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Big Bridge Pour In San Clemente
Staff, 5/5/2008
A major construction milestone for SunCal Companies' Marblehead Coastal master-planned community in San Clemente, California, was reached recently, with the 'round-the-clock pouring of 2,400 cubic yards of concrete for a 400-foot-long bridge that spans a canyon within the development. The massive undertaking was the single-largest concrete pour for any portion of the 248-acre community on bluff... More

Separation Established For Demolition Work
By Aram Kalousdian, Editor - 05/05/2008
Large-scale demolition work of an old high-rise wing, an adjacent tower and a main entrance lobby of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Superior Township More
Demolition Presents Challenges
By Aram Kalousdian, Editor - 05/05/2008
Adamo Demolition Co., of Detroit, is the general contractor/demolition contractor for the Slab Mill Demolition and Site Preparation project at More
Ambassador Gateway Project Proceeds
By Aram Kalousdian, Editor - 05/05/2008
The massive fourth phase of the over $230-million Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project is under way in Detroit. It is the largest project in the Michigan More
Conveyor Innovation Speeds Concrete Placement
By Kirk A. McWilliams, P.E. - 05/05/2008
Getting concrete from the mixer to the forms in the quickest manner possible is always a primary concern for those in the concrete construction business. When placement sizes vary from 300 cubic yards to 800 cubic yards at a time, the logistics of this material-handling dilemma are magnified even more. More
NRMCA Reaches Landmark Agreement with EPA
Staff - 05/05/2008
Silver Spring, Md.— The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has signed an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and promote environmental management tools to help ready mixed concrete plants comply with their Clean Water Act obligations. "Beyond Compliance" Principles of Environmental Stewardship - New Agreement to Reduce Environmental Footprint of Read... More
Green Demolition Gaining Ground
By Patrick Willette - 05/05/2008
Edited by Loren Faulkner Although green design and construction has been much talked about the past few years, one part of green building is not mentioned as often: green methods used during the demolition phase of a construction project. Many U.S. cities require — or strongly encourage — contractors to minimize the amount of construction and demolition material being sent to the la... More
Bringing Down the Stock House
By Carl Molesworth - 05/05/2008
J. Harper Contractors put its recently acquired Kobelco SK480LC high-reach excavator to good use this winter to demolish a building in the historic Rainier Cold Storage complex in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood. The complex was built in the first dozen years of the 20th Century as a brewery for the Seattle Brewing and Malting Co. More
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Building firms fined £20,000 after worker falls
Source: ContractJournal.com Date: May 9, 2008
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