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Cement faces special challenges in quest for sustainability
With each ton of the nearly 3 billion tons of cement produced per year globally releasing one ton of carbon dioxide, manufacturers are ramping up approaches to finding alternative methods and materials.
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$3B Hudson Yards tower tops July's construction starts
The top 10 starts on ConstructConnect's list of commercial, residential, civil, institutional and industrial projects point to a healthy overall market.
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In a first, Hilton goes modular for San Francisco hotel project
Hilton hopes that its — and the city's — first-ever modular-built hotel, a Home2 Suites project, will compress the building schedule and realize a faster return on investment.
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New NTSB report on FIU bridge collapse stops shy of naming a culprit
The investigation has unveiled photos showing fissure-like cracks, but has still not named a probable cause of the deadly March collapse.
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AGC panel posits ways contractors can survive in a time of 'peak disruption'
Tech leaders from Skanska, Mortenson, McCarthy and more are conferring strategies for maximizing innovation and investment at an Associated General Contractors event in Chicago this week.
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At least 39 dead in Italy bridge collapse, as public, government search for answers
The finger-pointing has already begun, with the contractor and lack of bridge investment and maintenance included as targets.
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Tech Toys: Autodesk's Navisworks integrates with VR, Procore debuts Field Productivity line and more
Other new digital tools include real-time hoist car monitoring, Motorola's two-way radio and a hardhat tech device that targets worker productivity and safety.
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Deep DiveBusiness Toolbox: When should contractors say no to new business?
Construction companies are often reluctant to turn down work, but seasoned contractors and accountants say there are some good reasons to walk away.
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Startup focused on AI for infrastructure scores $4.5M funding
SenSat's product learns from a virtual representation of the jobsite to present project teams with the most efficient course of action.
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Adaptive reuse proposed as separate property category
With an official definition, real estate orginization CCIM Institute said the industry can measure investment in the sector and use those figures to encourage development.
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Sponsored3 cost-free ways to handle late payments
With 3.3 percent of total project costs attributed to handling late payments, subcontractors look to improve their cash-flow management.
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Stantec-Hensel Phelps finishes part of $741M border facility
The 100,000-square-foot pedestrian processing building at the U.S.-Mexico border in San Ysidro, California, represents the second of three phases.
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US has fewer structurally deficient bridges than 10 years ago
ASCE's 2017 report card for infrastructure indicated 9% of bridges were structurally deficient compared to 12% around a decade ago.
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Tutor Perini's Q2 backlog a record $8.7B
Although its earnings declined 14.5% to just under $28 million, its current and future contracts value increased 15% from the same quarter last year.
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Women hit jackpot on $2.5B Massachusetts casino project
As a condition of their casino license, developers must target the underemployed and minority-, women- and veteran-owned businesses.
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Raiders' Las Vegas stadium bridge could alter I-15 plans
The pedestrian bridge could interfere with previous Nevada DOT plans for a high-occupancy vehicle off-ramp in the same area.
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Myriad technologies help KEF Infra lead modular
The newest Katerra acquiree is honing its market position with sensors, connected devices, various software applications and robots.
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Costs to rebuild Portland, Oregon, schools approach $1B
The cost estimate is $190 million more than voters approved last year, which the former interim superintendent partially attributes to President Donald Trump's tariffs and the local building boom.
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Transit group: Trump administration behind on $1.4B funding
Transportation for America said the Federal Transit Administration has awarded only $25 million of the nearly $1.4 billion allocated in its appropriations bill.
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Tariffs, design changes drive Seattle's KeyArena to $700M
Developer Oak View Group, which named Skanska-AECOM Hunt general contractor, said including locker rooms and storage was one factor hiking costs.
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California's Interstate 405 expansion to close bridge for a year
The McFadden Bridge in Orange County will be demolished and rebuilt as part of the widening of the massive north-south highway.
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Jacobs to oversee $410M Omaha school construction program
Board members unanimously approved a consent agenda recommending the project management firm over finalists Skanska USA and Project Control.
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FERC halts construction of Atlantic Coast Pipeline
For the second time in as many weeks, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has stopped construction on a multi-billion-dollar pipeline in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. — the first was the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
UPDATED: Aug. 14, 2018 at 9:28 a.m.
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Guam amid U.S. military-driven $8.7B construction boom
When the approximately 60 projects are complete, around 4,100 U.S. Marines based in Japan will be able to relocate to the U.S. island territory.
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Construction trumps other Massachusetts industries in opioids deaths
The state's construction and extraction workers are six times as likely to die from opioid use as those in other industries.
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