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Amtrak Plans $6.5B Redevelopment of D.C.'s Union Station | ENR.

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Amtrak Plans $6.5B Union Station. Enter your print subscription account. ENR New York. ENR Southeast. ENR Southwest. ENR Texas & Louisiana. This content is available for purchase. It is FREE of charge. for ENR subscribers. Redevelopment of D.C.s Publication Date: 7/25/2012. Author: Tom Ichniowski. Format: HTML.

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San Diego County Approves Home Building Measure That Will Waive VMT Analysis

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New San Diego housing plans won’t require developers to pay for analysis or mitigation for ‘vehicle miles traveled’. According to The San Diego Union-Tribune , VMT is a California state standard implemented in 2013 to measure and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions produced by transportation to and from work, school, and errands.

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Safe Site Check In’s Touch-Free, Paperless Check In and Health Screenings, Offer Post Pandemic Benefits

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Guests and workers checking into the site are not required to download an app or create an account, and their personal health information is stored only on their device to comply with HIPAA and OSHA regulations. The app is available in both English and Spanish, but can also be customized to support other languages, if needed.

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Susan Bowman sets the example

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She’d graduated with an accounting degree at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, worked at a Big 8 public accounting firm, passed the CPA exam and learned the ins and outs of construction accounting at Pepper Construction in Chicago. Louis Union Station and even a $21 million job for NASA. Vernon , St.

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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

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The plan would also include the passing of new, more stringent emissions legislation for buildings of more than 25,000 square feet and potentially ban inefficient “classic glass and steel skyscrapers.” Plus, this plan is a step in the right direction toward driving environmental change. But it doesn’t stop there.

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Travel in Europe during coronavirus: Plan to create ‘tourism corridors’ between countries

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The European Union is striving to save the continent’s summer holidays and a tourism sector left devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. Many are making plans to attract domestic visitors a priority but economies such as Greece and Croatia are dependent on foreign visitors.

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Mastering theme park construction coordination

The Korte Company

Understanding the master plan. Because theme parks are so singularly focused on user experience, they’re usually always built, renovated or expanded according to a master plan. Contractors come and go, but master plans do not. Following a master plan certainly endears a contractor to a theme park owner. Other attractions.