Author name: David Mineer

Commercial Spending, Infrastructure Boosts Engineering and Construction Industry

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In 2020, while many businesses floundered, Dollar General’s sales increased by 16.3%, and operating profits grew to $3.6 billion. Dollar General announced it will add 1,050 stores in 2021, with plans to double the size of its current 17,000 stores. The two designs feature 8,500 and 9,500 square feet. In 2021, about 700 stores featuring the […]

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5 Habits of Effective Construction Business Teams

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Do you know someone that attributes failure to “bad luck?” Have you also noticed those types of people rarely have “good luck?” Effective construction business teams don’t depend on luck. They plan for success and it usually happens. Here’s how: 1. Automate To Save Time You hear so much about “communication” being the most effective

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Recycled Plastic Roofing: Solving A Problem and Saving Our Planet

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The North Pacific Gyre is a massive oceanic wasteland of plastic pollution. It was discovered in 1997. Today, it covers an area the size of Africa. The extent of plastic polluting the planet…is far worse than anyone imagined. –Green Builder Plastics have been much appreciated and their uses unlimited. Their powers of durability and abilities

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4 Vaccine Incentives for Hesitant Construction Business Workers

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Despite being considered at higher risk for COVID-19, workers least likely to get COVID vaccinations are employed in: Food/beverage (53%) Transportation (50%) Retail (48%) Construction business (47%) Project and other managers “might have their work cut out for them” if they plan to require or simply encourage vaccination among construction business employees says Construction Dive.

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Higher-Priced Materials Impacting Construction Industry

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The price of lumber for new-home construction is going “through the roof,” so to speak. But construction industry contractors that were thinking metal-insulated panels on that roof might be cheaper are thinking twice. Prices of lumber and steel saw as much as a 25% increase in February 2021. Within the construction industry, single-family housing starts

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Construction Technology: Ways We Can Work Together

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We talk about construction industry-related businesses as if there are non-construction industry-related businesses. The fact is construction impacts every business, every person. Probably the greatest benefit we’ve realized from construction technology is the ability to connect. Construction is the foundation of nearly every other industry. –Autodesk The Value of Connecting Using Construction Technology Construction projects today are

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