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Architects Offer Advice to Building Product Suppliers

May 3, 2017

The American Institute of Architects’ advice to building-product manufacturers and material suppliers: Improve your websites, provide free, product-related continuing education to design firms and hone your expertise on your offerings to strengthen your rapport with your customers.

Justice Dept. Sets Large Fine For Substandard Nuclear Rebar

May 3, 2017

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The Justice Dept. on April 24 announced that Tucker, Ga.-based Energy & Process Corp. has agreed to pay $4.6 million over the government’s allegations the company knowingly provided reinforcing steel to the mixed oxide fuel fabrication (MOX) facility that did not meet standards for nuclear construction.

Terracon Elevates COO to President; Vanderbilt Reappoints Engineering Dean

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Debra K. Rubin

May 3, 2017

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Swaminathan “Vasan” Srinivasan has been elevated to president of Terracon Consultants Inc. from chief operating officer.

Deal Reached With Westinghouse to Keep Nuclear Projects Going

May 3, 2017

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Georgia Power and SCANA Corp. on April 28 separately announced that each had extended their “interim assessment agreements” with contractor Westinghouse Electric Co. (WEC) to keep construction progressing on two separate nuclear expansion projects, while the contractor proceeds with its bankruptcy plan.

DOE Approves LNG Export Facility for Texas Terminal

May 3, 2017

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The Trump administration approved its first liquefied-natural-gas terminal on April 25.

Construction Management

A New Survey Charts the Unfulfilled Expectations of Prefabrication

Off-site fabrication doesn’t always provide results contractors seek

Jim Parsons

May 3, 2017

Many of us have experienced that proverbial “lightbulb moment,” a flash of insight when the complexities of a new or challenging concept finally make sense.

Is It OK To Fingerprint Your Employees?

The use of biometric technology for timekeeping in the construction industry brings with it some labor and legal pitfalls

Clare M. Gallagher

May 3, 2017

Biometric technology measures genetic characteristics, such as fingerprints, iris or retina patterns, facial characteristics and hand geometry and can provide companies with a new way to ensure that individuals are who they say they are.

LiDAR-Equipped Drone in Tests on Calif. Roadwork

Aileen Cho

May 3, 2017

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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology is being tested to document cut-and-fill work on a $74-million interchange in Contra Costa County, Calif.