Storage of Cement – Precautions, Duration and Place of Storage
The Constructor
MARCH 22, 2018
Proper precautions for the storage of cement such as duration and place of storage, arrangement, atmospheric moisture content etc. is necessary after.
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Construction Industry Unemployment Rate Drops, But Skilled Labor Gap Remains
Viewpoint Construction Technology
MARCH 22, 2018
February saw the biggest jump in construction jobs filled since March 2007. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 61,000 construction jobs were filled in February, which significantly improved the industry’s unemployment rate year over year. While this is a positive indicator for growing interest in the construction industry—and perhaps even for meeting the rising demand for construction—one must wonder if these jobs are actually being filled by the skilled labor they requir
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Komatsu Smart Construction Orders 1,000 Drones
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ABC: Proactive measures can boost jobsite safety by 670%
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Associated Builders and Contractors said companies that implement leading indicators in training also can reduce reportable safety incidents by 85%.
101 Top Products: Glass + Glazing
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Gilbane, M+W Group named construction-design team for $10B Foxconn factory
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Hiring for the controversial project, which is expected to need 10,000 construction workers each year for four years, could begin within the next 60 days.
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Architecture billings continue to hold positive in 2018
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is reporting an increase in architecture firm billings for February from its Architecture Billings Index (ABI), with several key segments showing an encouraging outlook for 2018. “We remain optimistic about the trends we’re seeing at architecture firms this year with the ABI continuing to show growth in February,” said AIA Chief Economist, Kermit Baker, Hon.
Charlotte eyes $5B to $7B rail transit expansion
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Negotiated GMP has Raiders' Las Vegas stadium price tag at $1.8B
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The volume of construction waste generated worldwide every year will nearly double to 2.2 billion tons by 2025, according to a report by Transparency Market Research.
Dodge: Value of February construction starts falls 3%
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Last month's starts were negatively affected by a lack of big energy projects, although starts for the year ending February 2018 were up 2%.
FY 2018 Omnibus - Infrastructure Details
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MARCH 22, 2018
The $1.3 trillion, 2,232 page Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 was released Wednesday evening. Both the House and Senate must come to some agreement on the bill and send it to the president or face passing the sixth stopgap measure to avoid a government shutdown at midnight Saturday. . Infrastructure funding will see a $21.2 billion increase under the proposal.
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