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HEADLINES ADDED: July 04, 2008
Construction Estimating Software Study
Go to any national convention and you can't miss seeing dozens of software vendors. It is a big business and there is high value to construction firms. The product has made estimating a less clerical and more automated. Also, it has made estimating more efficient. Due to its power, counting and measuring is less of a task; taking hours instead of days. For those of us who don't looking forward to the job of estimating, computers and software has made it bearable. We feel that most estimating software is... Read More
Welcome
Thank you for visiting the Construction Contractor's Digest. We are pleased that you have joined us. This site is for the express purpose of being a resource for construction leaders. We work as management consultants with construction firms. We are Stevens Construction Institute. Presently, we have written over 190 articles ranging in subjects such as managing people & processes to financial management & computers. Enter your key word (use American English) and I am certain we will have some information for you. As you read these articles, please let... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: June 21, 2008
Our E-Learning Courses are Available for Construction Professionals
We have created a robust online learning system with WebEx to help contractors continue their learning without the expense of travel and the conveience of a anytime schedule. Whether on the weekend or weeknight, we are ready for your needs. No need to fill up the truck or carve out time from your busy schedule. This is one way to continue to work smarter. Click on the link below to register and to review our offering for construction companies. http://webex.geolearning.com/stevensci/... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: June 11, 2008
Our CD Set for Managers and Executives with "Windshield Time" - 6+ Hours
DVD sleeve with bodycopy.pdfWe have recorded 6+ hours of instructional audio for Managers and Executives Who Have "Windshield Time" in their travels. This audio is created from our library of Seminars, Webinars and Books. These inclusive CD's contain management insights and worksmart thinking in the areas of 1) The Business of Construction Contracting - Business, Strategic and Economic Issues and Insights 2) Work Acquisition - Bidding, Priciing, Bidding and Selling 3) Building Work - Project Control, Project Management and Labor Productivity 4) Keeping Track - Financial and Monetary Practices... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: June 10, 2008
71% of housebuilders think IT is key
Last week we featured a White Paper from Bentley Systems about ‘Best Practices for Sustaining Infrastructure’ which emphasised the importance of information technology to changes that will help create a sustainable world. This week we had the results from Autodesk of an independent survey into the use of technology in the housebuilding industry. In light [...]... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: June 03, 2008
Our CD Set for Managers and Executives with "Windshield Time" - 6+ Hours
We have recorded 6+ hours of instructional audio for Managers and Executives Who Have "Windshield Time" in their travels. This audio is created from our library of Seminars, Webinars and Books. These inclusive CD's contain management insights and worksmart thinking in the areas of 1) The Business of Construction Contracting - Business, Strategic and Economic Issues and Insights 2) Work Acquisition - Bidding, Priciing, Bidding and Selling 3) Building Work - Project Control, Project Management and Labor Productivity 4) Keeping Track - Financial and Monetary Practices 5) People -... Read More
Construction Estimating Software Study
Go to any national convention and you can't miss seeing dozens of software vendors. It is a big business and there is high value to construction firms. The product has made estimating a less clerical and more automated. Also, it has made estimating more efficient. Due to its power, counting and measuring is less of a task; taking hours instead of days. For those of us who don't looking forward to the job of estimating, computers and software has made it bearable. We feel that most estimating software is... Read More
Welcome
Thank you for visiting the Construction Contractor's Digest. We are pleased that you have joined us. This site is for the express purpose of being a resource for construction leaders. We work as management consultants with construction firms. We are Stevens Construction Institute. Presently, we have written over 190 articles ranging in subjects such as managing people & processes to financial management & computers. Enter your key word (use American English) and I am certain we will have some information for you. As you read these articles, please let... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: May 28, 2008
Job Site Signs for Construction Site
During the JLC Live show last week in Long Beach, I had a number of people ask me about the new flip video recording devices that I briefly demonstrated during my classes. These small recording devices are one of the best new tools a contractor can use in advertising. The number of ways this little cameras can be used to gather and convey information to the buying public is almost unmeasurable. Here is a very short clip showing a job sign posted on a new job site right on... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: May 15, 2008
Free online software for concrete contractors
I ran across a few helpful online calculators for concrete contractors. One of the calculatorshelps you determine dimensions and quantity of concrete needed for concrete stairs. The other motorola q ringtones info polyphonic remember ringtones free ringtones for sprint phone funny ringtones download cingular ringtones cell phone ringtones and wallpaper download free mosquito ringtones 24 ringtones theme free verizon wireless ringtones free motorola tracfone ringtones free pcs ringtones sprint download verizon ringtones free cingular wireless ringtones free music real ringtones sprint send ringtones to your phone cingular download free... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: May 02, 2008
Welcome
Thank you for visiting the Construction Contractor's Digest. We are pleased that you have joined us. This site is for the express purpose of being a resource for construction leaders. We work as management consultants with construction firms. We are Stevens Construction Institute. Presently, we have written over 190 articles ranging in subjects such as managing people & processes to financial management & computers. Enter your key word (use American English) and I am certain we will have some information for you. As you read these articles, please let... Read More
Free 3D software
During a recent interview, a concrete countertop maker mentioned to me a free 3D imaging software program he uses called Google Sketch-Up. He uses it on countertop projects, creating a 3D image of his design for himself, others working on the project, and customers. You can add color and bring a project to life before ever pouring the concrete. And hey, it’s free, so you can mess around with it and never spend a dime! I tooled around on the site for a while looking at some of the... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: April 26, 2008
Tool Launched for Railing and Deck Design and Estimates
This software for building industry professionals can help create more authentic designs, more accurate material lists and cost estimates.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: April 07, 2008
Should homebuilders blog?
Here’s what homebuilders should mull before they blog.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: April 05, 2008
Home Delivery & BURST*: MoMA Launches Online Journal for Prefab Exhibition
MoMA, as you’ll recall, has commissioned five architects to build prefabricated homes in the parking lot adjacent to the museum where 2008 Pritzker Prize winner Jean Nouvel’s 53 West 53rd Street tower will eventually rise. Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling will open up on July 20 and feature residences designed by KieranTimberlake Associates, Lawrence Sass of MIT, Douglas Gauthier and Jeremy Edmiston, Oskar Leo Kaufmann and Albert Ruf, and Richard Horden. The museum recently launched a blog that details each team’s progress in creating and assembling its respective... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: April 02, 2008
Streamline Your Website Pages
Squeezing the most efficient performance from your web pages is important. The benefits are universal, whether the site is personal or large and professional.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: March 30, 2008
Construction Estimating Software Study
Go to any national convention and you can't miss seeing dozens of software vendors. It is a big business and there is high value to construction firms. The product has made estimating a less clerical and more automated. Also, it has made estimating more efficient. Due to its power, counting and measuring is less of a task; taking hours instead of days. For those of us who don't looking forward to the job of estimating, computers and software has made it bearable. We feel that most estimating software is... Read More
Welcome
Thank you for visiting the Construction Contractor's Digest. We are pleased that you have joined us. This site is for the express purpose of being a resource for construction leaders. We work as management consultants with construction firms. We are Stevens Construction Institute. Presently, we have written over 190 articles ranging in subjects such as managing people & processes to financial management & computers. Enter your key word (use American English) and I am certain we will have some information for you. As you read these articles, please let... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: March 28, 2008
Buildingtalk busiest ever week with 75,134 visitors
Buildingtalk had its busiest ever week with 75,134 visitors accessing 412,328 pages on the website in the last seven days, giving an annual visitor rate of over 4 million. We also passed another milestone with the 25,000th story being added to the site on Thursday. This happened to be a drywall technology story about [...]... Read More
Virtual Construction - Part 1
We are at the age of Virtual Construction. If you are younger, you are not surprised. You suspected that computers were a "solution looking for a problem" for many years. Why shouldn't you have seen and believed this. Computers work at the speed of light. They can process billions of pieces of information and the cost of this is more reasonable than ever. It is interesting to note that Virtual Construction marries one of the oldest businesses with one of the newest business trends. This marriage has the possibility... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: February 17, 2008
Product Focus on Software
Product Focus on Software... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: February 11, 2008
Construction Cameras Bring Benefits To Projects
Jack Waghorn, president of Vienna, Virginia-based developer NV Retail, knew that he would put a construction camera to work on his company's Rutherford Crossing retail center project in Winchester, Virginia, after learning that a friend and fellow developer was able use photographs taken by his camera to prove liability for a multimillion-dollar error that flooded his project.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: February 05, 2008
Electrical design/drafting software
Design Master Electrical 7.0 is an update to the company’s integrated electrical design and drafting software program.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: February 04, 2008
Mobile Faxing Saves Money, Time
Although it's said that "home is where the heart is," in construction it can also be said that the office is wherever you're wearing your hardhat. Successful contractors generally spend most of their time on the job site rather than in the office. In fact, the only time they may see that office is before work in the morning or after the day's labors are completed.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: February 02, 2008
Frustrated by Your Construction Software?
Your computer system can be a blessing and a curse. We know when it is blessing because it has sped up the collection and reporting of information. This makes our analysis of those reports much timelier. Important in our risky, superheated race to completion on construction projects. However, when it is a curse, we know that as well. The system sometimes won't produce reports that we must have. Certainly, a good report writing software on the back end helps here. To name a name, Crystal Reports has a following... Read More
Construction survey shows 'keeping abreast of IT' to be low priority
Latest findings suggest that only 11% of construction firms think it is a priority to keep abreast of technological changes in IT.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: January 28, 2008
Trimble Dimensions 2007
More than 2,500 people from over 50 countries attended Trimble Dimensions 2007, held recently in Las Vegas, Nev. The theme of the conference was "Transform Your Business with the Connected Site," and it provided insight into how surveying, engineering, construction, mapping, and geospatial professionals can apply process integration, positioning and communication technologies to transform busin...... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: January 10, 2008
JCB launches shock and dirt resistant Toughphone
JCB said its new Toughphone is ‘the toughest phone in the world’.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: January 06, 2008
The Wonderful World of Widgets
A sampling of the top widget companies, their offerings, and the businesses benefiting from their services.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: January 03, 2008
Microsoft Drops Support for Older Office File Formats
The latest update for Microsoft Office 2003 disables the application's ability to read files from older versions of Word and Excel. It's sure to cause headaches for corporations and institutions storing older files.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: January 01, 2008
Solid-State Hard Drives to Improve Stability, Speed
Solid-state NAND drives offer significantly faster access times than traditional rotational platter magnetic media based hard drives. ... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: December 30, 2007
Top Classroom Technologies for 2008
As teachers and students get geared up for the second half of the school year to start, systems integrators are reviewing last year’s sales figures and predicting what may be top technologies for classrooms in the coming year. Bob Berry, a Seattle-based sales executive for AV supplier Troxell Communications... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: December 27, 2007
What's IT Worth?
Most companies fail to report the true value of their software assets, according to a new study.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: December 25, 2007
Best of 2007: Technology
If you wanted to know the implications of XBRL, what people were saying about AS5, why the financial aspects of Second Life should be regulated, or how to make better use of spreadsheets, this was the year for you.... Read More
More Project Efficiency Through Technology
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HEADLINES ADDED: December 20, 2007
Biggie Smalls
Small builders used to be overlooked by builder software companies, but that's changed as Constellation HomeBuilder Systems seeks to revive BuildSoft; BuildLinks and Corecon keep making improvements; and products such as the Web-based cost-estimating system 6x6 Builder, by 6x6-Builder.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: December 18, 2007
Acquiring Minds Want to Know
New software and services help buyers assess the IT systems of potential takeover targets.... Read More