Jan 18, 2024
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Heading into 2024, the Contractors State License Board wants to remind licensees of new laws taking effect in the new year. SB 630 (Dodd) This bill requires CSLB licensees and applicants to provide an email address, if available, when they obtain and renew licenses. The email addresses are not subject to disclosure under the California […]
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Jan 18, 2024
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Energy-harvesting glass, self-driving excavators and modified wood that’s stronger than steel shared the spotlight in Las Vegas last week. The focus of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show showcased ways artificial intelligence and other breakthrough technology can boost productivity while also reversing environmental impacts and future-proofing industries like construction and agriculture. “The construction industry has laid […]
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Dec 19, 2023
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The team of academic and government scientists will test the use of molten sulfur and lunar dust to create waterless concrete for 3D printing on the moon. The moon rising over NASA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The agency has been working to research materials for construction in space. Courtesy of NASA Brief: Ahead of […]
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Dec 01, 2023
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Here are ways construction firms can cash in on the country’s $500 billion onshoring surge and the ancillary projects it is spurring. A bulldozer prepares land earlier this year for an $11 billion Texas Instruments’ semiconductor plant in Lehi, Utah. Experts say that spending on manufacturing facilities will spill over to other project types as […]
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Nov 21, 2023
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With Thanksgiving tomorrow, here are 20 quotes that really help put into perspective the power and importance of being thankful more of the time and not just on one particular day out of the year. May your Thanksgiving be bountiful with reasons to be grateful. Gratitude can transform common days “Gratitude can transform […]
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Nov 02, 2023
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Big, expensive construction projects aren’t a new phenomenon. They typically improve the infrastructure, environment, and economies of the regions they are built in. Since the start of the 21st century, the world has experienced numerous significant developments with costs that run into billions of dollars. While their usage spans the spectrum, these manufactured marvels are […]
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Oct 21, 2023
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As kids, most of us have dreamed of having a treehouse as a haven – a secret place where we could establish a top-secret clubhouse away from our pesky parents. Some of us still do. Interestingly, people in some countries don’t see tree houses as exotic, but as everyday parts of their lives. In New […]
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Sep 21, 2023
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The widow of Steve Jobs, the founder of LinkedIn and former CEO of GitHub, are just a few of the tech entrepreneurs involved in the initiative to develop a mega-private city in the Montezuma Hills in California At first glance, there’s nothing special about the area known as the Montezuma Hills, about 100 km (62 […]
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Sep 15, 2023
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Here is a round up the newest jobs won by some of the country’s biggest builders. The Tennessee Titans have selected a joint venture led by Turner and AECOM Hunt to construct its $2.1 billion stadium. Retrieved from Tennessee Titans on August 16, 2023 Project awards are the lifeblood of every construction firm, as they […]
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Sep 08, 2023
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Around 2020, homeowners started to get serious about accessory dwelling units.Some efforts, for example in Los Angeles under the direction of the city’s chief design officer, Christopher Hawthorne, it created a program that allows architects to submit plans for pre-approval to cut down the weeks-long permitting process to as a little as a day; potential […]
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