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Worker killed at Wynn Boston Harbor construction site A construction worker died after sustaining injuries at the Wynn Boston Harbor construction site in Everett on Tuesday. The Middlesex District Attorney's office said that at 3 p.m. on Tuesday the Everett Fire Department responded to the Wynn construction site in Everett for reports of an 56-year-old unresponsive male. The worker had been operating an excavator at the south end of the construction site, taking apart a trench box when the incident occurred, the DA's office said. The man reportedly regained consciousness at the scene before being transported to Massachusetts General Hospital where...

Large crane falls on its side at construction site for new St. Pete police headquarters ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A large construction crane has fallen on its side at the construction site of the new St. Petersburg police headquarters.  The only damage appears to be to the crane itself. No injuries have been reported at this time. 

Changes in construction practices requires a holistic approach to technology If a company is looking to affect change in the AEC industry, where does it start? Artificial intelligence and machine learning are sexy (in a nerdy kind of way), but practical application is where the rubber meets the road, so to speak. That intersection is where Dareen Salama, director of technical services at design and construction advisory firm Lehrer, LLC, found herself upon completing her Master of Science in Civil Engineering & Construction Management from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and entering the workforce. As the complexity of construction projects...

Construction industry frozen by 'beast from the east' Biggest slowdown since Brexit vote shows overall UK economic activity slumped in March Heavy snowfall from the “beast from the east” caused Britain’s construction industry to grind to a halt last month, according to an industry survey showing the biggest fall in activity since immediately after the Brexit vote. Confirming fears that freezing weather across the country last month would harm the economy by forcing diggers and cranes to fall idle, the closely watched Markit/Cips UK construction purchasing managers index showed the industry contracted in March. The barometer of economic activity slumped...

7 of the Largest Constructed Monuments in the United States Some of which still hold records as much as a century after completion. Getty ImagesEMMANUEL DUNAND A monument may not be useful in a practical sense, but each one has a unique purpose in memorializing a certain part of our shared history. The United States has peppered man-made monuments around the nation, and in the process of building them all, rediscovered a universal truth: Bigger is better. Here are seven of the most notable and most noticeable man-made monuments in the U.S. The also happen to be some of the...