Tag Archives: Construction

Post-earthquake: Turkey detains, arrests 130+ accused of poor construction practices

February 17, 2023

After the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake, which led to more than 40,000 reported casualties, the Turkish government has detained or sent arrest warrants for more than 130 people, including nine contractors, accused of involvement in illegal or poor-quality construction.

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Penn State, Ohio State team up for $1.8M construction worker safety research

February 16, 2023

To address the high level of injuries in the construction sector, Penn State University (Penn State) and Ohio State University (Ohio State) have been awarded a four-year, $1.8M grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create an artificial intelligence (AI)-based health monitoring system for construction worker safety.

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Intl. infrastructure group gets North Carolina’s $242M highway contract

February 13, 2023

North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has awarded Balfour Beatty a $242 million design-build contract to deliver improvements to Interstate U.S. 70, between the Havelock Bypass and east of Thurman Road in Craven County, North Carolina.

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Building for better fire resilience in WUI zones

February 10, 2023

WUI zones are areas of transition between unoccupied land and human development, where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels. Communities adjacent to and surrounded by wildland are at varying degrees of risk from wildfires.

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Construction spending expected to significantly slow down in 2024: AIA Report

February 6, 2023

While spending on nonresidential construction picked up momentum toward the end of 2022, construction spending will moderate in 2023 and significantly slow down in 2024, according to a new report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

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