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San Diego Airport Construction 2026: How Structural Innovation Saved $58 Million and 30% Carbon on a $3.8 Billion Mega-Project Built on Unstable Ground

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San Diego $3.8B airport: 1.21M sq ft, 30 gates. Turner-Flatiron JV + Hensel Phelps. Buckling restrained braces eliminated 100 columns, saved $58M, cut 40% steel, 30% less embodied carbon. Built on liquefiable reclaimed land: 3,000 piles to 90ft. LEED Gold.

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