Build America Podcast

It’s important as a contractor, or even as an owner’s representative, to know a bit more than the basics of scheduling. Familiarity of some of the terms is helpful regardless of what side of the table you’re on:  Contractor or Owner. 

http://sjcivil.net/news/the-basics-of-advanced-scheduling-terminology/

Construction equipment is always evolving in its attempt to increase safety and efficiency of construction. One newer technology is the use of “wings” on construction cranes. Learn more about the wings on the Manitowoc®Grove GMK6400 MegaWingLiftTM crane here.  Our partial analysis showed a lifting capacity increase of up to 68%.

Several means exist in the way of gathering data from your operating fleet. Here are the basic ways and then a quick explanation of current technology. 

http://sjcivil.net/news/fleet-management-ways-to-gather-data/

Projects often experience delays for which the Contractor is awarded additional time.  The determination of the per day reimbursement to the Contractor for this time is fraught with protracted analysis and negotiation.  Owners should consider the time related overhead bid item for instant resolution.

http://sjcivil.net/claims/instant-resolution-of-contractor-overhead-daily-cost/

One of the top complaints of construction employers is the collection of completed timecards – in a timely manner that is. Here is a suggestion for improvement you probably haven’t heard.

http://sjcivil.net/sjcc/timecard-collection-like-youve-never-heard/

Converting from one unit of measure to another is critical for any position of management in a construction company. Using the internet is one way of doing it but knowing the simple process of fraction multiplication and the value of the number “1” gets it done too. Unit conversion is nothing more than taking a unit and multiplying it by “1” as many times as it takes to get a result in units you desire.

http://sjcivil.net/sjcc/unit-conversion/

BI stands for business intelligence. It is the process by which information from all of your company’s different computer systems (estimating, job costing, accounting, operations, et cetera) is displayed on one screen. You may not need it, but you better understand it – it’s coming.

http://sjcivil.net/technology/whats-bi-do-i-need-it/

There are several trucking freight terms that a buyer should know. They’re important to know when contracting the transportation of your goods as well as when it’s time to pay the bill.

http://sjcivil.net/financial/freight-terms-over-land/

One of the most basic properties of a beam is its section modulus. How does the section modulus, S, come into play in structural design?  And, why should I care?

http://sjcivil.net/sjcc/what-is-section-modulus-s/

 A GL account is separate from a cost code financial and job cost reporting. Here we introduce the basics of GL accounts. 

Read more: http://sjcivil.net/news/whats-a-gl-account/