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Hines Breaks Ground on 609 Main at Texas Project

Hines Breaks Ground on 609 Main at Texas Project

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Construction is expected to take 36 months and delivery is scheduled for February 2017.

One of the largest “spec” office building projects in the world recently broke ground in Houston, Texas. Houston-based international real…

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Construction on Foster & Partners Skinny Skyscraper Underway

Construction on Foster & Partners Skinny Skyscraper Underway

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After 3 years on hold, the project is now underway.

Construction has finally begun on the 709-foot, 61-story skinny residential skyscraper located at 610 Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The…

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U.S. DOT Warns of Need For Spending on Bridges and Roads

U.S. DOT Warns of Need For Spending on Bridges and Roads

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Spending increases are encouraged to avoid further deterioration to the country’s roads and bridges

The United States Department of Transportation released its biennial conditions and performance report last Friday. The report stated that all…

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Colorado Finalizes First P3 Contract for Highway Construction

Colorado Finalizes First P3 Contract for Highway Construction

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Such a contract shifts the risks to the private sector and allows the project to be completed in a timely manner

The Colorado Department of Transportation finalized the state’s first public-private partnership contract last week. The contract allows private consortium Plenary…

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Engineers Begin Material Testing on the Kingdom Tower

Engineers Begin Material Testing on the Kingdom Tower

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The skyscraper will need half a million cubic meters of concrete and 80,000 tons of steel!

Material testing is about to get underway on the world’s next tallest building in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom Tower…

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Thai Building Collapse Kills at Least 11

Thai Building Collapse Kills at Least 11

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The beam that collapsed was meant to connect two buildings under construction at a medical center just outside of Bangkok.

At least 11 workers died on Tuesday when a large concrete beam collapsed at a hospital construction site in Samut…

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Brent Spence Bridge Project at Crucial Point

Brent Spence Bridge Project at Crucial Point

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The state of Ohio has legislation allowing for the bridge to be built by a public-private partnership.

Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jerry Wray announced on Friday that the Brent Spence Bridge project is at a crucial…

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Transportation Secretary Calls for Long-Term Transportation Bill

Transportation Secretary Calls for Long-Term Transportation Bill

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Secretary of Transportation seeks to create a long-term bill by the end of the year

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx discussed the United State’s “massive infrastructure deficit”, in his speech yesterday, at the U.S. Chamber of…

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Santa Monica Wants To Be First Earthquake Safe City

Santa Monica Wants To Be First Earthquake Safe City

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City's officials are hoping that seismic retrofit program will achieve the goal

The city of Santa Monica, California will spend $100,000 over the next year identifying steel, concrete, and wood-frame buildings that…

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10 Dead in South Korean Auditorium Collapse

10 Dead in South Korean Auditorium Collapse

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The collapse is probably due to heavy snowfall

Ten people died and over 100 were injured on Monday night when the roof of the auditorium building at the…

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High-Speed Rail Line Planned for Houston and Dallas

High-Speed Rail Line Planned for Houston and Dallas

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The project is expected to cost roughly $10billion and the trains will exceed 200mph.

Texas Central Railway President Robert Eckels discussed some of the preliminary details for a high-speed rail line between Dallas and…

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Developers Submit Plan to fix Walkie Talkie Skyscraper’s Sun Ray Problems

Developers Submit Plan to fix Walkie Talkie Skyscraper’s Sun Ray Problems

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How a scyscraper can melt car parts?

Developer Land Securities and Canary Wharf Group submitted a plan on Wednesday to fix the “Death Ray” coming from sunlight…

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Plans for New Zealand’s Tallest New Skyscraper Unveiled

Plans for New Zealand’s Tallest New Skyscraper Unveiled

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Upon completion, the NDG Auckland Centre will be the largest building in New Zealand.

Plans were revealed today for a new 209-meter, 52-storey skyscraper in Auckland, New Zealand. The tower will be referred to…

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Property owner Wanted to Save Rhode Island’s Tallest Building

Property owner Wanted to Save Rhode Island’s Tallest Building

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Superman's Building in seek of financial support

The owner of Rhode Island’s tallest building renewed his effort on Monday to gain support for a public private partnership…

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