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Civil Engineers: Maine’s Infrastructure Grade Improves to a ‘C’

CCR Magazine

Thats a one-step increase from the 2020 Report Card for Maines Infrastructure and one step higher than the national average on the 2021 Report Card for Americas Infrastructure. The improving grades are the results of increased investment and efforts to build more resilient infrastructure. President of the Maine section of ASCE.

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Toll Brothers City Living® and Daiwa House Announce Joint Venture to Develop Waterfront High-Rise Condominium Community on New Jersey’s Gold Coast

Civil + Structural Engineer

Vista Pointe represents a rare opportunity to build a luxury waterfront community with outstanding amenities and unparalleled views of Manhattan. Since its formation in 2003, Toll Brothers City Living has completed 45 condominium buildings totaling over 7,200 residences.

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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Enormous Complexity Under a Veil of Simplicity

ENR Construction

To provide enough space for the new building, the decision was made to design the building to cross over Wilshire Blvd. The idea for the Geffen Galleries solidified after LACMA decided to replace the four buildings comprising its east campus that were originally built in the 1950s and 1960s to house its permanent collection.

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How to Estimate Construction Costs   

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Inaccurate estimates might not be the root of all evil, but they sure can derail a project. Far and away one of the most common reasons, however, is inaccurate budget estimates. When it comes to construction, estimating costs is a towering challenge. Let’s dive in. What is construction cost estimation?

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Rehabilitation Extends Life, Restores Historical Aspects of Minneapolis’ Third Avenue Bridge

Civil + Structural Engineer

With that information, HNTB finished preliminary design in phase two, resulting in taking the bridge down to its arch ribs and building it back up. Final design, which included the columns, cap beams, deck and pilasters, concrete surface repairs, cost estimating, and staging, was completed in phase three.

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Avoiding the Cost Impacts of Estimate Assumptions

In Eight

As an owner, the responsibility to pay for changes in estimated costs depends largely on the terms of the individual contract that was awarded. How many in our industry have prepared estimates with costs that shot up far beyond predictions without much advance notice? And how far off were those estimates when the project was completed?

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E-newsletter: September 2020

KCM Group

KCM Group Storm Water Team to present at CASQA National Conference We are excited to announce that KCM Group’s Stormwater Team will be featured speakers on a panel at the 2020 California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) Conference. The post E-newsletter: September 2020 appeared first on kcm.