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Immigration Law Could Impact City’s Rebuilding
Excerpt from TuscaloosaNews.com: TUSCALOOSA | On Wednesday morning, Dorothy McDade called a Hispanic immigrant she hadn’t seen for a while to see how he was … Continue Reading
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Crane Strike Looms as Contract Deadline Nears
Excerpt from Crain’s New York Business: They operate the cranes, backhoes and other pieces of heavy machinery that keep the city’s construction sites humming. But … Continue Reading
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China to Have 4 Times as Many Skyscrapers as US
A new skyscraper is built every five days in China and by 2016 the country will have 800, four times the number in the US, … Continue Reading
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American Institute of Architects (AIA) Contract Documents Offers Sneak Peek at Next Generation Service
New Orleans– May 12, 2011 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today unveiled a demonstration of its new, next generation AIA Contract Documents service, … Continue Reading
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Global Construction to Grow +3% This Year
Global Construction output will grow +3.0% this year according to IHS Global Insight, underlining the industry’s recovery. The economic forecasting company says this compares to … Continue Reading
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Study: Full-Union Construction Work Plagued With Hidden Costs
A prominent civic group says unionized construction in the city is in jeopardy and is calling for a revamping of the industry. The Regional Plan … Continue Reading
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The BIM Kiosk
What are some of the larger contractors doing to enable BIM (building information modeling) among all project participants at the jobsite? Here’s a hint: It’s … Continue Reading
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Shrink-Wrapping The Skyline: Chicago Architects Unveil Design For Energy-Saving ‘Double Wall’ At Cleveland Federal Building
With help from Chicago architects, federal officials on Thursday unveiled an innovative design that leave the exterior of Cleveland’s aging federal building in place and wrap a new metal and … Continue Reading
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China Goes Big with Building of Skyscrapers
BEIJING – In Chicago today, visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao will see a city famed as the birthplace of the skyscraper, for decades the towering … Continue Reading
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Contract Glaziers Offer Tips for Ensuring Jobsite Safety
No matter how significant a glazing job and how much profit the contract glazier company makes from its completion, if job site safety isn’t the … Continue Reading
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