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Transitioning to Cloud Computing


Submitted by admin on November 2012

Small businesses always need affordable solutions fast, especially if they are growing. That usually requires more computers — and software to equip them.

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How to Use Videos to Showcase Your Business


Submitted by admin on October 2012

For 10 years, Greg Hardwick, owner of Hardwick General Contracting in Winter Park, Fla., created slideshows of his company’s projects using still images of the building sites. When Hardwick was commissioned to build a two-story, Southern plantation-style home in 2010, he wanted to capture its construction in an exciting and engaging way. 

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How to Use BIM as a Facilities Manager


Submitted by admin on September 2012

 

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Using iPads and Tablets for Sales


Submitted by admin on September 2012

While working on a custom home, Josh Rosenthal got a surprise a builder never likes to receive. Rosenthal opened a shipment of plastic-wrapped cherry wood cabinets and discovered they had been damaged. “It was unacceptable,” says Rosenthal, who is the owner of Cabin John Builders, located near Bethesda, Md. “The finish was messed up. There were chips everywhere.”

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What You Should Know about Property Management Software


Submitted by admin on July 2012
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Slideshow: Six Apps to Help Builders and Remodelers


Submitted by admin on July 2012

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Green Roof Maintenance: Proper Care for Vegetative Roofs


Submitted by admin on January 2012

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2012 Tool Preview: Cool New Tools of the Trade


Submitted by admin on December 2011

2012 Tool Preview: Cool New Tools of the Trade

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El valor de los medidores de aislamiento eléctrico


Submitted by admin on September 2011

Cada año en los Estados Unidos, los problemas eléctricos en hogares provocan más de 50.000 incendios, más de 500 muertes y cerca de $1.400 millones en daños a la propiedad, según la Fundación Internacional para la Seguridad Eléctrica (ESFi, por sus siglas en inglés). Estos problemas generalmente se atribuyen a un cableado defectuoso, pero una mayor exigencia eléctrica dentro de las casas más antiguas, junto con un aislamiento eléctrico en malas condiciones, también son unas de las causas principales, aunque evitables, de cortocircuitos, descargas eléctricas e incendios.

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Selling New Technology to Your Customers


Submitted by admin on August 2011

From re-engineered showerheads that save water to tankless water heaters and optical-eye kitchen faucets, the latest advancements in technology and new products are driving the plumbing industry today. Staying abreast of plumbing technology and new products can be made easier through savvy networking and the Internet.

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