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  2. Carnegie Mellon University - Wikipedia

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    Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools .

  3. List of building materials - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of building materials.. Many types of building materials are used in the construction industry to create buildings and structures.These categories of materials and products are used by architects and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for building projects.

  4. Andrew Project - Wikipedia

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    After IBM's funding ended, Andrew continued as an open source project named the Andrew User Interface System. AUIS is a set of tools that allows users to create and distribute documents containing a variety of formatted and embedded objects. It is an open-source project run at the Department of Computer Science at CMU.

  5. Construction hiring in 'wait-and-see mode' amid interest rate ...

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    Construction job openings dropped nearly 40% from a year ago in October, according to a separate report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tuesday. Contractors hired 293,000 workers ...

  6. Glossary of construction cost estimating - Wikipedia

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    A Allocation of costs is the transfer of costs from one cost item to one or more other cost items. Allowance - a value in an estimate to cover the cost of known but not yet fully defined work. As-sold estimate - the estimate which matches the agreed items and price for the project scope. B Basis of estimate (BOE) - a document which describes the scope basis, pricing basis, methods ...

  7. Sharp downgrades to US unit labor costs bode well for ...

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    The U.S. central bank is expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points, the third reduction in borrowing costs since it started its monetary policy easing cycle in September.

  8. 30 Cheap, Beautiful Places To Retire With Just $250K in Savings

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    Everglades, Florida. Population 65+ (%): 38% Livability: 70 Annual cost of living: $49,522 Annual cost after Social Security: $27,012 How many years $250K will last: 9.26 For You: I’m a 70-Year ...

  9. Concrete block - Wikipedia

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    A pallet of "8-inch" concrete blocks An interior wall of painted concrete blocks Concrete masonry blocks A building constructed with concrete masonry blocks. A concrete block, also known as a cinder block in North American English, breeze block in British English, concrete masonry unit (CMU), or by various other terms, is a standard-size rectangular block used in building construction.