Category: Features
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How to Boost Truck Fuel Economy Up to 25 Percent
The fuel efficiency of a truck is a result of hundreds of individual factors. Improving fuel economy by 15% to 25% is a perfectly reasonable goal, even on older vehicles. The infographic, courtesy of Truck Locator, summarizes the best tips on saving money and the environment while operating trucks.For the full guide, please visit: https://www.trucklocator.co.uk/hub/truck-fuel-efficiency-guide/ The…
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BIM in Renovation – Interview with Danielle Dy Buncio
My interviewee is Danielle Dy Buncio, Co-Founder and President of VIATechnik, a Chicago-based engineering firm. We discuss the use of BIM in renovation and life-cycle management of buildings. Can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you got involved in VIATechnik? I grew up in the construction industry, and am the daughter of…
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Earth Moving Machinery Purchasing Trends Revealed in Heavy Equipment Whitepaper
Construction owners are buying new equipment over used. In a new heavy equipment whitepaper released by Purchasing.com, survey results revealed that there was a 31% increase in requests for new equipment from 2011 to 2012; likewise, there was a 5% decrease in requests for used equipment in 2013 to 2014. The whitepaper, “Tech Innovations Drive…
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Evolution of Work Environments – AEC Business
Work environments are changing dramatically. In this video Eric Richert, Senior Advisor of Optimaze Inc., explains how we’ve moved from standardized industrial age offices to company towns and collaborative open platforms. The inevitable development is both a threat and an opportunity. We have already seen how old, inflexible office buildings are becoming obsolete and losing value. On the other hand,…
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Lean Construction – Pull Planning Explained
In this lean construction video Jason Mayes, Chair of the Beck Lean Committee, explains what pull planning is in practice. It is one of the tools of the Last Planner® System. The post Lean Construction – Pull Planning Explained appeared first on AEC Business. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Proper Planning for Large-Scale Earthmoving
Successful earthmoving requires more than just earthmoving equipment and a driver. There are a number of other considerations you must take into account, to ensure that the job is done properly. How many trucks and earthmovers do you need? How are all vehicles going to access the dig site? How much time should you allocate?…
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UK Rented Housing Heat Map
This interactive heat map visualizes the rented housing hotspots in the UK. Explore the live map. The post UK Rented Housing Heat Map appeared first on AEC Business. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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A New Blueprint for Your Strategy Process
Are you planning to update your company’s business strategy? Or are you perhaps thinking to start up a new business altogether? In that case you need a process and some tools to get the job done. Success in business stems from the ability to communicate with customers, to solve their problems in a way that…
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Visible Experts and AEC: The Impact of High Profile Thought Leaders on Business Development
By: Sylvia Montgomery AEC firms have a distinct advantage when it comes to visibility. A great many other professional services providers have little more than lines of code, spreadsheets, or buried cable to put on display. High visibility projects can translate easily to visible expertise. And getting noticed is good for brand building, especially considering…
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Visible Experts and AEC: The Impact of High Profile Thought Leaders on Business Development
By: Sylvia Montgomery AEC firms have a distinct advantage when it comes to visibility. A great many other professional services providers have little more than lines of code, spreadsheets, or buried cable to put on display. High visibility projects can translate easily to visible expertise. And getting noticed is good for brand building, especially considering…