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Tag: construction

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2810: The Concrete Revolution

Richard H. Armstrong

Posted on December 16, 2020 · Episode: 2810 The Concrete Revolution in Ancient Rome. Today, some concrete achievements.

Tags concrete construction pantheon parthenon pozzolana rome

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1901: The Timber Square Set

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 3, 2020 · Episode: 1901 Philipp Deidesheimer and the remarkable timber square set. Today, the timber square set.

Tags Agricola construction De Re Metallica invention mining Montana nevada Philipp Deidesheimer Philipsburg silver tunneling Virginia City

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1886: Key West Railway

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 5, 2020 · Episode: 1886 Building the Key West Railway: Building Florida. Today, we ride the Keys.

Tags concrete construction depression Florida Keys Henry Flagler highways Hurricanes luxury hotels railroads railways tourism transportation

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1865: The Kinzua Viaduct

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 27, 2020 · Episode: 1865 Octave Chanute and the Kinzua Viaduct: bridging two centuries. Today, a story of railroads and airplanes.

Tags Buffalo coal transportation construction disasters flight glider flying iron Lake Erie & Pennsylvania railroad masonry New York Octave Chanute railway steel tornado Wright Brothers

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2143: Emma Lazarus

Dorothy Baker

Posted on April 15, 2020 · Episode: 2143 In which Emma Lazarus reinvents the Statue of Liberty. Today, UH scholar Dorothy Baker tells us about Emma Lazarus.

Tags construction Dorothy Baker emigration Emma Lazarus Frederic August Bartholdi Gustave Eiffel immigration Mark Twain poem poetry refugees sculpture statue of liberty The New Colossus Walt Whitman women

Transportation

County Set To Begin Work On New Brays Bayou Bridges To Ease Flooding

Gail Delaughter

Posted on March 6, 2020 · Construction starts this spring at Telephone Road, Lawndale Street, and Hillcroft Street.

Tags Brays Bayou construction Harris County Flood Control District Project Brays U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Local

Construction Workers At UH Demand Payment For Work On New Student Housing

Kirk McDaniel, HPM Intern

Posted on January 23, 2020 · The eight workers who were employed by a contractor working for the university claim they are owed at least $43,000 in back pay, including unpaid overtime wages.

Tags Austin Commercial construction student housing The University of Houston wages workers defense project

Transportation

Bagby Street Project Will Remake Area Near Houston City Hall And The Hobby Center

Gail Delaughter

Posted on January 10, 2020 · The project includes new sidewalks and an off-street bike lane, along with improved lighting and landscaping.

Tags Bagby Street bob eury construction Downtown Redevelopment Authority Houston City Hall

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1791: The Thames Tunnel

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 2, 2019 · Episode: 1791 The Thames Tunnel: Heroic engineering and its promotion. Today, the Thames Tunnel.

Tags construction Isambard Kingdom Brunel Marc Brunel mining engineering project development promotion Queen Victoria Thames Tunnel tunneling

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1777: An Un-Panama Canal

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 10, 2019 · Episode: 1777 Instead of the Panama Canal, ships on trains over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Today, an Un-Panama Canal.

Tags cholera construction de Lesseps Eads Isthmus of Tehuantepec panama canal railroads shipping St. Louis Bridge Vollmar yellow fever

News

A Major Route Through The UH Campus Is Getting A New Look With More Space For Bikers, Walkers

Gail Delaughter

Posted on October 22, 2019 · City and county officials say they want to make Cullen Boulevard more accessible for pedestrians, cyclists and transit riders.

Tags bike path complete streets construction Cullen Boulevard university of houston

Houston Matters

Houston Has Too Much Pavement — But Could Permeable Materials Help?

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 5, 2019 · Permeable pavement allows water to seep through to the ground below, preventing it from overwhelming storm drains.

Tags construction flooding Kryshon Bratton Michael Bratton Michael Hagerty pavement permeable pavement Piper Whitney Construction

Transportation

A Section Of The 610 West Loop Will Be Totally Closed This Weekend

Gail Delaughter

Posted on July 12, 2019 · Traffic will be forced to detour because of overhead construction work.

Tags 610 West Loop construction I-10 transit U.S. 290

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1706: Eiffel’s Towers

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 21, 2019 · Episode: 1706 The Two Eiffel Towers. Today, Eiffel builds two towers.

Tags 1889 Paris Exhibition architecture construction esthetics france Gustave Eiffel Tower iron statue of liberty steel

Transportation

Houston Drivers Are Advised To Steer Clear Of A Traffic Hotspot This Weekend

Gail Delaughter

Posted on June 7, 2019 · If you travel on a section of I-69, you may want to plan another route. A lot of work is happening at Houston’s busiest freeway interchange.

Tags 610 West Loop construction freeways I-69/US 59 texas Texas Department of Transportation

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