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Concrete Monitoring Speeds London Airport Expansion
At the King George the Fifth dock site on the River Thames, a contractor is using smart sensors to monitor the strength of concrete it’s casting to form 75,000 sq meters of slab over water to extend the footprint of London City Airport.
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Product Snapshot: Work Boots and Concrete Boom Truck
The Tradeswoman boot is tailored specifically for a woman’s foot, with extra toe space and a dense foot bed for all-day support.
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Pulse: Project News for the Week of February 3, 2020
BNSF is planning to build a second railroad bridge over Lake Pend Oreille at Sandpoint that will be approximately 1 mile long, paralleling its existing bridge.
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Construction Economics for February 3, 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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Kate Simonen: Climate Activist Rallied Industry to Reduce Embodied Carbon
Founding director of Carbon Leadership Campaign has rallied thousands to crusade against harmful effects of building production on the environment.
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Construction Economics for January 27, 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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Shortlisted Teams Will Try Tackling LA-Valley Transit Plan
Each team will now submit a Predevelopment Agreement proposal to assist with planning and design of the project.
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Construction Equipment Takes Flight From Hawaii Airport Project
Among the property reported stolen are a 2019 Kawasaki Mule 4010 4×4 vehicle, two Lincoln Electric Ranger welders and accessories, concrete hammers and chippers, multiple generators and hand tools and laser level devices.
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Partially Collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans To Be Imploded
After delays that threatened to push the project into 2021, the City of New Orleans announced on Jan. 17 that the partially collapsed structure of the unfinished, 18-story Hard Rock Hotel will be brought down in a controlled demolition in late March, under a new plan to be submitted by demolition contractor D.H. Griffin Cos.
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