Pulse: Project News for the Week of May 18, 2020

The University of Colorado is planning to construct a 23,500-sq-ft subterranean addition of new physics lab spaces beneath the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics building on its Boulder campus.

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Construction Economics for May 18, 2020

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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Updated Robot Dog Speeds Site Inspections

Boston Dynamics’ autonomous dog-shaped robot, Spot, is known for its ability to traverse complex terrain and is now being used by construction companies for inspections and LiDAR site scans.

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Construction Economics for May 11, 2020

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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AISC Probe into Salesforce Transit Center Ills Includes Girder Design

The American Institute of Steel Construction’s group reviewing problematic built-up plate girders in San Francisco’s Salesforce Transit Center is considering the girders’ design detail—where the brittle fractures occurred. The team will also look into a similar girder failure at the SoNo Collection mall in Connecticut.

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