Innovative Solutions Unveil 85-Foot-Tall River Ceiling at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

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Innovative solutions recently unveiled the 85-foot-tall river ceiling at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for its North Satellite Modernization Project, located in Washington. The Hensel Phelps’ Pacific Northwest team was tasked with building the towering ceiling. During the early planning stages, it was determined that a scaffold would be the best way to build it. The challenge: suspending a scaffold above the main passenger corridor currently serving 10 operational gates for Alaska Airlines, while simultaneously completing work above. Through innovative thinking and careful planning, the team decided temporary steel beams spanning across a 46-foot gap between roof trusses would carry a scaffold … Read more

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Construction on University of Alabama at Birmingham Stadium Celebrates Women at Work

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Construction on Protective Stadium is progressing on schedule, slated for completion in time for the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s fall 2021 football season. With oversight by the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex, this highly complex construction project calls on the expertise of architects, engineers, designers, project managers, suppliers and trade professionals of many disciplines. As the construction industry recently marked Women in Construction Week March 7-13, the BJCC spotlighted the women working on the Protective Stadium project. According to the National Association of Women in Construction, the focus of Women in Construction Week is to highlight women as a viable component … Read more

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Completion of Multi-Level Parking Garage Signifies Milestone in $65M Downtown Tucson Improvement Project

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Construction of a new multi-level parking structure on the east side of the Tucson Convention Center located in Tucson, Arizona, was recently completed—a significant milestone in the $65-million downtown improvement project. Sundt Construction, Inc. and its partner, Concord General Contracting, completed the structure a week ahead of the expected completion. Swaim Associates served as the architect on the project. The new vertical-precast concrete parking structure adds 392 parking spaces for the convention center, on what used to be a single lot.; the project also included site improvements. Inside the TCC, the joint-venture is wrapping up renovating and expanding the main … Read more

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Brass Knuckle SmartCut Gloves Provide Dexterity, Grip + Cut Protection

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Brass Knuckle SmartCut BKCR303 gloves provides dexterity, grip and ANSI-cut level A2 protection. This triple threat is accomplished with a glass fiber and ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene shell — a composite yarn that has a strength-to-weight ratio eight to 15 times greater than steel — and polyurethane coating. The thinner, 13 gauge material delivers deftness without trading its inherent cut-resistance. The non-sticky polyurethane coating on the palm and fingers features excellent grip, even against oils, fats and greases, and can deliver enhanced puncture protection and abrasion resistance, all without adding bulk or reducing touch sensitivity. In addition, the glove’s uncoated back and … Read more

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ALL Crane Adds New Heavyweight Offering to Crawler Lineup

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ALL Crane beefs up its crawler crane offering with the addition of a new Liebherr LR 1800-1.0. The high-tech heavyweight has an 880 USt capacity, 663 feet of hoist height and a maximum radius of 498 feet. The most powerful crawler on the market in its class, the LR 1800 delivers outstanding lifting capacities, while still being easy to transport from job to job. Features that reduce transport costs include a less-than-10-foot transport width and a maximum transport weight of 50 USt; the boom system features lattice sections with three system dimensions, which can be telescoped into each other for … Read more

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