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Construction spending inches upward in April

BD+C

Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that construction spending during April 2013 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $860.8 percent above the revised March estimate of $857.7 percent above the April 2012 estimate of $825.1 billion, 0.4 The April figure is 4.3 billion, 4.5 billion, 4.5

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Construction put in place enjoyed healthy gains in 2014

BD+C

grew by 7% to just under $973 billion in 2014, according to estimates by FMI, the Raleigh, N.C.-based Driven by a recovering economy, increasing demand for multifamily housing, and a manufacturing sector buoyed by robust oil and gas drilling and production, construction put in place (CPIP) in the U.S. Body Image: read more.

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Sky Box

Business Facilities

The relentless growth of e-commerce is producing a corresponding decline in retail outlets, including the “Big Box” stores that have long been a defining feature of our suburban landscape. percent of all retail sales, according to the Census Bureau. In the second quarter of this year, e-commerce sales in the U.S.

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STRUCTURAL USES OF PRECAST CONCRETE

The Constructor

Structural frames are mainly used for offices, car parks and retail developments. Use of Precast Concrete in frames: There are two main types of precast building frame. The structural frame consists of slabs, beams and columns. The cross-wall frame consists of floor slabs and solid walls. It is used mainly for hotels, schools and hospitals.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

Construction Specifier

In collaboration with security hardware, metal mesh serves as a sleek security product for elegant theft protection in retail, restaurant, and hospitality settings. For example, new airport designs expanding the exterior footprint of airport operations is conscientious of enriching the passenger experience, says Gensler’s Wagner.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

Business Facilities

In addition to warehouses, autonomous vehicles in logistics can also be found in airports, harbors and yards. It is also helpful in terms of the current truck driver shortage that the American Tucking Association estimates at more than 38,000. As the city grows, its airport activity expands. percent increase. percent increase.

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

GCP Applied Technologies

Were more or less loads rejected (the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) estimates that 5% of all ready mix concrete deliveries in the U.S. Retail buildings. At the end of said period, do “slump arrival at jobsite” metrics meet or exceed the same performance metrics for the traditional fly ash mix? are rejected )?