An Orascom Construction-FCC Aqualia JV has been awarded a $320m contract to build Egypt?s Abu Rawash Wastewater Treatment Plant
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Abu Dhabi Ports earns ISO accreditation for security system
Assessors from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance audited the security management system in place at Khalifa Port, Zayed Port, Mussafah Port, and Abu Dhabi Ports HQ
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DHS Awards Contracts for Border Wall Prototypes
The Dept. of Homeland Security has awarded eight contracts to companies to develop prototypes for the Trump administration’s proposed wall along sections of the nearly 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border.
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Oroville Spillway Failure Prompts Review of 93 Dams
If initial lessons included in an interim status report on the cause of February’s failure of the main spillway at California’s Oroville Dam are heeded, hundreds of U.S. dams more than 50 years old may have to be re-examined and upgraded.
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Imaging Technology Deployed Before and After Hurricanes
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey’s assault on Texas and Louisiana, drones and small planes equipped with cameras and instruments fill the sky, getting a bird’s-eye view of the destruction.
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Construction Economics for the Week of September 18, 2017
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: Recip Saw and All-Terrain Crane
The SKILSAW 13-Amp Reciprocating Saw has a 11⁄8-in. stroke length and a variable speed trigger, allowing it to deliver up to 2,800 strokes per minute.
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Pulse: Project News for the Week of September 18, 2017
Project News from Dodge Data & Analytics
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US Postpones Canadian Lumber Tariff Finding
Chances may be improving for resolving a long-running trade dispute over pricing of Canadian softwood-lumber shipments to the U.S.
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UAE study quantifies emotional response to the built environment
Neuroscience and eye tracking study in the Middle East commissioned by Majid Al Futtaim reveals the built environments and landscapes than conjure emotion
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