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Installed capacity of geothermal heat pumps to grow by 150% by 2020, says study

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Geothermal heat pump (GHP) systems, which harness moderate and constant temperatures just below the Earth’s surface, are being deployed in nearly every region of the world and in residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial environments with great success.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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A major logistics trend on the rise is autonomous road transportation—no drivers needed. Autonomous forklifts and robot arms load, unload and transport goods within the warehouse area, connecting to one another and forming flexible conveyor belts. By the BF Staff. From the September/October 2017 Issue.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Presented by Penske Logistics and authored by transportation consultant, Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst at Parsons Corporation, the report tracks and measures all costs associated with moving freight through the U.S. The transportation sector of the logistics industry grew by 3.6 Costs for water transportation rose 8.9

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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth

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Florida consistently ranks among the best states for business, thanks to its pro-business state tax policies, competitive cost of doing business and streamlined regulatory environment. Businesses thrive in this low-tax environment, and employees enjoy the benefit of no personal income tax. Photo © Ketterman).

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Monitoring mix design performance with an in-transit concrete management system

GCP Applied Technologies

Visibility into the concrete mix as it’s transported from plant to jobsite, via this cloud-connected system. while the concrete mixed in the truck (not in a lab or other controlled environment). Retail buildings. The reason? Collecting, aggregating and analyzing data from ready-mix trucks over time. Structural Solutions.

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Concrete mix design

GCP Applied Technologies

This series also addresses HRWR incorporation in conventional and self-consolidating concrete (SCC) applications, as well as precast/pre-stress concrete (PC/PS) environments … more. . Each test was performed with and without admixed chlorides in order to simulate both non-chloride environments and marine and deicing salt environments … more.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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According to the Chicago Tribune , “The fund will award convertible notes initially ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 to early-stage Illinois-based companies working in renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grid, next-generation transportation and water resource management. Photo: Village of Arlington Heights.).