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Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Hearing?

Employers are responsible for selecting, fitting and maintaining hearing protective devices and must provide them to workers at no costs and train worker in how to use them correctly

November 5, 2015

Convenience and comfort are important for frequent use of hearing protective devices. Earmuffs and foam earplugs in most cases offer the most noise reduction. However, preformed plugs or canal caps may be more convenient where construction work generates moderate daily average noise levels. There is no one device that is the best type for all situations.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Cat Inspect

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Caterpillar’s new mobile app, Cat Inspect, allows equipment operators to perform equipment inspections on an entire fleet of construction equipment

November 3, 2015

Subsequent inspection reports list items requiring attention from immediate to normal.

Sustainable Snippets

4 Steps to Avoid the Risks and Reap the Rewards of Sustainable Construction

While there can be greater risks attributed to sustainable construction projects, there's also huge opportunities for contractors who hold experience with this growing market trend. Opportunities that equaled $145 billion in 2015 alone.

October 29, 2015

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ForConstructionPros App of the Week: FotoIn

FotoIN is a B2B business focused app that automates business photo documentation and connects the field and office in real time

October 27, 2015

Construction contractors can use the FotoIN mobile app for visual verification of completed field work.

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Technology is at Contractors' Fingertips, Literally

Two new construction glove products are bringing technology right to construction contractors' fingertips

October 22, 2015

Nanotips is a liquid solution that makes any glove touchscreen compatible making mobile device use while wearing the gloves much easier.

App of the Week: JobFLEX Quickly Creates Quotes while Off-line

Construction contractors can use the JobFLEX mobile app to create quotes, proposals and estimates in just minutes without the need for an Internet connection

October 20, 2015

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: SmartReality

SmartReality uses a mobile device’s camera to overlay an interactive BIM model on a printed construction plan to transform the plans from 2D to 3D visualizations

October 13, 2015

Once a user has construction plans matched to the 3D model, they just open the app, load the project and point the device's camera at the 2D plan to see the 3D model overlaid.

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unCommon Construction Nonprofit Educates Youth Through Construction Industry Opportunities

Four-month residential construction apprenticeship program aims to prepare high school students with technical and "soft skills" needed for success after graduation

October 8, 2015

unCommon Construction is currently building its first house in partnership with New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: iAuditor

iAuditor is a free inspection checklist mobile app that allows users to create and export inspection reports

October 6, 2015

Once completed, inspections can be exported or emailed with just one tap. Reports can be exported in multiple formats.

Weather Doesn't Dampen Enthusiasm at ICUEE 2015

"The Demo Expo" saw a record attendance despite less than ideal conditions.

October 5, 2015

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Sustainable Snippets

How Wearable Technology is Saving Lives

We’ve all heard about the coming boom of wearable technology, though how useful much of it will be to the construction industry is unknown. Integrating wearable tech into site safety procedures however, is already a win.

September 30, 2015

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ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Fleetio Fuel

Use Fleetio Fuel to track and analyze vehicle and heavy equipment fuel data to monitor fuel efficiency and save money

September 29, 2015

Fleetio Fuel automatically records location information for each fuel entry.

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How 15 Minutes a Day Can Help Build Your Pipeline of Work

Set aside 15 minutes a day to check in with clients, find network opportunities and get on social media to help fill your project pipeline

September 24, 2015

Construction contractors should set aside time each day to check in with current and past clients, find new networking opportunities and get on social media to help keep the pipeline of work flowing.

Cat Pits “The Mountain” vs. the Machine in its Latest Built For It Trial

Construction giant enlists Game of Thrones strongman for the latest in its video series.

September 22, 2015

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ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Mobile Forms

Create, fill out and distribute mobile forms while on the construction jobsite with the Mobile Forms mobile app

September 22, 2015

Automatically tag and track location of each form submission with geo-tagging.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Construct

Construction contractors can use the Construct mobile app to synchronize all moving parts of a jobsite and collaborate in real time with stakeholders and field workers

September 15, 2015

Assign tasks to other members of the team who then receive immediate notification of the task.

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6 Guidelines to Avoid Construction Worker Misclassification

Six questions to help determine if a worker should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor

September 10, 2015

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ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Handwrytten

Construction contractors can send computer-generated handwritten thank you cards and notes with the Handwrytten mobile app

September 8, 2015

Handwrytten mobile app users select a card, type their message and can even include a gift card. Robotic handwriting machines then write the contractor’s message in realistic handwriting with a real pen on the card, address the envelope, insert optional gift cards and place it in the mail with a real stamp.

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