Construction companies face the same challenges as technology companies and must be willing to embrace new delivery means and methods for their services… just as Netflix embraced streaming over mail-delivered DVDs.
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Architect Cesar Pelli, whose buildings changed the landscape in major cities the world over, died July 19 at age 92.
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Caterpillar reported strong sales in Q2 for construction equipment but sees expenses related to tariffs and reduced demand in the energy sector as tailwinds on overall earnings.
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Geopolitical tensions and economic nationalism are now posing a threat to the slowly recovering global design market.
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Although global supply is not running out, some developing regional markets struggle with sand supply problems.
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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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The DEWALT 60V FLEXVOLT cordless pipe threader features a brushless motor and can accept pipe from 1⁄2 in. to 2 in.
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Sun Bio Material, a subsidiary of Shandong Sun Paper, is planning to construct a pulp mill in Arkadelphia.
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The repercussions from the fire tragedy at Grenfell Tower, which killed 72 people in a London high-rise in June 2017, continue to spread through the world of building fire safety.
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Srinivasa “Hal” Iyengar, an eminent structural engineer known for innovative solutions for difficult projects, such as the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum in Spain, died July 4 in Fort Myers, Fla., after a battle with Parkinson’s and heart disease. He was 85 years old.
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