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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Construction Economics for October 21, 2019
October 16, 2019
Month: October 2019
Unstable Cranes, Crumbling Building Pose Hazard at New Orleans Hotel Collapse Site
October 14, 2019
Two tower cranes at the site of the New Orleans hotel collapse are in worse shape than initially thought, forcing responders to reconsider how to dismantle them. An upper section of a hotel under construction in New Orleans partially collapsed on Saturday, Oct. 12, killing at least two and injuring eighteen. One other person at the site remained unaccounted for as of Sunday evening, according to officials.
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Two Dead, One Missing Following Partial Collapse of New Orleans Hotel
October 14, 2019
An upper section of a hotel under construction in New Orleans partially collapsed on Saturday, Oct. 12, killing at least two and injuring eighteen. One other person at the site remained unaccounted for as of Sunday evening, according to officials.
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Before Collapse, Communications Failed to Save Bridge Project
October 9, 2019
In reports submitted to the NTSB, FIGG Bridge Engineers and MCM blame each other for the fatal collapse of the pedestrian bridge project.
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Dodge Report Finds Owners, Contractors Still at Odds Over Project Management Software
October 9, 2019
The problem of dual entry and having to maintain parallel project management platforms remains a persistent problem in construction, according to a new SmartMarket Report from Dodge Data & Analytics.
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Construction Economics for October 14, 2019
October 9, 2019
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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Concrete Group to Develop First Precast Standard
October 9, 2019
American Concrete Institute says its first-ever initiative to develop a precast standard is not related to an article in Concrete International that sounds the alarm about the potential for brittle failures of non-code-compliant precast, prestressed-concrete double-T parking decks, reinforced with a high-strength polymer-coated carbon-fiber grid product, called C-Grid.
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Replacement of Collapsed Genoa Bridge Slated To Open Next Year
October 7, 2019
Investigation continues into 2018 collapse of old viaduct.
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Sawyer Steps Away From ENR Career
October 4, 2019
Tom Sawyer, ENR deputy editor, retires this week—leaving a lasting legacy for our enterprise.
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Product Snapshot: Riding Trowel and Augmented Reality
October 2, 2019
The MSP475 riding trowel boasts twin 46-in. rotors with five bladed “spiders” for even panning and finishing.
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