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Dispatch from Alaska: insights on moisture, soil, and material performance

Construction Specifier

The most recent study, conducted in 2019, built on previous findings from research done in Alaska and Canada, examines the use of insulation in roadway embankments and airport runways. In Alaska, permafrost is found below about 85 percent of the state, according to the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

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Insurance for Electricians: What It Covers & Why You May Need It

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Equipment floater : When transporting building products from one place to another, this floater can help protect the value of items like wiring, outlets, or lighting fixtures. Car accident: Your work van might slide off the road and become undrivable due to tire and axle damage. Protecting your business operations.

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The Drone Age

Business Facilities

billion to create a global shipping hub for its growing fleet of traditional cargo aircraft at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. In 2015, the state invested $4 million to install new surveillance and airport surface radar equipment at Griffiss Airport, the focal point of NUSTAR. The sky is literally the limit.

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An Invisible Revolution: How Leading Construction Firms Are Rethinking Construction as a Business

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Others are new business ventures they created to conquer new markets: this is what we call Hyper Construction. 3 cases: Ferrovial, VINCI, Holcim Ferrovial Ferrovial is a leading global infrastructure and services company that operates in four main business areas: transportation, construction, services, and toll roads.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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Developers, investment interests and supply chain executives remain optimistic about our nation’s seaports,” said John Carver, head of JLL’s Ports, Airports and Global Infrastructure (PAGI) group, “Influenced by an evolving maritime logistics industry, global and trade transformations such as the extension of the Panama Canal and growth of U.S.

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

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The riverfront complex is being built on the old Advocate newspaper site bordered by Main, North, Lafayette Street and River Road. We’ll give China the benefit of the doubt that they’re not counting troop transports for the People’s Liberation Army as well as new cars for a growing middle class,” Rogers said.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7