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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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Read About the Latest News on US Construction Optimism and Construction Crosshairs

Construction Daily News

Sika CEO Argues Trump Trade Policies Hurt US Construction Optimism Original Source: US construction optimism hit by Trump trade policies, says Sika CEO Sika (SIKA.S), opens new tab, building chemicals maker, said President Donald Trump’s uncertain trade policies have lowered construction industry optimism. These input tariffs are old.

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Tariffs & Trade: Shaping the Future of Metal Construction & Design

CCR Magazine

Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been growing now since we got out of the very brief recession caused by the pandemic in 2020, Simonson explained. I do think the economy has shown tremendous resilience in the last five years, he observed. Other panelists reinforced and expanded on Simonsons analysis. He said, I am hearing caution.

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Ofgem gives initial approval to £24bn grid investment

The Construction Index

The draft settlement for RIIO-T3 (April 2026 to March 2031) is the first step in an estimated £80bn investment programme boosting electricity network capacity. These projects will upgrade more than 4400km of overhead lines and deliver 3,500km of new circuits, including investments offshore, doubling the total build in the last 10 years.

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Digital Builder Ep 38: Strategies for Reusing Construction Waste

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In this special Autodesk University episode, hear Shannon Goodman , Executive Director of the Lifecycle Building Center , share her expertise on utilizing construction waste for more sustainable and reusable buildings. In 2009, the EPA estimated we were throwing away 170 million tons of building materials every year.

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The World’s 10 Most Expensive Buildings in 2023

OmTrak

Buildings, beyond being bricks and mortar, unfold stories etched in steel and glass, tales of human ambition, creativity, and, let’s be honest, pocketbooks that might be the envy of Midas himself. This integrated resort, with an estimated cost of $5.5 billion, including the land. ’s corporate headquarters.

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NTRO: Setting the standard for sustainability

Roads Online

I n 2020/21, Australia generated an estimated 75.8 Our focus has been on increasing the use of recycled and upcycled materials to support the sustainability and resilience of transport infrastructure.” The resilience aspect also ties back to performance. NTRO takes us inside this research and outline what’s to come.