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Inside Out: Building Resilient Infrastructure to Safeguard Against Natural Disasters  

Civil + Structural Engineer

With their exceptional strength, ability to withstand substantial forces, inherent fire resistance, and corrosion-resistant options, HSS offer reliable protection for structures required to endure and recover from the impacts of natural disasters involving wind, flooding, fire, and seismic activity. Approximately 1.5

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Paving the way forward: Innovation in pavement recycling and stabilisation

Roads Online

At AustStab, the Australian Pavement Recycling and Stabilisation Association, we’ve seen first-hand how cutting-edge thinking and collaborative effort are unlocking new levels of performance, resilience and sustainability across Australia’s roads. Building resilience into every road The future of our roads depends on decisions we make today.

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Honolulu Construction Sector Looks on the Bright Side

ENR Construction

The sanguine assessment counters a concerning stumble in Honolulu construction starts last year. That impact is also reflected in the Dodge data that show environmental public works starts are forecast to grow by almost 45% to tally $2.4 Rising sea levels also impact infrastructure near our coastlines. billion in 2024.

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Refine versus shine: Defining and defending design intent with refined concrete

Construction Specifier

Building on straightforward material testing and proven project successes, the industry is making significant strides toward developing accountable language and precise definitions that can be universally specified to address concrete floor challenges. Photo courtesy Bennett Build What is polished concrete, exactly?

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Address Cement-Related Carbon During Design to Achieve Net Zero

Civil + Structural Engineer

By Kristin Dispenza, Advancing Organizational Excellence Cement has historically been so far upstream in a building’s supply chain that designers, engineers, and building owners ignored the details of its production. The opportunity is for the team to build on the transparency that’s being achieved by using the EPD.

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Leveraging Big Data for Predictive Analysis in Construction Management

PN - Project Management

In construction, this data originates from project management software, sensors embedded in equipment, drones , building information modeling (BIM) tools, financial records, and weather forecasts. Tracking workforce productivity , material usage, machinery performance, and environmental conditions produces a constant data stream.

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Benefits of Retro-Commissioning Your Buildings

UK Construction Blog

The post Benefits of Retro-Commissioning Your Buildings appeared first on UK Construction Blog. You can learn more about the solution here , while in this article we are going to discuss potential benefits of retro-commissioning your buildings. So, What Exactly Is Retro-Commissioning?