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LiDAR System Passes Big Test, Could Aid Offshore Wind Projects

November 16, 2016

A floating light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system developed at the University of Maine has successfully completed a new deployment performance test 12 miles off the Maine coast in 65 meters of water.

DC Developer Wins TVA Auction To Complete Alabama Nuke Site

Mary B. Powers

November 16, 2016

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Firm plans to invest up to $13 billion to complete nuclear units at the Bellefonte site in northern Alabama.

Interior Dept. Rule Aims To Boost Solar, Wind Energy Projects

Pam Hunter McFarland

November 16, 2016

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The Dept. of the Interior has released a final rule that creates incentives for solar- and wind-energy development on federal lands.

Civil Infrastructure Design Gets Boost From Bentley and Topcon

Tom Sawyer

Janice L. Tuchman

November 16, 2016

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The rise of cloud services, vendor partnerships and software refinement is supporting increasing multi-vendor interoperability of project data for the design, construction and management of roads and bridges.

Project Management

Viewpoint: Dispelling Myths About Lean Construction

John Wiegand

November 15, 2016

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When I met John Shook, one of the world’s leading lean management experts in Boston at the Lean Construction Institute Congress in 2015, a colleague asked him how far the construction industry in the U.S. has come with lean construction after 17 years.

Construction Economics for the week of 11/21/16

Tim Grogan

November 15, 2016

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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Pulse: Project News for the Week of Nov. 21, 2016

November 15, 2016

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Project News from Dodge Data & Analytics

Construction Forecasting

Panel Envisioning Tech Path Forward Sees Bumps But Is Optimistic

Much remains to be done in building and facilities technology

Janice L. Tuchman

Tom Sawyer

November 9, 2016

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A panel challenged to envision the path forward for technology development serving the construction of buildings and facilities sees lots of roadwork ahead, but expresses optimism about progress.