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AISC Group Recommends Spec Changes After Salesforce Transit Center Girder Fractures

ENR Construction

The American Institute of Steel Construction task group reviewed proposals made by California's Metropolitan Transportation Commission, in the aftermath of the 2018 discovery of brittle fractures in plate girders at the Salesforce Transit Center.

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Rad Projects of 2018

Stok

After a year like 2018, all we can really say is thank you. Here’s a shout-out to just some of the work we completed together in 2018. Let’s celebrate some of our clients that really took their commitment to high performance buildings to a new level in 2018! The post Rad Projects of 2018 appeared first on stok.

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Pump Station Will Cut Town’s Sewage Overflow

ENR Construction

When Daniel O’Connell’s Sons won the construction contract in 2018 for the $122-million York Street Pump Station and Connecticut River Crossing project in Springfield, Mass.,

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Panel's Review of Transit Center's Fractured Girders Draws Heated Reactions

ENR Construction

The public authority that owns and runs the Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco forcefully disagrees with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's independent expert panel that reviewed the 2018 brittle fractures in twin built-up plate girders.

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The Top 5 Surveyor Posts of 2017

Viewpoint Construction Technology

These posts provide a good mix of fun reads, impressive feats, and useful information so you can head into 2018 with both inspiration and helpful advice. It was an inspiring event, and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone again at the conference in 2018. Here’s some inspiration for 2018: impressive bridges of the world.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

This bill is a ministerial response to the fact that in 2018 the State’s Building Codes Administration moved to the Department of Labor. SB 018 alters the membership of the 1994 Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission and changes and adds topics on which the commission may appoint a subcommittee.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

This bill is a ministerial response to the fact that in 2018 the State’s Building Codes Administration moved to the Department of Labor. SB 018 alters the membership of the 1994 Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission and changes and adds topics on which the commission may appoint a subcommittee.

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