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University of Nevada, Reno pavement testing technology hits the market

Civil + Structural Engineer

The new quality-control tool for road construction will enable crews to verify pavement quality as they build asphalt roads rather than waiting until after construction and using core samples to determine density of asphalt.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

Stok

Due to their embodied carbon and operational carbon footprints, buildings play a significant role in these efforts, so understanding the impact of legislation on buildings is critical. This directly translates to building energy codes. And, the result of this baseline? How to approach compliance.

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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

Civil + Structural Engineer

It features elements that maximize the safety, security, and efficiency of the travel process including 100 percent automated screening lanes, 100 percent facial recognition “e-gates” for international departure, an innovative landside terminal design, and 100 percent trackable RFID Independent Carrier System.

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Air barriers: An essential part of the building envelope

GCP Applied Technologies

Air barriers: An essential part of the building envelope. Protecting your building envelope. How air leakage can impact building durability. Net zero building design and air leakage. Estimating energy savings. Protecting your building envelope. How air leakage can impact building durability.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Business Facilities

When jobs stopped getting created (and in many areas employment was still hemorrhaging), we introduced the concept of growth potential as a key measure in our flagship rankings categories. The state also fully implemented its Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM) educator evaluation system. Auto Giants Keep Getting Bigger.

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Job Order Contracting Review Best Management Practices 2019

Job Order Contracting

It is a Program, System, and Process, rather than a single project. Each task should include a description in plain English, using industry standard terms, a total cost per unit of measure, and detailed associated cost breakdowns for labor, material, and equipment. as well as total cost-of-ownership asset management. track record.

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Less Is More In New England

Business Facilities

percent in 2016, was down 0.8 of Labor BLS, noted that New England’s unemployment rate was measurably lower than the national average in 2016—Maine’s unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in December 2016, marking the sixth consecutive month the rate had declined. percent the same time in 2016. percentage points to 4.9