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Economist: GDP, equipment sales reflect favorable nonresidential market

Details: Published: Tuesday, 29 August 2017 15:57; Written by Concrete News

Weighing new Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data, Associated Builders & Contractors reports that nonresidential fixed investment—a gross domestic product category embodying nonresidential construction activity—expanded at a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.2 percent in the second quarter, following a 7.2 percent jump in Q1. The expansion contributed more than 0.6 percentage point to GDP growth, due in large measure to increased construction equipment investment. The other two nonresidential fixed investment components—structures and intellectual property—also expanded, but at a slower pace.

OSHA moves on 300A data submission, silica rule, crane operator certification

Details: Published: Tuesday, 29 August 2017 15:56; Written by Concrete News

This month marks the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s launch of the Injury Tracking Application (ITA), a web-based form allowing employers to electronically submit injury and illness data from their 2016 Form 300A. The agency published a notice of proposed rulemaking in June to extend the data submission deadline to December, affording affected entities sufficient time to familiarize the electronic reporting system and the Trump Administration an opportunity to review employers’ new requirements.

FHWA spotlights precast bridge deck panels, UHPC connections

Details: Published: Wednesday, 26 July 2017 16:12; Written by Concrete News

The Federal Highway Administration’s most recent Innovator edition profiles one of the largest projects to date combining precast concrete deck panels and ultra-high performance concrete connections: the Franklin Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis.

Equipment manufacturers quantify Infrastructure Advantage

Details: Published: Wednesday, 26 July 2017 16:13; Written by Concrete News

The Association of Equipment Manufactures outline investment and policy recommendations for federal lawmakers in “The U.S. Infrastructure Advantage.” The new report offers key steps for policymakers and infrastructure stakeholders: 1) Focus on networks and systems; 2) Maximize use of smart technology; 3) Ensure rural-urban connectivity; 4) Expedite project delivery; and, 5) Provide adequate and reliable resources.

Report connects stormwater harvesting to ‘sustainability dividends’

Details: Published: Wednesday, 26 July 2017 16:11; Written by Concrete News

More than half of water utility leaders have yet to embrace innovation and risk missing out on important “sustainability dividends,” according to “Empowering Water Utility Innovation,” a new Arcadis U.S. Inc. report released ahead of last month’s American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exposition in Philadelphia.

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