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A New Bridge to Nature: Elachee Drive over I-985 Bridge Replacement

Civil + Structural Engineer

Roadway Project Manager, Michael Baker International Located in the 1,500-acre Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve in North Georgia, the Elachee Nature Science Center is an education center that serves more than 35,000 students from over 35 school systems and an additional 30,000 visitors to the museum and preserve each year. By Chad Havens, P.E.,

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Improving Sustainability in the Construction Industry: A Complete Guide for 2025

UK Construction Blog

Key Takeaways The construction industry is responsible for 39% of global carbon emissions, making sustainability transformation essential for environmental protection and business viability, with sustainable practices offering significant cost savings and competitive advantages. What Is Sustainable Construction?

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Luton Town’s New Stadium: Power Court’s £450m Journey from Planning to Premier League Reality

UK Construction Blog

The stadium targets BREEAM Excellent environmental certification whilst preserving Kenilworth Road’s intimate atmosphere through innovative acoustic design and close proximity seating that maintains the club’s traditional matchday experience. Community impact adds another dimension to the stadium debate.

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Facility Condition Assessment Data Can Help Reduce Carbon Footprint

BDC Network

Facility Condition Assessment Data Can Help Reduce Carbon Footprint 1 kcichowicz Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:59 Facility condition assessments provide powerful insight into your buildings and offer an ideal vehicle to advance resiliency and decarbonization goals.

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Inside Out: Building Resilient Infrastructure to Safeguard Against Natural Disasters  

Civil + Structural Engineer

Additionally, selecting the right materials throughout the project is pivotal in enabling structures to withstand whatever Mother Nature may bring. Steel Hollow Structural Sections (HSS) emerge as a standout choice for fortifying infrastructure against natural disasters. percent, are structurally deficient. Approximately 1.5

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A Slippery Slope of Opportunity: Bulson Surveying Puts Remote Monitoring to the Test in Telluride

Civil + Structural Engineer

By Rowland Chen The Telluride–Mountain Village Gondola is a free public, wind-powered transportation system that stretches between the mountain communities of Telluride and Mountain Village, Colorado. Once set up, this system takes very little oversight. These environmental factors made determining soil movement a bit more challenging.

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Manchester United New Stadium: £2bn 100,000-Capacity Vision to Replace Old Trafford

UK Construction Blog

Innovative sustainable design features include a distinctive umbrella-like canopy with integrated solar panels, rainwater harvesting systems, and acoustic engineering to amplify crowd atmosphere whilst maintaining environmental responsibility.