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Rafmagnsnotkun í Bandaríkjunum gæti aukist um 55% fyrir 2050

Árleg rafmagnsnotkun í Bandaríkjunum mun aukast um meira en 55% fyrir árið 2050, með mesta vextinum á yfirstandandi áratug, samkvæmt nýrri spá frá Landssamtökum rafmagnstækjaframleiðenda (NEMA). Þessi nýja greining er uppfærsla á fyrri skýrslu frá ap

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Gagnaver knýja áfram vöxt í byggingaráformum

Áform um nýbyggingar í Bandaríkjunum tóku við sér í apríl, aðallega vegna mikillar aukningar í byggingu gagnavera. Dodge Momentum Index, sem mælir óíbúðartengd byggingarverkefni á skipulagsstigi, hækkaði um 6,2% milli mars og apríl, samkvæmt Dodge Co

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Traust á gervigreind í forvinnu byggingariðnaðar eykst smám saman

Byggingariðnaðurinn hefur lengi verið tregur til að taka upp nýja tækni, en nú er traust á gervigreind að aukast, sérstaklega í forvinnuverkefnum. Þrátt fyrir að aðeins um 1,4% fyrirtækja noti gervigreind til að flýta fyrir verkferlum, er áherslan nú

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The pendulum may be swinging back in favor of the trades: JLL

Construction Dive (USA): Demand for skilled workers is surpassing demand in other job categories, spurring organizations to make it easier to get people trained, experts say.

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How 3 builders are using AI for safety

Construction Dive (USA): Skanska, Turner and Balfour Beatty have leveraged artificial intelligence for training, situational analysis and preventing "struck-bys" on jobsites.

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The hidden cost of rapid infrastructure growth in Texas

Construction Dive (USA): As billions flow into transportation, water and public works, the push to build faster may be putting construction quality at risk, an infrastructure builder writes.

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Drugmaker AbbVie chooses North Carolina for $1.4B manufacturing campus

Construction Dive (USA): The 185-acre site will be the company’s largest single investment to date, with a focus on small-volume parenteral products like vials and prefilled syringes.

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Big contractors seek to standardize safety language

Construction Dive (USA): Workers find hazard planning and identification vary from jobsite to jobsite. Construction Safety Week leaders are looking to adopt the same vocabulary.

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AECOM Hunt, Turner JV launch $2.4B Cleveland Browns stadium project

Construction Dive (USA): Shovels hit dirt April 30 on the new NFL venue despite a lingering class action lawsuit challenging $600 million in state funding.

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Senators introduce bill to enforce Buy America compliance

Construction Dive (USA): The legislation follows an Office of Inspector General audit that found the FAA failed to include required Buy American-related clauses in contracts funded through the Infrastructure Investment and

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Major contractors are ‘All In Together’ for Construction Safety Week

Construction Dive (USA): This year’s theme focuses on recognizing, responding and respecting, which applies not only to serious hazards on the jobsite but to the tradespeople performing the work.

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Turner Construction shares AI safety tech with broader industry

Construction Dive (USA): The New York City-based contractor developed SafeT Coach and tested it across its jobsites with tens of thousands of interactions.