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AI fuels data center demand: Can precast concrete keep up?

Construction Specifier

Once precast concrete erection begins, it is an extremely fast process, especially when you consider that insulated precast concrete wall panels have all the elements of a finished wall system (finished surface, air, and vapor barrier) built in. Precast, prestressed concrete finishes have schedule, cost, and design advantages.

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NIOSH Study Highlights Hearing Risks for Construction Workers

CCR Magazine

Workers within the Construction Sector, 2010-2019 ,was publishedin the Journal of Safety Research. The study, Prevalence of Hearing Loss among Noise-Exposed U.S.

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ONS: Construction growth gathers momentum

The Construction Index

HS2 tunnelling machine Mary Ann is being disassembled, having finished the first section of the Bromford Tunnel in Warwickshire last month Latest bulletin from the Office for National Statistics shows that monthly construction output in Great Britain is estimated to have grown by 0.9% in April 2025.

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Skanska signs £153m contract for A47 Thickthorn junction

The Construction Index

CGI of the new junction Improvements to the A47 Thickthorn junction, where A47 meets the A11 south of Norwich, were supposed to have already finished by now but the contract was retendered after costs escalated.

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Decline in construction insolvencies

The Construction Index

While this is welcome news, the sector remains under considerable strain, and the recent data paints a picture of cautious resilience amid ongoing structural challenges.” He added: “The next quarter will be critical in determining whether the sector can steady itself – or slide further.”

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McAlpine to revamp Colchester water tower

The Construction Index

The tower, finished in 1883, was designed by borough engineer Charles Clegg and built by Everett & Sons builders of Hythe Hill, Colchester at a cost of £11,138, using 1,250,000 locally produced bricks and 142 tonnes of cast iron. the Balkerne water tower, a.k.a The client team includes Purcell and Focus Consultants.

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Francis starts Wokingham school expansion

The Construction Index

Francis Construction’s contract, for a steel framed structure on pad foundations , glazing and brickwork to the façade and internal finishing and MEP services throughout, is valued at £6.2m. The scheme was budgeted at £4.5m in March 2022 but had leapt to £10.5m by July 2023.