Three of the biggest challenges that architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firms face have to do with the difficulty of real-time collaboration, the complexity of joint venture partnerships and the availability of talent. Cloud virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), a turnkey service that delivers virtual desktops and workstations from a public cloud, can uniquely address all three of these challenges and serve as a primary change agent that drives AEC firm growth.
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Workplace injury significantly raises a person's risk of overdose death or suicide, according to a study co-authored by Boston University researchers and published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine. An injury serious enough to trigger at least one week off from work almost tripled the combined risk of suicide and overdose death among women and increased the risk by 50% among men, researchers said.
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CISCA has changed the email address and the display name used for marketing emails that come from the association. Please whitelist CISCA Member News (display name) and members@cisca-news.org (email address) to continue receiving our emails.
Emails from staff sent to one person or a small group of people will continue to be sent from @cisca.org. This should greatly help reduce spoofing and being blocked by some systems as spam.
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Labor and subcontractor shortages remained widespread in July of 2019 and are continuing to impact the home-building industry in a number of ways - including putting additional upward pressure on new home prices - according to results from special questions on the survey for the National Association of Home Builders/Well Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
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It is not uncommon to see drones flying overhead in public spaces. However, the increasing presence of drones over worksites could cause employers across the country to be concerned - especially if an OSHA inspector is operating the drone. Inspections involving the use of drones will likely be on the rise now that OSHA has formalized its internal drone policy.
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During CEMEX Ventures' annual Construction Startup Competition 2019, 10 startups that offered solutions focused on construction technology stood out their innovative and technological merit. This global challenge, which doubled its participation compared to the 2018 competition, seeks new business models that work in six priority opportunity areas defined by CEMEX, including: smart cities and buildings, project design and engineering, supply chain management, project and jobsite management, innovative building materials and construction methods and investment and financing.
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Engineering and construction (E&C) companies have faced challenging times over the past several years. The protracted oil and gas downturn resulted in fewer large-scale projects, leading E&C companies to venture into new industrial sectors and government services. In addition, these financial tribulations sparked a wave of M&A activity. Such significant changes require a strong CEO to guide the company through changing times.
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Effective Aug. 19, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is raising its monetary-based small business size standards for inflation by an average of 8.4%, an adjustment that the administration expects will allow 90,000 additional companies to participate in its loan and contracting programs. The SBA said that this increase could result in $750 million more total contracts awarded to small businesses and as much as $65 million more in small business loans.
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It may seem callous to look at worker safety from the standpoint of profit vs. cost. But let’s face it: There are those who don’t see the value in making the necessary investment in jobsite safety. They may espouse “Safety First” and have signage reflecting this message across their jobsites. Yet when it comes to application, the message falls short, and they end up playing Russian roulette with their workers’ well-being.
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The CISCA Fall Conference is only two months away, and now is the time to book your flight for Nashville and register! Save $100 by registering by August 16 - prices increase after that date. Set for Sept. 18-20, 2019, the conference will feature speaker Brent O'Bannon, Gallup-certified Strengths Coach, as well as a Product Showcase and our Annual Business Meeting.
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MetalWorks™ Torsion Spring Shapes from Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Solutions let architects and designers add new dimensions to their ceiling designs with 2D and 3D geometric shapes and perimeter panels. The standard metal panels, which install easily on a slotted 15/16" suspension system in a standard grid layout, are offered in a variety of shapes, including 2D and 3D triangles and 2D parallelograms, trapezoids and hexagons.
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As a founding partner of Offsite Integrated Structures Inc., Brent Horton brings 25 years of executive leadership, business ownership, and consulting experience to the Offsite Integrated Structures Team. On Thursday, Sept. 19 at CISCA's upcoming Fall Conference in Nashville, Horton will speak on "Prefabrication and Modular Construction: Trends, Outlook and Impact on CISCA Members."
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When long-term care is needed, there are only a few options available to pay for those types of expenses. Genworth Life Insurance Company and CISCA are working together to provide members with access to long term care insurance protection.
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Too many firms grow for the sake of growth, only to suffer when the end product does not meet the client’s expectations. Managing growth with a balanced view of a firm’s own talent and core service structure helps a best-in-class contractor avoid professional liability claims. Historically, firms that do not focus on talent acquisition and management do not fare well through market cycles.
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The U.S. homebuilding industry’s stable outlook will persist with the industry resetting at a new normal, according to a new report by Moody’s Investors Service. This outlook comes despite six months of declining private residential spending for the first half of the year. Expenditures on new single-family homes are down a full 7.0% compared to the first six months of 2018.
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It typically takes a few years to get a major capital project underway - and a handful more to physically create it. Once complete, however, the results stand for decades. When it comes to sustainability in construction, emerging technology is playing a larger role than ever before. Sensors, drones, artificial intelligence, machine learning and virtual reality can help enable environmentally responsible processes while reducing costs and improving data reliability.
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