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The Best BIM and Construction Projects, According to Trimble (Fri, 20 Nov 2020)
Since 1999, Trimble has selected structural engineering projects by its customers for special recognition every other year. This year the Tekla Global Building Information Modeling (BIM) Awards gave top prize to Norway’s Randselva Bridge, believed to be the world’s longest. It may also be the first big bridge ever to be created entirely from a 3D model. Over 135 projects were submitted from 36 countries. Winners were selected by a panel of industry professionals, media and a Trimble...
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Trimble, Boston Dynamics Alliance Aims to Boost Robot Usage in Construction (Wed, 18 Nov 2020)
(Image courtesy of Boston Dynamics.) While robots taking over construction jobs is an unlikely scenario anytime soon, Trimble and Boston Dynamics aim to make them an essential on-site data collection tool. The two companies recently announced a strategic alliance to incorporate Boston Dynamic’s Spot robot platform with Trimble’s field control software and data collection sensors. “Robots will play a crucial role in automated construction workflows and can augment the human ...
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Texas & Louisiana Construction News

State DOT Leaders Discuss Future of Transportation (Mon, 23 Nov 2020)
Arkansas, Mississippi directors see operations returning to normal and election funding boosts but emphasize need to recruit new talent.
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Design Progressing on Houston's New Southeast Water Line (Tue, 17 Nov 2020)
When completed in 2025, a nearly $120 million, 54-in. water line will move up to 75 million gallons per day of surface water from the Southeast Water Purification Plant to the city of Houston, as well as seven other cities and water authorities.
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Today in Energy

Pre-Thanksgiving gasoline prices at lowest level since 2015 (Wed, 25 Nov 2020)
The average U.S. regular retail gasoline price (the price that consumers pay at the pump) during the week before Thanksgiving this year was $2.10 per gallon (gal), the lowest average retail gasoline price for the Monday before Thanksgiving since 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update.
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EIA updates geological maps of Midland Basin's Wolfcamp formation (Tue, 24 Nov 2020)
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released new structure and thickness maps for the Wolfcamp play in the Midland Basin, which is a part of the larger Permian Basin in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The Wolfcamp formation has attracted many oil companies because of its stacked potential (that is, multiple hydrocarbon-producing zones on top of one another).
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Business

These 5 Texas companies received the biggest citations from OSHA (Mon, 23 Nov 2020 12:00:00 UT)
A pottery manufacturer tops the list with the highest amount in fines after an employee was trapped inside a kiln and died when the machine was fired up.
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PNC acquires Houston-based BBVA in $11.6 billion deal (Mon, 16 Nov 2020 06:00:00 UT)
PNC chose to expand its presence in Houston, where it currently operates five branches, because of Houston’s diversity and growth.
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