White House reform outline moves Corps duties to DOT, Interior

Sources: White House Office of Management and Budget; CP staff

As part of sweeping Executive Branch reform, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to move Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works functions—coastal and inland commercial navigation programs; flood and storm damage reduction; and, aquatic ecosystem restoration—from the Department of Defense to the Departments of Transportation and Interior (DOT, DOI).

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FMI study traces design-build trajectory in buildings, infrastructure

Sources: Design-Build Institute of America, Washington, D.C.

Design-build is the fastest growing and most popular method of delivering nonresidential and non-building projects, according to “Design-Build Utilization: Combined Market Study,” prepared by construction-wise management consultant and merger & acquisition specialist FMI and posted here.

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Motorized hopper cart

Material handling equipment manufacturer’s newest offering bears a safe, easy-to-use electric propulsion system, requiring no certification, and 24V rating to easily move up to 750-lb. loads indoors or outdoors. The Motorized Hopper Cart suits bulky and oversized loads. With three different tub sizes and wheel options, users can customize the cart for their specific application. Tub contents can be dumped by pushing up on the handles bars or the hinged tub can be lifted manually.

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Modular dust collectors

Farr Gold Series industrial dust collectors remove hazardous and nuisance dusts from production areas while occupying limited floor space. Built from 3.5-ft. square modules, they can be combined in dozens of configurations to fit specific work environments. Each module accommodates airflows up to 5,000 cubic feet per minute using four pleated filter cartridges mounted in a symmetrical frame. The collectors are built from heavy-duty carbon steel, powder coated to provide maximum strength and durability. Filter cartridges are oriented vertically, which provides efficient pulse cleaning of high dust loads.

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Durable Posts

Made with new Dura-Hold Paper and Adhesive, Post-it Extreme Notes are designed to stick on rough, textured and curved surfaces and withstand tough weather conditions, indoors and outdoors. A study conducted by Wakefield Research found that to relay important information, 51 percent of non-office workers use unconventional, and unreliable, materials like scraps of paper, gum wrappers or receipts. Now, 3M product developers contend, Post-it Extreme offers a durable, water-resistant and writable surface to capture notes and information.

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