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Rethinking the Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain
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During Tesla’s recent 2020 shareholders meeting (a.k.a. “Battery Day”), Elon Musk — CEO of Tesla and Chairman at SolarCity — talked for a good hour about batteries. Particularly, Musk discussed innovations in lithium-ion batteries — such as replacing cobalt with nickel cathodes. (more…)
The Precious Metals Industry: Why Silver is in Demand
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Thanks to greater industrial and jewelry demand, silver has become a highly valued investment in 2020, hitting record-high prices. According to a report by The Silver Institute, as of June 30 global silver holdings hit a record high of 925 million ounces, accounting for approximately 14 months of mine supply. …
The Financial Impact of COVID-19 on Construction’s 2020 and 2021 Forecasts
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McKinsey suggests that the COVID-19 crisis will reshape the construction industry, radically shift supply and value chains, and create the blueprint for the industry moving forward. While all of these are certainly true, COVID-19 isn’t simply a “disrupter.” It’s a tangible threat to the industry’s bottom-line. How is COVID-19…
Soft Costs Are a Hard Burden on the US Tunnel Industry
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In August of 2020 Tunnel Business Magazine published an eye-opening analysis of the exorbitantly high cost of US tunnels when compared with similar underground infrastructure projects around the world. The first and worst case cited was New York City’s Second Avenue Subway which opened to the public on January 1,…
Innovation and Diversification in the 2020 Precast Concrete Industry and Beyond
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At Resource Erectors we’ve been making The Case for Resilient Concrete Construction for quite some time. We maintain connections with industry leaders and the top professional talent in the precast concrete industry across North America, so it’s our business to keep a close watch on trends in this essential…
Improving Sustainability Must be Top-of-Mind in Construction
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“Integrating the pre-COVID-19 [sustainability] agenda into the post-COVID-19 action plan.” — Alexandre L’Heureux, President of WSP Global Despite the ongoing pandemic, sustainability is still the driving trend in construction. The post-crisis resiliency of construction firms is tightly hinged to how they handle sustainability going forward. According to McKinsey, the…
