Hilmerson Introduces Crowd Control Barrier to Keep Workers, Visitors Safe

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Hilmerson’s crowd control barrier is a secure and robust system to manage foot traffic in and around construction jobsites. The opposite of an “economy” barricade, the Hilmerson Crowd Control Barrier System is an interlocking 10-foot barricade made of heavy-duty 13 g hot-dipped galvanized steel and is built to last in your fleet for 15+ years. Get ultimate security with a “locked” standard foot base or versatile 70 pound weighted or penetrating bases with gravity locks. General contractors can now create a new revenue stream by bringing a crowd control barrier system into their fleet and managing installation and removal on … Read more

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KOBELCO USA Rolls Out Next-Generation Mini Excavator

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KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA rolls out the new SK55SRX-7 mini excavator model for North America. The next-generation SK55SRX-7 delivers increased performance and productivity from the previous model and follows the KOBELCO Performance X Design concept for enhanced design and operator comfort. This reinforces the KOBELCO continued commitment to design the smaller machines with the same quality, feel and comfort as the larger excavator models. The new SK55SRX-7 with standard heavy counterweight weighs in at 11,817 pounds with canopy and 12,147 pounds with cab and has a 37 horsepower Yanmar Tier IV final diesel engine. Performance is key to mini excavator … Read more

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Construction Complete on Vesta Park Querétaro in Mexico

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Construction is complete on Vesta Park Querétaro, an industrial park located at Camino Nativitas KM 80, Querétaro, Mexico. Ware Malcomb provided the master planning for the development of 15 warehouses and industrial buildings, and architecture, interior design and branding services for the office building, two warehouses and the access gate. The industrial park includes a 700-square-meter office building. The structure is comprised of a ground floor, mezzanine and interior office space. The office space incorporates the latest in flexible, people-centric design, including a reception area, open workstation area with collaborative environments and various-sized meeting rooms that convert to private rooms. … Read more

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Contract Awarded for Largest Overseas U.S. Military Hospital

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The contract to build the largest U.S. hospital outside the United States has been signed, marking a significant step forward in progressing the Rhine Ordnance Barracks Medical Center Replacement project. The German Construction Administration, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District and the U.S. Defense Health Agency, awarded a €85-million (approximately $969-million) contract to Züblin and Gilbane joint venture to construct a new hospital at Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Germany. The contract includes construction of a modern 985,000-square-foot hospital that features nine operating rooms, 120 exam rooms and 68 beds with a surge capacity of 25 additional … Read more

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Bangladesh Hospital Wins Prize for World’s Best New Building

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A remote community hospital, set in the water-laden landscape of the Bengal in southwest Bangladesh, designed by Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA and built by Golam Mostofa Limited, has won the RIBA International Prize 2021, architecture’s highest global accolade for design excellence and social impact. The sustainable and low-cost hospital delivers essential healthcare services to the local communities of Satkhira in the southern region of Bangladesh, providing a medical lifeline for thousands of people in an area of the coast that was heavily affected by a major cyclone in 2007. Lauded for the care and humanity at the heart of its design, the … Read more

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