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Officials Outline 'Preferred' Path Forward on California's Bay Delta.

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Sustainability. ENR California. Officials Outline Preferred Path Forward on Californias Bay Delta. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar supports $14-billion proposal to transfer water from northern California to the Central Valley, but several lawmakers in the region to be tapped blasted the plan. Transportation. Environment.

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Chinese Real Estate Investment Plays Growing Role In U.S. Economy

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trillion insurance industry that has become active overseas but invested just a fraction of funds available for real estate projects; and new Chinese investment vehicles such as private equity funds. Beyond 2020, Chinese investment in U.S. real estate; increasing global appetite by Chinese developers and construction companies; a $1.6-trillion

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High-Winds Lab Shows Value Of Wind-Resistant Construction | ENR.

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Sustainability. ENR California. Description: The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety conducted the first side-by-side, high-speed-wind performance test of two full-scale, commercial-style buildings on July 17. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams.

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Contractors Are Renting Rather Than Buying More Equipment.

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Sustainability. ENR California. Equipment rentals allow contractors to shift downtime risk while trimming expenses, including licensing, insurance, taxes and debt, among others. Since Owners are Demanding Designers Carry Higher Insurance Limits, Is a Split-Limit Approach Best? Search our site: Infrastructure. Environment.

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London Olympics Construction Is Safest in Recent Times | ENR.

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Sustainability. ENR California. ODA set a very specific mission: “to deliver venues, facilities and infrastructure on time, fit for purpose and in a way that maximizes the delivery of a sustainable legacy within the available budget. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial.

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COVID 19 Commercial Building Liability

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.” It is widely accepted that while a property owner owes a duty to exercise ordinary care to keep the premises in a reasonably safe condition, it is not the insurer of the invitee’s safety. Moreover, an invitee cannot maintain a negligence suit merely from a showing that an injury was sustained in the defendant’s building.

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Product Snapshot: Floor Laser and Riding Trowel | ENR.

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Sustainability. ENR California. Since Owners are Demanding Designers Carry Higher Insurance Limits, Is a Split-Limit Approach Best? Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. -->. Building Types. Construction Methods. Project Delivery.