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Cintec in North America Announces their Cintec Anchoring System was used in helping Repair the Helmsley Building 230 Park Avenue, NYC

Civil + Structural Engineer

The Problem : By 2009, the building had begun to show its age. The building owners/management had inquired as to replacement cost of these Terra-cotta Brackets and had been quoted prices exceeding 16 Million dollars.

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Western Specialty Restores Terrace at Mondial River West, Chicago

CCR Magazine

Located at 910 W Huron Street, the 15-story apartment complex was built in 2009 and has 141 units. Western was contacted by property management firm Willow Bridge Property Company to restore a private terrace shared by three units that was leaking due to failing waterproofing. and the property management company.

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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

To meet their responsibilities as stakeholders of the built environment ( facilities and other built structures ), public sector owners need to have the ability create credible construction cost estimate for ALL repair, renovation, maintenance (FSRM), and new build projects.

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The Best Tool for Reaching Net-Zero in Construction? Improved Communication

In Eight

According to InEight’s Global Capital Projects Outlook, 2023 Edition, the largest organisations with the most capital projects consistently fell behind, nearly half (44%) consistently delivering past schedule and 46% delivering over budget. When stakeholder communication and transparency suffer, so does project certainty.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

The characteristics of strategic collaboration and efficient construction project delivery are discussed below. Mandatory early and ongoing collaboration for each project. Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and team. Performance-centric reward system. Lower project related cost growth.

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Keep Emergency Communication Out of the “Dead Zone”

CCR Magazine

In-building radio signals are often absorbed or blocked by structures that are larger, underground, or constructed of concrete or metal. Additionally, building features designed to create more sustainable facilities such as low-E glass windows can attenuate the signal from public safety radio systems.

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Read About the Latest News on Construction Cost Stabilize, Submarine Construction Facility in Mobile, and US Army Engineers

Construction Daily News

Finally, the joint venture Kokosing Alberici Traylor (KAT), based in Ohio, US, and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced that they had reached an agreement on an approximately US$223 million option for the US$1 billion Soo Locks project in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, US, on the St. Marys River close to the Canadian border.