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• Micro construction

  This is the world's biggest train set which covers 1,150 square meters (12,380 square feet), features almost six miles of track and is still not complete.Twin brothers Frederick and Gerrit Braun, 41, began work on…

• Corps of Engineers Reduces The Chance of Green River Flooding from 33% to 4%

  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports that repairs to the Howard Hanson Dam have dramatically reduced the chance of flooding in the Green River Valley this winter. The installation of a grout curtain in…

• A 12 STORY BUILDING IN CHINA LYING ON THE GROUND

  (1) An underground garage was being dug on the south side, to a depth of 4.6 meters.(2) The excavated dirt was being piled up on the north side, to a height of 10 meters.(3) The…

• OREGON COURT OF APPEALS RULES THAT BUILDERS IN OREGON CAN BE SUED FOR "NEGLIGENT CONSTRUCTION" IF A BUILDING CODE VIOLATION IS INVOLVED

  A recent decision by the Oregon Appeals Court allows property owners to file negligence lawsuits against contractors for building-code violations. In a construction defect case brought eight (8) years after the construction was substantially complete,…

• World's tallest building

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• Accident at Russia's Biggest Hydroelectric Plant

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• Former Mayoral Candidate Files Lawsuit To Halt Seattle Tunnel

  Seattle Citizens Against the Tunnel filed a lawsuit to prevent the WSDOT from proceeding with a plan to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel. The lawsuit seeks to halt work on the tunnel…

• City of Seattle Takes Another Step Toward Construction of the Alaska Way Viaduct Replacement Project

  On October 19th the City Counsel will vote on an agreement to take on nearly a billion dollars of responsibility for streets, a new seawall, parking, a waterfront promenade and perhaps a street car. These…

• Committee On Advancing The Competitiveness And Productivity Of U.S. Construction Industry (National Research Council) Publishes Its Findings

  In 2008 the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) requested that the National Research Council (NRC) appoint an ad hoc committee of experts to provide advice for "advancing the competitiveness and productivity of the…

• The World Trade Center Collapse Still Being Debated By Engineers and Scientists

  A summary of some the technical areas in dispute as to what caused the World Trade Center to collapse on September 11, 2001 is set forth in this article. The National Institute for Standards and…