What you’ll learn from the Upper Mississippi conference in Burlington on Tuesday
See if you can answer this simple question about the river we live on: Was the system of locks and dams on the upper Mississippi River created for flood control or navigation?I do not know ? You can find the answer to this question and…
PPC WELCOMES DESIGNATION OF LOCAL CONTENT IN THE CEMENT SECTOR
PPC Cement has taken note with great satisfaction of the publication of the designated sectoral regulation which now makes it possible to set the minimum threshold.
âThe South African…
It is Ohio’s most expensive highway construction project currently underway
Columbus, Ohio - As the summer construction season draws to a close in Ohio, many large-scale highway and bridge projects are still underway. The Ohio Department of Transportation's 10 largest ongoing projects are in various stages of…
Loveland Museum features artwork and archives in exhibit that explores civil rights – Loveland…
The Loveland Museum hosts an exhibit featuring works by the late Jacob Lawrence and Sauda Mitchell, an artist and archivist based in Savannah, Georgia, who uses QR codes and archival materials in her work to tell stories about the…
How a new building technology could save two-thirds of the concrete
With more than four billion tonnes per year, cement is the most widely used material in the construction industry. But manufacturing and processing are responsible for six to eight percent of global greenhouse gas emissions,…
Two construction companies promote training and careers in construction trades
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Building Talent Foundation (BTF) and Simpson Strong-Tie have created a strategic alliance to promote the growth of the home construction industry workforce in the United States.!-->…
Sika optimistic about China’s outlook despite concerns from Evergrande
The logo of the Swiss chemicals group Sika can be seen on the snow-covered roof of a branch in Berikon, Switzerland on February 12, 2021. REUTERS / Arnd Wiegmann / File PhotoCEO says company can further boost sales in ChinaThe company…
NAIC report explores infrastructure investment gap
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has produced a report examining the potential of the insurance industry to help close the infrastructure investment gap.© Shutterstock
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Here’s why the Procore construction platform just made a $ 500 million acquisition
Procore (NYSE: PCOR) is a construction management software company that has been in the public market for just under six months. Despite the relatively short period as a public company, it didn't…
Use of dedicated water drives to reduce pump blockages
Pump blockages are a growing problem for wastewater systems, where they cause unreliable operations, increased energy consumption and premature failure.
Globally, this is a problem that would cost industry and utilities billions of…
Innovative thinker | Adept leader calls for radical new housing policy
A radical new housing policy is needed to create the healthy and sustainable communities of the future, says Paula Hewitt.
The coronavirus…
How to fight rising material costs when building a house
Rising costs of materials, especially lumber, coupled with strong demand for housing, have caused single-family home prices to skyrocket across the country. Homebuyers are limited to ever smaller home inventories resulting in…
US quietly presses Israel to stop settlement building – report
The Biden administration is relying on Israel to hold back settlement building in the West Bank, although both sides want to avoid any tension over the matter, the Axios website reported on Wednesday, citing Israeli and US officials.…
Chemours assessed $ 300,000 for air emissions violations
Chemours Co.'s Fayetteville Works plant is penalized by more than $ 300,000 by the state for exceeding the annual GenX plant-wide air emissions limit.
The air quality division of the North Carolina Department of Environmental…
Austin: Brookfield Properties Brings 2,625-Acre Mixed-Use PUD to City
Featured photo: a view of the rue du Property at 8047, chemin Sassman which will be integrated into the PUD Pilot Knob. Image: Google Streets.
Posted: 15-10-2021
by Art Benavidez
Austin (Travis County) - The New York office of a global…
Material costs increase 23% in one year
The cost of building materials was nearly a quarter higher in August than a year ago, new government data has revealed.
Average material costs across the industry were 23.5% higher than in August…
Construction spending stagnates in August as infrastructure vote remains in limbo
The Monthly Construction Metals Index (MMI) fell for this month's value as US construction spending was virtually unchanged from the previous month.
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Traverse | What’s behind the curtain at Farringdon station?
The cobbled street leading to Farringdon station from Crossrail may not be yellow, nor brick for that matter, but there is a thrill of anticipation about the approach that akin to the legendary…
Now is the time for civil engineers to ‘get tough’ and demand change
Civil engineers must change their behavior and must encourage their colleagues, customers, government and end users to follow suit. And they have…
New Million Dollar Student Center Approved
At a special meeting Tuesday morning, the board of directors of Salina Area Technical College approved Ponton Construction's offer of $ 1,075,000 to build a new student center.
Construction is expected to begin soon and be completed by…
Knutson Construction Promotes John C. Curry to President | Business
MINNEAPOLIS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - October 5, 2021--Knutson Construction…
Get an American education from anywhere in the world
The importance of engineers cannot be understated. They make the world go round with their innovations, those which come to life thanks to the technical skills acquired in university. Since many people want to follow in their…
Anne Arundel Co. adopts wage increase for construction workers
In Anne Arundel County, a push to pay some workers more money is making significant progress. vote along partisan lines. Members of the Anne Arundel County Union and some county officials rallied ahead of Monday…
Morton School District is working on long-term plan to address failing structures
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An architect's analysis of the Morton School District bus barn confirmed what the administration has known for years: the building is in very poor…
Footpaths encroached in the town of Trichy | Trichy news
Trichy: Even as Trichy Corporation is renovating part of the city's pedestrian platforms, at the same time flexible banners, billboards and encroachments invade the space intended for pedestrian traffic. Residents allege there is…
Should low income diplomas be eliminated? Gillen’s data and more
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There are few advantages to aging, but one of them surrounds himself with former students whose accomplishments bring great pleasure. One of mine is Andrew…
After the 2019 Surf City fire, crews work to rebuild seven homes
For brief moments, the serene neighborhood of The Peninsula in Topsail was disturbed by the echo of the thud of a pile driver pushing heavy wooden poles into the ground. Around the same time two years ago, neighbors in the Surf City…
How adaptation breeds creativity during pandemic construction
The construction of a new building in San Diego at the height of the pandemic shows how…
Reasi: Director of Horticulture Educates Farmers on Benefits of PMFME Program – India…
REASI: Director of Horticulture Jammu Ram Savak attended a mega awareness-raising camp here in Panchayat Agar Jitto on Sunday and sensitized local farmers to various horticultural intervention programs to increase production…
Bruce Haldeman obituary (1936 – 2021) – Wilson, North Carolina
Bruce Haldeman June 23, 1936 - September 30, 2021 Bruce Haldeman II, 85, of Wilson, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2021 from a stroke. Born June 23, 1936, Bruce was the son of Walter Newman Haldeman II and Jane Norton Haldeman of…
Memories and musings: suburban loneliness – The Coastland Times
By Gene Gallelli
After I was released from active service in the Navy - my ship's home port was Little Creek, Virginia - I accepted a sixth-grade teaching position at Orchard Park, New York, home of the Buffalo Bills.…
“I love the history of those old houses,” Vidalia native loves pre-war house…
NATCHEZ - Steven Guillory, a native of Vidalia and a resident of Natchez, leaned against his truck outside a house on Washington Street in Natchez, near where The Dart landed on Wednesday
He was taking a break from…
Water PNG Joint Signature | Buckle PNG
Kundiawa-Gembogl MP William Onglo, Simbu Governor Michael Bogai Dua, State Enterprise Minister William Duma, Kumul Consolidated Holdings Managing Director Isikeli Taureka, stakeholder representatives and Water PNG officials were witnesses…
How big are these big bears?
Bear 409, Beadnose, a sow, won Fat Bear Week in 2018. GIS specialist Joel Cusick is pioneering a new technique for calculating bear weights that does not require pulley systems or tranquilizers. (A. Ramos / National Park…
Volunteers returning to an affordable housing construction site since the pandemic
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - For the first time since the pandemic began in March 2020, volunteers can register to work on a Habitat for Humanity construction site.On Saturday October 2, Habitat welcomed volunteers to a construction site in the…
Launch of a waste-to-energy test
The trial of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Kapuluppada began here on Saturday. Officials from the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) sent around 500 tonnes of waste…
Remembering Besserud’s generous donations | News, Sports, Jobs
From the earliest days of our community, the Magic City has a rich history of philanthropic giving. You could drive Main Street and Central Avenue and the names on the storefronts…
Planning Continues for Buckeye Fields | News, Sports, Jobs
Planning continues for the Buckeye Fields project which will provide 64 single-family homes for low-income seniors in Washington County.
When complete, the $ 9.1 million project…
More than $ 50,000 in construction equipment went missing in the hurricane; Police ask for help in…
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Wallace Samuel Faig, 96 – centraljersey.com
Wallace Samuel Faig of the Township of Hopewell passed away on September 22, 2021 at the age of 96.
Son of Samuel McAllister Faig and Doris Hurd Faig, he was born and educated in Leonia, NJ.
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US LBM acquires Oldham Lumber in Texas
DALLAS, October 1, 2021 / PRNewswire / - US LBM, a leading distributor of building materials specializing in United States, developed in Texas with the acquisition of Oldham Lumber Company, which serves professional builders in North…
IVORY COAST: Razel-Bec and CGC-CI strengthen the water supply to Agboville
Drinking water coverage should improve in the department of Agboville in Côte d'Ivoire, thanks to a new project. Work on the project was launched on September 28e, 2021. The Ivorian government has chosen the French public…
Forestdale Playground A priority for Principal Dintino | Sandwich news
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The I-25 Gap project enters its fourth and final year of construction
The project to widen the highway from two lanes on both sides to three lanes is entering its fourth and final year of construction.
CASTLE ROCK, Colorado - Drivers who travel regularly on Interstate 25 between…
Placer Works Virtual Career Fair is scheduled for October 14 – YubaNet
Over 40 companies located in Placer County are participating in the upcoming Placer Works Virtual Career Fair hosted by Golden Sierra from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on October 14.
The companies expected to participate represent a variety…
10 wonders of world engineering – HISTORY
For thousands of years, humanity has designed remarkable structures such as the Pyramids of Egypt and the Great Wall of China. More recently, visionary engineers have undertaken huge transportation and communications projects that have!-->…
LAT appoints legislative champion
Texas State Representative Jeff Leach was named LAT 2021 Legislative Champion. He received the award from LAT Executive Vice President Mireya Zapata at the 135th LAT Convention and Exhibition on September 14 in Frisco, Texas.!-->…
Key trends and opportunities in the German construction market to 2025 –…
DUBLIN - (COMMERCIAL THREAD)--The "Construction in Germany - Key trends and opportunities up to 2025 (Q3 2021)" report was added to ResearchAndMarkets.com offer.
The German construction industry remained resilient in 2020,…
PODCAST: What to feed animals during a pandemic? Pigs and chickens are harder than you think
The high cost of feeding their animals is an ongoing problem for dairy and meat producers in Hawaii, who largely import feed from the mainland. But the pandemic has disrupted shipping routes, causing shortages and delays.
"In…
Civil Engineering Services Market Size 2021-2028 and Growth, Analysis by Major Manufacturers
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New SB9 law could shape Berkeley’s plan to eliminate single-family zoning
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When Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a bill allowing landowners to add new housing units to plots long zoned only for single-family homes, he brought in California cities a discussion of neighborhood changes to low…
New water well and intake under construction at Enterprise
ENTERPRISE, Alabama (WTVY) - A multi-million dollar project is in full swing and will affect all residents of Enterprise within city limits.If you've been walking around Boll Weevil Circle lately, you may have noticed that construction was…
Promote the public good | UVA today
Renée Cummings arrived at the University of Virginia in October 2020 as the School of Data Science's first data-activist in residence. Cummings, who speaks internationally on the ethics of artificial intelligence and…
In a mining project, engineers bridge the gap between science and
From left to right, Kathleen Smits, Anson Belcher, Nathan Steadman, Michelle Schwartz, Jose Velasquez and Ashley NguyenminhWhen Michelle Schwartz began her first field session in Colombia to work with artisanal and small-scale gold mining…
Construction begins on new library – La Conner Weekly News
The future is shaping up for residents of greater La Conner with the start of construction of a new âzero to 100â La Conner-Swinomish regional library designed to meet the needs of mothers of newborns…
Global Carbon Market Mechanisms
The following is an excerpt from a new CleanTechnica report, The carbon cure: Effective actions to fight climate change through carbon markets. To learn more about the types of carbon markets around the world and their role in…
CPEC’s KKH Phase-II wins ENR’s Best Bridge / Tunnel Award – China Economic Net
By Tahir Ali
KKH, one of CPEC's first harvesting projects.
ISLAMABAD: During the 9th edition of the Global Engineering News-Record (ENR) Best Projects Competition, Karakoram Highway Phase-II (Havelian-Thakot), a major connection…
“Getting to the point”: several construction projects underway in western Nevada County
Site grading continues on the 235-unit Loma Rica Ranch development between Brunswick Road and Sutton Way in Grass Valley.Photo credit: Elias Funez
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Braselton Mayor’s Race Preview: Hardy Johnson vs. Kurt Ward
Ward said he had gone door to door with his concerns and "built a network of friends."Johnson retired after 47 years in the building materials business and then began writing his resume in Braselton. He has been involved with the…
After repeated and record-breaking stormwater damage, Alexandria appoints new flood tsar
David Medina will manage the flood mitigation program and liaise with the stormwater advisory group of Alexandria City Council.
ALEXANDRIA, VA - Alexandria City Director Mark Jinks has announced the appointment of Daniel Medina,…
Rinker Materials® Launches Pipeline Engineering Podcast at APWA Fall Conference | Business
HOUSTON - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Sep 28, 2021--With experts in Washington,…
Scratch the surface of the past with metrology
This article deals with the application of metrology to the fields of archeology and paleontology; how is it used to further our knowledge in both fields, what technology is currently used to do so and what might the role of…
SR-598 construction project meeting on October 4
GALION - The town of Galion, in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Transportation…
157 stakes ‘extraordinary job’ to see Park Road open to traffic in December
A landslide following the February 2020 flooding in Calderdale closed Park Road, Elland, one of the main roads connecting Brighouse to the rest of the borough.Jane Scullion (Lab, Luddenden Foot), member of Calderdale's consultancy firm for…
Million Dollar House in the Woods Has Priceless Views and Creature Comforts |
It's hard to imagine a million dollar home - a home with all the comforts you could possibly want, plus all the sleek and sophisticated finishes you'd expect at this price - being overshadowed by the land on which it is. is…
Homebuyers face higher prices, unexpectedly canceled contracts in new home construction – NBC…
The booming housing market highlights the fine print of many deals between builders and homebuyers. Months after signing contracts to build new homes, some buyers have said their builders are threatening to give up their deal…
Prison construction, sentencing bill before lawmakers | Alabama News
MONTGOMERY, Ala, (AP) - Alabama lawmakers began a special session on Monday on prison construction and related reforms. Here's a look at what's hot:The centerpiece of the session is a $ 1.3 billion prison construction plan. The proposal…
DVIDS – News – Chief Engineers Signs Report for Florida Keys Coastal Storm Risk…
NORFOLK, Va .-- Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, signed the Florida Keys Coastal!-->!-->…
Build Up Nepal solves the housing crisis in Nepal
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - In April 2015, âa 7.8 magnitude earthquakeâ rocked Nepal. The disaster claimed 9,000 lives, shattering almost all of the surrounding infrastructure. The earthquake…
Construction of the I-70 Rocheport bridge to begin in October
Construction related to the new Interstate 70 bridge near Rocheport should start in October.The Missouri Department of Transportation held a second virtual public meeting on Thursday to present the plans and answer questions. Construction…
Britcon selected for £ 16million plant extension
Ideal Heating COO Jason Speedy (left) with Britcon Managing Director Nick Shepherd at the Hull siteThe 116,000 square foot expansion will more than double the size of the existing warehouse, allowing Ideal Heating to increase its boiler…
Countdown to COP26 | Neighborhood action by civil engineers is vital to achieving net zero
The need for change is increasingly in the spotlight with today five weeks before the start of COP26, to be held in Glasgow in November, and civil…
PM Modi inspects the construction site of the new Parliament building in the late evening
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the construction site of the new parliament building in New Delhi on Sunday around 8:45 p.m. He spent almost an hour at the site and did a first-hand inspection of the building's…
Commercial construction contractors struggle to find workers and materials for salvage hold
Faced with escalating challenges, including labor shortages, material shortages and rising costs, commercial construction contractors are seeing a slowdown in the pace of their recovery from the pandemic, according to data from the third…
Forest Service Baer team begins post-fire assessment of monument and button fires – Redheaded…
Emergency measures may be necessary to ensure public safety and the protection of essential natural and cultural resources after large forest fires. For example, loss of vegetation exposes soil to erosion, runoff can lead to increased…
Michael overall: Construction of historic Tulsa hotel has already been delayed, proving some things…
Other delays also affected the project, including a shortage of construction materials. And investors had to get permission from the city to raise the building's height to 12 stories, which was seen as a safety risk at a time when…