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Obituary: Hugh Hardy, Master of Cultural Space Design

The noted architect, 84, who died on March 17, renovated theatres and museums, and built companies

Architectural Record

March 22, 2017

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The noted architect, 84, who died on March 17 in New York City, renovated theatres and museums, and built companies.

Drone Spies Stolen Construction Equipment Trove

Jim Parsons

March 22, 2017

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Nearly $400,000 worth of construction equipment allegedly stolen from multiple jobsites in the upper Mid-Atlantic has been recovered, thanks to coordinated police work and a sharp-eyed aerial drone.

Kiewit to Build Israel's Huge Offshore Gas Field

Leviathan field platform project will cost $500-700 million.

Neal Sandler

March 22, 2017

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Leviathan field platform project will cost $500-700 million.

Construction Technology

FAA Predicts Surge in Commercial Drones

Agency expects fleet to rise tenfold in five years, to 442,000

Tom Ichniowski

March 21, 2017

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Construction and real estate are the second-most-popular commercial drone applications

Transportation

Portuguese, Turkish JV Wins First Phase of Tanzania Rail Project

$1.2-billion segment will provide access to Burundi and Rwanda

Shem Oirere

March 21, 2017

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Last year, China EXIM bank signed an agreement with Tanzania for $7.6-billion concessional loan for the project.

Industrial Projects

Pay Dispute at Australian LNG Project Sends 800 Workers Packing

Laing O'Rourke demobilzes 800, citing several months of nonpayment by KHI

Chris Webb

March 21, 2017

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Work on the $35-billion project in Darwin was in final stage, with four cryogenic tanks at 91% completion.

Companies

Stantec To Sell Innovyze Water Tech Unit for $270 M

Debra K. Rubin

March 21, 2017

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Profitable business, part of the 2016 buy of US-based MWH, is deemed non-core, says an AEC sector analyst.

Transportation Construction

Rail Programs in France, UK Create Bonanza for Contractors

$100 billion in work for Grand Paris Express Metro and London-Birmingham high-speed rail

Peter Reina

March 20, 2017

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Combined programs will create 300 km of new rail lines and phased tunnels by 2030.

Agencies Court Project Stakeholders With 3D Visualization Tool

Aileen Cho

March 17, 2017

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Recently added cloud capability increases ease of use of RDV model

Las Vegas Growth Spurs $3B in Road Projects Underway in Clark County

Janice L. Tuchman

March 16, 2017

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CONEXPO 2017 was set in fast-growing Las Vegas, where the Nevada Dept. of Transportation, 100 years old this year, “has $3 billion in road projects underway in Clark County alone,” said Tony Illia, NDOT public information officer.