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Align hits key milestone on HS2 Colne Valley viaduct

Construction Enquirer

Cofferdams were used to hold back the water while the 60m deep foundations were built into the bed of the lakes. Originally built in 2004, the launching girder was first used during the construction of the Hong Kong East Tsing Yi Viaduct. Each pier weighs around 1,800 tonnes and took nine months to complete.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

A recipient of the AIA National, California Council, and local chapter scholarships, ASCE National scholarships, China Synergy Program for Outstanding Youths, and SOM Foundation Traveling Fellowship among other honors and awards, Calvin received his Master’s, Engineer Degree, and Ph.D. from Stanford University. Raymond Issa, Ph.D.,

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

A recipient of the AIA National, California Council, and local chapter scholarships, ASCE National scholarships, China Synergy Program for Outstanding Youths, and SOM Foundation Traveling Fellowship among other honors and awards, Calvin received his Master’s, Engineer Degree, and Ph.D. from Stanford University. Raymond Issa, Ph.D.,

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

With two locations in Denver (Union Station and in the Lower Highlands), WeWork has the capacity for up to 2,000 workers. National Center of Atmospheric Research (NCAR), managed by UCAR, is a National Science Foundation R&D Center (Boulder, CO). There are even rooms with Xbox consoles when a fun break is needed.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

The chamber led Opportunity Austin, a five-year effort launched in 2004 to promote investment resulting in job creation. The present effort in this part of the project is to develop 600 acres that will be the foundation of Virginia’s fourth, deep-water marine terminal. Its aim was to create 72,000 regional jobs. Names Innovation Hubs.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Established in 1986, PSC is supported by several federal agencies, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and private industry, and is a leading partner in XSEDE (Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment), the National Science Foundation cyberinfrastructure program. Union Pacific, ConAgra Foods, Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc.

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