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thyssenkrupp Poised To Test World's First Ropeless Elevator

System, called MULTI, can move vertically, horizontally or on a slant

Nadine M. Post

December 13, 2016

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MULTI relies on magnetic levitation technology and, like a subway, has several cabs in one shaft.

Infrastructure Plan May be Chao's First Big Task

Tom Ichniowski

December 7, 2016

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In choosing Elaine L. Chao as his nominee to head the Dept. of Transportation, President-elect Donald J. Trump picked a former Cabinet secretary who has held senior positions at DOT and was a board member of two prominent construction industry firms.

NJ Approves $80 Million for Utility's Solar Expansion

December 7, 2016

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New Jersey utility Public Service Electric & Gas on Nov. 30 said it has gotten the go-ahead from state regulators to invest up to $80 million in the next three years to build solar farms on brownfields and landfills in its service territory.

Pulse: Project News for the Week of Dec. 12, 2016

Scott Lewis

December 6, 2016

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Project News from Dodge Data & Analytics

Housing Starts Jump 6% in October

November 23, 2016

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The dollar value of housing starts in October jumped 6% to a seasonally adjusted $289.6 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.

Construction Starts Ease Back In September After August Jump

November 16, 2016

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The value of new construction starts slipped 2% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $703.7 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.

Council on Tall Buildings Is Bigger, Healthier Than Ever

November 16, 2016

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In the decade since Antony Wood became executive director of the 47-year-old Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, membership has increased by 539%, the annual budget has increased to $5 million from about $225,000, and the staff has increased to the equivalent of 31 full-time positions from only two, according to the Chicago-based CTBUH.