By rkhosa, on July 25th, 2010%
Historical Timeline of Anti-Dumping (AD) and Countervailing Duties (CVD) associated with Prestressed Concrete (PC) Steel Wire Strand.
December 8, 1978: U.S. Treasury issued antidumping findings on PC strand imports from Japan.
February 3, 1999: After its first review, U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC) issued a continuation of the antidumping duty findings on PC strand imports from Japan.
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January 31, . . . → Read More: Historical Timeline of Anti-Dumping with Prestressed Concrete Strand
By rkhosa, on January 25th, 2010%
As 2008 and 2009 are behind us and 2010 is still young, I thought to share my insights with the reader about the Commercial Construction industry.
COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION (2008-2009)
2009 was a year that most in the construction industry would like to forget. Everyone is aware of the “Great Recession” which started in 2008 and deepened in 2009. . . . → Read More: Commercial Construction 2010
By admin, on September 14th, 2009%
Corus Bank, National Association, Chicago, Illinois, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver.
Corus is one of the largest of the 90 banks to close. this year. The Chicago-based bank made loans to commercial real estate projects nationally. The downturn of the real estate market . . . → Read More: Real Estate – Closure of Corus Bank Chicago
By nkhosa, on September 9th, 2009%
QUICKER CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE
Another important element that has an environmental influence is the speed of the construction schedule. Ideally, structures can be built faster with unbonded post-tensioning at no additional cost. Accordingly, the impact of construction on the surrounding environment would be less. The environment could be an urban jungle or the natural wildlife.
Living in downtown Chicago, . . . → Read More: Post Tensioned Concrete and LEED (part 3)
