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Florida Construction Crews Working on Santa Rosa Beach Senior Living Complex

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Changes in demographics is one factor driving the Florida construction recovery, as evidenced by the groundbreaking of the new, $13.8 million senior living facility in Santa Rosa Beach. A project of Dominion Partners, the development called Somerby of Santa Rosa Beach incorporates 52 assisted living units, plus 24 memory-care apartments for residents with age-related memory […]

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OSHA Focuses on Fall Protection as Part of Overall Construction Site Safety

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Construction site safety is important at all levels in construction work, but especially critical where heights are involved. Building statistics provided by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reveal that in 2012, 279 worker fatalities and over 8,800 injuries resulted in falls and other accidents where height was a significant factor. That’s why the agency

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Multifamily Residential Construction Surges Nationwide

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Significant increases in multifamily residential construction are fueling improvements in the building industry in communities throughout the United States. Increased production of multifamily apartment units formed the basis of this surge in nationwide residential construction, according to sources that include the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. Government sources

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More on the Spaceship-Style Apple Campus Construction in California

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Progress continues to be made on the high-tech campus at the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. One of the site’s most notable features—the enormous spaceship-style headquarters building that will serve as the area’s centerpiece—was revealed in model form in October 2013. The sprawling building will be the campus’s centerpiece, consisting of a ring-shaped structure highlighted

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Foamed Asphalt: How It’s Being Used as an Environmentally-Friendly Alternative

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Foamed asphalt offers an alternative to traditional asphalt repair that saves money and labor and reduces traffic disruption. Pavers and road builders know that asphalt isn’t a perfect material for original paving or repair. The service life of asphalt is less than 20 years, which means asphalt roads under heavy use are in ongoing, perpetual

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University of Texas Medical School Now Under Construction, Nearby Teaching Hospital Coming Soon

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The education of future generations of physicians has been furthered significantly with the beginnings of a new medical school at The University of Texas at Austin. Construction began in early 2014 on the Dell Medical School, with groundbreaking ceremonies held on April 19. The University of Texas medical school construction project represents the first new

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