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Software Eases Contractors' Work by Ivy Chang, 5/18/2009
About 40 years ago, the U.S. government began a program for military navigational purposes that turned global positioning system (GPS) into a technology that now benefits the public. The satellite-based system uses a network of 24 to 27 satellites orbiting the earth and provides navigation signals to land-based receivers to track information that is computed immediately and accurately. More
Strings Music Festival Pavilion Staff - 04/27/2009
For two decades, the city of Steamboat Springs, CO, held its classical and popular music concerts in a large tent. In fall 2008, the tent was replaced by an elegant timber-framed concert hall that is already drawing record crowds. Steamboat Springs is now celebrating the completion of its $4.3-million Strings Music Festival Pavilion.
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Green Energy Drives Safer Data Collection Methods Staff - 04/27/2009
Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) officials say the traveling public may notice a new addition to the landscape along Interstate 35/80 in Des Moines near the N.W. Beaver Road overpass. Two new technologies are now working in unison to collect highway data necessary for Iowa DOT decision makers.
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Underground, Domed Library Staff - 04/27/2009
Chicago— Structural engineer Halvorson & Partners and architect Murphy/Jahn celebrated the recent groundbreaking for the Mansueto Library at the University of Chicago. The subterranean addition to the Regenstein Library will house a state-of-the-art automated retrieval system for university's archives within a single volume (60-foot-deep extrusion of a 120-foot by 240-foot elliptical ...
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ACEC Honors Engineering Projects Staff - 04/20/2009
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington honored 41 projects representing a wide range of engineering achievements when the organization presented its 41st annual awards in January. The six national-level awards (one platinum and five gold) will compete in the ACEC national competition in Washington, D.
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New Porous Pavement Comes From Recycled Glass Story by Mike Larson, Editor - 04/06/2009
A new kind of hard-surfaced porous pavement made from recycled glass is beginning to make its mark around the country, from the ...
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Restoring The Bricks in Roswell An apartment building dating from almost 170 years ago is restored and expanded to create new residential space in an historic Atlanta suburb.
Restoring The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum The restoration of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City involved rebuilding the museum's Pier 86 into a state-of-the-art docking facility.
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