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Making headway: what to do about tower crane safety?

Practical Law Construction

There have been several accidents with fatal consequences in the last ten years: In 2014, a construction worker was hospitalised after a crane jib collapsed. With the scarcity of land and new residential or office developments literally growing upwards, cranes are an everyday sight in urban areas. Competency and training.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and team. The benefits of strategic collaboration vs. traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are well documented and partially listed below (Chan et al., Reduced project related cost growth per change order. management.

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Location Focus: The Carolinas – Growth Climate Warms In The Carolinas

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From the May/June 2014 issue. Projects were required to address one or more goals of the South Carolina Innovation Plan. The company, which is based in Quebec, Canada, plans to begin operations in the SCRA Applied Research Center on International Blvd. By Shana Daley. Proposals totaling more than $6.8 in North Charleston.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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From the July/August 2014 issue. According to Deloitte’s 2014 Global Aerospace and Defense Outlook , the commercial aerospace sector is expected to experience significant growth this year, driven by continued record-setting production levels at assembly facilities and throughout the aerospace supplier network. By Shana Daley.

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Locations For The Food Processing Industry: The Food Puzzle

Business Facilities

Founded in 2012, Blue Apron, a meal kit delivery company, said in February that it plans to bring more than 2,000 jobs to New Jersey with the construction and opening of a 495,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Linden. The company also plans to build a fulfillment center in Fairfield, CA in 2018. ConAgra Brands.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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DMDII is one of nine institutes within the Manufacturing USA network, with six more planned by the end of 2017. manufacturers to benefit from the rapid technological change currently underway,” said McDermott. King, Managing Director of the Quonset Development Corporation.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Here’s a peek at what’s driving change in 2017: The factory of the future: Tesla’s “Gigafactory,” may represent not just what future factories look like, but how companies approach their entire manufacturing process. The changing workforce: Automation is changing the mix of jobs in and around factories.