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Innovative Pipejacking System Buoys Buenos Aires Sewer Project

ENR Construction

The project will connect more than four million Buenos Aires citizens to sewers via a network of collector tunnels, a wastewater treatment plant and an outfall.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda. He was like, ‘I can really do something because there are so many capable people who are willing to collaborate and innovate.’” Just ask the local sewer district sued by the Coalition that eventually refunded $35 million of overcharged impact fees. The Prize of Innovation.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. Three other innovation hubs are being built in Canton, MI near Detroit, Youngstown, OH and Raleigh, N.C. The center offers advanced training and development services.

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New Flannery piling kit makes major impact for Morgan Sindall

Construction Enquirer

The contract involves refurbishing the treatment works, building a new inlet designed to filter out any rags, nappies or other rubbish that has fallen into the sewer system before it moves onto the treatment phase.

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Unique Parts of the European Construction Industry

Constructonomics

What makes these projects stand out is not only their innovative design but also the involvement of some lesser known companies within the European construction industry. The concept of underground railways are not new or innovative but what sets this Crossrail project apart is the logistics behind the scenes. FFR Grand Stade, Paris.

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Incoming NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter on Regaining a Culture of Membership

Pro Builder

There's a wealth of innovation from nontraditional members out there, so how do we attract those individuals and make them feel welcome? In 1977, I would develop a subdivision, put in the water and sewer system, and then sell it to the municipality. That's a very important part of building a culture of membership.

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All Water is Greywater - So Don't Ban Greywater in Your Plumbing Code

Green Building Law Update

the Plumbing Board) many of whom may not be conversant in sustainability and new innovations in green building. Codes are usually adopted by local government legislative bodies, often with the advice of boards comprised of retired or senior members of local trades (e.g., Water, including rain (i.e.,