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Software that can show a video of a construction project assembling itself has been around for years, but an important change is afoot, say a wide range of industry leaders.

Infrastructure boosters rallied for their cause earlier this month at a series of gatherings in Washington, D.C. and other U.S. locations to find ways to shrink the estimated $1.4-trillion funding gap to upgrade aging highways, bridges, water systems and other public works.

Water quality is the central issue in a dispute between state engineers and scientists over discharge from a planned $600-million Florida Everglades water-storage project.

More than 300 middle and high school students on May 20 flocked to the University of Maine-Orono to unveil designs for the next generation of stable floating wind turbine platforms and energy-efficient wind blades.

Board says distraction likely due to commuter train's radio messages after emergency stop nearby.

A  Tennessee road and bridge builder has agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit that accused the firm of fraud by putting its own employees on the payroll of a dis­advantaged business enterprise it used to get contracts for 12 projects in Tennessee.

In his 1970s design vision for a permanent parliament in Australia’s capital of Canberra, according to an online government history, architect Romaldo “Aldo” Giurgola said the structure could not be built on top of the hilltop site, “as this would symbolize government imposed upon the people.

Initial results from a new ENR study of information technology investment trends among contractors shows that firms still are spending lightly on IT and are underresourced in staffing the function.

SDLG has updated its line of wheel loaders for the North American market with Tier 4 Final-compliant engines.

May Realty/Spectac LLC is planning to build the Nolberry townhouse development in Glen Burnie.

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