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A Visit to the Cairo Monorail

Civil + Structural Engineer

Where once there was little to break the seemingly endless sands that encompassed the city of Cairo, a series of new developments have been built to support the region’s shifting needs and population. After this step is completed, this will begin the formal start of the testing and commissioning phase for the EoN line.

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Louisiana: Building A More Resilient State

Business Facilities

Louisiana has created a Resilient Louisiana Commission (with 15 associated task forces) to chart a path toward safely reopening the economy and making the Pelican State more resilient for the long-term. Read: Louisiana: Building A More Resilient State at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Are you ready for Australia’s biggest festival of construction of the year?

Roads Online

Material supplied by Oliver Kincross Events Sydney Build, Australia’s leading and largest construction show, is set to return on 1st – 2nd May at ICC Sydney, with the official support of NSW Premier Chris Minns and Lord Mayor Clover Moore. Image courtesy of Oliver Kinross Events.

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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

Job Order Contracting

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposal to require that public companies disclose climate-related information. States, cities, and other communities can use EPA’s greenhouse gas data to find high-emitting facilities in their area, compare emissions between similar facilities, and develop common-sense climate policies.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

The reality of economic development can’t be expressed in sound bite-sized morsels, and the progress of locations in meeting today’s challenges can’t always be measured in winners and losers. The Lowe’s project will be facilitated, in part, by a Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) and a grant from the One North Carolina Fund.

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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change

Business Facilities

Still in its early stages, the project will complement FPL’s ongoing solar and battery storage development efforts and help produce power with lower emissions rates. This year, Business Facilities named FPL one of the top utilities for economic development. Entrepreneurs can apply to join the incubator through August 23, 2021.

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Fenestration and glazing: Seismic performance specification considerations

Construction Specifier

By Amy Becker Photo courtesy Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Specifiers and design professionals should always consider seismic performance attributes for buildings in areas that previously have experienced the damaging effects of earthquakes. Building codes are adopted with the intent to preserve life and safety.