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Naval Shipyard Uses Drones for Inspection

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After a storm swept through Hampton Roads in mid-April, surveying the wing-swept damage at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia was likely to take several weeks. According to Pilot online, a traditional inspection would require a construction crew to build and move scaffolding to carefully look…

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Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction

Pro Builder

Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction. To assist those interested in making the journey, Pro Builder and the Pittsburgh-based Housing Innovation Alliance initiated a comprehensive “IC Road Map” with the help of a working group consisting of home builders, suppliers, researchers, and other industry experts.

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The Drone Age

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The two remaining sites were in the middle of heavily traveled air corridors in the East: New York’s Mohawk Valley and Virginia Tech (in a joint effort with Rutgers University in New Jersey). Memo to trick-or-treaters on the spooky country roads in the scenic valleys of NY: that’s not a headless horseman that just zoomed past you.

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Hard Hats & Crafts – Celebrating Women Leaders in Construction Safety

Construction Junkie

My first project was a Wind Turbine project in the mountains of West Virginia. One of my first days, my boss and I inspected a scaffolding in the Minneapolis Convention Center Expansion project, where he taught me everything about scaffold safety. What was your first job in construction – what is a favorite memory from that experience?

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Marketing Industrialized Construction to Consumers

Pro Builder

To that end, in November 2021, the Modular Building Institute (of which Hardiman is also executive director) and the International Code Council announced the release of two standards: one for planning, design, fabrication, and assembly ( ICC/MBI 1200-2021 ) and another for inspection and regulatory compliance ( ICC/MBI 1205-2021 ).

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Dakota Clifford , Virginia Department of Transportation. Ashburn, Virginia. Billion Long Island Rail Road Expansion Project before finally landing with Hatch LTK in Boston. Nevermind the avoidance of costly rework down the road. She’s well-versed in construction management and site inspection. Nima Jafari.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. Alabama Industrial Access Road & Bridge Program: Provides financial assistance to communities for industrial access to new and expanding industries.

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