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Timelapse Shows 8-Hour Concrete Pour on Chicago Building

Construction Equipment

Crews from Chicago’s Clark Construction used three mobile pumps to pour 3,300 cubic yards of concrete into the foundation mat of a new office building. A timelapse video showing the full concrete pour was posted on Clark Construction’s Twitter. Starting before sunrise, the crew finished the job in…

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Sustainable construction products and technologies

GCP Applied Technologies

SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE | SUSTAINABLE CEMENT | SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ENVELOPE. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE. Considering cement production—a primary component of concrete—accounts for roughly 5% of the entire global emissions carbon footprint, producing more sustainable concrete is among the most important topics in construction today.

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Is Your Commercial General Contractor More Relevant Than You?

HardHatChat

Every blog I’ve written for the award-winning HardHatChat popped up, interviews with media about the state of Chicago construction jobs – it was all there. We still pour concrete and erect steel as we did decades ago, we still lay brick in mortar on brick, etc. In person, he embodies the definition of an old-school general contractor.

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Top 10 Construction Companies in the USA

CivilJungle

Chicago Bridge and Iron Company. $ Chicago Bridge and Iron Company. NASA gave one of the Biggest known to Bechtel to design, construct, and commission Mobile Launcher 2, and its Ground Structure which will be used to assemble and launch the Space Launch System rocket. Chicago Bridge and Iron Company. Bechtel Group Inc.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

BD+C

Without stable shelter, it all falls apart,” Pulitzer Prize-winning sociologist Matthew Desmond told the Chicago Tribune on publication of his book Evicted. Developers also paid for a new 20,000-sf public park to replace a decrepit concrete one that had been on Second Avenue in what’s effectively the school’s front yard.”

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What Is Pier Foundation | Types of Drilled Piers | Advantages and Disadvantages of Drilled Pier Foundations

CivilJungle

Thus, a foundation unit installed in a drill-hole may also be called a bored cast-in-situ concrete pile. Construction equipment is normally mobile and construction can proceed rapidly. Also, read: What Is a Concrete Surface Retarder | Types of Retarders | Advantages & Disadvantages of Retarder in Concrete.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Joplin Area Rises From The Rubble And Reaches For New Heights

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Elementary iPad and laptop carts increase access to mobile technology devices and improve student and teacher flexibility. 70% of building materials are regional or Joplin-specific: roofing, concrete block, lighting fixtures, etc. LCD panels ensure student visibility and can display a variety of content.