reason. Historically, engineering and construction have been hazardous professions, and, while there have been significant improvements to safety standards in recent years, the risk of workplace accidents is still high when compared to other industries.

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Future-Proof Your Firm: Discover the Power of Next Gen Construction ERP

In the face of rising customer expectations and evolving industry standards, staying ahead in construction demands innovation. A Next Generation Construction ERP is designed to meet these challenges head-on. By integrating this advanced system into your tech stack, you empower your team with a single source of truth, enhancing decision-making and operational efficiency.

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South Manchester office pushes the boundaries of low carbon construction and operation

New Civil Engineer

Designing the UK’s lowest carbon new office building has produced net zero lessons for the wider industry. The post South Manchester office pushes the boundaries of low carbon construction and operation appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Easing Your Back Office Burden One Payroll At A Time

Contractor Bookkeeping

As a construction business owner, you have a lot on your plate. You need to manage your employees, oversee projects, ensure compliance with regulations, and keep your clients happy. Amidst all this, you may be tempted to handle your payroll to save costs and maintain control. At face value, it seems like a great idea. If you're a small business owner with just a few employees, you probably think hiring a payroll specialist is an expense you can avoid.

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Holder Construction to manage $950M Nebraska airport expansion plan

Construction Dive

The Eppley Airfield’s terminal in Omaha will almost double in square footage, and will feature more gates, streamlined security and a unified concourse.