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Will We See More Seismic Retrofitting in the Construction Industry?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Earthquake retrofits are a hot topic in Portland, Oregon. Currently, building owners in Oregon and Washington must address seismic upgrades when older buildings undergo major remodeling. They’re bolting their homes to their foundations , installing automatic gas shut-offs, securing heavy furniture and more.

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How to Get Better Options in Today’s Hard Insurance Market

Construction Business Owner

Strategically marketing your specific data is imperative to secure the best option available in the current market. . They work with construction clients to bridge the gap between their liabilities and protecting their assets while bringing innovative vision to insurance broking to solve a company’s risk challenges.

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How to Step Up Your Game on Loss Control & Claims Management

Construction Business Owner

Strategically marketing your specific data is imperative to secure the best option available in the current market. . They work with construction clients to bridge the gap between their liabilities and protecting their assets while bringing innovative vision to insurance broking to solve a company’s risk challenges.

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Writing the book on smarter warehouse design and construction

The Korte Company

Innovation in the ways these critical spaces are designed and built has been just as explosive as demand for new capacity of the structures themselves. Speed to market secured. Construction of a new mail plant in Portland, Oregon was noteworthy for the horrendous winter weather that threatened a very tight construction timeline.

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FEATURE STORY: The Story Of Storage

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Furthermore, the amount of security necessary to run a successful data center is enormous due to the highly sensitive information and pricey equipment housed in such storage units. Google’s expansion is an example of how Berkeley County can serve the needs of the world’s most innovative and dynamic companies. Paul Campbell.

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Nicole Peters, the troubleshooter

The Korte Company

And even though her work occurs almost exclusively behind a screen, it’s key for maintaining no-fail operations on job sites from Florida to Oregon. This innovation was so remarkable that Prairie Farms encouraged open houses for the public, and even Ralph Korte attended. And that was all by hand, before the robots actually started.”

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Seven Finalist Cities Chosen For Smart City Challenge

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

USDOT has pledged up to $40 million to one city to help it define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies – self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors – into its transportation network. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Smart City Challenge.