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PFAS in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?

Green Building Law Update

The question de riguer in commercial real estate transactions is if PFAS is included in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment? As made clear by the January 14, 2021 EPA action, the response is “no” that the standard practice for environmental site assessments in the vast majority of places does not consider PFAS, however, Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a group of more than 4,000 man-made chemicals that include PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many other chemicals.

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Predictive-Based Safety Using Analytics To Prevent Incidents Before They Occur

ENR Construction

Despite big investments in safety, construction’s fatality rate has remained flat for over a decade. A new predictive analytics-based approach, however, has cut early adopters’ recordable incident rates in half.

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Joints of Stone Masonry | Type of Joints of Stone Masonry | General Principles Which Are Used in the Construction of Stone Masonry

CivilJungle

Joints of Stone Masonry: The construction which is done with the help of stones and bonded together with mortar is known as Stone Masonry. Stone Masonry is widely used where the stones are available in abundance. The stone masonry is the type of masonry construction which is done with stones and cement mortar. Stone Masonry is used for the construction of foundations , walls , plinth ,s and columns.

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Greece Eyes April Milestone for Road Privatization

ENR Construction

Binding offers to operate and maintain some 800 km due in April.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.

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What is Plumb bob?

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Crews Work to Repair Collapsed Section of California Route

ENR Construction

Highway 1 in Big Sur is closed indefinitely.