A note from the engineer of record on an approved shop drawing for San Francisco’s Salesforce Transit Center appears to have initiated an instruction to the steel fabricator to cut two 2-in. x 4-in. holes in the bottom flanges of the hub’s built-up plate girders.
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Month: January 2019
Railroads Meet Train-Systems Deadline
Freight and commuter railroads across the U.S. achieved enough milestones by a Dec. 31, 2018, federal deadline for installing automatic train control systems to avoid potential federal penalties.
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Construction Economics for the Week of January 14, 2018
ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics
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Product Snapshot: Light Tower and Backhoe Loader
The WCDE-4-20KW-4X500LTL-LED-CPR-MOD1 mobile light tower also features a 20-kW generator.
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Pulse: Project News for the Week of January 14, 2019
Project News from Dodge Data & Analytics
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New Construction Starts in November Slip 7 Percent
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $789.3 billion, new construction starts in November decreased 7% from October’s elevated amount, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.
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Dodge Momentum Index Increases in November
The Dodge Momentum Index moved 5.3% higher in November to 159.7 (2000=100) from the revised October reading of 151.7.
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Autodesk's Latest Acquisition and Investment Pattern Binds Design and Construction
The moves pull closer into the Autodesk orbit technologies and services that support the conversion of the ideas defined by Autodesk’s design products—the company’s traditional core offerings—into the processes and outcome of construction.
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Construction Economics for the Week of January 7, 2018
ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics
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