Report: 2019 record year for supertall construction
Construction Dive
DECEMBER 13, 2019
At 1,739 feet, the Tianjin CTF Finance Centre in China was the tallest building completed in 2019.
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Construction Dive
DECEMBER 13, 2019
At 1,739 feet, the Tianjin CTF Finance Centre in China was the tallest building completed in 2019.
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million in 2019. Fall protection violations are by far the most common among the heaviest fines, which reached as high as $1.8
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