BD+C

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

David Block fell in love with the Blommer Ice Cream Company factory the nanosecond he first saw it, seven years ago. Block, an architect, city planner, and Director of Development with Evergreen Real Estate Group, Chicago, was on a scouting mission to Milwaukee to scope out development opportunities. “It really caught my eye,” he recently recalled, as we gazed at the building from across North Avenue.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

In the lawsuit, Brian Trematore Plumbing & Heating claims a "defective design" and lack of communication led to major setbacks on the $545 million Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, New York.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

ASHRAE has released an expanded, revised version of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2019, Energy Efficiency Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

In the lawsuit, Brian Trematore Plumbing & Heating claims that a "defective design" and lack of communication led to major setbacks on the $545 million Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, New York.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

About 10,000 construction jobs were added in October, bringing the 12-month increase to 148,000 new jobs in construction, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

A Better Maryland is a new development plan that provides resources and tools for the Free State's long-term economic success. - Read: Building A Better Maryland at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

KOBELCO excavator models SK400DLC-10 and SK550DLC-10 are purpose-built for building demolition. The excavators reach to 81 feet and 90 feet, respectively. The crawler excavators come with three-piece separate boom demolition front and high-reach front.

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PC Construction

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

We officially closed down our month-long employee ownership celebration with great success. Throughout the month of October, we banded together with a team of Vermont employee-owned companies to give back to the community. The 20-company.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Fleet managers for underground mines are replacing diesel-powered construction equipment with electric machines, according to The Wall Street Journal. The publication cites several mines across the globe using electric haul trucks, drills, and loaders rather than diesel.

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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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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The Aviation Business Center and executive hangars redevelopment at Scottsdale Airport consolidated the center’s administrative offices, customs operations and tenant spaces.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

A new report from TRIP, the national transportation research nonprofit, calls the convergence of I-94 and I-65 in Northern Indiana one of the most congested intersections in the nation, according to Government Technology and the Merillville Post-Tribune, and autonomous trucks could be an answer.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

This project in Jal, a rural community in southeastern New Mexico, included new elementary and junior high schools, with renovations to the high school’s main building totaling more than 154,000 sq ft of new and renovated space.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Caterpillar has laid off 120 temporary workers at its Victoria, Texas, facility, according to published reports. The plant manufacturers crawler excavators, and employees 600. The Victoria Advocate cited a Caterpillar spokesperson who said the move was “to bring production in line with demand.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

In just 19 months, the project team transformed a 3.2-acre surface parking lot into a dynamic 806,081-sq-ft residential and retail development adjacent to Arizona State University.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

-sponsored- The Freightliner® M2 106 truck can handle any jobsite. Visit Freightliner.com to see why Curry Supply Company uses the versatile M2 106 with Detroit® DD5™ and DD8™ engines to build the ultimate medium duty work truck.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

To meet a vital need in the Phoenix neighborhood of Maryvale, this project turned a decommissioned hospital into an inpatient behavioral-health facility with emergency services.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The international Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has named Peter Douglas as its new CEO and managing director. He will be based in the U.K. and start on December 1.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Back in 1974, a critic once described the original Albuquerque Civic Plaza as "an expanse of hot paved space with an unwelcoming concrete fountain that did not serve the adjacent convention center or the public.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Navistar will partner with Scania to market heavy trucks to the mining industry in Canada. Scania is a subsidiary of Navistar's global alliance partner TRATON GROUP.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The construction industry added 10,000 net new jobs in October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 148,000 jobs or 2%. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 4,000 jobs on net in October and is up 2.1% over the past year.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

With the addition of the Festival Grounds, Conexpo has expanded for 2020. The Show has produced a video showing the various new ways to get around the expo.

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Supply chain challenges and rising material costs are forcing specialty contractors to pay more for what they need to complete each job. Following a simple set of principles, this easy-to-follow guide can help you manage job costs, ease the pains of accounting, and run a more profitable businesses. If you are a Specialty Contractor or Self-performing GC, you do not want to miss out on this essential guide!

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Because they’re located in the center of Arizona State University’s busy campus, key research buildings needed an even-more-reliable power source.

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Contractor Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

BKI is one of the preeminent full service U.S. commercial and industrial mechanical construction and maintenance services companies.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Located on the Arizona State University campus in Tempe, the Biomimicry Center is the hub for Biomimicry 3.8’s partnership with the university.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

International 360 connects the International service network to heavy truck fleets.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Finished in June 2018, this outpatient facility in Alamogordo, N.M., provides medical services for active-duty personnel and their families.

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Natural Building

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

This artificial cave, called the Upton Chamber, features a 14-foot-long tunnel that opens up into a dark, igloo-like underground dome. No one is quite sure who built this stone chamber. Records show that the land originally belonged to a local leather tanner in the 1800s, and farmers who lived around the land before that may have used it as a root cellar or storage space.

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CivilJungle

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

What is Lap Length? Lap Length is required when bars placed short of their required length (due to nonavailability of longer bars) need to be extended. Lap Length is also required when the bar diameter has to be changed along the length (as is sometimes done in columns).Branding The purpose of ‘Lap’ is to transfer the […].

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