Oct 18, 2024
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The landmark rule imposes the strictest limits on lead in drinking water since federal standards were set 30 years ago. Image from Pixabay. Brief: The Biden administration issued a final rule Tuesday requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years, according to a news release from […]
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Oct 10, 2024
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Company leaders should take time to review the tax implications of their business and operations now, writes a CPA focused on construction. Tourists walk past the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service near the National Mall on April 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images April 2025 may feel like a lifetime […]
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Oct 03, 2024
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Shelter is one of the basic human needs. The best homes turn that need into art. From an architectural bunker buried deep beneath the ground to a futuristic shipping container home in the Californian desert. Here is a selection of the most beautiful homes ever built by some of the most masterful architects who have […]
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Sep 26, 2024
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It’s the year of eclectic and personalized spaces – and these kitchen trends for 2024 don’t disappoint (Image credit: Teass Warren Architects & Frazier Springfield photography/deVOL Kitchens/Marie Flanigan Interiors & Julie Soefer) Kitchens are ever-evolving, both in style and the way we use them. Once purely functional cooking spaces have fast become the heart of […]
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Sep 17, 2024
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Owners and developers added more projects to the queue in August, expecting stronger market conditions next year, per Dodge Construction Network. A rendering of the $440 million Geisinger medical center tower in Danville, Pennsylvania. Courtesy of Geisinger Brief: The Dodge Momentum Index, a benchmark that measures nonresidential construction planning, increased 2.9% in August due to […]
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Sep 12, 2024
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Here is a round up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Clark, Kiewit and Tutor Perini. Rendering of the SR 400 Express Lanes project coming to Georgia. The $4.6 billion toll road will be built and operated by a consortium of road-building and engineering companies. Retrieved from Georgia DOT. […]
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Sep 05, 2024
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Measuring future work is one way to help it grow. Leontura via Getty Images If you want to grow your construction firm, getting your backlog right couldn’t be much more important. A strong backlog gives you the ability to plan ahead — whether that’s for hiring needs, manpower needs, key strategic investments or general […]
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Aug 16, 2024
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Concrete battery developed by MIT and Harvard researchers makes headlines again for its promising potential in powering devices: ‘At first I didn’t believe it’ Fascinating research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that turns concrete into batteries is continuing to make headlines. The most recent news, reported by the BBC, shows the tech powering a […]
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Aug 08, 2024
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Here is a round up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Granite, Gilbane, Tutor Perini, Bechtel and McCarthy. Force Construction will add 295,000 square feet to the Toyota Material Handling campus in Columbus, Indiana. Courtesy of Toyota Material Handling Project awards are the lifeblood of every construction firm, as […]
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Jul 10, 2024
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With the earth’s population continuing to soar, buildings have been growing higher and higher. Dense cities are dotted with cranes constructing new, magnificent skyscrapers. What if the future of cities is not further up toward the sky, but deep down in the ocean? Humans have explored underwater construction for many years, and construction techniques already […]
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