When an intense construction fire shut down one of Pittsburgh’s busiest bridges last September, fire trouble had not been completely unexpected.
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When the Safety Danger Signals Are Overlooked
April 5, 2017
When the Construction Safety Danger Signals Are 'Normalized'
April 5, 2017
When an intense construction fire shut down one of Pittsburgh’s busiest bridges last September, fire trouble had not been completely unexpected.
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How 'Normal' Activities Led to Three Building Accidents
April 5, 2017
At these jobsites, sloppy practices seem to have been routine, or normalized, and deadly.
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$6B Cost Estimate Increase Imperils U.S. Nuclear Projects
April 5, 2017
Westinghouse Electric Co.’s recent realization of more than $6 billion in additional costs related to completing construction of two U.S. nuclear projects forced the firm to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 29.
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Trump Talks Up Infrastructure With Unions
April 5, 2017
President Trump continues to court construction unions, telling the North America’s Building Trades Unions annual legislative conference that he wants to rebuild infrastructure, streamline project permitting and reduce undocumented labor.
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DC Metro Chief Defends Track Repair Blitz
April 5, 2017
The head of Washington, D.C.’s beleaguered Metrorail system recently told Congress his agency “had to move and move quickly” in launching an accelerated infrastructure maintenance program in 2016, despite lacking a budget or management plan to guide what could be a $118-million effort to restore the 118-mile system.
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Victaulic Dives Into Virtual Reality-Aided Design
April 5, 2017
While thinking up new workflows for designing mechanical systems, Amanda Comunale is making sure that her team members are spending enough time in virtual reality.
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Bechtel Picks Point-Cloud Software To Verify As-Builts
April 5, 2017
Getting the most out of point-cloud jobsite scans is a perennial issue, and Bechtel is looking to a small startup for answers.
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Pipemaker Victualic Dives Into Virtual Reality-Aided Design
April 5, 2017
While thinking up new workflows for designing mechanical systems, Amanda Comunale is making sure that her team members are spending enough time in virtual reality.
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Product Snapshot: GNSS Receiver and Hydraulic Hoist
April 5, 2017
The GCX3 GNSS integrated receiver can now work with many satellite location systems, including BeiDou, Galileo, SBAS QZSS and GAGAN, in addition to the GPS and GLONASS systems with which its predecessor was compatible.
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