The Constructor

JANUARY 26, 2020

The responsibility of a contractor in construction is the execution of the work activities that are required for the completion of the project. The roles and responsibilities of contractors manifest themselves in various aspects of the project for instance project planning, management, monitoring, construction site safety, and legal issues. The contractor also appoint subcontractor, who […].

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Natural Building

JANUARY 26, 2020

Adobe haciendas and ranch houses sprinkled throughout the rolling hills of North San Diego County serve as enduring reminders of the region’s Spanish-Mexican rancho heritage. Much of our local adobe rancho history has crumbled into ruins, a trend that changed course at the turn of the 20th century, when gentleman farmers looking to escape urban life moved into the area to plant citrus groves in Escondido and develop equestrian facilities in Rancho Santa Fe.

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CivilJungle

JANUARY 26, 2020

Dry Lean Concrete: Ev?r?th?ng Y?u N??d t? Kn?w Ab?ut Dr? L??n C?n?r?t? Dry L??n C?n?r?t? ?? a mixture ?n wh??h th? amount ?f ??m?nt ?? l??? th?n th? amount ?f l??u?d th?t ?? ?r???nt ?n th? layers. Th?? m?k?? ?t ?d??l ?? a b??? l???r ?n wh??h ?th?r t???? ?f ??n?r?t? ?r? placed ?n t??. […].

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 26, 2020

Jan. 24 audit points to failed assessments of HS2 complexity and risk, but construction CEOs and other business chiefs tell Boris to build the rail line.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 26, 2020

In the ongoing conflagration between “reliable power” and “clean energy” many may have missed when last month federal energy policy declared reliability the winner with renewable energy subsidies (e.g., state renewable portfolio standards) the loser. In a decision that critics have called “unprecedented” the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on December 19, 2019 issued an Order Establishing Just And Reasonable Rate “to protect the competitive capacity market administered by PJM Interconnectio

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