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The Davis-Bacon and other state prevailing wage laws are instituted to, among other things, protect local compensation standards from possible degradations associated with public construction and create a level playing for all competing contractors. 

The integrity of our roads is partly dependent on how effectively we drain the surface water and not allow it to percolate through the road structures and undermine their integrity. Culverts are critical to transporting the surface water under our pavements and must be maintained, repaired, renewed, and replaced as needed. Pipe bursting is a competitive alternative to the conventional open-cut method for replacing culverts. 

As State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) explore efficient and economical means to repair and replace culverts, trenchless technologies are increasingly becoming the method of choice. This is because trenchless technologies provide several advantages including eliminating or minimizing the risks and social costs of the traditional open-cut method.

Comprehensive manual of practice covering horizontal auger boring (HAB) techniques for pipeline crossing. This second edition of MOP 106 presents current practices for the planning, design, and construction of pipelines under highways and railroads using HAB. These cost-effective and versatile techniques can also be applied to various utility installations crossing under or parallel to roads and streets.

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The proliferation of mass timber structures across the United States has coincided with continued environmental concerns relative to the building industry. The main measure of environmental impact for commercial construction projects are “sustainable”, third-party certification rating systems. In order to gain an understanding of mass-timbers relationship with sustainability, through presence and type of rating systems, we quantify and analyze building attributes in projects across the United States.

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As State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) explore efficient and economical means to repair and replace culverts, trenchless technologies are increasingly becoming the method of choice. This is because trenchless technologies provide several advantages including eliminating or minimizing the risks and social costs of the traditional open-cut method.

Civil utility projects, both open-trench and trenchless, are subject to risk. These risks have both direct and indirect effect on project cost, schedule, quality and safety.

Textbook in Progress

Authors: Anthony Mirando, Ph.D., M.S., LEED AP-ND & Lameck Onsarigo, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.Tech

Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 

Touted attributes of mass-timber structures include its efficiency in both erection and labor productivity. These efficiencies are a result of differing methods, induced by varying contractors, and are impacted by site specific variables. This study explores efficiency related to overhead fastener applications installed by MEPFP trades. Fastener installation time in an overhead rebar reinforced concrete beam is compared to that installed in a mass-timber structural beam to determine efficiency disparities (if any).

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This study focused on the current state of LEED multi-family certification through a system of established real estate comparison, valuation, and analyses methodologies to systematically and quantitatively examine rental costs associated with LEED-certified multifamily structures in the city of Cleveland from June 9 through July 7, 2020. The results of a comparative market analysis identified an overall 23.16% realized rental premium with a significant price increase based on LEED certification, a consequence that likely counteracts policymakers’ intentions. This study provides evidence that sustainable construction incentives may not lead to true social equity since fair and equal access to healthier buildings is prohibited by increased cost.

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