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The first step to sustainable transportation

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In the transport sector the journey is only just beginning. Considering the challenges ahead, the Australian transport sector has collaborated for the first time to find a collective route forward. The transport transition. A planning headache. As a result, whole of life planning of an infrastructure asset is critical.

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The next phase of sustainability in luxury hotels

BD+C

Reusing a building and altering its functionality lessens the need for new builds, and with fewer construction materials the impact of embodied carbon is reduced. In addition, many of our clients who are more reliant on the corporate sector are seeing RFPs that request more detailed information about sustainability initiatives.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

Natural building materials: for more well-being 16. Forecasts: How the construction industry in Germany will develop in 2020 Software in the construction industry 1. Furthermore, forecast models calculate realistic time constraints for project control. Subsequent service providers also benefit from data material and drawings.

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Delivering acoustic sanity

Construction Specifier

According to 2018 United Nations forecasts, seven out of 10 people will live in cities by 2050. Image courtesy REGAPOL. By Bill Devin. Urbanization is increasing. Faced with a huge shortage of space, mixed-use concepts bring high-density tower blocks and space-saving neighborhood developments to life. Poor acoustics is that silent killer.

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Construction Markets Stabilize at Low Levels During 2012 | ENR.

ENR Construction

Transportation. Material Trends. Description: McGraw-Hill Construction Releases Mid-Year Update of 2012 Construction Market Forecast. Industry forecasts. contact us. industry jobs. SUBSCRIBE TODAY. & receive immediate web access $82 a year (includes full web access)-->. Search our site: Infrastructure. Environment.

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Smart-Grid, Building-Power Data Standard Out for Review | ENR.

ENR Construction

Transportation. Material Trends. Description: A proposed standard that would provide a common basis for electrical energy consumers to describe, manage and communicate about electrical energy consumption and forecasting is open for an advisory public review until Sept. Industry forecasts. contact us. industry jobs.

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DOT Lets States Shift $473M Unspent on Earmarks to Other Projects.

ENR Construction

Transportation. Material Trends. Industry forecasts. contact us. industry jobs. SUBSCRIBE TODAY. & receive immediate web access $82 a year (includes full web access)-->. Search our site: Infrastructure. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Sustainability.

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