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Volume 2 Issue 3 

June, 2011

In This Issue
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Mojave Solar Project
Nonresidential Construction Rises
Tough Composites Find New Market
NEW Folsom Dam Spillway
Special Offer on Ice Chest, Bottled Water & EZ Up's
Project Management made Easy with VPM
Learn How to get FREE Plans on Municipal Bids
Contractor Comedy
Quote of the Month
 

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Digging Deeper: Ivanpah Solar Megaproject

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Federal tax credit stimulates the fast-track process for industrial-scale solar thermal powerplant in the Mojave.

Thanks in part to a controversial fast-track approval process, a major solar thermal power project is now under way in San Bernardino County.

 

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"April represented the third consecutive month during which privately financed construction activity rose while publicly financed activity declined," said Associated Builders and Contractors Chief Economist Anirban Basu. Total nonresidential construction spending - which includes both privately and publicly financed construction - was $524.1 billion in April, down 0.8% for the month and down 8% from the same time last year.

 

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RESINS 
Fiber-reinforced thermoset composites could be the material of the future whenever corrosion is an issue. The composites offer the corrosion resistance that make them ideal for applications including bridge-building and other infrastructure. These tough resins are increasingly being used in conjunction with premanufactured "stay-in-place" forms for concrete work.
 
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 DAM

Officials last week toured the ongoing work at the Folsom Dam project near Sacramento, Calif. The $962 million project to protect the region from flooding features an auxiliary spillway with a control structure, chute, stilling basin and approaching channel. The current third phase is expected to take 45 months. 

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Learn How to get FREE Plans  from Municipalities.

  

CIPLIST.com to the rescue!

 

The process of bidding on city or county projects has become much more difficult and costly- but it doesn't have to be anymore. California Assembly bill number 2036 (AB-2036), became law in August of 2010 and has essentially banned charging fees for plans. As many of you now know the law states that...

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How to Take the Luck Out of Construction Safety  

Author Judy Agnew offers five tips on improving construction workplace safety.


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SAFETY FIRST

 

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Contractor Comedy

 

A retired contractor was telling his neighbor in Miami, 

"I just bought a new hearing aid. 

It cost me four thousand dollars, but it's state of the art. 

It's perfect."

 

"Really," answered the neighbor. 

"What kind is it?"

 

The contractor replied,

"Twelve thirty."

 

 
Strange Facts
&
Useless Information

What's in Your
Chewing Gum?
Some chewing gums still use castoreum, which is used to enhance flavors.  
Produced in the anal glands of beavers, it's also used in perfumes and incense.

 

 

QUOTE OF THE MONTH
 
"Two things are infinite:
The Universe, and Human Stupidity;
and I'm not sure about the Universe."
           
 Albert Einstein


 

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