WorldLegacy Leadership Team Creates Extreme Makeover of Yaoundé, Cameroon Hospital

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WorldLegacy’s NC189 leadership team, based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is transforming the Djoungolo/Olembe District Hospital in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from Oct. 22-24. Ten individuals from the United States, South Africa, Cameroon, France, England and Germany selected this hospital because of the greatly deteriorated condition. The waiting area has no electrical lighting, is without walls to prevent rain from flooding the area and getting the patients wet, has cracked concrete flooring and damaged hospital beds and benches. In one weekend, a new concrete floor will be laid, 24 fluorescent lighting fixtures will be installed and five walls with windows will be … Read more

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Completion of Open-Air Wunderkammer Represents New Gateway to Bolzano, Italy

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In Bressanone (Bolzano, Italy), oldest city in Tyrol, the economic center of the Isarco Valley and the third largest city in South Tyrol, construction is complete on “Wunderkammer” (Chamber of Wonders): the Music School of Bressanone, an institution founded in 1961 and a landmark for the entire region. The new headquarters, which welcomes over 1,000 students, is located in the northern area of the city, close to its ancient core. The project represents the new gateway to the city, a focal point of the Priel area. The project is an integral part of a larger plan, which includes the construction … Read more

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Being a Champion for Innovation in the Field

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By Tyler Williams The labor shortage in the construction trades is being felt by every contractor nationwide while, at the same time, speed-to-market pressures from customers are as strong as ever. We’re working to build the next generation of workers in the skilled trades, but we need to build today’s jobs at the same time. So, there’s a conundrum: crews in the field have little appetite for disruption, but new methods of working that could make delivery more efficient need time to take hold. We are surrounded by potential “solutions” to construction problems, but how do you know what is … Read more

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Sensera Systems Launches 3rd-Generation Compact-Solar Jobsite Cameras

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Sensera Systems, Inc. has released its third-generation camera models. These new models represent seven years of refinement and learnings from scores of customers across thousands of jobsites and incorporate advancements to lower pricing, increase reliability and improve performance and ease of use. New features and capabilities include: Wider fields of view on all models, providing more site coverage Improved image quality with clear, high-resolution images up to 13 megapixels, 4K time-lapse video and recorded video up to 1080p HD Larger edge-recording capacities (DVR) up to 512GB providing up to 137 days of high-res continuous video recording Improved reliability for robust … Read more

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Volvo CE Battery-Electric Compact Excavator, Compact Wheel Loader Viable Alternatives to Diesel Equipment for Fleets

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For nearly a year, Volvo CE has been testing its battery-powered ECR25 Electric compact excavator, and L25 Electric compact wheel loader, with multiple customers on jobsites in Southern California with the goal of accelerating the deployment of zero-emission technologies for off-road vehicles. Both machines are zero-emission solutions that meet the high-performance standards of construction customers in a variety of applications, as proven through the recent testing scenarios. Powered by lithium-ion batteries and producing zero emissions, the ECR25 and L25 compact electric machines prove themselves as environmentally sound options, with significantly lower noise levels compared with diesel equipment, which reduces noise … Read more

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