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Seattle to Improve Tower Crane Disassembly Regulations

Construction Equipment

Seattle lawmakers are pushing for more regulations and bigger fines around the disassembly of tower cranes after a fatal crane collapse last April that was deemed “avoidable,” the Seattle Times reports. The bill would require a representative from L&I, which enforces workplace safety…

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Seattle imposes new construction regulation to address rat problem

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Seattle has implemented a new regulation to reduce the number of rats occupying vacant buildings. The new rat eradication regulation goes into effect in 2017. The port city ranks first in the U.S. in the number of rats living within its borders.

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Wash. State Regulator Issues Citations in Fatal Seattle Crane Collapse

ENR Construction

of Labor & Industries has issues its findings in the collapse of a crane in Seattle on April 27 that killed three people, including two ironworkers dismantling the crane at the time. Following a nearly six-month investigation, the Washington State Dept.

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Seattle puts restrictions on micro apartments

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The Seattle City Council passed new rules that new studio apartments in the city must measure at least 220 square feet and contain at least two sinks. Regulations Codes and Standards' Smaller “congregate units,” bedroom-sized apartments built in clusters with shared kitchens, will be allowed only in the city’s densest neighborhoods.

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How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete

GCP Applied Technologies

How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete. This was surely the case for the Two Union Square building, in Seattle, Wash., Pacific First Center , also in Seattle, achieved a similar strength of 14,000 psi, with hyper focus on quality assurance, like its Two Union Square neighbor. michael.delros…. Water reducer.

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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Owners of existing buildings that do not comply with new regulations could face fines of $1 million or more. And, getting used to and consistently complying with new regulations could be a dramatic learning curve — one that contractors who are equipped with modern construction management software would be dramatically better prepared for.

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Cambridge, Mass., is latest locale to require energy usage disclosure

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cities—Austin, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, New York City, Seattle, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.—along Regulations Codes and Standards' The City Council of Cambridge, Mass., Nine other U.S. along with two states and one county have enacted similar laws.