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A bank that doesn’t go far enough?

Construction Law

One thing that can be confidently said about the newly announced National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) is that it won’t be funding very much of the procurement of the UK’s national infrastructure. There was previously a Green Investment Bank, launched in 2012, which was to invest public money in low carbon projects.

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Redundancy is the first line of defense during power grid cyberattacks

CK Power

In fact, former secretary of defense Leon Panetta was widely criticized for a 2012 speech that forecasted the fallout of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure — from derailed trains to paralyzed financial institutions, water contamination to electrical blackouts. There are countless more examples. But… what if they don’t?

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How Brexit Will Affect The Construction Industry – Infographics

Lets Build

As a member of the EU, the UK had access to the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF). Although this loss in revenue could potentially be replaced by the savings from an EU membership, it is also unlikely with current ongoing government cuts, that this saving would be spent on infrastructure.

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2009 A/E Industry Forecast Webcast Recap

PSMJ Resources

PSMJ consultants David Burstein and Bill Fanning presented Part 1 of their 2009 A/E Industry Forecast webcast earlier today with a focus on the private sector markets. We won't go through the entire webcast here (you can order it by visiting www.psmj.com ) but I did want to take a quick look at some of their market sector forecasts for 2009.

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6 Ways the COVID-19 crisis will reshape the construction industry

Lets Build

For instance, companies that depend on bank checks and physical forms need to find other means to distribute payment. Payroll needs to have a solid digital infrastructure with remote accessibility features. If payroll is only accessible through office computers, it will be impossible to distribute salaries during the crisis.

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Construction Markets Stabilize at Low Levels During 2012 | ENR.

ENR Construction

Search our site: Infrastructure. Banking & Credit Crisis. Description: McGraw-Hill Construction Releases Mid-Year Update of 2012 Construction Market Forecast. Industry forecasts. & receive immediate web access $82 a year (includes full web access)-->. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial. Format: HTML.

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Smart-Grid, Building-Power Data Standard Out for Review | ENR.

ENR Construction

Search our site: Infrastructure. Banking & Credit Crisis. Description: A proposed standard that would provide a common basis for electrical energy consumers to describe, manage and communicate about electrical energy consumption and forecasting is open for an advisory public review until Sept. Industry forecasts.