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- Investigation to verify cause of collapsed Mo. sewage basin
A 125-foot breach of a reinforced concrete sewage basin in Neosho, Mo., caused about 10 million gallons of raw sewage and stormwater to spill into a creek last week. City officials are conducting an investigation with HDR Engineering and Branco Construction. "We expect the results of their evaluation to be back to the city within seven days," said Neosho Mayor Richard Davidson. "After we understand from them what did happen, that’s when we’ll start working on a way to fix it." The Joplin Globe (Mo.)
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- Building Minn. Zip Rail would create 3,250 construction jobs
 The proposed Zip Rail line between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Rochester, Minn., would create 3,250 construction jobs and bring about $1 billion in increased economic activity to the area, according to a study prepared for Rochester Area Economic Development. "We think this study makes it clear -- the benefits are significant and net-positive," said Gary Smith, executive director of the group. The Post-Bulletin (Rochester, Minn.)
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- Balfour Beatty to use more BIM for infrastructure work
London-based Balfour Beatty plans to expand its use of building information modeling technology for cost-efficient, quicker and more eco-friendly infrastructure projects. Balfour will use a suite of Autodesk software across its operations, and Autodesk will provide training to the users. Constructech (free registration)
(3/27)
- Photo gallery: 5 of NYC's greener buildings
The photos in this piece provide the green details of five buildings in New York City. Included are the Hearst Tower, which uses 26% less energy than conventional structures, and the LEED Platinum headquarters of JPMorgan Chase, which has tinted windows and sourced some of its material locally. EarthTechling.com
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