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Rethinking Traditional Construction Project Management—Part 1 of 5

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Project managers have to account for the physical building, bridge or highway work, as well as water lines, sewer lines, electricity, rights of way and easements, drainage, environmental compliance and more. Some aspects of the projects could be handled in pre-fab facilities, while others occur on the jobsite.

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Sight Survey 2016 – A Completely 3d Coordinate Geometry Package For Surveyors

Construction Cost Estimating

Carlson Software recently launched Sight Survey 2016 , a completely 3d coordinate geometry package that includes a wide range of toolset to bring solutions to your regular COGO calculations. Sight Survey 2016 contains supplementary tools which can work with Carlson’s 3D design environment software in Precision 3D – Culverts (sold distinctly).

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Illinois Plumbing Contractor Ignores 3 OSHA Warnings In One Month

Construction Equipment

Less than three weeks after being cited for exposing workers to unsafe trenches, federal investigators saw a Chicago plumbing contractor, Og Plumbing, exposing the same four-man crew to trenching hazards as they worked on sewer and water utilities at two locations in Oak Park on consecutive days in March 2016.

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Table for One, Please

Construction Equipment

Construction began in 2015 because St-Denis Street, between Duluth Avenue and Marie-Anne Street, requires new sewer and water pipes. The work won't wrap up before November 2016. The Hachoir restaurant in Montreal is frustratingly located at the intersection of Rachel and St-Denis streets — both of which are under construction.

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False Advertising Claims over Net Zero and LEED Certified Homes

Green Building Law Update

The application to the Sacramento City Council in 2010 for 34 sewer connection fee credits by Pacific Housing, Inc. According to print media accounts , 17 of the 34 homebuyers filed a statement of claim on September 30, 2016 commencing an arbitration proceeding against Pacific Housing, Inc., But are they?

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Building Energy Efficiency, LEAN, and Cloud Technology

Job Order Contracting

Non-building energy use is included in the commercial sector, where it contributes to public services such as traffic lights and water and sewer systems. 1] [link] – INTERNATIONAL ENERGY OUTLOOK 2016. Malls and stores, Car dealerships, Dry cleaners, Gas stations. for each concurrent user (unlimited number of named users).

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Hensel Phelps Awarded Pena Station Phase 1

Construction Superintendent Magazine

The primary scopes consist of deep sanitary sewer installation, potable water installation, overlot fill and asphalt placement, all working in conjunction to connect commuters to the adjacent rail line, which is scheduled to begin operation to and from the Denver International Airport in April of 2016.

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