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[VIDEO] Truck Greenhouse Gas Rules to Boost Fuel Efficiency 24%
EPA plans to institute largest fuel economy goals ever attempted in the next decade; plus more construction industry news on the September 1, 2016 edition of Construction News Tracker
[VIDEO] Truck Greenhouse Gas Rules to Boost Fuel Efficiency 24%
Training & Education
American Concrete Institute Announces New Concrete Repair Code Webinar Series
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of a new three-day webinar series: Guide to ACI 562-16 Repair Code: Design Examples.
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Forecast: US Put-in-place Construction Spending Forecast Revised Down for 2016, 2017
ConstructConnect's forecasts total construction spending will be 3% lower than originally forecast for 2016 and nearly 2% lower than forecast for 2017
Table 1 is derived from the Census Bureau’s ‘actual’ construction spending figures through June of this year (i.e., through 2016’s first half), for the various type-of-structure categories set out in column 1.
Apps
[APP] Complete Cloud-based Safety Documentation on the Jobsite with SiteDocs
SiteDocs is a complete cloud-based paperless safety management system that allows you to manage your entire safety program from mobile apps and the Web
SiteDocs is a complete cloud-based Paperless safety management system that allows you to manage your entire safety program from mobile apps and the web.
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How Delegation Can Be a Contractor's Secret Weapon for Development
If you prepare your people the right way for delegation you will find that there are several “wins” experienced
Complete delegation is not complete “dumping.” If you prepare your people the right way for delegation you will find that there are several “wins” experienced.
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Construction Unemployment Rate Hits Lowest Point in 16 Years
National construction unemployment was at 4.5% in July, the lowest since it hit 4.4% in July 2000
For the third month in a row, the estimated construction unemployment rates for all the states were below 10%. The last time that happened was from June to August 2005.
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Construction Costs Drop as Materials, Equipment Record Soft Pricing
IHS Markit
For the past five months, expectations for materials and equipment have been switching back and forth between rising and falling prices, indicating that respondents expect volatility to continue
This month, the current materials/equipment price index fell below the neutral mark. Out of the 12 categories included in the index, seven showed falling prices.
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The Real Impact of Merchant Cash Advances on Your Construction Business
The cash advance form of financing is often unregulated and carries with it an extremely high interest rate of 15% to 39%+ and monthly maintenance fees
Cash advance companies often times will claim it is not a loan; however, they are giving you money up front that you will then have to repay and you will lose control of when and how you make the payment.
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First International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) Pairs Research, Industry
Iowa State University
Iowa State University (ISU), paired with the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the University of Connecticut (UConn), hosted the First International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete, held in July.
Apps
[APP] Know Exactly How Much Stockpiled Material You Have with Stockpile Reports
URC Ventures Inc.
Construction contractors can use the app to verify stockpiles of materials were delivered in the exact amount ordered and help measure and verify the amount of material the contractor has at the shop or wants to sell
How do you use the Stockpiles mobile app? Simply walk the perimeter of the pile while pointing your phone at the pile surface. The app does the rest.
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Count the Cost of Using Coarse Language in Construction
Coarse language can leave a bad impression on the customer or create a negative environment between workers
Coarse language never leaves the customer thinking very positive about the company represented by the speaker of foul words.
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Less Than Half the States Added Construction Jobs in July 2016
Texas add the most construction jobs for the month followed by Pennsylvania, Florida, Tennessee and Colorado; Ohio, New Jersey, New York, Illinois and Louisiana lost the most jobs in July
Iowa added the highest percentage of new construction jobs during the past year, followed by Hawaii, Idaho and Colorado.
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