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A10: This is an article about new skyscrapers in NYC that will change the skyline. I chose this because I want to be apart of a building that changes that

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217 W. 57th St.

Only a building this tall could have three different names. At a planned 1,550 feet, 217 W. 57th St. will be the second tallest skyscraper in New York City and the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere when it's completed in 2019. The building, which is also officially known as the Central Park Tower, will be a mix of luxury residential condos and commercial space. Extell Development Co. plans to begin selling the condo units later this year, according to Curbed NY. Unofficially, the building is also referred to as the Nordstrom Tower, since the company's new seven-story flagship store will be housed there.

One Vanderbilt

When it's complete, One Vanderbilt will tower over Grand Central Terminal at 1,401 feet. Planners fully expect that the first new skyscraper in midtown east in years tower will invigorate the real estate market in the area. The building has been planned with angled cuts and tapering volumes that spiral upward; its base will include a transit hall to Grand Central Terminal as well as the East Side Access project when it's finished. The tower's developers also announced it will boast a 1,020-foot skydeck that will be open to the public via an entrance in Grand Central. A groundbreaking ceremony was held in October 2016. The building is scheduled to open in 2020.

111 W. 57th St.

The "world's skinniest skyscraper" at 111 W. 57th St. is to rise to 1,428 feet (that's 30 feet taller than its neighbor, 432 Park Ave.), but will only be 60 feet wide. As a result, the 80-story building will be home to just 60 apartments when it's completed in early 2018. Though sales have not yet begun, apartments will reportedly start at $14 million apiece and could be as expensive as $100 million, according to Curbed.

432 Park Ave.

When 432 Park Ave. topped out at 1,396 feet in October 2014, it became the second tallest building in New York City -- and the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere. But those titles won't last long with 111 W. 57th St. and 217 W. 57th St. slated to open in the coming years.

2 World Trade Center or 200 Greenwich St.

Construction for this World Trade Center site is currently on hold due to lack of an anchor tenant. Once construction is completed, however, the 1,340-foot-tall building will feature green terraces on several observation decks that get smaller as the building gets taller, giving the structure the appearance of stairs or steps from a distance. The commercial tower is being marketed by Silverstein Properties as a work environment featuring a mix of open workplaces, informal meeting spaces and amenities such as a running track and basketball courts.

220 Central Park South

Currently under construction, the 950-foot high 220 Central Park South will be filled with luxury condos. Although sales have not opened to the public yet, Vornado has already sold $1 billion's worth of condos (about a third of the building), according to Crain's New York.

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Skyscrapers that will forever change the skyline

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Only a building this tall could have three different names. At a planned 1,550 feet, 217 W. 57th St. will be the second tallest skyscraper in New York City and the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere when it's completed in 2019.

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A9: This is an article about what construction managers actually do. I chose this because it explains what i am interested in

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Construction managers are a lot like mothers, really. They have to set schedules, keep an eye on finances, make sure everybody is where they're supposed to be every day (and doing what they're supposed to be doing), ensure there are no safety hazards around, and, in general, keep everyone happy. Sounds like quite the job already. But the details are even more dizzying.

More specifically, construction managers are hired to lead and oversee a variety of building projects from start to finish. The jobs can range from a small remodeling or renovation job to the construction of a large commercial structure, such as a school or hospital. About two-thirds of American construction managers are self-employed, and are hired by clients because they have appropriate work experience and, increasingly, at least a bachelor's degree in a construction-related field [source: Bureau of Labor Statistics]. As of May 2010, the median annual wage for American construction managers was $83,860 [source: Bureau of Labor Statistics].

While some people use the terms " general contractor" and "construction manager" interchangeably, these are actually two different jobs. Construction managers are typically involved from the start of a project, helping the client with the initial planning, as well as the selection of an architect and general contractor. Construction managers may also perform the first two tasks, then serve as general contractor. True general contractors aren't involved in the building process until the initial planning and design work is completed [source: Austin Stanovich].

There are several specific tasks that construction managers perform: project management planning, cost management, quality management, contract administration and safety management. Here's a brief look at what each entails [source: Construction Management]:

Project management planning. This initial stage involves laying out a plan for the entire project, including the various jobs that need to be done, the materials required and a timeline.

Cost management. Construction managers must constantly keep tabs on costs, making adjustments if unexpected issues or complications arise.

Quality management. Projects often involve numerous contractors and subcontractors; construction managers must make sure they're all doing a good job and not cutting corners.

Contract administration. Lengthy contracts with the client are part of all construction projects, and it's the construction manager's job to ensure all of the contract provisions are being met and all parties are satisfied.

Safety management. Construction sites are filled with potential safety hazards that construction managers must be aware of and guard against.

Above all, construction managers have to keep everyone in the loop during the entire project, from clients and architects to contractors and subcontractors, and quickly attend to any problems that arise. Sound like an interesting career? Read on to see how you could become a construction manager [source: Construction Management].

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Construction managers are a lot like mothers, really. They have to set schedules, keep an eye on finances, make sure everybody is where they're supposed to be every day (and doing what they're supposed to be doing), ensure there are no safety hazards around, and, in general, keep everyone happy.

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A8: this is an article about new building materials to look out for. I chose this because its interesting to see what new technology and things will come out In the future.

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A7: This is an article about women entering the construction field. I chose this because I would love to see women working construction.

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Connie Ashbrook has seen hundreds of women pass through Oregon Tradeswomen Inc.'s (OTI) pre-apprenticeships since she helped found the organization in 1989. One that sticks out in her memory is a 24-year-old student who relocated to Portland, Oregon, all the way from Wyoming because she wanted a career that mixed brain with brawn.

"She saw our information on the internet, and she'd always wanted to be a carpenter but didn't know how to get in," says Ashbrook, who worked as an elevator constructor in the 1980s. "So she moved here for [our classes]." After she finished, she entered the field as a journey level carpenter, and today she has her own business.

For 27 years, OTI's seven-week free pre-apprenticeship programs have forged a path for women in Portland and throughout the Northwestern U.S. into the types of high-paying construction jobs traditionally taken on by men. Whether it's laying brickwork, setting roof trusses, metalworking or any other task you'll find on a work site, OTI's message to women, according to program director Leigh McIlvaine, is clear: "They're needed in these careers, they're wanted, and they're just as capable as men are."

The group is the primary driver behind Oregon's spot as a national leader in giving women access to trade apprenticeships. Nearly 7 percent of all apprenticeship students in the state are women - a rate that's still a mere fraction of the male workforce that graduates into construction jobs year after year, but more than double the ratio of women students in 25 states where the U.S. Department of Labor oversees apprenticeship programs, which is 3.2 percent.

Most of their attendees are from the greater Portland area, and often from backgrounds of poverty. On average, women who sign up for an OTI pre-apprenticeship program come to class with an income of $11,000 a year - about $700 below the federal poverty line. But when they leave, they're qualified for at least 19 apprenticeship programs that can link them directly with unions and contractors in Portland. Last year, OTI trained its 1,000th student, and 60 of its 73 students from the 2015 session were placed into training programs or jobs fresh out of graduation.

Students who finish both tiers of apprenticing can expect an average beginning wage of just over $15 an hour, with potential for raises ranging from $19 to $40 an hour.

"As the number of women in the trades has increased, it's become more normalized," says Ashbrook, who joined the field at a time when seeing a woman in a construction zone was a rarity. "Many women and their families now think of it as a choice that's somewhat unusual and something that is a challenge, but that is exciting and also worth celebrating."

In a city that's often described as the whitest urban center in the United States, OTI makes it a priority to reach out to Portland's women of color, many of whom have been pushed out of central neighborhoods in the wake of aggressive gentrification. They pay for poster advertisements (written both in English and Spanish) at bus stops on the fringe of the city, reach out to churches, and send info packets to civil society groups that work with communities of color and government social services offices.

According to McIlvaine, it seems to be working.

"This year we have close to 30 percent of women of color graduating from our pre-apprenticeship training program, and that is 4 or 5 percentage points higher than the percentage of people of color" that make up Portland's population, she says.

A look at the 19 apprenticeship programs that OTI partners with reveals how much of an impact the group is having on creating a norm around women trade workers from all backgrounds and ethnicities. Those programs boast an average women enrollment percentage of around 9.3 percent, and about 70 percent of the women students come directly from OTI.

McIlvaine says those numbers are primed to increase. "There's going to be a real shortage of workers in these fields in the coming years, as we're expecting a very high number of retirements to take place," she says.

McIlvaine oversees a vital federal-level grant that the U.S. Department of Labor issues to pre-apprenticeship organizations every year through its Women in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations (WANTO) program. Other groups throughout the country that are similarly focused on empowering women in these industries, like Tradeswomen Inc. in Oakland, California, and Non-Traditional Employment for Women in New York, have depended on this grant as a pillar of their funding portfolios.

Last year, OTI, Tradeswomen and Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Employment for Women (a pre-apprenticeship program headquartered in Seattle) were awarded $650,000 from WANTO - the biggest amount ever split among the Western trio. But the grant for getting women into construction trades has narrowly avoided cuts or total erasure during a handful of congressional budget sessions in Washington, D.C. over the past decade, and groups like OTI now watch those sessions with bated breath every year.

Legislators argue it's a loss that the national budget can handle, noting that, although women pre-apprenticeship programs like OTI have been getting some form of federal funding since the 1970s, women still have only managed to take up 3 percent of apprenticeships annually on a national level.

McIlvaine says they need to look at the cities where these programs have been funded to realize fully what influence federal grants like WANTO have had.

"Look at the Portland metro area, or areas like Chicago and New York, where there are more WANTO grantees," she says. "Those areas have numbers that are so far beyond the national average that it's impossible to not think that these initiatives are working."

"It's work that's going to take a very long time and more financial commitments," she adds.

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley has long been a big proponent of keeping this grant alive, and was partially credited with bringing it through last year's budget session. He's commended OTI apprenticeship students as they participated on a number of groundbreaking projects in Portland, like when residents in the Cully neighborhood bought the Sugar Shack, an old strip club, and renovated it into a community center.

"Women hold less than 3 percent of high-wage jobs in the construction industry and face many barriers in gaining access to these nontraditional jobs," says Courtney Warner Crowell, a spokesperson for Merkley's office. She notes that Merkley fights for WANTO funding because it puts "Oregon women to work in high-wage, electrical, mechanical, highway and utility trades jobs that will provide financial security for a lifetime."

But one of the biggest barriers women face in these industries is managing the bias in an overwhelmingly male workplace, says Maura Kelly, a sociologist at Portland State University who has researched trends in women's employment in trade jobs. In Oregon, she says, white women and women of color face similar issues once they enter construction jobs.

"Seventy percent of women say they've experienced discrimination on their gender or race or experienced sexual harassment on the job site," says Kelly, citing her research. "This is not new - everyone that works in the industry would have a general sense that this is the case. But I really think this is important because it shows that it's not just anecdotal," she says, noting that the 70 percent applies to interviews she conducted with 500 women apprentices in Oregon.

OTI believes that with continued exposure, that percentage might see a slight decrease. Nearly 50 percent of new enrollees get referred to OTI through word-of-mouth, which implies that past graduates are finding enough fulfillment in the jobs to encourage others to look into them.

In the end, they're interested in these jobs for the same exact reasons anyone else would be. "These are good jobs, opportunities for women who didn't have the chance to go to college, where they're going to get paid to work through their apprenticeship," says Kelly. "They want to do something, they want to build something, they want to make something with their hands - they want to use their bodies."

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Connie Ashbrook has seen hundreds of women pass through Oregon Tradeswomen Inc.'s (OTI) pre-apprenticeships since she helped found the organization in 1989. One that sticks out in her memory is a 24-year-old student who relocated to Portland, Oregon, all the way from Wyoming because she wanted a career that mixed brain with brawn.

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A6: This is an article of drones being used in construction. I chose this because its cool to see drones being used for everything now.

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The assembly line was a breakthrough in manufacturing that forever altered the world. Its efficiency cleared the way for the cost effective mass production of goods and in many ways birthed the modern economy. Sequential advances since then have been equally revolutionary: air travel, computers, the internet, mobile phones, and now, drones.

Dick Zhang, drone expert and CEO of Identified Technologies, did not just invent a drone that intelligently pilots itself. He invented a drone that can replace its own batteries mid-flight and is appropriately called the Boomerang. How can a self-piloting drone change the world? Zhang says intelligent machines are currently disrupting industries all over the globe. Including those that do not seem particularly tech-driven, like construction.

Self-Piloting Drones

"A large development site, like a highway or an apartment complex, needs to be meticulously mapped by a team of surveyors. Depending on the project, this can take weeks or even months," said Zhang. "But a drone that is operating on highly sophisticated software and that has state of the art cameras onboard can do even the most complex job in a fraction of the time, sometimes in minutes."

Construction is a challenging business in many regards. A project that is estimated to take a year to complete can be delayed by equipment failures, weather problems, inventory mistakes, labor issues, and more. Delayed projects are also considered projects that go over budget. Extra days cost money in salaries paid, equipment rented, and lost revenue.

Estimates from the United States Census Bureau suggest that construction is a $1 trillion industry . With so much money being invested in projects across the country, small improvements in efficiency can translate into billions of dollars in savings.

Aerial Mapping

"Aerial mapping is undoubtedly a huge cost saver. But it is also a tool that propels construction into the future by giving developers information they previously never had access to," said Zhang.

The benefits are numerous. Drones are fast and efficient, which means they can be used continuously throughout a project to monitor progress and help project managers to assess where problems may arise. The cameras and sensors that can be loaded onto drones are capable of producing complex imagery that is impossible to generate otherwise. A of the possibilities includes 3D models, contour line maps, orthomosaic overlays, volumetric analysis, and more.

This kind of information is game changing, a reversal of the natural order when everything has to be estimated. Imagine the concrete subcontractor that can start its day knowing they need to deliver 23 truckloads of a certain type of concrete. Instead of hearing a project manager say, "Start with ten loads and we'll go from there."

"Knowledge is power. Knowing what needs to be done, and precisely how it needs to be done. Is something that every project manager dreams about," said Zhang. "Getting rid of the guesswork brings a construction project into the 21st century, something that is long overdue."

Photo: Flickr / Joe A. Kunzler

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Drones Have Brought the Construction Industry Into the Future

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The assembly line was a breakthrough in manufacturing that forever altered the world. Its efficiency cleared the way for the cost effective mass production of goods and in many ways birthed the modern economy. Sequential advances since then have been equally revolutionary: air travel, computers, the internet, mobile phones, and now, drones.

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A5: this is an article about the construction and engineering marvels of the world. I chose this because these are crazy construction projects

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How would you define a marvel? Is it something that makes you wonder, "How did they do that?" For me a marvel is synonymous with wonder and is something unique and astonishing. Often we associate marvels with superlatives, such as "the tallest", "the biggest", "the longest", "the oldest", "the highest" and so on.

There are nature's marvelous wonders, such as Mount Everest, Victoria Falls, The Aurora Borealis and The Great Barrier Reef, just to name a few.

But what about those astounding modern man-made marvels, which can make anyone gasp in awe? Engineering wonders, such as bridges, tunnels or railways that connect cities and even countries, a spacecraft that sends man to the moon or a skyscraper built to withstand an earthquake, all have one thing in common. They are made to solve a problem and to make life easier for humankind.

As technology advances and as man gets more creative and competitive, the list of engineering wonders will keep growing. For now though, we'll share our top 10 list of modern engineering marvels in the world. Since it's almost impossible to narrow the list to only ten, feel free to add yours-if you think it merits top 10 status.

1. Millau Viaduct (Millau, France)

Record it breaks: Tallest cable-stayed road bridge

With its spectacular silhouette lines-somewhat reminiscent of the St. Louis Gateway Arch-The Millau Viaduct, which spans across the valley of the River Tarn near Millau in southern France, is one of the most impressive engineering ventures in the world. The bridge's highest tower soars to 1,125 feet, making it the tallest cable-stayed road bridge in the world. Interestingly, the Millau Viaduct's tallest towers surpass the Eiffel Tower (986 feet) and are almost as tall as the Empire State Building (1,250 feet). It is the 12th highest bridge in the world at 890 feet high below road deck (The Gateway Arch is 630 feet tall) and spans 8,071 feet (1 ½ miles).

The Millau Viaduct, completed in December 2004, was constructed to alleviate congested traffic on the route from Paris to Barcelona during the summer vacation months. This modern engineering marvel was developed by French engineer Michel Virlogeux and British designer Norman Foster.

Remarkably the Millau Viaduct took only took three years to complete. Typically a cable-stayed road bridge is built in sections and then lifted and put into position with cranes. Since the bridge was close to 900 feet high, a new technique had to be used. After building the towers, engineers constructed the roadway on either side of the towers and then rolled the two sides into the center. The new technique carried several engineering risks but proved to be efficient in constructing the roadway.
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2. The Venice Tide Barrier Project (Venice, Italy)

Record it breaks: World's largest flood prevention project

After 40 years of debating how to protect Venice from floods and to keep it from sinking further, The Venice Tide Barrier Project was instigated in 2003. This innovative engineering feat, which consists of 78 rotating gates, is designed to keep the sea waters from entering the Venetian Lagoon if high tides and storms are in the forecast. The gates, each 6,500 square feet, are large metal boxes filled with water that rest at the bottom of the sea. When a tide of more than 3 ½ feet is forecast the water is emptied from the gates using compressed air. The gates will rise to the top of the water, blocking the sea from the lagoon, therefore stopping the tide flow. The project is expected to be finished in 2012.
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3. National Stadium a.k.a. "Bird's Nest" (Beijing, China)

Record it breaks: World's largest steel structure

Nicknamed the Bird's Nest for its intricate shape and lattice-like design, this astonishing structure looks more like a public work of art than an Olympic stadium. Designed by the Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, the Bird's Nest was built for the 2008 Olympic Games and Paralympics and seats 80,000 people. The elaborate design incorporates Chinese symbols and mythology. Consisting of about 26 miles of unwrapped steel, the stadium is made up of two independent frames that are set 50 feet apart-an inner concrete red bowl for seating and an outer steel frame weighing 42,000 tons. The original design called for a retractable roof. That was later removed from the plans so the structure could more easily meet seismic requirements and also for budgetary reasons.

This recent engineering wonder is one of the most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly stadiums in the world. During the winter, underground geothermal pipes heat the indoor part of the stadium. Underground cisterns collect and store rainwater for irrigation and for use in restrooms.
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4. The Bailong Elevator (Zhangjiajie, China)

Record it breaks: The highest and heaviest outdoor elevator

Built off the side of an enormous cliff in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China, The Bailong Elevator is the highest and heaviest outdoor elevator in the world. It is 1,070 feet high and consists of three double-story glass elevators. Also known as "Hundred Dragons Elevator," the sight-seeing elevator, which takes two minutes to ride from the base to the top, can carry 50 people in one trip with a total of 18,000 people daily. Construction of the elevator began in October 1999 and was finished in 2002 for public use.
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5. Palm Islands (Dubai)

Record it breaks: The world's largest artificial island

Perhaps one of the more massive innovative engineering feats, The Palm Islands are located off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf near Dubai. Known as the largest man-made set of islands, he project, which is being constructed by Nakheel Properties, a land developer in the United Arab Emirates, began in 2001 with the first of three islands, Palm Jumeirah. Through the use of sand dredging ships, the islands are formed by filling the seabed with sand. This process, known as rainbowing, includes spraying sand on top of the rising surface of the island. Each island will be in the shape of a palm tree with a crescent-shaped rock encircling the top of each island.

Two of the islands, the Palm Jumeirah and the Palm Jebel Ali, have been completed while the third and largest of the islands, Palm Deira, is still under construction. The Palm Island project, which was commissioned by Sheikh Mohammed, will add 320 miles of beaches to the shrinking Dubai shoreline. The islands will be comprised of hundreds of luxury hotels, theme parks, high-end homes, health spas, shopping malls and sports facilities.
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6. The Large Hadron Collider (underground in Geneva, Switzerland)

Record it breaks: The largest and highest-energy particle accelerator

Have you ever wondered how the World Wide Web came about or how cancer treatments were developed? The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) played a tremendous role in these modern day breakthroughs. This modern engineering marvel lies underground in a 574-foot long circular tunnel with a 17-mile circumference. Think of the LHC as a science experiment. Using superconducting magnets, the LHC directs two beams of atomic particles (hadrons) that travel at high speeds and then collide into each other. New particles are created out of the collision, from which scientists can track behavior. Developed by CERN, a European scientific research firm, the LHC was introduced in 2008. It was built to answer many basic questions of science and the universe and to further develop technologies, such as medical imaging, electronics, radiation processing, new manufacturing processes and more.
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7. Three Gorges Dam (Sandouping, Hubei, China)

Record it breaks: The world's largest hydroelectric power station and world's largest concrete structure

The Three Gorges Dam, located on the Yangtze River and one of China's largest construction projects since the Great Wall, is one-and-a-half miles wide, over 600 feet wide and almost 400 miles long. This innovative engineering feat creates electricity equal to 18 nuclear power plants. It serves several purposes for the Yiling District of Yichang in China. Not only does it produce electricity for the area, it also increases shipping capacity and provides flood storage space. Construction of the dam began in 1994; it opened for commercial operation in 2008.

Although the dam is touted as one of the greatest engineering projects in China, it has been plagued with controversy. The dam has created ecological problems, such as landslides and pollution, and has displaced over a million people and flooded archeological sites.
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8. Channel Tunnel

Record it breaks: World's longest stretch of underwater tunnel

The Channel Tunnel, also known as the Chunnel, is a 32- mile underwater rail tunnel that links Folkstone, England and Coquelles, France beneath the English Channel. A joint venture between England and France, construction on The Tunnel began in 1988 and was completed in 1994.

Recognized as one of the "Seven Wonders of the Modern World" by the American Society of Civil Engineers, The Tunnel's lowest point is 250 feet deep while the portion of rail underwater is 23.5 miles. Train speed reaches 100 miles per hour while a trip between the two cities takes only 20 minutes. The Tunnel plays a crucial role in connecting the two countries and serves the transportation needs of over seven million people a year who travel on the Eurostar trains.

The Tunnel is nothing short of a modern engineering marvel. Fires were a huge concern at the time engineers were building the tunnel. Therefore, the need for an emergency route was crucial. A system of three tubes makes up The Tunnel-two full-size tubes for rail traffic and one small tube in between for emergency access. The emergency tunnel was put to test when a fire on a train broke out a year after the tunnel was built. Thirty-one people were trapped and were able to escape safely using the emergency route.
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9. Chandra X-ray Observatory

Record it breaks: World's most power x-ray telescope

Launched by NASA on July 23, 1999, the Chandra Observatory is a satellite that allows scientists to obtain x-ray images from high-energy regions of the universe. These images include events such as black holes, neutron stars, dark matter and supernovas. The Chandra was named after Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, a physicist and Nobel Prize winner, who discovered the maximum mass for white dwarfs. The Chandra is the third of four "Great Observatories" launched by NASA. The Hubble Space Telescope was the first; second the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory; and last was the Spitzer Space Telescope.
Since earth-based telescopes are not able to detect the majority of x-ray sources, the Chandra plays a vital role in x-ray astronomy. And because of its high-resolution mirrors, it is able to pick up x-ray sources 100 times fainter than previous x-ray telescopes. This recent engineering wonder orbits 200 times higher above the earth than the Hubble. At 45 feet long it is the largest satellite that has been launched.
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10. The New Valley Project (Western Desert of Egypt)

Record it breaks: Largest development project in Egypt

One of the most ambitious projects to take place in Egypt, The New Valley Project consists of building a massive irrigation system to reclaim a half-a-million acres of desert. The Mubarak Pumping Station, the heart of the project, opened for operation in 2005 and was name one of the five most outstanding civil engineering achievements of the year by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The station pumps water from Lake Nasser via a canal system through the valley transforming over 500,000 acres of desert into agricultural land.

The New Valley Project's intent is to create a second Nile Valley and is scheduled for completion in 2017. If successful, this modern engineering marvel will help manage the increasing growth of Egypt's inhabitants by providing about 3 million jobs and attracting over 16 million people to the future towns.
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A4: this is an article on the TZ bridge crane collapse. I chose this because this is a major project right near my house.

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Around noon Tuesday, under blue skies, traffic on the Tappan Zee Bridge was moving smoothly, a welcome relief on a crossing cursed for its round-the-clock slowdowns. The typical workday crowd was making its way across the 3-mile span.

A Valley Cottage landscaper was bringing lunch to his crew in Irvington. A 26-year-old Spring Valley woman was in an ambulance returning home from a stop at Westchester Medical Center. A Boston man was on his way to see his brother in Pennsylvania.

And then there were the Pecorinis - Eddie and his wife, June. The Bronx couple was headed to the Catskills for a few days in their sturdy Ford pickup truck, weighing a stop at a favorite diner along the way.

Eddie Pecorini didn't see the 250-foot boom fall from a massive crane and crash into the cab of the pickup. But if Pecorini had been driving a little slower, the boom likely would have crashed through the truck's passenger compartment.
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"I had a little angel on my shoulder," said Pecorini, 64, a retired New York City firefighter. "Let's chalk it up to a miracle."

Pecorini wasn't as lucky the next day. While making his way down the stairs of his Throgs Neck home, on the way to take a picture of the damaged cab for his insurance carrier, his flip flops came loose and he broke his left ankle. "At least I didn't die," Pecorini said. "I guess He has plans for me."

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Eddie and June Pecoroni said their pickup truck was hit by a crane when it collapsed onto the Tappan Zee Bridge on July 19, 2016. (Photo: Frank Scandale/The Journal News)

They're the words being tossed around most often as state and federal officials try to understand how a 250-foot boom crashed down on six lanes of traffic, midday on a Tuesday, and somehow managed to miss all but one of the 138,000 cars that cross the Tappan Zee every day. Four people suffered minor injuries.

"Nothing short of a miracle," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a press conference Tuesday.
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"If you had said to me that a boom could fall across the bridge and not hit anybody, I wouldn't have believed it," Cuomo told reporters afterward.

Construction industry veterans took different lessons from the crane's collapse. They question whether contractors spent enough time factoring in the risk of positioning a massive crane and 250-foot boom near one of the busiest crossings in the country.

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During a 40-year career, Robert Brehm oversaw some $1 billion in construction projects, among them the renovation of the Atlantic City Convention Center.

"One question is what precautions were taken to create a safe zone in anticipation that something could go wrong," said Brehm, a construction engineering professor at Drexel University. "You always have to anticipate that something could go wrong. You have to anticipate that failure is possible."

The Manitowoc crane was holding in place a vibratory hammer that drives piles into the Hudson River bottom. It was forced to operate in a narrow space beside the existing bridge, which is so close that it will share a footprint with its twin-spanned successor.

The work moved ahead without any traffic shutdowns, even though contractors had shut down traffic lanes in the past when their work encroached on the existing bridge. In April, the state Thruway Authority closed three of four northbound lanes on the existing bridge while workers drove six pre-fabricated poles under the existing bridge in an area where the southbound lanes will sit.

The timing of pile driving is also constrained by agreements with nearby communities who negotiated to have pile driving performed during daylight hours when construction noise would be less disruptive.

Strict timetable a factor?

And the project is under a strict timetable with a goal of having the first span open in the first half of 2017 and both spans completed by 2018.

The contract with Tappan Zee Constructors calls for the company to be fined for missing construction deadlines. It calls for the company to be fined $1,500 per minute in penalties if certain lanes on the bridge are not opened on time, according to the 5,000-page agreement obtained by The Journal News/lohud.com in 2013.

The contract noted that if the twin span wasn't substantially completed and open to traffic by April 3, 2018, Tappan Zee Constructors would be fined $120,000 for each day after the deadline. It's unclear whether that deadline has been adjusted.

A TZC spokesman declined to comment on Brehm's analysis or whether the timetable played any role in the decision to conduct pile-driving in the middle of the day so close to the existing bridge.

Brehm acknowledges that there are inherent risks in every project or work simply would not get done. "We're never going to eliminate risks but we need to mitigate them," Brehm said.

Probe continues

State and federal investigators are continuing their investigation into what caused the accident. They have already spent several hours interviewing the crane operator at the controls that day. He has not been identified.

Veteran crane operator Tom Barth, who spent 38 years working on cranes across the United States, said investigators will need to learn more about the hammer that the crane was holding in place. The hammer is held in place by "jaws," Barth notes.

"It's possible that the jaws on the hammer could be worn out," Barth says.

"He's pulling on it (the hammer) and if the pile slips out of the vibro-hammer and all that pressure is released, the boom will go up in the air," Barth says.

Barth said he'd be interested to see the daily and monthly inspection reports for the crane and hammer to determine if any defects in the equipment were noted or overlooked.

One veteran crane operator familiar with the Tappan Zee Bridge project told The Journal News/lohud this week that the hammer may have become stuck during the pile-driving operation, placing pressure on the cable that hoists the hammer upward and creating something of a slingshot effect. The worker asked that his name not be used because he is not authorized to speak with the media.

Tappan Zee Constructors conducts regular inspections of its equipment: Every crane on the site is inspected daily by its operator; monthly inspections are done by supervisors; annual inspections are handled by an outside company.

Crane operator doing 'better'

Union officials say the crane operator had more than 30 years' experience on heavy equipment and had performed similar pile-driving operations dozens of times.

Jeff Loughlin, the business manager for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 137 in Briarcliff Manor, defended the work of the crane operator. "I'm certain there was no operator error," Loughlin said. "Can mechanical failure have played a role? System failure? Absolutely."

Loughlin said the crane operator spoke to state police investigators Thursday.

"He's a lot better," Loughlin said. "Obviously the first night he really didn't sleep at all. You know in his head he's trying to replay this thing."

For the membership of Local 137, the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project was something of a godsend after the Great Recession took its toll on the construction industry. From 2008 through 2013, the unemployment rate ran as high as 45 percent among members, Loughlin said.

Union members make as much as $100-an-hour toiling in an industry where forces beyond their control - high winds especially - can turn an ordinary day into disaster.

"Any crane operator who tells you that there wasn't one part of his day that he wasn't stressed out is a liar," Loughlin said. "You work with iron workers. These guys are up 200 feet in the air and you've got to take a 10-ton piece and put it in their hands. I don't want to say we make it look easy but it's like a professional baseball player who makes baseball look easy."

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A crane was used during overnight to remove sections of road deck on Tappan Zee Bridge and drive piles near the Rockland shore South Nyack. (Photo: Peter Carr/The Journal News)

Like balancing a pencil

Brehm says keeping a crane's boom suspended in the air is a lot like balancing a pencil on a tabletop, where any unwelcome force can throw the crane out of balance and plunge the boom into an irreversible descent.

"Cranes are fragile structures," he said. "They are very long and very thin. And any time you exert a lateral force you can throw it out of balance."

Loughlin still recalls in minute detail the day he swung around the boom of his crane during a job in White Plains and saw a worker dangling from a concrete bucket. He swung the boom back safely and immediately called for a meeting with the company running the project.

"At some point in someone's career, most crane operators will tell you that there was a mishap - operator error, mechanical failure, equipment failure," Loughlin said. "At one point or another even the best of crane operators had something go wrong, not necessarily their fault. But you know what? You assume the responsibility when you sit in the seat."

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Now that 2015 has come and gone, construction professionals are focusing attention on the year ahead. Analysts predict 2016 will be a strong year for the industry, as Dodge Data & Analytics' 2016 Construction Outlook report predicted 6% growth, with the value of construction starts reaching an estimated $712 billion.

We talked with experts from various sectors of the construction industry to find out their predictions for 2016. Their answers varied from new technology trends, to workforce concerns, to homebuyer preferences. But one common thread connected all of the experts: They have high hopes that 2016 will bring strong demand and booming business.

"I don't think I could be any more optimistic for 2016," Bud LaRosa, chief business performance officer and chief financial officer for Tocci Building Companies, told Construction Dive. "These are truly the good times."

Here are the top 10 trends to watch in 2016, according to the experts:

1. Skilled labor shortage will continue to plague construction companies

The most commonly mentioned trend for 2016 was the continued effects of the skilled worker shortage. A significant portion of employees who left the industry during the recession never returned, and companies are still struggling to find workers at all levels to properly staff their teams.

"The overwhelming, number one issue is access to skilled labor," Dominic Thasarathar, Autodesk's senior industry program manager for construction and natural resources, told Construction Dive. "So many people left the industry or were laid off, and now there's a real struggle to find the right people to staff the projects that are now coming online."

The overwhelming, number one issue is access to skilled labor

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The labor crisis is not a new issue, and most experts predict it will continue well into 2016 and beyond, as the talent deficit will require multiple years to fill up again.

"Not only has the construction industry struggled to appeal to a younger, more technologically savvy workforce, but during the economic downturn, many companies opted not to bring in younger, newer talent," said Tom Menk, an assurance partner with BDO's national real estate and construction practice. "Now, that's causing struggles to fill that gap in the workforce, which is coupled with the need across industries for companies to replace retiring baby boomers."

Another significant concern: The slowdown in immigration has contributed to the already existing labor shortage, as reports have found many workers who returned to Mexico during the recession have not come back to the U.S. due to increased immigration controls and more job opportunities in Mexico.

"I think politically, the environment against immigration has changed some of the workforce dynamics and made it difficult to staff a lot of the trades," LaRosa said. "I think that trend continues. I don't see that easing anytime in the next two to three years."

2. Prefab/offsite construction methods will become more popular

Offsite - also known as modular or prefabricated - construction has been gaining ground as an alternative building method that offers the benefits of reduced construction time, less waste and possible cost savings. As companies struggle to staff job sites and stick to difficult schedules, many have started to turn to prefab as an option that offers more certainty.

"A lot of use of things like prefabrication, we expect that to be an accelerating trend next year," Thasarathar said.

Ron Antevy, president and CEO of e-Builder, told Construction Dive he has seen a growing use of prefab methods, especially in the healthcare sector.

"(Prefab) is up-and-coming. That's a way to save costs and speed up the time," he said. "Some of the larger owners out there are starting to realize there are efficiencies there, but you have to be doing a certain amount of volume for these kinds of strategies to pay off."

Wider implementation of offsite construction has been somewhat hindered by the design and construction culture, according to experts at the Offsite Construction Expo in September. They also cited the change in the traditional building process that comes with offsite methods as a deterrent for implementing the approach, as contractors and owners struggle to adapt to the varied timeline of decisions and building. Still, the additional certainty that comes with prefab could catalyze the growing trend in 2016.

3. Construction companies will be more cautious about project selection

The crippling recession and lingering labor shortage have spurred another trend among construction industry decision makers: Many are now being more cautious about the amount of new work they can handle, and about growing their companies.

We as general contractors have become a lot more selective of the projects we pursue

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"(Companies) are not going to overeat. They're only taking the work they can handle," Chris Kennedy, vice president of Suffolk Construction, told Construction Dive. "It's different from the last boom, when people were signing up for work. Everybody still has those recent wounds. They're going to be a lot more cautious about growing a firm bigger than they can handle."

The labor shortage has left employers at all levels forced to take a closer look at the number and size of projects they can handle at once.

"We as general contractors have become a lot more selective of the projects we pursue," Chuck Taylor, director of operations for Englewood Construction, told Construction Dive. "I think the subcontractors are going to be in a very similar position."

4. BIM will become a necessity, and owner interest in the technology will grow

Building Information Modeling has been a growing trend for years, as it is no longer relegated to just the largest firms. Experts have said BIM provides tangible business benefits, no matter the level of implementation. Many have cited BIM's ability to provide more consistent, more accurate and less time-consuming project document generation. In addition, BIM users can expect better collaboration and coordination among the different parties involved in a project, according to industry users.

"It used to be a nice thing to have, and now it's a necessity," LaRosa said.

Jay Dacey, president of Integrated Builders, added, "In the bigger jobs, BIM is pretty much a staple right now."

Antevy said he has seen owner interest in BIM grow, as many are now requiring their contractors to utilize the technology.

"The owners have been hands-off as it relates to BIM. It has been for the contractors and designers, so we're seeing owners start to get more interested in that," he said. "They're interested because there's data there that they can capture and capitalize on."

5. Green building will grow in commercial and residential sectors

Commercial construction has typically led the pack in green adoption, but the residential sector is starting to catch up. The growing trend in both sectors is driven not just by a desire to produce environmentally friendly structures, but by consumer demand, higher-quality results and lifecycle cost savings, according to experts at Greenbuild 2015.

Thasarathar said that with larger construction projects, companies are aiming for LEED certification, "even if it's not prescribed."

Dacey added that although developments outside of city centers tend to not prioritize LEED as much, "almost every building design incorporates green principles." He said he expects green building and LEED certification to continue growing in the coming years.

In the residential sector, green building currently accounts for 26-33% of the total residential market and has helped contribute to the industry's recovery after the recession, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.

"I do think (green building) is a growing trend in response to demand," Robert Dietz, an economist with the National Association of Home Builders, told Construction Dive. He pointed to the aging in place movement as a driving force for that demand, as baby boomers are remodeling their current homes and seeking out ways to increase energy efficiency and reduce utility bills.

6. Jobsite accidents and criminal indictments on the rise

Last year, authorities across the U.S. pumped up efforts to seek out contractor misconduct and dish out severe punishment, including criminal charges, for violations and offenses from worker safety issues to corruption. Manhattan even launched the Construction Fraud Task Force in August to investigate "wrongdoing and unsafe practices" in construction, including fraud, bribery, extortion, money laundering, bid rigging, larceny and safety violations. A New York Times report in November also found that construction worker deaths are on the rise in New York City, and safety measures were inadequate on many of the construction sites where deaths occurred and that immigrants represented a disproportionate percentage of those killed.

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Experts predict this heightened focus on industry wrongdoing will continue into 2016, especially as OSHA will increase its fines this year for the first time since 1990.

Raymond T. Mellon, a senior partner at Zetlin & De Chiara, said he believes construction accidents will increase in New York City this year due to "a dilution of the trained and experienced work force as a result of the continuing red hot construction market." He added, "This will lead to more entry level, unseasoned construction workers not appropriately trained as to the work itself, as well as safety features, on worksites. Combine this with the entry of 'novice developers' who have a tendency to cut corners, and you have the potential for more accidents."

David Pfeffer, chair of the Construction Practice Group at Tarter Krinsky & Drogin, said he predicts there will be more criminal indictments in 2016 because officials "want to make an example." He added that although indictments this year with be the result of past practices, he believes the influx of cases will "help in the long-term future. It definitely has an effect... We have a very good construction industry here. They do listen. The bad contractors generally don't stick around."
SEE ALSO: 'No accident is acceptable': How to foster an effective construction site safety culture
7. Booming multifamily sector will slow down as single-family sector picks up steam

Industry analysts have largely agreed that the multifamily sector's hot streak will inevitably cool down, and that slowdown will likely occur in 2016. On the positive side, the single-family sector is expected to pick up steam and see a strong year. In its 2016 Construction Outlook, Dodge Data predicted single-family construction will see a 20% increase in starts this year, while multifamily is expected to post a 7% gain after several years of double-digit increases.

"I expect the homebuilding sector will continue to show improvement. If anything happens on the multifamily side, I think it will probably level off. The upward slope for multifamily won't be as strong as for single-family," Alex Carrick, CMD's chief economist, told Construction Dive.

Still, single-family housing has a long way to go to return to pre-recession, "normal" levels. During a webinar in November, NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe said single-family construction is currently 53% back to what is considered "normal" levels, and should be 91% of the way there by the end of 2017. Multifamily, on the other hand, is already significantly higher than "normal" levels, currently 32% above the mark. Crowe said the multifamily sector is expected to slowdown in the next two years, coming in 9% higher than "normal" levels at the end of 2017.

8. Laser scanning technology will gain popularity

Although BIM tends to dominate the construction technology narrative, experts pointed to another emerging technology that is having a significant impact on the industry: laser scanning. 3-D laser scanners can create a digital reproduction of the dimensions and positions of objects in a certain space, and then turn that information into a point cloud image.

"Laser scanning I think has a lot of room to run. Not as many people are using it, but it's a great tool to measure more precisely than most conventional ways," LaRosa said. "What the laser scanner allows you to do is get millions of data points and put that into a building information model and provide much more information about conditions you couldn't get previously. Look for that to continue to grow certainly next year and for another five years."
SEE ALSO: 3 concepts that will shape the future of construction
Taylor added that laser technology allows contractors to precisely "define to the client where we had issues with the existing floor," and then make the necessary changes.

9. Remodeling will have a strong year, especially in the luxury market

Along with strength in the single-family market this year, experts also predict the remodeling sector will have a banner year in 2016.

Through all of the ups and downs, this is the first time I feel very comfortable

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"We're encouraged by recent data that shows consumers have a strong desire to invest in their homes. In fact, survey respondents are indicating that growth in their home improvement spending is outpacing increases in their overall spending," Mike Horn, vice president of Lowe's ProServices, told Construction Dive. "The number of homeowners indicating that their home improvement spending increased has doubled since 2012. This trend underscores the great opportunity our professional contractors have to meet the needs of 75 million homeowners, in addition to the 5 million who relocate or move into a new home each year, across the country increasingly willing to engage in home improvement in 2016."

Bob Ernst, president of the Building & Remodeling Association of Greater Boston, said he projects significant growth in the remodeling sector this year.

"Through all of the ups and downs, this is the first time I feel very comfortable," he told Construction Dive.

Ernst emphasized the luxury market in particular as offering the most opportunity for remodelers. "At that market level, they're spending money," he said. He noted, however, that the middle and lower markets haven't reached the demand level exhibited in luxury markets, as people in those markets are still struggling to save up enough money for their homes. "People serving primarily those markets might not have as rosy of an outlook," he said.

10. Homebuyers will seek out simple, walkable communities

Last month, the American Institute of Architects released the results of its third-quarter Home Design Trends Survey and found that design elements such as access to public transportation, multi-generational housing, walkable neighborhoods and mixed-use facilities dominate homeowner preferences. "There has been a pronounced shift in driving habits over the last few years, with increasing numbers of people being far more interested walking and utilizing public transit options," AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker said in a release. "With that is a desire for proximity to employment and commercial activities."

The AIA survey coincided with a National Association of Realtors survey over the summer that found walkable communities are growing in popularity among Americans of all ages, particularly millennials. Based on the results of the survey, the NAR advised developers aiming to reach the millennial demographic to consider building attached homes within walking distance of shops and restaurants and nearby public transportation. Baby boomers have reportedly expressed similar desires for their homes, as a Washington Post report in October found retiring baby boomers are downsizing and buying smaller homes in urban areas at twice the rate of millennials.

Jerry James, president of Edward R. James Homes, said he predicts baby boomers will continue to drive the new-home construction market this year. He agreed with the NAR and AIA predictions and said he believes boomers want "simplification" driven by a desire to live in locations that allow them to walk to nearby restaurants and shops.

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Any objective look at the best-paying jobs for college graduates has to begin with the understanding that STEM jobs offer the highest salaries, on average, for college graduates in the near term . . . and ultimately career-wise.

STEM, of course, refers to science, technology, engineering, and math.

While STEM majors dominate the list of top-earning college majors, that doesn't mean you can't make a good living if you aren't a computer whiz or future electrical engineer. Humanities majors can make a solid living, especially when we compare mid-career salaries. If you start in business management and rise to C.E.O. you would obviously have the highest salary of all . . . but that's another story you need to look into.

In terms of pure earning potential, engineering majors reign supreme. That shouldn't surprise anyone-our current economy has created a great need for skilled engineers and rewards them handsomely, especially petroleum engineering majors, who earn a median early career salary of $102,300 and a median mid-career salary of $176,300. To put things in perspective, compare those stats to other high earners on our list. Chemical engineering majors have an early career salary at $69,600, and actuarial mathematics majors have the second-highest mid-career salary at $119,600.

One further note: as should be obvious to all, salaries for the same job can vary by state, and within a state's borders, by municipalities. Private sector job salaries differ from public sector salaries, even for the same job.

Below find average starting salaries followed by average mid-to-late career compensation. The rankings are based on the late-career salary potential. All of these careers assume a relevant bachelor's degree in the area of specialization. Those degrees, however, can be earned at both residential and online colleges, which offers more options for those of you in the job field and looking for a new career path.

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It's a well known fact that New York City is undergoing another residential building boom, but the extent of that growth has now been brought to light in a new report by the New York Building Congress, based on its analysis of U.S. Census data.

The city's Department of Buildings approved the construction of 56,528 units spread out over 1,998 buildings in 2015. That's a 67 percent increase from the previous building boom in 2008, when the number of units stood at 33,911.

Construction approved in 2015 also marked a dramatic increase from the previous year - a 180 percent increase to be exact.

"The number of residential permits issued in New York City last year was nothing short of epic, and you don't reach an amount that large without a number of factors working in the City's favor," Richard T. Anderson, the president of the Building Congress, said in a press release.

The factors he's referring to include developers making a dash to get permits approved prior to the 421-a program expiring in early 2016, and pending changes to the building code.

Among the five boroughs, Brooklyn saw the most number of permits issued for the fourth year running with 26,026 permits approved. That's more than the permits approved in Queens and Manhattan combined. Only in Staten Island did the number of permits approved drop from 712 permits in 2014 to 541 in 2015.

Of all the units approved for construction, a staggering 97 percent were in buildings with five or more units. Manhattan, in fact, average 120 units for every permitted building.

The building boom has in turn led to higher construction costs. The construction cost per unit reached $124,300 in 2015, up 25 percent from 2014.

NYC Residential Building Permits Surged Past 56,000 in 2015, a 67 Percent Increase from the Height of the Previous Building Boom [NY Building Congress]

Everything You Need to Know About NYC's 421-a Tax Program, Poised to Expire Today [Curbed]

NYC Construction Costs Grew For A Third Year Running Amid Building Boom [Curbed]

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P4: This is a picture of a carpenter at work. I chose this picture because I've always wanted to work in a field where I was able to use my hands and not push paper all day.

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P3: This is a picture of a toy Tonka Truck. I chose this because I used to have a whole set of trucks I used to play with when I was a kid and I always wanted someday to operate or be around big trucks like that.

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P2: This is a picture of a building being demolished. I chose this because the process of demolishing a building than re-erecting a new and better structure in its place is cool to me.

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P1: This is a picture of the NYC skyline. I chose it because I've always wanted to build a building or be apart of a project that shaped the NYC Skyline.