30-story building built in 15 days

The Chinese sustainable building company, Broad Group, has yet attempted another impossible feat, building a 30-story tall hotel prototype in 360 hours, after building a 15-story building in a week earlier in 2011.

You may ask why in a hurry, and is it safe? The statistics in the video can put you in good faith. Prefabricated modular buildings has many advantages over conventional buildings.

The building was built over last Christmas time and finished before New Years Eve of 2012.

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Published By

Arka Roy

www.quantity-takeoff.com

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Dawlish Rail Repair to Complete by Mid April

The railway line at Dawlish in Devon, which was severely damaged during the recent storms, is expected to be repaired by the middle of April. It was originally planned to be repaired by March, but further storms delayed the work and besides has caused more damage to the site.

Various seawalls next to the line were destroyed by the recent storm. Part of the temporary seawall of stone-filled shipping containers that was erected after the first part of the seawall collapsed at the start of the month, was also destroyed.

The Dawlish railway line is considered as a significant link between London and the far south-west of England. The route managing director of Network Rail Western, Patrick Hallgate, said that its engineers would be "working night and day" to complete the work.

Managing director of the First Great Western train company, Mark Hopwood, said that it will run trains between Exeter and London and between Newton Abbot and Penzance joined by bus services. He also added that this will permit them to repair the train services that link London and Exeter with Torbay, Plymouth and Cornwall.

Network Rail is putting efforts by working round the clock to open the line so that the services can be resumed at the earliest. Till the reopening of the lines, the train services are running between Exeter and London and between Newton Abbot and Penzance. Besides, bus services are linking these stops for the convenience of the passengers.

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Published By

Tuhin Maity

www.quantity-takeoff.com

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Textura-CPM : the powerful construction payment management system

Textura Corporation, the most recognized collaboration solutions provider for the construction industry, just introduced Textura-CPM, the powerful construction payment management system, for developing the payment process for effective construction management.

Textura—CPM very useful for both General Contractors as well as Subcontractors to enhance their workflow and reduce unnecessary steps in the construction payment process.

With Textura—CPM both General Contractors and Subcontractors can get the ability to make an online entry for invoices as well as online submission of waivers and compliance documents at a quickest possible time. Thus the system makes a significant time savings for the contractors. All the parties like owners, general contractors and subcontractors, who are associated with the payment process, can communicate with each other through internet.

Textura—CPM minimizes the risk concerning the hold up of payment by tracking of compliance status in real-time and direct electronic payments.

Textura–CPM™ contains the following exclusive features:-

• Computerize Lien Waiver Collection and Tracking system
• Computerize Compliance Collection and Tracking system
• Online Approval Routing
• System Integration
• Role Based Security
• Workflow Engine
• Electronic Signatures
• System Generated Project Documentation
• Direct Deposit Payments
• Easy to get to anywhere by All Participants
• Sub Tier Tracking
• Uniform Invoicing Process

Advantages for General Contractors & Subcontractors:-

• Superior Cash Flow
• Risk Mitigation
• Enhanced Efficiency
• Standardization

Advantages for Owners:-

• Lessens Legal & Financial Risk
• Get better Process Control
• Better effectiveness
• Make Sarbanes-Oxley possibles
• Consistency

For online training www.texturacorp.com

For free demo www.texturacorp.com

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Published by 
Rajib Dey
Content Writer
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