Tag: Good
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Finding Good Hires From Outside the Asphalt Industry
During my first year in the asphalt industry, I’ve found that my favorite part of the job lies in my initial conversations with people who are also in the industry. More often than not, people ask me “how did you end up in asphalt?” When I relay my story, I’m met with a similar story…
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The 9 Kitchen Trends Of 2025 That You’ll Want In Your Home Forever (Yes, They’re That Good)
Welcome to our biggest post of the year! That’s right, nearly every year our annual kitchen trend post is the most popular which equally feels like a huge honor and responsibility as the gal that’s been writing them for the last 6 years. As we always say, when it comes to “trends” and more permanent…
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Why we need good (digital) leaders
As with all aspects of our personal and professional lives, digital transformation is a prevalent force for change in the AEC industry. Digital innovations can help us create a built environment fit for today’s societies. The competitive imperative for firms to embrace digital change is now unquestionable. But while the forces and inevitability of digital…
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Oskar Smeds of Congrid on the Paradox of Good Quality Documentation
Oskar Smeds of Congrid (https://congrid.com) talks about quality management in construction and the role of digitalization in it. The presentation is from the WDBE Comunity Session on May 27, 2021, organized in collaboration with AEC TechTV. The post Oskar Smeds of Congrid on the Paradox of Good Quality Documentation appeared first on AEC Business. View…
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Keeping it Clean: Analytics Can Benefit Contractors—So Long as They Maintain Good ‘Data Hygiene’
Construction firms receive a flood of information these days—everything from sales pitches in their email inboxes, to cover stories in industry magazines—about the potential for data analytics to revolutionize what they do. And it’s true that under the right circumstances shifting from siloed spreadsheets to advanced data warehouses and analytics engines can yield transformative insights.…
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Giving Heating Control to Residents is Good for the Environment
Heating in EU households accounts for 79% of the total energy consumption. In cold climate areas, like Finland, the percentage is even higher. Enermix set out to test how room-level control in district-heated apartment houses would affect the comfort of living and energy consumption. Janne Heinonen, Enermix “Our mission is to digitalize Finnish buildings, especially…
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4 Essentials for Maintaining Good Client Relations during Construction Work
If you are currently providing construction or contracting work on a commercial property, the business owners may be wary of intrusions of a construction crew and the interference of the work being carried out. Rather than having to field heated questions from business bosses, implement these techniques to ensure a smooth relationship. Provide Optional Back…
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4 Essentials for Maintaining Good Client Relations during Construction Work
If you are currently providing construction or contracting work on a commercial property, the business owners may be wary of intrusions of a construction crew and the interference of the work being carried out. Rather than having to field heated questions from business bosses, implement these techniques to ensure a smooth relationship. Provide Optional Back…
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Why a Good Chair Cushion Matters: The Science of Sitting
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, our species spent most hours of the day standing, running, hunting and gathering. Naturally, because upright movement was integral to our survival, there weren’t too many club-toting cavemen who sat in the bush for a 9-5 desk job. Fast forward to our modern day and a large majority of…