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Validity of a Construction Cost Estimate – Public Sector

Job Order Contracting

Labor, material, and equipment costs, as well as productivity information should be provided and all based upon current local market conditions. Historical data for similar project will rarely be of any practical use due do variations in local market labor, material, and equipment pricing as well as productivity.

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Glossary of Greenhouse Gas Terms

Green Building Law Update

Biofuels Gas or liquid fuel made from plant material. Includes wood, wood waste, wood liquors, peat, railroad ties, wood sludge, spent sulfite liquors, agricultural waste, straw, tires, fish oils, tall oil, sludge waste, waste alcohol, municipal solid waste, landfill gases, other waste, and ethanol blended into motor gasoline.

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Welding 101: 6 Different Types

Construction Marketing

In Germany, thermite welding was used on railroads and gas welding and cutting were perfected during this era. In the early twentieth century, World War I brought with it a huge demand for arms production and welders were put to work. Types of welding and what they are used for: Over 50% of all man-made products require some welding.

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The evolution of fluid-applied membranes

Construction Specifier

Fluid-applied waterproofing materials offer certain advantages over self-adhered sheet membranes, primarily the ease of installation, simplified detailing, and cost efficiency. Liquid-applied waterproofing materials. Liquid-applied waterproofing can be categorized into bituminous materials, coal tar, and polymeric materials.

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5 Best Railroad Work Boots

Work Gearz

If you are one of the many professionals that work for the railroads, you know well enough the challenges and issues regarding personal safety that you face every day you go to work. Railroad professionals deal with the heaviest of machinery daily, so good PPE is a given and this includes a good pair of protective work boots. 

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ASTM vs ASME Standards: Whats the Difference?

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They all stand for different societies and organizations that came into existence to make the quality of materials and products better than what it used to be many years ago. ASTM stands for American Society for Testing and Materials and was first founded in the year 1898. What is ASTM?

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Steel Dynamics Chooses Texas For New Flat Roll Steel Mill

Business Facilities

and Mexico market regions, bringing numerous competitive customer and raw material advantages to the project. The planned facility is anticipated to have an annual production capacity of approximately 3.0 highway system, and access to the deep-water port of Corpus Christi, and.

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