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Utilitarian Municipal Structures Can Be Functional, Sturdy, Earth-Friendly AND Pretty

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:44:39 +0000

Contractors who are building out and improving the country’s metropolitan landscapes don’t have to settle for off-the-shelf transit shelters, street furniture and advertising kiosks. That’s because companies that design and manufacture those fixtures are increasingly turning out custom products that fit the local environment and climate. One example is Tolar Manufacturing ? See the rest of the story ... →

Dexter + Chaney Releases Cloud-Based Project Collaboration Offering

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:05:11 +0000

Dexter + Chaney?s newly formed Operations Group has just released Venture, a cloud solution that helps construction operations professionals manage project documentation, people, and communications on one easy-to-use platform. Venture keeps the threads of communication and information flowing between all team members throughout a construction project and helps people share documents and ? See the rest of the story ... →

Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2012: Construction Equipment to Hold Value

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:18:40 +0000

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association which represents the $628 billion equipment finance sector, today revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2012.  Given that every year U.S. businesses, nonprofits and government agencies spend in excess of $1.2 trillion in capital goods or fixed business investment (including software), and finance more ? See the rest of the story ... →

Building Energy-Use Management On The Rise

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:46:17 +0000

According to a new report from Pike Research, worldwide revenue from building energy management systems will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 14 percent through the rest of this decade, reaching just under $6 billion a year by 2020. BEMS include software, hardware, and services associated with ? See the rest of the story ... →

Get Strategic With Your 2012 Recruiting Efforts

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:33:32 +0000

In 2012, companies looking to successfully add top talent to their company need to be aware of the shifting dynamics in the recruiting arena and become even more strategic in their approach, said Cindy Lu, CEO of The Novo Group, a national managed recruitment outsourcing firm. Novo has developed some ? See the rest of the story ... →

Construction Activity Boosts the Monthly Equipment Leasing Numbers

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:58:03 +0000

In December the construction and trucking industries were the leading boosters of the under-performing sectors in the Monthly Leasing and Finance Index, as reported by The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association. The index reports economic activity for the $628 billion equipment finance sector. New business volume for December was $10.8 billion, up 20 ? See the rest of the story ... →

Fuel Card Helps Spot Fleet Waste

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:57:20 +0000

Construction outfits that have even a few vehicles also have at least a few gallons of fuel being wasted everyday. Closely tracking fuel purchases is one way to spot where waste might be occurring. Networkfleet, a vendor of wireless fleet management solutions, recently announced the availability of the Networkfleet Fuel and ? See the rest of the story ... →

Getting To Know LEED: The Basics

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:46:11 +0000

By Erik Braunitzer, and courtesy of Douglas Elliman Real Estate Company, agents for New York City Apartments.  The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a rating system used for construction, operation and design of green homes, buildings and entire neighborhoods. It was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council so ? See the rest of the story ... →