11-Story Hotel Tower at Wild Horse Pass Tops Off

The new 11-story hotel tower at Gila River Hotels & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass, located in Chandler, Arizona, recently topped off. Sundt Construction, Inc. is the general contractor for the project. The new guest tower is a piece of the property’s $143-million expansion and renovation, and will connect to its existing hotel, doubling guestroom capacity. It includes 205 guestrooms, for a total of 447 guestrooms on the property. The building will feature a rooftop restaurant and a new lounge area. The expansion will also add 22,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space at Wild Horse Pass. This past … Read more

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Largest International Airport in Southeast Asia Celebrated with ‘Witness Happiness’ Event

CSCEC recently held a “witness happiness” cloud open day event at the new Phnom Penh Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Covering an area of 2,600 hectares, the airport, when completed, will be a 4F-class airport, the highest-class airport in the world. The new Phnom Penh Airport will be able to accommodate the takeoff and landing of the Airbus A380 (with a takeoff weight of up to 560 tons), the world’s largest wide-body passenger aircraft. As the 2023 Southeast Asian Games will be held in Cambodia, the airport will serve as the national gateway of Cambodia to receive tourists from all … Read more

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ASCE Seeks Comments on New Professional Standard: Requirements for Sustainable Infrastructure

The American Society of Civil Engineers will conduct a public comment period on the new standard activity ASCE/COS 73-XX Standard Requirements for Sustainable Infrastructure. The public comment period will run until Jan. 25, 2021. The components and outcomes described in the chapters of this standard are intended to guide sustainable infrastructure development through the entire lifecycle process. Leadership shall encourage transformative development of the infrastructure solution at the earliest stages; consider and analyze all reasonable alternatives and consider natural, no-construction and constructed project solutions. For constructed project solutions, the entire lifecycle of the project shall be considered within the context … Read more

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Crescent APEX Unveils New Isolated Power Tool Accessories

Crescent APEX has released the new eSHOK-GUARD Isolated Bit Holder and Socket Isolators. The power tool accessories combine safety and convenience for a revolutionary experience and are UL classified for isolation of up to 1,000 volts DC and 1,500 volts AC. The accessories are ideal for pros working with circuit breakers, doing appliance installation and repair, HVAC system work, electrical junction boxes, outlets, electrical switches and other live wire applications. The isolated bit holder features a magnetic tip to keep fasteners securely in place. The retaining ring lets users easily secure and replace bits seamlessly and the ¼-inch hex shank … Read more

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Hilti Unveils BIM-Enabled Construction Jobsite Robot

Hilti has introduced its first robot, Jaibot, for semi-autonomous mobile ceiling drilling. The Hilti Jaibot construction robot will help mechanical, electrical and plumbing installation contractors tackle productivity, safety and labor shortage challenges. It is cordless and easy-to-use, and doesn’t require expert skills. The Jaibot executes its tasks based on BIM data. It locates itself accurately indoors, drills the holes dust-controlled and marks them according to the trade. BIM-enabled robotic solutions also make the construction process more transparent with improved execution speed, constant performance and fewer errors. Daily progress can be reported from the field to the project office via cloud … Read more

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