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Chicago's Union Station Tower Uses First 80-ksi Steel Sections in the US

ENR Construction

Using 80-ksi steel in upper perimeter columns—a first in the U.S.—helped Canal, a 51-floor office tower under construction in Chicago’s Loop. —helped the design team reduce the steel by almost 20% at 320 S.

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Autodesk Expands Learning Resources to Boost Digital Skills of Construction Teams in the Office, Trailer and Field

Autodesk Construction Cloud

These include: The Autodesk Membership Training Provider Program : More than 215 trade unions and industry associations are now enrolled in Autodesk’s program that aims to increase the digital skills of members. Project-ready professionals need to be adept at using technology on the jobsite and in the trailer, as well as in the office.

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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

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For instance, if the site includes retail, restaurant, hotel, residential, and office space – it is crucial to time noisy work such as jackhammering in order to cause minimum disruption to residents and hotel guests, in particular. And, of course, the desire to use union vs non-union labor can dramatically influence costs and timelines.

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Commercial Construction Highs and Lows of 2011

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As 2011 comes to a close, it’s time for us to look back on the commercial construction building trends , news and projects of this past year and share our thoughts on the highs and lows in the industry. It was optimistic and certainly gave us a lot of commercial construction news to talk about around the water cooler.

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How COVID Will Shift Community Design

Pro Builder

The first, a greater emphasis on remote working opportunities, could manifest itself as an uptick in shared co-working spaces rather than a central office, Don Powers of Union Studio Architecture & Community Design told the National Association of Home Builders.

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Sparks agree 7% wage increase from 2024

Construction Enquirer

Electricians are set for a 7% wage rise from 2024 after a new pay deal was hammered out by electrical contractors and union Unite under the JIB collective agreement. “This agreement gives us an opportunity to work with Unite on longer-term ambitions to update and modernise the industry to improve skills for a low carbon economy.”

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Where it all began: The U.S. Postal Service’s Design-Build partnership with The Korte Company

The Korte Company

It pushed us to blaze new paths and pursue new opportunities that drive our success to this day. Founder Ralph Korte laid down the gauntlet shortly after we completed a renovation of the renowned Union Station in St. The winning bidder had undercut us to the detriment of their own bottom line. Something major happened in 1990.