Thin, Flexible Insulation Delivers High Performance

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Dow Corning HPI-1000 Building Insulation Blanket can be easily cut and conformed to complex shapes and tight curvatures, adhering tightly even to difficult connection points in building envelopes. The insulation blanket can be used to provide an effective thermal barrier between highly conductive elements, often used as a thermal shim or spacer. The versatile material also gives installers a new problem-solving option when retrofitting interior insulation of mass walls or reducing thermal flanking around window openings, helping building owners maintain code-compliant insulation in limited space.

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Mi-T-M Releases Diesel Air Compressor

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Mi-T-M Corporation recently released its new diesel 30 gallon air compressor. Built for optimum performance and productivity, the new diesel air compressor provides high-capacity airflow required for most commercial, industrial, automotive and service body applications. The new two-stage air compressor features a 9.1 HP Kohler KD420 diesel overhead valve engine with electric start and glow plugs for easy starting in cold temperatures. A powder-coated ASME-coded 30 gallon receiver tank is attached to a 3/16-inch base plate to help reduce vibration. The removable base plate offers flexible installation. With the extra air storage to operate multiple tools at once, the new … Read more

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Asta Powerproject v14.0.02 Adds More User-Requested Functionality

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Elecosoft has launched Version 14.0.02 of Asta Powerproject, its flagship project management solution. This latest release brings new features and extended functionality, including several specifically requested by U.S. customers to reflect the way they work. Improvements delivered in this release include the ability to: Have an option when creating a new project from an existing one to remove all progress values Show cost and income assignments with a negative value Create new summaries and charts by right-clicking in the project view Display heat maps in resource usage views Constrain tasks to complete within a specified time period View a task’s … Read more

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A Closer Look at the Skilled Labor Shortage

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The whys, tactics and what comes next By Bud LaRosa The construction industry is enjoying an enormous economic recovery. Many urban centers are dotted with cranes. There are several private and public projects on the drawing board and, last year, Congress passed a $1.1-trillion budget with $1.6 billion going toward the General Services Administration’s construction account. This 300 percent increase includes a doubling of the Department of Veterans Affairs construction budget to $1.2 billion. With projections for growth in 2017 forecasting the recovery to continue, one of the greatest threats that could derail the recovery is the lack of skilled … Read more

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Construction Firms Add 19,000 Jobs in November, Drop in Infrastructure Spending Slows Growth

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Construction employers added 19,000 jobs in November, reaching the highest employment level since November 2008, but a drop in public sector investments in construction projects held down employment among heavy and civil engineering firms, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that recent construction spending numbers show a decline in most categories of infrastructure investment. “This report shows the construction industry has the capacity to handle additional infrastructure work even as private nonresidential projects, apartments and homebuilding continue to go up,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “The industry would be adding … Read more

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