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Photocatalytic Self-Cleaning Concrete – Properties, Applications, Advantages

The Constructor

What is Photocatalytic Self-Cleaning Concrete? Self cleaning concrete is produced by adding catalytic material to the concrete mixture. It is a new.

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Renewable Energy Claim is Deceptive

Green Building Law Update

This past week and there have been many other times this law firm was consulted about a marketing claim by a building owner with rooftop solar panels that advertises they “use” renewable energy, but the owner sells Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) for the renewable energy it generates, so the Federal Trade Commission says it shouldn’t make the claim.

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Katerra, a tech-driven GC, plots ambitious expansion

BD+C

By this time next year, Katerra —a technology startup whose end-to-end business model combines prefabrication, architectural, and construction services primarily for multifamily housing—expects to have six manufacturing plants up and running, including its first mass timber factory, a 250,000-sf building under construction on 29 acres in Spokane, Wash.

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Army Corps crew earns award for work on Korte job in Tennessee

The Korte Company

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a group of its own for exemplary work on a construction project for the U.S. Department of Energy —a structure we couldn’t have built without the Corps’ expertise. The USACE Nashville District’s Hedgehog award honors team members who went above and beyond, helping secure an on-time delivery while putting millions of dollars back in taxpayers’ pockets.

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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New and old ideas in the AEC marketing world: Which way should you go?

Construction Marketing Ideas

Some fundamental marketing principles change rarely, while others are shattered and need to be revised, largely because of changing technologies and business practices. The challenge in effective AEC marketing, in my opinion, combines knowing which rules have remained consistent and which have changed — and adapting your approaches and business models accordingly.

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Different types of beam section in RCC structures

Construction Cost Estimating

In this construction video tutorial, you will gather information on different types of beam section in RCC structures. Usually, there are three types of beam sections which range from balanced beam section , under reinforced beam section and over reinforced beam section. It is known that a beam comprises of two components i.e. reinforcement and concrete.

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Seattle-Area Project Starts to Treat Polluted Stormwater

ENR Construction

Seattle sewer lines installed in the early to mid-20th Century simply can't handle stormwater runoff during severe rainstorms. A $262 million project near Georgetown will change that reality for the up to 70 million gallons of polluted stormwater that currently flows into the Duwamish River during severe rainstorms.

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