$12B Vegas-to-California rail project breaks ground
Construction Dive
APRIL 23, 2024
The privately led Brightline West high-speed passenger rail line will slash travel times between Sin City and the Los Angeles area.
Attend Greenbuild – The Best Way To Grow Your Green Building Business
Green Building Law Update
AUGUST 14, 2016
This year Greenbuild is in Los Angeles from October 5 – 7. USGBC reported in 2015, it upheld its commitment to offsetting 100% of our emissions (including attendee travel) through the purchase of Green-e certified offsets in partnership with TerraPass. I am often asked, “ how can I expand my green building business? ”
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Construction Equipment
MAY 17, 2017
George Lucas' highly-anticipated Lucas Museum of Narrative Art at Exposition Park in Los Angeles has received approval from the Los Angeles Planning Commission who signed off on the plans Thursday.
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L.A. must transition to cleaner energy, boost transit to reach sustainability goals
BD+C
JUNE 4, 2018
In order to reach its ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals , Los Angeles must transition to 100% renewable electricity and 45% passenger travel by transit and active transport (such as biking or walking) by 2050.
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The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment
BD+C
MAY 6, 2024
At Portland International Airport in Oregon, we’re working on the PDX Terminal Core Redevelopment Project to implement biophilic elements to create a more pleasing experience for travelers. In Los Angeles, our 13,482-sf office is LEED and Fitwel certified. Skanska office, Los Angeles, Calif.
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LA High-Speed Loop Map Revealed
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 8, 2017
Elon Musk posted a map of the Boring Company's planned tunnels in Los Angeles that will make up a high-speed underground transportation system.
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The Travel & Tourism Game
Business Facilities
AUGUST 7, 2019
Travel Association, 2.9 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 can be attributed to travel and tourism. Total domestic and international inbound traveler spending in the U.S. million directly in the travel industry and 6.8 Domestic travel spending directly supported 7.7 By the BF Staff.
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4 key innovations and construction trends across airport design
BD+C
DECEMBER 4, 2023
More than 40,000 airports worldwide facilitate the annual global travel of billions of passengers. Skanska is proud to partner with the world’s busiest airports to transform the aviation industry of today for tomorrow’s travelers. Across the country in Los Angeles, Skanska is involved in the massive expansion efforts at LAX.
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Travel tips for repeat visitors to Los Angeles: Seven fun things in LA you definitely haven’t done before
Construction Test
APRIL 26, 2020
And if you hit this oddly wonderful operation at dusk, you can watch the sun set over Los Angeles. . Until recently, riding a bike in Los Angeles was a somewhat ludicrous and even breathtakingly dangerous activity, involving dodging heavy traffic, with no bike lanes, and footpaths that have seen some serious earthquake action.
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JulianConstruction.com: Why Buildings Collapse During an.
Julian Construction
APRIL 1, 2011
An earthquake is a sudden release of energy from the earth’s crust that travels in waves. In Los Angeles, homes built prior to 1940 were not bolted to the foundation. Shawn Kyles is an expert in foundation repair & house bolting, and a partner at Julian Construction ( [link] ) in Los Angeles.
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Where is Most Construction Happening in the California: 2024 Overview
Building Radar
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Los Angeles Metro Expansion Projects Los Angeles is at the forefront of construction in California, particularly with its ongoing Metro expansion. The project is expected to reduce travel times, enhance regional connectivity, and promote economic development enhancing regional transport.
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Renters, Wealthy Leading 'Exodus' of Cities
Pro Builder
JULY 10, 2020
Already, the most expensive cities such as San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles have experienced year-over-year price drops in rentals. . Leading the trend in ditching cities are renters and the wealthy, those who can easily change residences.
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Airport/Transit Best Project: LAX 2nd Level Roadway and Central Terminal Improvements
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 2, 2017
Most travelers at Los Angeles International Airport experience the controlled chaos that occurs on the second-level roadway that serves nine terminals.
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Will Decline in Foreign Homebuying Bring Relief to Domestic Buyers?
Pro Builder
JULY 6, 2020
Compared to overall buyers, international homebuyers are a small percentage, but they drive up prices in markets like New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. Limited travel between the U.S. The other percentage are overseas buyers purchasing investment properties or vacation homes. A stronger dollar, which makes U.S.
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The L.A. “cycleway” — oh, what may have been.
Construction Marketing Ideas
APRIL 29, 2015
The elevated Cycleway traveled above the railways and unpaved streets of the city, shown here passing Pasadena’s Grand Opera House in 1902. Sometimes, when you look at failed historical ideas, you see shades of the future.
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Loews Hollywood review: Space, comfort and location in Los Angeles
Construction Test
APRIL 24, 2020
The post Loews Hollywood review: Space, comfort and location in Los Angeles appeared first on Construction Test Daily. A true Australian gripe: there is a lack of decent coffee in the near vicinity, and the coffee shop in the hotel serves Starbucks.
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Lost Spirits distillery, Los Angeles: An adults-only theme park in LA’s ‘Heart of Darkness’
Construction Test
APRIL 24, 2020
” The writer was a guest of United Airlines and Discover Los Angeles. United Airlines flies to Los Angeles daily from Sydney and from Melbourne three days a week. . More information about Lost Spirits distillery and tickets to the distillery tours can be found at .
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East vs. West
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 11, 2012
It’ll enable huge post-Panamax container vessels to travel directly to Atlantic and Gulf ports instead of offloading their cargo on the West Coast and transporting it across America. Los Angeles and Long Beach are stressing their advantages, which they say cannot be matched by Gulf and East Coast ports.
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IM Airport/Transit Best Project: Hanksville Utah Airport Runway Reconstruction
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 18, 2017
The airport in Hanksville, Utah, was built in 1947, and in the post-World War II years served as an emergency landing strip for planes traveling between Denver and Los Angeles.
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Business Facilities’ 10th Annual Rankings Report: Memphis, NOLA Are Logistics Leaders; Houston Is No. 1 In Use Of Renewable Energy
Business Facilities
AUGUST 7, 2014
Rounding out the top five in BF ‘s Logistics Leaders (Air Cargo) metro rankings category are Anchorage, Louisville, Miami and Los Angeles. “If you’re shipping something by air, it’s probably going through Memphis, and by water it will travel through New Orleans,” said BF Editor in Chief Jack Rogers.
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Newest Construction Projects in the United States for 2024
Building Radar
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The Texas High-Speed Rail Project One of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in recent years is the Texas High-Speed Rail Project, connecting Dallas and Houston with a bullet train that significantly reduces travel time between the two cities.
Top Railway Projects in the US
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MARCH 17, 2022
Capable of speeds of up to more than 200 miles per hour, the system will be able to take passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in less than three hours. . Over in California, the High Speed Rail Authority is building the state’s first high-speed train transit system which will connect the mega-regions of the state.
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How to keep airports functional during construction
BD+C
JANUARY 15, 2024
Yet that was precisely the challenge before Delta Air Lines at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as they embarked upon redeveloping Terminals 2 and 3. It starts, of course, with what travelers experience as they pass through an airport with ongoing construction.
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Best Universities for Masters in Architecture in the USA | Masters in Architecture in USA 2022
CivilJungle
APRIL 29, 2022
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Openness to diverse architectural techniques is essential during movement – and even if you’re only traveling within your motherland, the expenses can momentarily count up. Harvard University. Yale University.
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Travel tips and advice for the US: How to annoy a security agent at a US airport
Construction Test
APRIL 25, 2020
We don’t blame them – on the PreCheck line, travellers need not remove their shoes, belts, outerwear, electronic devices or toiletry bags. Talking on your phone while in line is distracting for other travellers, TSA agents and yourself. Talking on your phone while going through security.
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Holidaymakers face six-month wait for travel refunds as airlines struggle to deal with colossal backlog of claims with £7billion owed to customers
Construction Test
MAY 19, 2020
Millions of travellers owed refunds for cancelled flights face months of chaos amid a crisis in the airline industry. Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has today cut up to 3,000 jobs but vowed to refund 25 million out-of-pocket customers – as Heathrow sees a 97 per cent drop in travellers in the last month. . By Amie Gordon .
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Julian Construction Offers Mold Testing and Removal Services.
Julian Construction
MARCH 1, 2011
LOS ANGELES – Julian Construction ( www.julianconstruction.com ) , one of Southern California’s leading construction and foundation repair companies, now offers property owners mold testing and remediation services. Mold spores travel through the air and will begin to propagate once they land on a moist surface.
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How (and why) Trimble created the world’s most detailed record EVER of an ancient Roman landmark
BD+C
APRIL 20, 2023
We traveled to Turkey to create a 3D model of our location to use as the foundation for the project, The Great Library. After a quick upload, the project architects in Los Angeles start their innovative design for a modern addition on the facility, without ever having set foot on site! there you have it!
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Surprisingly free or cheap: Ten things to do in LA that won’t bust your budget
Construction Test
APRIL 24, 2020
Los Angeles taco trek. Visit five of the best places to get tacos in Los Angeles. Los Angeles’ ode to contemporary art is no ordinary museum. United Airlines flies to Los Angeles daily from Sydney and from Melbourne three days a week. . Play Video. Replay Video. Go to a TV show taping .
A 620mph hyperloop network between Amsterdam and Paris – with journey times of just 90 minutes – could be up and running within the next eight years
Construction Test
MAY 9, 2020
It suggests that a hyperloop could carry 200,000 passengers per hour in each direction and in half the time it usually takes to travel between Amsterdam and Paris by train. Hyperloop is a proposed method of travel that would transport people at airline speeds – roughly 600 to 700mph – between distant locations. .
Selecting Success
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 23, 2016
Secretary of State John Kerry has interrupted his tireless international travel to global crisis hot spots to come back to Washington and deliver the closing speech at every SelectUSA Investment Summit. Cabinet Secretaries, CEOs of Fortune 500 industry giants, several governors and a keynote from the top U.S. Department of Energy.
Behind the Build: Interview with Noyan Uras, Founder & CEO at Integrare Group
Autodesk Construction Cloud
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
As a Los Angeles-based builder, our current market segment focus is in mid-to-large size multifamily mixed-use commercial projects across this vastly diverse and populous county. At Integrare, we believe we are on the road less traveled, and we love it. We're excited to complete the transition!
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British ‘jihadi rapper’ who posed with a severed head and was suspected of being ISIS ‘Beatle’ Jihadi John is arrested in Spain by anti-terror police
Construction Test
MAY 14, 2020
In 2013 Abdel Bary (pictured) travelled to Syria to fight with ISIS, becoming one of the earliest foreign fighters to join the terror group. In 2013 he travelled to Syria to fight with ISIS, becoming one of the earliest foreign fighters to join the terror group. .
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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
Barstow is strategically situated midway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Barstow is a major transportation corridor that serves more than 60 million travelers and 19 million vehicles each year. Barstow is where the Interstates 15 & 40 and Highways 58 & 247 all converge. QUITE SIMPLY, HESPERIA WORKS FOR BUSINESS.
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Expanding the exterior footprint
Construction Specifier
JANUARY 31, 2022
One example of this is C3, a Gensler spec project in Los Angeles which transforms the border between an office building and a parking structure into a curated series of outdoor spaces.
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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
Major maritime shipping hubs including Los Angeles/Long Beach, Seattle/Tacoma and Oakland are ready to service the huge post-Panamax containers. Rail freight facilities in Los Angeles are being upgraded to make the turnaround times even faster. BALTIMORE IS READY TO GREET THE BIG SHIPS.
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Coronavirus repatriation flights to Australia: The unusual airlines that have flown in
Construction Test
MAY 15, 2020
Safe travels everyone. After travel restrictions were announced in the US, the airline skipped its regular stop-off in Los Angeles and flew non-stop from Tahiti to Paris, covering a whopping 15,715 kilometres. Upon its return, the flight stopped in Kuala Lumpur to pick up 30,000 COVID-19 testing kits for use in Nepal.
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An enormous gun collection, a foggy desert and an orangutan rescue: The stunning winning images in one of the world’s most prestigious photography competitions
Construction Test
MAY 14, 2020
I traveled across the U.S titled this striking shot taken on Venice Beach in Los Angeles ‘Hello Sunshine’ and scored a Particular Merit Mention. Zay Yar Lin from Myanmar took this beautifully-lit photo while travelling in Mongolia and got a Particular Merit Mention. [There are] 120.5
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Rescue flights for Australians overseas during COVID-19 outbreak: Should the government come to the rescue?
Construction Test
MAY 8, 2020
” According to DFAT, “More than 300,000 Australians have returned home since 13 March, when the government advised all Australians to reconsider the need to travel overseas.” Just like the volcanic eruptions that grounded flights in Iceland and Bali, stranding thousands of travellers – or like the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004.
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Camp No Counselors: The all-inclusive, unlimited booze weekend enticing adults to summer camp
Construction Test
APRIL 24, 2020
That’s the feeling in my stomach as I drive up to Canyon Creek Summer Camp, outside of Los Angeles, to approach that same check-in table for the fourth time in three years. The organisation hosts camps in the New York City and Los Angeles areas and in Florida. “Millennials love these nostalgic events.
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AirAsia unveils new flight attendant uniforms for COVID-19
Construction Test
MAY 10, 2020
The Los Angeles-based designer has stuck with the airline’s signature bright red for the new uniforms, which feature personal protective equipment (PPE) in the form of hoods, gloves, masks and face shields. . . . . Quinones posted images of the unveiling on his Instagram account.
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British Airways could pull out of Gatwick and cut a quarter of its pilots, leaked memo reveals
Construction Test
MAY 16, 2020
Will air travel get more expensive? ‘This will make it significantly more expensive and harder for these passengers to travel. In these markets, we can expect train and bus travel to see significant growth.’ British Airways planes seen parked up on March 31 at Gatwick airport. Advertisement. ’ .
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Queue no more: New York’s Empire State Building gets a revamp
Construction Test
APRIL 25, 2020
At one time, it was thought dirigibles would become a thing, as far as air travel was concerned. Qantas flies daily from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to New York via Los Angeles. The spire at the top of the building was originally considered as a docking port where these airships could be tethered. TRIP NOTES.
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Grand Canyon hikes to the bottom: the natural wonder without the crowds
Construction Test
APRIL 24, 2020
“Summer in Arizona, you said,” whines my travel companion. Jamie Lafferty travelled as a guest of Visit Arizona. American Airlines flies daily to Phoenix from Sydney and Melbourne via Los Angeles. The snow soon swaps to hail the size of peas, which rattles on our hoods like an intolerable upstairs neighbour.
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