Timber Rattlers Eye-Catching Stadium Renovations Underway

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Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium, located in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, will look a lot different when the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers take the field in 2023. Third Base Ventures, the owners of the Rattlers, announced a major renovation project for the home of the Midwest League affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The project will be undertaken by Boldt Construction with the design provided by Pendulum Studio. Boldt built the stadium, which opened in 1995. Both Boldt and Pendulum worked together on the most recent renovation after the 2012 season. This set of stadium renovations has been developed to meet … Read more

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Joint Venture Hits Major Construction Milestones on Grand Egyptian Museum

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September was full of important milestones for the BESIX and Orascom Construction teams working jointly on the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, just off the plateau of the Pyramids of Giza. First, the JV team took a significant step toward completion by delivering substantial parts of the cultural masterpiece. Second, the JV won the Autodesk Excellence Award 2022 for Best Construction Project for its use of BIM software, which allowed the team to smoothly coordinate the more than 150 subcontractors on the project. Finally, the project team also celebrated 20 million man-hours without any severe incident. The delivery of … Read more

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First 3D-Printed Multi-Story Building Erected in North America

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The completion of a two-story building in Ontario, Canada marks the building as the first multi-story 3D-printed building in North America. While the U.S. and Canada have seen several 3D-printed buildings in recent years, until now all of these have been single-story buildings. Now, Canadian 3D construction printing company nidus3D, is proving there is much more to 3D construction printing than just smaller, one-story homes. Nidus3D used the BOD2 printer from COBOD, a 3D construction printing solutions company whose technology has been utilized in several countries, as well as used to 3D print the first two- and three-story buildings in … Read more

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Consortium to Lead €928 Million Genoa Breakwater Project

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Webuild will lead the consortium that will build a breakwater for the Port of Genoa with partners Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Fincosit and Sidra in a project valued at €928 million. Webuild will have a 40% stake in the consortium. The breakwater — known in Italian as “Nuova Diga Foranea” — will be a unique project worldwide due to its scale and engineering complexity. It will be built offshore, leaving port activities uninterrupted. It will rest on an underwater foundation, whose varying depth will be up to 50 meters, making it one of the deepest in the world. It will … Read more

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New Green Line Laser Provides Visibility, Long-Reaching Range on Worksites

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DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker brand, announced a new 20V MAX* 3×360 Green Line Laser (DCLE34031) that provides users the benefit of 11 hours of runtime enabling long, uninterrupted time on the job. The laser is ideal for framing, drywall, MEP, building and remodeling applications and is compatible with DEWALT 20V MAX* 2.0Ah, 4.0Ah, and 5.0Ah batteries. Incorporating DEWALT green beam diode technology, this tool delivers optimal visibility in bright environments and on extensive jobsites. The laser provides accuracy of up to 1/8-inch at 30 feet with a 130-foot visible distance and, on average, a 330-foot max range when … Read more

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