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Gearing Up for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020

Construction Business Owner

Gearing Up for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020. Tue, 02/11/2020 - 11:49. CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 is North America’s largest construction trade show for the asphalt, aggregates, concrete, earthmoving, lifting, mining, utilities and related industries—set for March 10-14 in Las Vegas, USA. Greg Ragsdale.

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Line Item Construction Cost Estimating – 2020 and Beyond!

Job Order Contracting

Detailed line item construction cost estimating is a prerequisite to obtaining best value outcomes for facilities / built infrastructure repair, renovation maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects. The post Line Item Construction Cost Estimating – 2020 and Beyond! see LEAN construction guide ).

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No sign of infrastructure gear change

Construction Law

Rarely has the need for speed in increasing investment in the UK’s infrastructure been more evident, but prevarication and delay seems to be the order of the day. The NIC’s Infrastructure Progress Review acknowledges that government has ambitious goals for infrastructure, but, in many areas, it is not delivering fast enough.

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More Than Green Buildings, Green Roads

Green Building Law Update

But when modern American society thinks about green building, those thoughts are almost universally of buildings and not of infrastructure like roads and bridges. As sustainability increasingly becomes mainstream, one of the strategies some government departments of transportation have adopted is a “green streets and highways rating system.”

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“Once-in-a-Generation” Opportunity for Women in Construction: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is a “once-in-a-generation” investment in America’s national infrastructure. With this plan, the goal is to rebuild many of the bridges, rails, and roads throughout the country to improve the overall infrastructure across America. The IIJA is intended to grow the U.S.

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By the numbers: How Trump's proposed 2020 budget affects construction

Construction Dive

DOT and more would sustain heavy cuts in the president’s move to curb spending, but defense- and emergency-related pools, along with targeted infrastructure grants, would see funding upticks. The Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.

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ANZ Infrastructure Industry Well-Positioned to Meet 2030 Benchmarks and Achieve Net Zero by 2050

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In a first-time collaboration Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK), Australian Constructors Association , Consult Australia and the Infrastructure Sustainability Council have released a joint report to support industry in accelerating a net zero future through the design and construction of the infrastructure pipeline. .