CBS NewsNearly 40 years ago, America's "do-it-yourself" work ethic became the stuff of primetime television, when "This Old House" took to the airways. Since 1979, master carpenter Norm Abram, the show's unlikely star, has taught two generations of viewers how to build things. Now, he taps into the next generation to change the blueprint of the construction industry.
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Construction DiveThe effective date of OSHA's revised silica rule was Sept. 23, but the agency said it will not begin issuing fines and citations for another 30 days to companies that have taken steps toward meeting the new regulation's requirements.
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Construction DiveUsing new digital tools, and doing so more often, could boost productivity by 50 percent to 60 percent, generating $1.6 trillion in value.
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CISCABookmark the CISCA website and make sure to check back regularly for event information and job postings. www.cisca.org
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ABC NewsThe climb came after declines of 1.2 percent in July and 0.8 percent in June, the Commerce Department. The August gain was not enough to recoup the losses of the past two months, leaving spending 1.5 percent below the May level.
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For Construction ProsOverhead allocation in construction is a way to share costs across multiple jobs. Why do that? Simple: these are the costs your projects share responsibility for anyway — they’re the costs you’re already paying but can’t easily charge directly to a single project. Instead, they’re "indirect costs." And if indirect costs aren’t tracked properly, it can give you a false sense of job performance. How do you assign those costs fairly? That’s the goal of overhead allocation.
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CISCA2017 Construction Excellence Awards winners were recognized during the 2017 CISCA Convention in Las Vegas. The awards ceremony featured a multimedia presentation of all submissions and winning projects. Read more about the award winners online. The 2018 Awards brochure is now available, and the website will be open shortly for submissions.
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Construction DiveThe Texas Rangers will break ground on their $1.1 billion, 41,000-seat baseball stadium in Arlington, Texas, this week.
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Rockfon introduces its new Plenum Barrier Board, created to improve sound isolation and privacy between rooms in commercial interiors.
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