Tag: Dam
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Fix the Dam Concrete: Aging U.S. Dams Face Urgent Repairs
With America’s dams showing their age, utilities have an opportunity to tap into federal funding and modernize critical concrete infrastructure before costly failures strike. In the U.S., hydropower generates nearly 27% of renewable electricity and 93% of all utility-scale storage, yet the average dam is nearly 80 years old, according to the U.S. Department of…
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Tutor Perini unit lands $60M dam rehab project
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Dam modernization projectValue: $60.2 million contract value, overall project cost $84 millionLocation: Rothschild, WisconsinClient: Forestry products company Domtar Tutor Perini subsidiary Lunda Construction has landed a $60.2 million contract to update a section of a 113-year-old…
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FGIA Releases Sill Dam Guide for Water Leakage Checks
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released a new specification offering an evaluation method applicable when investigating potential water leakage through the sill joinery or sill penetrations of fenestration products. This method can also be used for quality assurance of the sill joinery and/or sill penetrations. AAMA 516-25, Quality Assurance and Diagnostic Water Leakage Check…