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Monday, December 31, 2012

Stay on Time, and on Budget with Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings

Tight schedules and budgets are an all-too-common struggle with construction projects. Luckily, some of this stress can be alleviated by utilizing pre-engineered metal SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels). Naturally, during the planning phase it is imperative to consider material expenses as well as their longevity and durability. Pre-engineered buildings facilitate quicker construction times, and make it easier to stay on budget ? a budget that is lower than it would have been with conventional building materials.

Installation of Metal SIPs is Quick and Easy


Even before construction, time-saving aspects of pre-engineered metal building materials begin to take effect. When drawing up the building plans, it?s a simple matter to determine the precise number of metal SIPs that the project will require. Consequently, this eliminates the need to wait for the delivery of additional materials due to a miscalculation during the planning stage. Once the metal SIPs are delivered, installation is quick and easy. A large portion of the building is assembled with each panel, and the ?tongue-and-groove? design makes them simple to connect. After the installation of the first panel, the remaining metal SIPs follow expeditiously.

When constructing a small, basic building conventionally, it can take a week or more to erect the studs and secure the frame. Alternatively, when using metal SIPs as the load-bearing component, the same-size building will require only a day and half of work instead of seven. At this point, the metal SIPs comprise a structure that is insulated, with interior and exterior barriers, after just the installation of the panels. All of these characteristics of pre-engineered metal buildings speed up the building process, so construction not only progresses faster, but further, in a shorter period of time.

A More Cost-Effective Option

A pre-engineered metal building is not merely constructed more quickly than its conventional counterparts, it requires a smaller budget. Because the metal SIPs are lightweight and easy-to-install, a smaller construction crew is required ? saving substantial funds that labor costs would have necessitated. When constructing larger, more complex structures, metal SIPs cannot serve as the main load-bearers. Their strength, however, will result in decreased steel usage for the framework and infrastructure of the building. Steel girders and skeletal framing will both accommodate bigger gaps, so there will be lower labor costs here, as well as fewer funds directed toward steel materials. The use of metal SIPs will result in lowered steel requirements, and therefore costs, for pre-engineered metal buildings.

Finish Your Project Faster, and for Less

Pre-engineered metal buildings, constructed with metal SIPs, have significantly decreased construction times and costs, in comparison to more conventional materials. Because metal SIPs combine insulation as well as interior and exterior barriers into one material ? they will result in much lower labor costs. In addition to the initial construction, metal SIPs accumulate substantial savings throughout the life of the building.



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Rendering Reveal: See Another Alternative Vision For DTLA's Federal Courthouse

Continuing our theme of alternate histories , here's yet another never-gonna-happen set of renderings for the Downtown federal courthouse at First and Broadway.

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Sending ash back part of Jersey incinerator plan

ASH from Jersey's incinerator could be shipped back for use in Guernsey's construction industry if local waste is exported to the sister isle.

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Housing Permits Hit Four-Year High in November

Starts, however, did poorly, led by a significant drop in single-family.

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Austin Golson: Highlights, Scouting Report for 4-Star Recruit

He also has a little more room to add bulk over the next couple of years, if he so chooses.

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CN reaches agreement with union

CN announced today it has reached a tentative agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers System Council 11 to renew the labour contract for approximately 700 CN signals and communications employees in Canada.

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Ratan Tata ? a hard act to follow (Financial Times)

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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Housing, factory data point to momentum in economy

Contracts for U.S. home resales hit a 2-1/2-year high in November and factory activity in the Midwest expanded this month, suggesting some strength in the economy despite the threat of tighter fiscal policy.

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Election Results

The online voting period has ended, and new officers have been elected for the East Tennessee Section. A total of 29 votes were tallied, which represented over ...

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Please visit this blog at its new home

Thanks for visiting. New posts for Changing Construction can now be found on the Geedra blog.



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Fire destroys semi-truck at International Paper mill

No one was injured in a fire that destroyed the cab of a semi-truck early this morning outside International Paper in Cantonment, according to a Cantonment Fire Rescue chief.

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Boosting Profitability for General Contractors

As profit margins drop past the 2% mark, general contractors are compelled to look for more innovative ways to drive profitability. Recently, I learned of a GC that hired a third party services firm to photo-document its work on a large school project and passed the cost onto the owner with a slight markup. While I see the rationale behind adding value-added services as a way to improve revenue, I find this particular choice questionable.

Construction Photo-documentation firms offer a valuable combination of construction knowledge and photography services to owner/developers who lack the experience and resources to scrutinize the construction of their buildings. Most also offer a deliverable that includes construction photos delivered via the web.

However, does this make sense for a GC? Can these firms offer expertise that the GC doesn?t already have on staff? Do they hold the secrets to construction photography that a GC can?t match with a $500 camera purchase�and a basic photography course at a local community college (or even online)? The answers are obviously no and no.

So, therefore, the missing piece of the puzzle must be the ability to deliver construction photos with a web interface offers more than a link to a Sharepoint folder. If a GC could deliver a comprehensive package of photos to an owner that offered a complete record of as-built construction and critical installation details, now that would be valuable.

And now, the GC can offer just such a deliverable. In my next post I will describe how Geedra enables GC?s to self perform the photo documentation of their projects, and in doing so transforms an overhead cost, into a value-add service that boosts profitability.

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US pending home sales rise to highest in 2 years

A measure of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes increased last month to its highest level in 2 1/2 years, the latest sign of improvement in the once-battered housing market.

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John Boule Joins Parsons BrinckerhoffFrom: Parsons Brinckerhoff

John Boul, former commander of the New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , has been named a vice president of Parsons Brinckerhoff.

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Charlie Sheen Summoned To Testify In Property Dispute

Charlie Sheen has reportedly been called to testify in court in a real estate feud involving his former mother-in-law. Moira Fiore, whose daughter is Sheen's ex-wife Brooke Mueller , has filed a lawsuit over allegations she missed out on receiving a commission when the actor purchased a home because it went to his real estate agent, Marty Trugman.

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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Freddie Mac Releases Housing Market Outlook (iStock Analysis)

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Slideshow: What home buyers can get for $250,000

Each week, TODAY real estate expert Barbara Corcoran looks around the U.S. to see what home buyers can get for their money.Each week, TODAY real estate expert Barbara Corcoran looks around the U.S. to see what home buyers can get for their money.




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RLF: Irwin Army Community Hospital

RLF uses Autodesk BIM solutions to design and coordinate a fast-track government healthcare facility?on time and on budget.

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Planning to buy a dream home? Read on...

Owning a home is a dream for most of us and thanks to the diverse home loan schemes available to make that dream a reality.

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Pending home sales �rise, beat expectations

Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes rose more than expected in October, a sign the housing market recovery advanced into the fourth quarter despite a mammoth storm and concerns over looming tax hikes.

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The Walsh Group: Military Barracks Renovation

Autodesk BIM 360 Glue helps The Walsh Group accelerate collaboration among subcontractors.

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Mitsubishi-Areva Alliance to Bid for Turkey's Second Nuclear Plant

Protesters in the Turkish Black Sea city of Sinop rallying against the construction a nuclear power plant there.

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Pending home sales hit 2-1/2 year high

Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes rose in November to their highest level in 2-1/2 years, an industry group said on Friday, further evidence of a strengthening housing market recovery.Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes rose in November to their highest level in 2-1/2 years, an industry group said on Friday, further evidence of a strengthening housing market recovery.




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Friday, December 28, 2012

Do Housing Starts Reveal a Jobless Recovery

Jobless How is the country losing construction jobs while housing starts are rising? Increased productivity on construction sites, economies of scale in multifamily-housing construction, and the surveys themselves may all be to blame.

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Fluor Team Selected for Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement in New York

[Business Wire] - Fluor Corporation confirmed today that the New York State Thruway Authority and the New York State Department of Transportation announced that Tappan Zee Constructors,

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Rendering Reveal: Here's What the DTLA Federal Courthouse Could've Looked Like

Last week, the US General Services Administration announced that it would hire Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to design a new federal courthouse on a weedy site at First and Broadway .

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A Lifeline for Underwater Homeowners

A Lifeline for Underwater Homeowners: Help may finally be on the way for borrowers stuck in...

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Slideshow: Barbara Corcoran on homes for the holidays

Each week, TODAY real estate expert Barbara Corcoran looks around the U.S. to see what home buyers can get for their money.Each week, TODAY real estate expert Barbara Corcoran looks around the U.S. to see what home buyers can get for their money.




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Shaw Group Upgraded by Zacks

The firm currently has a $47.50 target price on the stock. Shaw Group traded down 0.11% on Tuesday, hitting $46.50. Shaw Group has a 52-week low of $23.95 and a 52-week high of $46.55. The company has a market cap of $3.100 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.30. Shaw Group last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 19th.

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At Atlantic Yards, Ready to Test Plans for Prefab Tower

The developer Bruce C. Ratner will break ground next month for the world?s tallest prefabricated, or modular, building, a 32-story residential tower.

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Sharpening Your Website for 2013

Use these ideas, gleaned from website design and development professionals, to make your website one of the sharpest tools in your box.

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Thursday, December 27, 2012

A home fit for a 'Cowardly' King of Beasts

For sale: $25.58 million. Private and luxurious, the Beverly Hills estate was first built for actor Bert Lahr, best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz.For sale: $25.58 million. Private and luxurious, the Beverly Hills estate was first built for actor Bert Lahr, best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz.




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Local Contractor, Students Install Solar Panels On Menino's Home

Mayor Thomas M. Menino recently announced the installation of solar panels at his home in Hyde Park, to be completed by Boston-based Atlantic Power and Light and two co-op students from Madison Park High School.

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Bucs D-Line Does Christmas Right

The first "D-Line Does Christmas" event proved to be a holiday miracle for 30 hard-luck families on Thursday, as the biggest Buccaneers treated the parents and children to a string of gifts and surprises Invited to One Buccaneer Place under the guise of a behind-the-scenes facility tour, the families were surprised by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' ... (more)

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See How Fluor Ranks Among Analysts' Top Picks With Strong Buyback Activity

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As Lenders Hold Homes in Foreclosure, Sales Are Hurt

As Lenders Hold Homes in Foreclosure, Sales Are Hurt: The nation?s biggest banks and mortgage...

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Home-price gains pick up as real estate rebounds

Home prices climbed in October by the most in more than two years as the real-estate market rebounds and contributes to the U.S. economic recovery.

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Business Highlights

Despite the huge discounts and other incentives that stores offered leading up to Christmas, U.S. holiday sales so far this year have been the weakest since 2008, when the nation was in a deep recession.

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As Lenders Hold Homes in Foreclosure, Sales Are Hurt

As Lenders Hold Homes in Foreclosure, Sales Are Hurt: The nation?s biggest banks and mortgage...

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Extell's Chief Thinking Tall for Midtown

Gary Barnett, one of New York's leading developers, is planning a new Midtown skyscraper that could rise 300 feet higher than the Empire State Building, and he's has hired the architect who designed the world's tallest tower.

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May Newsletter

The May newsletter is now online. This newsletter has a summary of the April meeting and information about the PMI joint luncheon on Wednesday.

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Electrical Construction Association Validates Fiscal Cliff Fears

A survey of 400 members of the National Electrical Contractors Association revealed that NECA members are being negatively affected by the fiscal cliff and that they are preparing for the worst, should the 2001 and 2003 tax breaks expire on January 1. The National Electrical Contractors Association recently surveyed its members to assess how the ... (more)

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Builder Confidence Moves Up in December

Two of the Housing Market Index?s three components registered readings above the critical midway point this month.

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Romeoville November Home Sales 22% Higher than Same Time a Year Ago

The 28 detached, single-family homes sold in Romeoville during November represented a nearly 22 percent increase over November 2011, according to the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors .

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Trulia: Housing Recovery Is 'Halfway There'

It's a long road to recovery for the U.S. housing market, but according to one major industry analyst, the journey to full recovery is roughly halfway compete.

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New Contract Win for Foster Wheeler

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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Foster Wheeler Awarded PMC Contract by KNPC for Multi-Billion Dollar Clean Fuels Project in Kuwait

[Business Wire] - Foster Wheeler AG announced today that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a project management and consultancy services contract by

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The Real Luxury: A Way Out

The damage caused by Hurricane Sandy speaks to something so obvious it is often overlooked: New York City shores are not fit for living.

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Retailers look to ring out 2012 on a happy note

The 2012 holiday shopping season is expected to be 'good, not great,' said Karen MacDonald of Taubman Centers, which owns Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi, above.

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Fannie, Freddie: Evictions on hold for holidays

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said on Monday they would provide a break for borrowers facing foreclosure to ensure those having problems making monthly mortgage payments will remain in their homes during the holidays.

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Pending home sales �rise, beat expectations

Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes rose more than expected in October, a sign the housing market recovery advanced into the fourth quarter despite a mammoth storm and concerns over looming tax hikes.

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UPDATE 1-Foster Wheeler signs Kuwait fuel project contract

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Housing supply may expand next year

Tightening inventories of homes for sale, which have helped drive prices higher this year, may reverse course next year, economists say.

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Union, utility settle issues

The union that represents National Grid line workers in upstate New York says the utility has worked to resolve payroll and supply ordering issues that have plagued the company since Superstorm Sandy tore through the metro New York City region at the end of October.

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Monday, December 24, 2012

Home prices rise again as housing recovery continues

Single-family home prices rose in September in a further sign that the housing market is on the mend, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday.Single-family home prices rose in September in a further sign that the housing market is on the mend, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday.




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Housing: Both naughty and nice

Santa is coming to town. "He's making a list, checking it twice, gonna find out who's naughty or nice" in the housing market.

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Hawaii is the most expensive state for home buyers

HONOLULU --�A real estate company says the average four-bedroom, two-bathroom home is more expensive in Hawaii than any other state in the nation. Coldwell Banker said Wednesday says the average listing for a house that size is more than $742,000 in Hawaii.

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