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5 Design Considerations When Building In Harsh Environments

Construction Marketing

After all, no amount of high-grade construction can stand the test of time if it doesn’t survive its environment. Engineering in harsh environments poses a distinct set of challenges that call for innovative and robust design solutions. As an industry, engineering is always about adaptability.

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Plastic Roads: How They Impact Our Environment

The Constructor

We have all heard horror stories of the devastating effects that plastic pollution has had on the environment, from marine life to our air quality. But what would you say if I told you that plastic roads made of recycled material could benefit the environment?

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Centralized Timely Construction Cost Data

Job Order Contracting

Sustainable management of the built environment, buildings, utilities, transportation, site, whether public- and private-sector begins with a single source of truth, and great teams of owners and design-builders across disparate domains.

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How to Use Driver Accountability to Increase Profitability

Construction Business Owner

For any company with a fleet of light- or medium-duty vehicles, from service contractors to vendors and those in the transportation industry, increasing profitability often comes down to fostering an environment of greater employee accountability.

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Understanding the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

Construction Business Owner

Both the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are taking an increasingly strenuous enforcement approach to the disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) compliance requirements contained in 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 26.

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EXPOSURE CONDITIONS AFFECTING DURABILITY OF CONCRETE

The Constructor

These are the environments to which the concrete will be exposed during its working life. Table below shows exposure conditions of these environments. No Environment Exposure Conditions 1 Mild Concrete surfaces protected against weather or aggressive conditions, except those situated in coastal area.

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Make It Resilient 2024 Student Contest Encourages New Ways to Build for Extreme Environments

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With its latest annual Make It Real program, Autodesk is challenging high school students to imagine how to design and build a habitat for an extreme environment. For the Make It Resilient 2024 contest , any extreme environment such as a desert, rainforest, deep ocean site, areas prone to flooding, or even another planet can be chosen.