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Precast Concrete Lintels: The Ultimate Guide to Strength, Durability & Installation

UK Construction Blog

Available in various types (standard prestressed, high strength and fair-faced options) and sizes (widths from 100mm to 215mm and lengths from 600mm to 3000mm), these lintels can accommodate diverse building requirements. What Are Precast Concrete Lintels?

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Navigating the UK’s 2025 Building Regs: What Contractors Need to Know

UK Construction Blog

The post Navigating the UKs 2025 Building Regs: What Contractors Need to Know appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Key Points The 2025 UK Building Regulations, under the Future Homes Standard, aim to reduce carbon emissions from new homes by 75-80% compared to 2013 standards, focusing on energy efficiency and low-carbon heating.

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Costain wins new Grangemouth deal

The Construction Index

Costain energy resilience director Sean Close said: “We’ll use our engineering expertise and long record of predictable best-in-class delivery to optimise the performance of Kinneil Terminal. Got a story? Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk

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Productive Construction – Traits of Collaboration

Job Order Contracting

Based upon the above, why would anyone be surprised by the lack of productivity and rampant economic and environmental waste endemic to public sector facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds? Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery System Performance is CRITICAL to Improving Productivity. doi: [link]. Barlish, K.

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To the rescue: NJ community receives coastal restoration project

Civil + Structural Engineer

The Army Corps is performing this project in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, its non-federal sponsor, and Army Corps Contractor, Weeks Marine of Cranford, New Jersey. New York District Commander, Col. So far, the District has completed 52 of the 60 projects in the program.”

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 Service Pack 1 Available

Revit OpEd

Revit 2013 Service Pack 1 Available. Update Release 1 is now available for Revit 2013 products. Just a reminder - with the introduction of Autodesk Revit 2013, make sure you are installing the correct update for your product! Autodesk Revit Structure 2013 UR1. Autodesk Revit MEP 2013 UR1. Autodesk Revit 2013 UR1.

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More cities requiring large buildings to use EPA’s energy management and reporting

BD+C

cities in passing a requirement that large buildings use Portfolio Manager, the Environmental Protection Agency’s energy management tool, to measure and report energy performance. In 2012, Philadelphia joined several other U.S.