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Construction Junkie Nominated for Best Use of Social Media by a Construction Website

June 24, 2015 Shane Hedmond
Construction Marketing Ideas 2015 Best Social Media Competition

Now through August 31st, the voting polls will be open for Construction Marketing Ideas' Social Media Competition, which will crown the construction related website with the best overall use of social media as champion.


Popular vote accounts for a portion of the judgement, so we could use your help!  Head on over to the 2015 Social Media Voting Booth and vote for your favorite construction blog!  (Construction Junkie) That's what you were thinking, right? Guys? Hello?


And while you're at it, quit messing around and check out our many social media fan pages, so you can stay up to date with all of our recent articles. Click the colored boxes below to visit our pages.

 
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Feb 21, 2019
Law, Safety, Project Management
Court Decision Says that GCs Can Receive OSHA Citations for Subcontractor Violations
Feb 21, 2019
Law, Safety, Project Management

Multi-employer worksites are extremely common in the construction industry, but they can still make work extremely complicated.  One of those complications results when a subcontractor receives a governmental violation, such as an OSHA violation.  As a controlling employer on the site, can a general contractor be held responsible for safety hazards of a subcontractor?  One court says yes.

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Feb 21, 2019
Law, Safety, Project Management
Feb 20, 2019
News
The Top States to Work in Construction: #4 Washington
Feb 20, 2019
News

We interrupt this utter domination by Midwest states in our top 10 list with a West Coast state: Washington. This is the only non-Midwest state that has landed in the top 10 so far and, spoiler alert, it’s the only one you’re going to see.

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Feb 20, 2019
News
Feb 19, 2019
Green Building, News
First Approval Granted for Possible Tallest Mass Timber Building in North America
Feb 19, 2019
Green Building, News

A new 21-story apartment building proposed for Milwaukee, Wisconsin as received unanimous approval from the City Plan Commission. If built, the new tower could possibly be North America’s tallest mass timber building.

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Feb 19, 2019
Green Building, News
Feb 18, 2019
Safety
OSHA to Offer Temporary Compliance Assistance on Newly Effective Crane Operator Rule
Feb 18, 2019
Safety

After an abundance of delays on rule that would require crane operators to be formally qualified to operate, OSHA finally landed on an effective date of February 7, 2019. After receiving feedback from industry partners, OSHA has decided to delay enforcement for 60 days for contractors who make a “good faith effort” to comply.

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Feb 18, 2019
Safety
Feb 15, 2019
Green Building
The Top 10 US States for LEED Certified Construction in 2018
Feb 15, 2019
Green Building

The USGBC recently released their 2018 ranking of the Top 10 US States for LEED construction, which is sorted by Gross Square Footage per Capita.  That ranking system allows them to get a fair comparison of states, despite differences in population and number of buildings.

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Feb 15, 2019
Green Building
Feb 13, 2019
News
The Top States to Work in Construction: #5 Michigan
Feb 13, 2019
News

Michigan, the mitten shaped state consisting of two peninsulas and which also seems to be both south and north of all surrounding states somehow, lands at #5 on our list. The state is already the 6th state from the Midwest Region in the top 10, joining Indiana, Kansas, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

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Feb 13, 2019
News
Feb 12, 2019
Project Management, Technology
JBKnowledge Releases 2018 Construction Technology Report | ConTech Junkie
Feb 12, 2019
Project Management, Technology

JBKnowledge, a construction technology and consultancy company, has been producing their annual Construction Technology Report since 2012.  Now in its 7th year, it is far and away the most comprehensive collection of survey results in the construction technology sector.

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Feb 12, 2019
Project Management, Technology
Feb 11, 2019
News
VOTES NEEDED! Construction Junkie Nominated for Best Construction Blog of 2019
Feb 11, 2019
News

Construction Junkie has once again been nominated as one of the top construction blogs on the internet and we NEED YOUR HELP to make us #1.  Each year, Construction Marketing Ideas organizes a Best Construction Blog competition featuring some the best blogs in the industry.  While we’ve come up short of taking the top spot in the past, we think this year is our year.

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Feb 11, 2019
News
Feb 8, 2019
News, Project Management
AGC: Almost 80% of Construction Firms Plan to Add Headcount in 2019
Feb 8, 2019
News, Project Management
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Feb 8, 2019
News, Project Management
Feb 7, 2019
News
Demo Permits Submitted for Future World’s Tallest Voluntary Demolition Project
Feb 7, 2019
News

JPMorgan Chase announced their intentions to tear down their existing 52-story headquarters in Manhattan, New York City early last year.  When the demolition is complete, it is widely believed that it will be the tallest building ever to be voluntarily demolished. It’s speculated that the building will be dismantled floor-by-floor, as opposed to imploded, due to obvious safety concerns.

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Feb 7, 2019
News
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