Concrete Canvas Shelter has "far-reaching" implications

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Concrete Canvas Shelter has "far-reaching" implications

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March 12, 2013 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise News for and about concrete professionals   Industry News   Pontoons to be retrofitted for $4.13B Seattle bridge project Due to the design flaw that caused cracks in the first concrete pontoons built for Seattle's new State Route 520 floating bridge, all pontoons under construction, and those already built, will need to undergo new "transverse post-tensioning for end walls and bolt beams," according to this article. The revisions could delay completion of the $4.13 billion project and eat into the $250 million contingency fund. The cost of the repairs is unclear. Engineering News-Record (3/11)      Construction begins on N.J.'s $900M I-295 project The $900 million Interstate 295 project has broken ground in New Jersey. The four-phase project, which includes construction of a curved flyway to connect I-295 to I-76 and Route 42, is expected to be complete in late 2021. The Philadelphia Inquirer (3/11)      Healthcare sector plans to spend on new, renovated buildings New construction and renovation of medical facilities are among the healthcare industry's priorities for their capital expenditure plans this year, according to a recent poll by HealthLeaders. Among 125 respondents, 47% are planning renovation projects and 26% expect to build new facilities. Investment plans aim to improve business operations and increase safety by making buildings more capable of withstanding natural disasters. HealthLeaders Media (3/11)      The SMB of the Future: Start Fast, Then Accelerate SMBs now have the opportunity to leverage cloud-based solutions to manage key business processes, reduce their costs, and improve their productivity while gaining better control and visibility over their cash. The end result is better results and faster growth. Get the facts with this free white paper.   Technology & Trends   Concrete Canvas Shelter has "far-reaching" implications    Source: YouTube/National Geographic Take some concrete canvas -- that contains all the elements of concrete -- shape it into the structure you want, wet it, inflate it and watch it harden into a concrete structure within a day. The Concrete Canvas Shelter, created by British firm PSFK, has far-reaching implications. "[I]t's going to allow people to build permanent structures in a fraction of the time that it would have taken using traditional building techniques," its developers say. GlobalPost.com (3/11), YouTube/National Geographic (3/5)      Slide show: Tour of U.K.'s $22B Crossrail project Five massive tunnel-boring machines are at work underneath the streets of London to build the $22 billion Crossrail line, the largest construction project in Europe. The job calls for a 73-mile rail line and eight underground stations. This article includes a slide show giving a glimpse of the project's progress from various vantage points. The Huffington Post/U.K. (3/11)        Sustainability & Green Building   Report: Green buildings offer a wide range of benefits Green buildings can offer benefits to a wide array of stakeholders throughout their life cycle, according to a report released by the World Green Building Council. "From risk mitigation across a building portfolio and city-wide economic benefits, to the improved health and well-being of individual building occupants, the business case for green building will continue to evolve as markets mature," said Jane Henley, CEO of WorldGBC. Daily Commercial News/DCN News Services (3/11)      Seattle 3D model provides example to build sustainable projects The continued use and expansion of the three-dimensional model of the city of Seattle has evolved into a model for sustainable development, this article notes. The model of the city leverages many modeling and design tools, including Autodesk's AutoCAD, Revit, and Civil3D, in addition to GIS, laser data and images of exterior structures. "As traditional BIM has done for individual buildings, comprehensive 3D city modeling can now do for the larger urban landscape," Tom Schueneman writes. TriplePundit.com (3/11)        Leadership & HR   The power of treating people with respect Leaders who focus more on "why people can't be trusted" than communicating openly risk turning off team members who can be trusted and care about doing a good job, Karin Hurt writes. "In fact, the more you treat others with deep respect, the more likely the team will work to reject any member acting inappropriately," she writes. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership (3/8)      How CEOs build winning teams CEOs need great teams if they want great companies, which means holding new hires to a high standard from the start, writes venture capitalist Ben Horowitz. It's vital to make it clear to executives that performance evaluations will be based on new criteria as the organization grows, he adds. Ben Horowitz blog (3/4)        Policy Watch   Will N.J. governor OK PLAs for post-Sandy rebuilding? Union officials are pressuring New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a professed opponent of project labor agreements, to approve legislation that pushes for the use of PLAs as part of the rebuilding effort after Hurricane Sandy. "As we begin the process of recovering from the unprecedented devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, we have to make sure that it is New Jersey workers who are doing the rebuilding," said Sen. Donald Norcross. The measure seeks to expand the types of projects covered by an existing PLA law "to include highways, bridges, pumping stations and water/sewer treatment plants." National Legal and Policy Center (3/11)        ACI News   Free ACI Web Sessions this week: "The Economics, Performance, and Sustainability of Internally Cured Concrete, Part 1 (b)" ACI Web Sessions are recorded presentations from ACI Conventions and other concrete industry events, made available for viewing, free of charge, online and on-demand. Each week, a new one-hour block of presentations will be posted. This week, view the Web Session on "The Economics, Performance, and Sustainability of Internally Cured Concrete, Part 1 (b)."      ACI Spring 2013 Convention technical tour: Molin Concrete Plant Take a first-hand look into the production of wet-cast hollow core, dry-cast extruded hollow core plank, precast/prestressed beams, columns, wall panels and more at the Molin Concrete Production Facility. This FREE tour of the state-of-the-art, PCI Certified production facility is available to the first 60 attendees who register. 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