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Supply-Chain Finance in Construction: Solving the Working Capital Challenge

by Mike Antis | Feb 20, 2018
Finance | Manufacturing | Technology

A growing number of general contractors are turning to supply chain financing (SCF) to provide faster and more predictable payments to subcontractors using third-party funding.

Inefficient Light Bulb Phase-out Begins in California

by Joanna Masterson | Feb 15, 2018
Manufacturing | Markets

California has adopted energy efficiency standards that retire incandescent light bulbs and promise to save consumers and businesses about $1 billion annually on their electric bills.

Reduce Costs and Improve Operating Efficiencies With Hybrid Battery Units

by Justin Carlisle | Feb 14, 2018
Manufacturing | Markets

Hybrid battery units only require generators to support high-amperage peaks for brief segments. They switch to a battery source when lower power requirements are needed to keep jobsite lights, security systems and computers running while eliminating idling.

Five Benefits of Using Steel Instead of Wood for Construction

by Steve Wright | Jan 30, 2018
Commercial | Manufacturing | Markets

Using steel provides benefits in the forms of lower energy use and better air and water quality in comparison to many other manufactured materials. Steel is the most sustainable construction material available for a world interested in maintaining ecological health.

A Renewed Focus on Resiliency in Wood Construction

by Kenneth Bland | Oct 31, 2017
Manufacturing | Markets

Continuous code improvements and updated resiliency measures are necessary to make communities less vulnerable when natural, or other disasters, occur.

The New Advantages of Tin-plated Roofing

by Dave Rowe | Oct 16, 2017
Industrial | Manufacturing | Markets

In addition to lasting 40 or more years depending on the material, metal roofing is significantly lighter in weight than standard tiles, 100 percent recyclable, and will not spark or flame during fires or if hit by lightning.

How Technology-enabled Collaboration Will Streamline Engineering Economics

by Michael Gustafson | Oct 6, 2017
Data Analytics | Economy | Manufacturing | Technology

Applying the sharing economy to manufacturing will help fabricators big and small react more deftly to the design disruptions native to the construction process.

For Sustainable, Renewable Construction Materials: The Future Is CLT

by Casey Malmquist | Aug 25, 2017
Manufacturing | Markets | Public

CLT is an engineered wood building system made from several layers of boards, stacked perpendicular to the other, and hydraulically compressed and bonded together with a special adhesive.

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Supply-Chain Finance in Construction: Solving the Working Capital Challenge

Inefficient Light Bulb Phase-out Begins in California

Reduce Costs and Improve Operating Efficiencies With Hybrid Battery Units

Five Benefits of Using Steel Instead of Wood for Construction

A Renewed Focus on Resiliency in Wood Construction

The New Advantages of Tin-plated Roofing

How Technology-enabled Collaboration Will Streamline Engineering Economics

For Sustainable, Renewable Construction Materials: The Future Is CLT

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