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Video: Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction – Building Sector Solution

The Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction notes that about 70 percent of urban infrastructure that will be needed to accommodate a fast-growing world has yet to be built. 

New ASCE Press Book Aids Stakeholders on Excavation Projects

September 23, 2021 - in Land Development, News, Site preparation

Reston, Va. –Every day in the United States construction projects involve thousands of excavations. The new ASCE Press book, Underground Utilities for…

New ASCE Manual of Practice 144 Provides a Framework to Plan and Design for Hazards

Reston, Va. – Natural disasters such as earthquakes, droughts, floods, and storms, affect a large portion of the world’s population. Infrastructure…

Video: Down to Earth 15

February 10, 2020 - in Land Development, Site preparation, Videos

Surveying takes place in the field, where boots get muddy measuring boundaries and collecting data. Watch how real surveyors get real work done under challenging conditions, rugged terrain and lurking danger. Only on Down to Earth. Registration Link: https://lp.microdrones.com/webinar-do...

Video: National Building Museum: Lawn Construction Time-Lapse

Summer is here, which also means the arrival of the National Building Museum's 2019 Summer Block Party installation, Lawn. Watch construction for the fun exhibit in Washington, DC, with EarthCam's 4K time-lapse movie. Watch as the 30,000 square foot immersive…

Epiroc Presents 6th Sense, a Game Changer for Smarter Mining and Infrastructure Operations

Stockholm, Sweden: Epiroc, a leading productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, presents 6th Sense, a new approach that combines digitalization and automation to boost customers’ performance.  There is a growing need for the…

Video: Statue of Liberty Museum Construction Time-Lapse 2016-2018

October 29, 2018 - in Land Development, Site preparation, Videos

Exciting progress is being made for the new Statue of Liberty Museum in New York. EarthCam construction cameras are documenting each step of this incredible project with high-quality webcam imagery, including gigapixel panoramas. See progress from 2016 to…

Materials Industry Members Prod Congress to Fix Trust Fund as Part of Tax Measure

October 3, 2017 - in Land Development, Site preparation

The National Stone Sand & Gravel Association used a Sept. 24-28 legislative and policy forum in Washington, D.C., to try to build support for an effort to use tax reform discussions to find a long-term revenue stream to close the projected shortfall in…

A Year After Finding Site & Buying Land, IKEA Submit Plans to Broomfield, Co for Opening 2nd Denver-Area Store Summer 2019

September 1, 2017 - in Land Development, Site preparation

Conshohocken, pa – IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it officially submitted plans to the City and County of Broomfield to open the Swedish company’s second Denver-area store in Summer 2019.  Last year, IKEA announced…

Video: 123 Cermak Crane Climb and Inspection

James McHugh Construction Co. released a Crane Climb and Inspection video of its 123 Cermak job site.