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- Mass. to unveil 10-year, $13B plan for transportation projects
Road, bridge, subway and other transportation repairs and projects in Massachusetts will need about $13 billion over the next decade, according to the state transportation department. Higher gas taxes, electronic tolling and a fee for vehicle miles traveled are some actions under consideration to pay for the program. Gov. Deval Patrick will unveil his proposal on Wednesday. MassLive.com
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- 13 wide-ranging transportation projects to watch in Ill.
The Illinois Tollway, the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace are spending billions on new roads and facilities in Illinois. Thirteen of these projects are outlined in this piece, including construction of a $719 million interchange to connect Tri-State Tollway to Interstate 57; the $425 million project to replace tracks and signals on the CTA Red Line; and the $415 million reconstruction and widening of the eastbound lanes of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. Chicago Tribune (tiered subscription model)
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- A concrete love affair
About 100 years ago, a farmer in Kansas was going through so much Portland cement that the Portland Cement Association did a story on it. The farm featured a concrete barn, concrete chicken coop, concrete garage, concrete watering tanks, concrete porch, concrete wood stove and other structures, such as the concrete arches that supported the grape arbor. "[My grandfather] was a great believer in cement," says grandson C.J. Ballou said, "because of the permanence, I think." The Salina Journal (Kan.)
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- How to retrofit a building to make it net zero energy
Designing a net zero energy building from the outset is easier than retrofitting an existing building, according to this article, but retrofits are indeed possible. It looks at four buildings that were retrofitted to become net zero energy. "Retrofitting existing buildings can be expensive, but the price is worth it to achieve sustainability," Kristen Avis writes. "New buildings can be strategically designed to achieve zero energy status without being extremely expensive. Both are a smart investment for the future of the planet." DesignBuildSource.com.au (Australia)
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- How to bake career development into your regular routine
 Career development shouldn't be relegated to annual employee-review sessions, writes Julie Winkle Giulioni. It's better to recognize and discuss small successes and learning opportunities as they happen throughout the year. "Effective leaders do it a little every month, week, day -- embedding it right in the workflow and treating it like the organic part of work that it really is," Giulioni writes. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
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- ACI/CRSI Adhesive Anchor Installer Certification Program
ACI and the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute have announced the launch of the new Adhesive Anchor Installer Certification program. Adhesive Anchor Installer Certification is a new requirement in ACI 318-11, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete. Learn more.
- Behavior of Concrete Structures Subjected to Blasts and Impacts CD-ROM (SP-281)
This CD-ROM contains 15 papers that were presented at sessions sponsored by ACI Committees 447 and 370 at the ACI Fall 2010 Convention in Pittsburgh. In this publication, engineers report on how they are approaching the challenging task of predicting the response of structures subjected to blast and impact loading. Both experimental and analytical efforts are represented, often in tandem. The analytical approaches include single-degree-of-freedom modeling, highly nonlinear transient dynamic finite element simulations, and coupled Lagrangian-Eulerian simulations. Papers in the publication cover the design and evaluation of new and existing structures, as well as techniques for strengthening existing structures. Order your copy today.
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