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Ways To Safely Hazardous Materials Transportation

The Architecture Designs

So, let’s go through what dangerous products and hazmat materials are and how transportation firms may appropriately manage these items and materials. So, let’s go through what dangerous products and hazmat materials are and how transportation firms may appropriately manage these items and materials.

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Bike racks are now being used as hostile architecture in Portland, Oregon

Archinect

The city's homeless encampment reporting system shows that members of the public have repeatedly reported campers on the sidewalk that's now dotted with bike racks […] The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), which regulates sidewalk use and bike rack installation, said the new racks were completely off their radar.

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A Conversation with Mohamed Mousa: Navigating Site Supervision, Sustainability and Safety in the UAE’s Thriving Construction Industry

RMJM Architecture

I started my career as a site engineer with a large construction company, where my initial responsibilities included overseeing construction site activities, coordinating with subcontractors, and ensuring strict adherence to safety protocols. What steps do you take to ensure safety and compliance on a construction site?

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European Commission prioritises cyclists and pedestrians in cities for "first time in history"

Deezen

If passed, the Efficient and Green Mobility package would require the 424 largest cities in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) to hash out sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs) centred on these kinds of "active mobility" modes by 2025. The package includes four proposals aimed at decarbonising the European transport system.

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Nine design projects using virtual reality by students at the American University in Dubai

Deezen

"A central focus of the course was a design brief that invited students to reimagine the future of transportation by creating prototypes of airborne vehicles. This challenge encouraged multidisciplinary thinking and innovation, as students tackled contemporary transportation dilemmas while addressing ecological sustainability.

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Popularity of Mass Timber Construction Could Be Its Downfall

The Architecture Designs

It is a carbon-neutral feat, using 80% fewer transport demands than comparable concrete buildings. Some even take timber from overseas, exacerbating carbon footprints from excess transportation needs. Some plans also review the dangers of transporting beams to work sites. Standard building insurances were not enough.

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Placemaking Pitfall

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Viewed by both designers and departments of transportation as an inexpensive way to improve the public realm, street murals that embellish or sometimes even replace traditional crosswalks have become staples in the placemaking playbook. Photo courtesy Better Bankside. FROM THE APRIL 2022 ISSUE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE.

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