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Engineers Raise Quality Concerns Over Honolulu’s Rail Construction

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With over 1,100 NCRs on file to date, some are wondering if there is a serious problem with Honolulu's 20-mile rail system build. Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) says the biggest problems have to do with concrete.

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Fukushima: The Disaster That Won’t Go Away

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Nearly 500,000 workers toiled for months to erect a concrete sarcophagus around the shattered and woefully inadequate structure that had been Chernobyl’s containment vessel. But you might want to skip the fish platter the next time you order dinner in Honolulu.

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BC’s Blog December 08

Cassell Construction Estimating

Early December finds me on Oahu as well, teaching SureTrak at Honolulu Community College, and finishing up Beachside Roofing Hawaii’s estimating implementation and database. President-Elect Obama has promised us roads, bridges, and schools, and Honolulu voters backed Mayor Hanneman’s Light Rail initiative on Oahu.

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Exciting products and fresh directions

Cassell Construction Estimating

At PBC we just finished merging their separate concrete and masonry databases, (newly indexed to Master Format 2004), and redesigning their cost code system (cutting standard cost codes from 7 pages to 1-1/2), and installing and configuring Explorer for its chief Estimator.

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