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Preparing and protecting facilities from flood risks

Construction Specifier

Whether the motivation is building code compliance, building protection and performance, or insurance premium reductions, it is necessary for facility owners and managers to address flood risk and determine how to protect their facilities. Zones B, C, and X are areas of low to moderate flood risk.

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Working in a Disaster Zone

Construction Business Owner

Construction work can be dangerous in normal situations, but a jobsite in a disaster zone, whether natural or manmade, has its own inherent risks for crew and equipment. Specific procedures are often required, and the crew likely has specialized training.

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Building for better fire resilience in WUI zones

Construction Specifier

Yet, building in wildland urban interface (WUI) zones continues at a fast pace. WUI zones are areas of transition between unoccupied land and human development, where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels. 1 Why are people still building, and rebuilding in WUI zones?

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How to Prevent Covid-19 in Work Zones

Construction Equipment

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association has produced a video that shows contractors how to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as Covid-19 in work zones. The 7-minute video acknowledges that a work-zone is not a “high-risk” area for the spread of infectious diseases,…

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Homes in Flood Zones Are Becoming More Expensive

Pro Builder

Homes in Flood Zones Are Becoming More Expensive. Rising home values and higher-than-average denial rates for home purchase applications are making home purchases more expensive in areas with high flood risks . Similarly, tracts with a 10 percentage point higher share of buildings at risk for flooding in 2021 was associated with a 0.23

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Cars vs Work Zones

Construction Equipment

Thirty-nine percent of highway contractors reported that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America.

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New Study Says Millions More Homes Have Greater Flood Risk

Pro Builder

New Study Says Millions More Homes Have Greater Flood Risk. have a high risk of flooding that is not disclosed by federal flood maps. million properties fit into FEMA’s 1% annual flood risk areas, where federal maps only categorized 8.7 cbroderick. Tue, 06/30/2020 - 10:00. million properties. flood maps Monday. Construction.

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