The project is a separate one from Jean-Pierre Houdin's construction analysis, but has also been developed with help of Dassault Systemes - and in collaboration with an international team of researchers.

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However, construction companies seem to have been cutting staff and delaying hiring in recent months, according to a recent analysis of federal data by the Associated General Contractors of America.

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