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n April 2014, TECO (Tampa Electric) Energy, Inc. undertook a complicated construction project at their Big Bend coal-fired power station in Tampa Bay. Routine inspection had uncovered deterioration in one of the plant’s 300-foot-long steel ducts that was inside a 500-foot-high smokestack. The aging ductwork had to be replaced with fiberglass, necessitating a scheduled 45-day shutdown.

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Good construction is a bit like harmony; you don’t notice how well it’s going until someone is out of tune.

The three-story condominium complex stood in its skeletal state — all structural steel in place. And just in time. All of the subcontractors working on the facility now had to coordinate their efforts and the tools of their various trades.