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Fire Hazard Added to List of Problems at SF’s Millennium Tower

ENR Construction

San Francisco building inspectors have scheduled a March 6 division hearing to address the apparent fire safety risk at Millennium Tower, the city's tilting and sinking high-rise.

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Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers | ENR.

ENR Construction

Survey Schedule. Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers. I was recently asked to participate in a debate on scheduling specifications at Stanford University. A representative from the contractor sponsoring the conference would take the position that most scheduling specifications were onerous or unnecessary.

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Waterproofing mass transit systems

GCP Applied Technologies

Because the waterproofing membrane bonds to the concrete, the risk of water seepage was minimized. The Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco was months behind schedule due to a below grade waterproofing method that was taking a long time to cure in the damp four block-long excavation 30 feet below the water table.

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Top Railway Projects in the US

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Capable of speeds of up to more than 200 miles per hour, the system will be able to take passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in less than three hours. . Scheduled to be operational by December 2022, the project involves constructing a new terminal that contains eight tracks and four platforms. New York East Side Access.

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Leading Construction Teams are Increasingly Adopting Autodesk Build

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Industry leaders such as APTIM, Barton Malow and Boldt are turning to Autodesk Construction Cloud’s project management and field execution solution to reduce risk, drive efficiencies and boost margins. San Francisco, Calif., July 27, 2021 – Autodesk, Inc.

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Waterproofing mass transit systems

GCP Applied Technologies

Because the waterproofing membrane bonds to the concrete, the risk of water seepage was minimized. The Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco was months behind schedule due to a below grade waterproofing method that was taking a long time to cure in the damp four block-long excavation 30 feet below the water table.

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The Rise of AI in Construction  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Assess and Reduce Risk One of the truly amazing capabilities of AI in construction is it can identify risks before they happen. AI and machine learning can anticipate problems, measure their impact, and use predictive analytics to help you reduce risks.