Sep 05, 2019
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Brief: A four-expert panel selected to review a $100 million foundation retrofit for the leaning and sinking Millennium Tower luxury condo building in San Francisco have given the plan their approval. In a letter to the City and County of San Francisco Department of Building Inspections, which hired the four professional engineers, Gregory G. Deierlein, Shahriar […]
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Aug 15, 2019
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Brief: LafargeHolcim and Solidia Technologies announced this week that they have launched a new business in the U.S. that will supply customers with reduced CO2 cement to be used in the production of precast concrete. The first customer will be the Wrightstown, New Jersey, plant of EP Henry, a national concrete products supplier that participated in […]
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Aug 08, 2019
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As e-commerce has soared in popularity, U.S. warehouses have evolved to meet the needs of online retailers, transforming from basic storerooms into automated, material-handling nerve centers. Driven by consumers’ desire for fast and reliable delivery of everything from furniture and clothes to milk and toothpaste, these modern facilities are crucial parts of the supply chain […]
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Jul 24, 2019
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After more than a decade of planning, including a three-year legal battle, the $1 billion 5M project broke ground on Thursday. Developer Brookfield Properties and partner Hearst, owner of The Chronicle, will transform four acres of parking lots and vacant buildings at 5th and Mission streets with two new towers, a 200-foot apartment building, two […]
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Jul 18, 2019
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Builders who use natural materials in the United States have seen interest grow in “hempcrete,” a renewable building material made with hemp that can take the place of traditional drywall, insulation and siding. Since the 2018 Farm Bill legalized industrial hemp, the construction material — used for 30 years in Europe — has captured the […]
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Jun 14, 2019
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What if the inherent weaknesses of a material actually made houses and buildings stronger during wildfires and earthquakes? Purdue University researchers have 3D-printed cement paste, a key ingredient of the concrete and mortar used to build various elements of infrastructure, that gets tougher under pressure like the shells of arthropods such as lobsters and beetles. […]
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Jun 06, 2019
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Brief: Virgin Trains USA’s plans to build a $4 billion high-speed rail system between Las Vegas and Southern California will likely be postponed for two years after developers failed to win tax abatements from Nevada lawmakers during the most recent legislative session, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. If the state legislature had approved the rail […]
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May 16, 2019
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As more states legalize marijuana, cannabis has been growing in popularity in increasingly surprising ways. Want proof? Say hello to the hempcrete house. In case you’re wondering, these buildings won’t get you stoned. But they could become the next big thing in real estate for a whole bunch of reasons. Here’s everything you ever wanted to know […]
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Apr 25, 2019
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The earth can be a sort of an unmarked time capsule in many areas. It holds secrets of the past, some of which were hoped to never be found, but others that people dream of finding. Almost every project requires excavation or demolition in some way, so keep your eyes peeled for the next great […]
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Apr 18, 2019
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Josh Downing has been declared online platform Thumbtack’s first ‘millionaire professional.’ Any business — whether it’s washing windows or consulting — needs to take advantage of technology or risk losing out on precious customers to faster and more connected competition. But that doesn’t mean every business has to create its own technology. Josh Downing, a […]
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