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FMI forecasts 8 percent boost in U.S construction for...

Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Nov 12, 2012

FMI, a management consulting and investment banking provider for the engineering and construction industry, has released its third quarter 2012 ...

Paris to feature intentionally-wobbling bridge over...

Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Nov 12, 2012

Citizens and visitors of Paris will soon see an interesting new structure over the city’s Seine river. French architecture firm ...

East Coast transportation faces big cost for fending...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Nov 09, 2012

In order to strengthen defenses against future storms, those East Coast transportation systems heavily affected by superstorm Sandy will likely ...

Salting may corrode steel-reinforced roads, bridges

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Nov 09, 2012

Gritting and salting roads, methods used to prevent automotive accidents in winter conditions, may lead to corrosion over months or ...

World Trade Center site to withstand future hurricane...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Nov 09, 2012

This photo from Twitter shows the huge amount of flooding Sandy brought to the World Trade Center site. Despite the ...

Doosan Portable Power names Roland Machinery as...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Nov 08, 2012

Doosan Portable Power has named Roland Machinery as an authorized dealer of portable and utility-mount air compressors, generators, lighting systems ...

Remote control surveying

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Nov 08, 2012

Typically, when you hear about drones or UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), you think of the military and a stealth way ...

Understanding GPS on the jobsite (Dimensions 2012)

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Nov 07, 2012

Trimble's Gary Chisolm dishes on GPS On Tuesday during Trimble's Dimensions 2012 conference in Las Vegas, the company's Gary Chisolm ...

Buying is half the battle: Using the right technology...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Nov 06, 2012

Scott Threet shows off his collection of construction gadgets Scott Threet of Yates Construction in Philadelphia, Mississippi led a pretty interesting ...