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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 Fall protection grates are frequently used at wastewater treatment plants to protect workers. Roofers die at close to twice the average rate of all US construction workers, with 29.9

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Environmental/Sustainability

Civil + Structural Engineer

The park expands Arlington County’s ability to meet Chesapeake Bay Watershed regulations while cultivating native plants and providing new boardwalk areas and fresh interpretive designs. Planned by SWA Group architects and designed and managed by the engineering firm Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc.,

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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. They provide height and lifting capacities for constrained sites while occupying only a minimal footprint. This language is inherently vague.

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Uncover the Latest News on New UK Building Product Launched by Markel, Arup Cuts Jobs as UK Construction Slows, British Construction Firm Buckingham Group Near Collapse, South East Plans Permission-ready Properties First, and Construction Business Civil Sanction Boosts Charity Funds

UK Construction Blog

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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

Civil + Structural Engineer

The building’s strategic design includes a 35 percent targeted reduction in potable water use through efficient fixtures and equipment, a 25 percent targeted reduction in energy costs with a focus on thermal performance and optimal heating, and a 360-panel floating solar array to name a few.

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Beca on the gold mine under our feet

Roads Online

A central repository of subsurface information would significantly improve Australian infrastructure for Australians that use it and reduce the burden on taxpayers that economically support it. titles), and current and historical land use. A single source of truth of subsurface information for all projects and actors.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

Business Facilities

DMDII is one of nine institutes within the Manufacturing USA network, with six more planned by the end of 2017. GE will be helping to plan and craft the future of the industrial Internet in Providence, and that will have very positive effects on our own economic future.”. Last year, Chicago’s thriving startups secured more than $1.7