The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has released their yearly report on tall building completions for 2019. On the year, supertall buildings of 300m (984 feet) broke the record for most completions, but tall buildings over 200m (656 feet) were down for the second straight year after 4 straight years of increases.
Read moreThe Contractor’s Guide to Google Ads
[guest post] Let’s face it… contractors usually aren’t the best when it comes to marketing their business online. Creating a nice-looking website and promoting your business can feel daunting, especially if it’s not your forte!
Read moreOSHA Notes an Increase in Inspections and Record Compliance Assistance in 2019
OSHA’s 2019 fiscal year started in October 2018 and ended in September 2019 and their year-end reports are finally being shared. The administration recently announced their total inspection numbers and the results of their compliance assistance program.
Read morePipelineSuite Manages the Entire Preconstruction Process for GCs and Subs
The bidding process is the lifeblood of most contractors; if you don’t win the bids, you can’t build the project. Managing that process in the most efficient way possible can not only lead to better bid results, but also open your company up to more opportunities. One way to quickly and easily manage that process is PipelineSuite.
Read more[VIDEO] An In-Depth Look at Procore for Owners, Analytics, and the Embedded Experience
If you missed this year’s Groundbreak, Procore’s annual technology conference, you may not have heard the company’s 3 big announcements: Procore for Owners, Procore Analytics, and the Embredded Experience.
Read moreStructionSite – Automated 360 Degree Photo Documentation for Construction
Photo documentation is an extremely important part of any construction project for communication and quality control, but taking pictures with your phone or camera on the jobsite is very inefficient process. Uploading, organizing, renaming, and, ultimately finding those pictures later on is a very tedious process.
Read more3 Big Reasons Contractors Who Want to Get Paid Should File a Mechanics Lien
The following is a guest post by Justin Gitelman
Among common setbacks in the construction industry, nonpayment is a contractor’s worst nightmare. When calling, sending emails, submitting a preliminary notice, and other measures don’t yield any positive results, you may be left with no choice but to file a mechanics lien.
Read moreAn Inside Look at Caesars Forum, Future Home to the World’s Largest Pillarless Ballrooms
photo courtesy of Caesars
The construction industry shouldn’t be surprised by the fact that Las Vegas has over 11 million square feet of meeting, exhibit, and trade show space. It seems like every trade show in the industry is housed in the Entertainment Capital of the World. A new conference center is currently under construction and it will bring some records with it when it opens.
Read more1 Dead, 5 Injured After Partial Building Collapse During Concrete Pour in Cincinnati
photo by Arvell Dorsey Jr, CC BY 2.0
Last Monday, 1 construction workers was killed and 5 others were injured after a section of newly placed concrete collapsed on a downtown Cincinnati construction site.
Read moreAll of the Updates for PlanGrid, BIM 360, Assemble, and BuildingConnected Announced at AU 2019
Autodesk University 2019 just finished up last week and in addition to their big announcement of the creation of the Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), they also announced a bevy of updates for the four platforms on the ACC: PlanGrid, BIM 360, Assemble, and BuildingConnected.
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