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No End in Sight as Engineering and Construction Costs Edge Upward for the Eighth Straight Month

IHS Markit reports engineering and construction costs rose for the eight month in a row in June, with all materials and equipment categories reporting increases for the sixth straight month.

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Wind Turbines Fuel Construction Crane Growth

The U.S., following government initiatives, focuses on renewable energy, deviating from the use of fossil fuels. As alternative energy continues to grow — with wind turbine erection leading the pack — cranes continue to be an essential factor.

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Dalmia Cement CEO Joins Sijbesma as Carbon Pricing Champion of the CLPC, World Bank Group

Mahendra Singhi, managing director and CEO of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited has been invited to represent the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) as a Carbon Pricing Champion.

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Tsurumi to Put Engineering on Display at World of Concrete 2021

Tsurumi America Inc.

Attendees will have a chance to take an in-depth look at the company’s leading engineering practices and interact with senior staff at the event at Booth #N2468

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Initiative Helps Engineering & Construction Industries Restart Projects Stopped by COVID-19

Project Slowdown/Restart planning initiative is designed to help engineering and construction industries restart projects stopped by the pandemic.

Emerging Concrete Technologies to Reduce Embodied Carbon

The architecture, engineering, and construction industry must shift focus to include embodied carbon’s role in sustainable design. Responding to changing trends, many concrete technologies have emerged to tackle carbon reductions in concrete.

Emerging Concrete Technologies to Reduce Embodied Carbon

GAO Issues Guidance on Building Resilient Roads & Highways

The report states the FHWA is encouraging states to enhance the climate resilience of federally funded roads by developing agency policy, providing technical assistance to states, and supporting climate resilience research

California’s Highway 1 was ruptured by a landslide earlier this year. It kept 23 miles of the iconic road closed for months.

Bentley Education Program Sets Students on the Path to Infrastructure Careers

Bentley Systems, Inc.

Student and educator entitlements allow no-cost learning licenses for Bentley infrastructure engineering applications and proven learnings through the new Education portal.

The Bentley Education program portal will also serve as a gateway for the Future Infrastructure Star Challenge 2021, a global student competition focused on innovative infrastructure concepts that can improve quality of life.

Hybrid Sandwich Wall Element – Sustainable & Efficient Construction

Metsä Wood USA

Hybrid construction offers construction companies more sustainable way of building without changing the current way of construction.

Verksbyen, a sustainable neighborhood in Fredrikstad, Norway. Building project by Arca Nova As. The wall elements of these Kerto LVL-based 5-story buildings are made of Kerto LVL Q-panels.

Civil Engineering Experts Offer Insight on How to Fix US Infrastructure's Fragile Foundation

The U.S. continually "fixes" its infrastructure systems, but fails to invest to bring them up to necessary standards. That needs to change, say civil engineering experts at Arizona State University.

The American Society of Civil Engineers reports that decades of underinvestment have eroded the condition of America's infrastructure. The Biden administration proposes more than $2 trillion to upgrade roads, bridges and other resources, but how to accomplish this work is the subject of debate that demands guidance from experts in the built environment.

WCA Launches Climate Partnership Program, Virtual Open Day Planned for June 2

World Cement Association's Climate Partnership program is planned to be a collaboration with NGOs, think tanks, and sustainability-focused events providers. The WCA Virtual Open Day virtual conference is planned for June 2, 2021.

WearCOAT 720 and 735 Urethane Concrete Coatings

Coatings for Industry Inc.

Replacing WearCOAT 705 and 710, these new formulations offer a moisture tolerant and environmentally sustainable solution for concrete floor repair.

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