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Under Water?

Civil + Structural Engineer

The Baltimore city employee drowned inside a wastewater treatment plant in June 2019 when she fell through a grate walkway. “My Workers need to be adequately prepared to work longer hours under challenging conditions to fix a broken main or leaking sewage or address flooding in the utility building.”

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2 Hudson Square: A New Landmark in New York City’s Architectural Landscape

Construction Daily News

The development of 2 Hudson Square marks a significant milestone in the transformation of the Hudson Square area into a vibrant mixed-use destination. Many former warehouses and industrial buildings were repurposed into lofts and studios, creating a distinct urban character.

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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

Civil + Structural Engineer

The project leveraged four alternative delivery methods including: landside and airside construction management at-risk, a design-build-operate-maintain baggage team, design-bid-build award contracts and multiple design-build concession/tenant packages.

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Making headway: what to do about tower crane safety?

Practical Law Construction

With the scarcity of land and new residential or office developments literally growing upwards, cranes are an everyday sight in urban areas. For example: In the Battersea crane collapse in 2006 (in which two men were tragically killed), the crane operators used the manual for a different model of crane to the crane in operation.

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Hear About the Latest News on Burlington Removing Homeless Camps Near Unoccupied Buildings, Jack Daniels Stops Building Due to Whiskey Fungus Lawsuit, Infrastructure and Commercial Project Funding Increases the Construction Labor Gap, and Volkswagen Chooses Canada for Battery Facility

Construction Daily News

In today’s news, we will look into the areas of Burlington where there are unoccupied buildings, and the city is clearing away homeless encampments. Over and above that, after being enticed by the green incentives offered in the United States, Volkswagen decides to build its battery plant in Canada. The building is private. “If

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

Business Facilities

That’s the current industry standard, a window that may continue to shrink as nanotech moves from the lab to the market. Within each institute, manufacturers of all sizes partner with academia and government to share manufacturing technology and workforce challenges—and build a robust, sustainable R&D infrastructure.

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Uncover the Latest News on Decarbonize Construction and Construction Loans

Construction Daily News

Meanwhile, Construction loans cover land, blueprints, permits, labor, and materials. If your project costs more than expected, you can use a construction loan to access contingency reserves or interest reserves to avoid interest payments during development. Construction loans cover the upfront costs of land, supplies, and labor.