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Editorial Column Building Business News: June 18 – 24, 2021
People Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has nominated Houston planner Antoine Bryant of Moody Nolan to be the city’s director of the Planning & Development Department. The position requires the approval of the Detroit City Council. Bryant succeeds Maurice Cox, who left Detroit in 2019 for a comparable role in Chicago. Deputy planning director Katy Trudeau ran the department during the interim. Paola Sanguinetti is the new director of The Design School at Arizona State University‘s Herberger Institute for Design and… Read More »Building Business News: June 18 – 24, 2021
READ NOWEditorial Column Beyond the Data: Job Growth Slows in November
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy added 245,000 jobs in November – a considerable step back from the revised 610,000 jobs added in October. Still, the unemployment rate dipped to 6.7%. Private sector employment improved by 344,000, while the public sector shed 99,000 positions. Within the public sector, state and local governments cut 13,000 positions, while federal employment was down 86,000 reflecting the loss of temporary workers that had been hired for the 2020 Census. Within… Read More »Beyond the Data: Job Growth Slows in November
READ NOWEditorial Column To Foretell the Future of Design, Look to Policy—and This Website
Infrastructure has been on a lot of minds lately, though nobody seems to agree what it means. A progressive may consider infrastructure spending as a way to expand the social safety net and tackle climate change. A conservative might say it’s a publicly funded inducement for private enterprise and the nation’s overall economic competitiveness. Both would probably think it’s good for creating jobs. I believe it could have a net positive effect on our buildings, neighborhoods, towns, and cities. Lately,… Read More »To Foretell the Future of Design, Look to Policy—and This Website
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Case Study Big Ass Fans Cooling Air Movement, Quiet Operation for Maximum Comfort in Industrial Facilities
Provided by: Big Ass Fans. The implementation of fans is a cost-effective, repeatable way to dramatically improve occupant thermal comfort. However, the use of personal cooling fans has historically been associated with auditory discomfort. Big Ass Fans’ AirEye product line has been designed to operate at low sound levels in order to ensure that thermally comfortable environments are also sonically suitable. Cumulative fan sound levels should be considered in addition to thermal comfort results for applications with large fan quantities.… Read More »Big Ass Fans Cooling Air Movement, Quiet Operation for Maximum Comfort in Industrial Facilities
READ NOWCase Study Big Ass Fans Improve Comfort, Increase Operational Efficiency in Warehouse Networks
Provided by: Big Ass Fans. The implementation of fans is a cost-effective, repeatable way to provide a significant cooling effect and dramatically improve occupant thermal comfort; leading to reduced heat stress, increased productivity, and improved employee morale. This white paper summarizes the findings of an in-depth pilot project study BAF completed at a more than 1MM square-foot fulfillment center in the Pacific Northwest that was expanded across more than 50 similar facilities nationwide.
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Research Report Improving Efficiency with Field Data & Construction Project Performance Metrics | Construction Technology
Data from the field has always been vital for contractors to understand the progress and health of their projects. Advancing construction technology is making field data easier to collect, analyze and share with project teams. This SmartMarket Report explores what types of data and which tools and processes contractors work with most frequently to gather construction project performance metrics. While there are many types of data that could potentially be valuable for analysis, this research focuses on five key types… Read More »Improving Efficiency with Field Data & Construction Project Performance Metrics | Construction Technology
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Webinar Are You Ready for the New Age of Data in Construction? | Construction Webinars
The construction industry is in the process of a digital transformation, and the ability to gather and analyze data effectively will be a key factor for competitiveness of companies in the near future. Join us for this informative webinar with Dr. Donna Laquidara-Carr, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Data & Analytics, and Matt Harris, Chief Product and Strategy Officer from Viewpoint as they review findings of the of the new “Improving Performance With Project Data SmartMarket Report“. You’ll get… Read More »Are You Ready for the New Age of Data in Construction? | Construction Webinars
VIEW NOWResearch Report Challenges and Opportunities in Multi-site Construction
This SmartMarket Insight features a unique look into the challenges and opportunities in multi-site construction, a large and often under-the-radar portion of the construction industry. Data in this report from a survey of contractors and owners engaged in this work reveal their perspectives on critical topics such as: Building relationships, including sourcing of contractors by owners, coordination around scope of work and typical payment terms. Dealing with challenges, such as permitting, safety, procurement and skilled labor shortages. Opportunities available, such… Read More »Challenges and Opportunities in Multi-site Construction
READ NOWResearch Report Keeping Business Going in a Time of Crisis
The efforts to manage the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in order to minimize the loss of life have already had a profound effect on U.S. businesses, including the construction industry. However, the impact on construction has been far from uniform. In order to help the industry better understand the implications of this moment, Dodge Data & Analytics launched an online survey of contractors to its contractor panel, which fielded from March 19 to March 31. The findings capture the… Read More »Keeping Business Going in a Time of Crisis
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