How Prefabrication can help build Emergency Buildings? [PDF]
The Constructor
MAY 1, 2020
With the outbreak of Covid-19 in many countries, there is an increasing and urging demand for isolation facilities and hospitals. When China built.
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The experts have spoken: We can and should be optimistic despite COVID-19
Lets Build
MAY 1, 2020
That point expressed by Dr Jan Mischke, Partner at McKinsey Global Institute, was one of the main conclusions of the virtual Town Hall on how the Coronavirus outbreak will shape the future of the construction industry. Ulrik Branner, Executive and Board Member of LetsBuild, was the host of this insightful online discussion surrounded by an impressive line-up of panelists: Ann Bentley , Global Board Director at Rider Levett Bucknall.
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Tampa Sends Nurses to Inspect Work Sites
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