Construction Specifier

APRIL 16, 2025

In 2015, the historic Paris Agreement was ratified by world leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference to commit to a collective climate action to reduce emissions and limit the Earths temperature increase to 1.5 Minor building repairs and upgrading interior elements, such as lighting, mechanical systems, and appliances, are not sufficient.

Sustainability 59

Sustainability Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Systems Building Performance Measurement 59

The Construction Index

JUNE 9, 2025

Muhammad Shaban, lead innovation engineer at National Grid Electricity Transmission, said: “Our collaboration with Hyperion Robotics is a real step forward in achieving more innovative construction practices which align with our bold and ambitious commitments on sustainability.

Foundation Systems 106

Foundation Systems Construction Equipment Structural Systems Building Materials Manufacturing 106

The Construction Index

JUNE 15, 2025

This is a project with green features at its core, incorporating a significant number of solar panels and electric vehicle charging points which will support it in achieving a high sustainability standard.” midlands regional headquarters. midlands regional headquarters. “We CGI of the new office block Got a story?

Construction Equipment 64

Construction Equipment Modular Construction Wall Systems Electrical Systems 64

The Construction Index

JULY 16, 2025

Galliford Try advances its EV charging ambitions 21 hours Galliford Try is expanding its digital infrastructure portfolio with electric vehicle charging stations. Feltham mobilises for Reading theatre works 22 hours Work has started on the construction of a new theatre in Reading.

Contracts 59

Contracts Construction Equipment Wall Systems Modular Construction 59

The Construction Index

JUNE 12, 2025

Targeting a BREEAM Very Good rating, the building will be fully electric, using air source heat pumps and renewable energy systems to minimise costs. Architecturally, the centre has been designed with pitched roofs and large windows to maximise natural light and blend with the local environment.

Renewable Energy Systems 59

Renewable Energy Systems Construction Equipment Project Management Consulting Facility Management 59

ENR Construction

JUNE 9, 2025

Belgian Dredging International completed the second 244-hectare expansion phase of Hulhumalé in 2015, pumping six million cubic meters of sand from the seabed to raise the island to over 2 m above sea level. After a temporary halt due to environmental concerns, the Hulhumalé Phase 3 land reclamation project has resumed.

Project Management Consulting 50

Project Management Consulting Building Information Modeling (BIM) Infrastructure Development Environmental Consulting 50

The Construction Index

JULY 13, 2025

It was reported last year that plans to cut costs by not installing a sprinkler system were blocked by county councillors due to fire safety concerns. McAlpine breaks ground on £1.25bn Port Talbot furnace 7 hours Construction officially begins today in Port Talbot on one of the world’s biggest electric arc furnaces.

Construction Equipment 64

Construction Equipment Wall Systems Electrical Systems Contracts 64

The Construction Index

JULY 15, 2025

Galliford Try advances its EV charging ambitions 21 hours Galliford Try is expanding its digital infrastructure portfolio with electric vehicle charging stations. the Balkerne water tower, a.k.a the Balkerne water tower, a.k.a

Construction Equipment 59

Construction Equipment Wall Systems Contracts Government Works 59

The Construction Index

JULY 15, 2025

Galliford Try advances its EV charging ambitions 21 hours Galliford Try is expanding its digital infrastructure portfolio with electric vehicle charging stations. Feltham mobilises for Reading theatre works 22 hours Work has started on the construction of a new theatre in Reading.

Construction Equipment 59

Construction Equipment Wall Systems Contracts Foundation Systems 59

The Construction Index

JUNE 12, 2025

The RA30, with its 370-horsepower engine, carries a 6,000 gallon or 22,712 litre (AWT6) water tank, while the 444-horsepower RA40 is matched with a 9,000 gallon or 34,069 litre (AWT9) tank – both equipped with spray and pumping systems for water distribution. These tanks are serious pieces of equipment in their own right,” said Hills.

Construction Machinery 59

Construction Machinery Construction Equipment Wall Systems Building Products Distribution 59

The Construction Index

JUNE 5, 2025

Glenelly Infrastructure Solutions (GIS), founded in 2016 and headquartered in Hemel Hempstead, offers cable laying and power connection services, including electric vehicle charging points. It also runs a recruitment business, supplying staff to the construction, connections, power generation, transmission and distribution sectors.

Construction Equipment 52

Construction Equipment Infrastructure Development Wall Systems Electrical Systems 52

The Construction Index

JULY 14, 2025

McAlpine breaks ground on £1.25bn Port Talbot furnace 7 hours Construction officially begins today in Port Talbot on one of the world’s biggest electric arc furnaces. The Swiss think so, but we need to change our rules first.

Construction Equipment 69

Construction Equipment Wall Systems Electrical Systems Green Building 69

The Construction Index

JULY 16, 2025

Dumfries & Galloway Council has appointed Galliford Try Digital Infrastructure by to lead the design and preconstruction phase for a programme of new ‘Mobility Hubs’ across the region, with electric vehicle (EV) charging points and bicycle racks.

Construction Equipment 59

Construction Equipment Electrical Systems Wall Systems Contracts 59

The Construction Index

JULY 2, 2025

LiuGong is already ahead of the game with the fifth generation of their battery and electric models, so we are looking forward to working with them and preparing for what the future holds.” Their extensive range complements our current portfolio and provides cost-effective ownership and impressive innovation.

Construction Equipment 59

Construction Equipment Construction Machinery Wall Systems Electrical Systems 59

The Construction Index

JUNE 27, 2025

Advantage NRG supplies workers for overhead electrical transmission lines AIM-listed Hercules has acquired Advantage NRG to move into the expanding power and energy sector. JN Bentley switches to Xwatch 2 hours All new JN Bentley excavators will be fitted with Xwatch safety systems. Hercules has paid an initial £10.2m Got a story?

Construction Equipment 59

Construction Equipment Energy Conservation Electrical Systems Wall Systems 59

ENR Construction

JULY 15, 2025

Derrible organizes his book into chapters for seven types of infrastructure: water, wastewater, transport, electricity, gas, solid waste and telecommunication. What impressed me was Derribles mastery of so much information about so many different infrastructure types and details of how those systems succeed or dont in the worlds cities.

Infrastructure Development 46

Infrastructure Development Surveying Lean Construction Building Performance Measurement 46

The Construction Index

JULY 15, 2025

In addition, Unite will begin discussions with Electrical Contractors Association, the employers’ side of the JIB, on improving terms and conditions for pensions and travel expenditure. The increase of 14% over the next three years was hard won by our union through Unite’s lay member negotiators.

Construction Equipment 59

Construction Equipment Electrical Systems General Contracting Wall Systems 59

The Construction Index

JULY 22, 2025

The site will comprise hydrogen production, storage and refuelling, with the hydrogen produced through electrolysis, using electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The plant is to be built on Bowling Back Lane in Bradford where previously stood three large gas holders.

Renewable Energy Systems 64

Renewable Energy Systems Construction Equipment Government Works Facility Management 64

Construction Daily News

JUNE 26, 2025

construction company will buy its solar tonneau covers and portable energy systems for fleet testing. launched a pilot project with a top US construction firm to test its SOLIS solar tonneau cover and COR portable energy system on June 25, 2025. The company’s ISO 9001:2015 accreditation should open doors to major car OEMs.

Construction Equipment 52

Construction Equipment Construction Machinery Electrical Systems Building Resilience 52

The Construction Index

JULY 6, 2025

Mona includes up to 96 turbines, generating around 1.5GW of electricity as well as four offshore substation platforms up to 60 metres high, along with offshore interconnector cables, inter-array cables and export cables. Kent is providing the front-end engineering design.

Construction Equipment 76

Construction Equipment Wall Systems Project Management Consulting Electrical Systems 76

The Construction Index

JULY 1, 2025

An initial £8.9bn investment is being committed to Britains high-voltage electricity network, with a further £1.3bn ready to go, to power the biggest expansion of the electricity grid since the 1960s.  Bids deemed to be not in the best interests of consumers have been turned down, Ofgem said.

Approvals 103

Approvals Renewable Energy Systems Electrical Systems Construction Equipment 103

The Construction Index

JULY 13, 2025

LiuGong argued that its battery electric machines should not be included within the scope of the tariff since there is no UK equivalent from which it is unfairly taking market share. It has asked for battery electric machines to be removed from the description of the goods and all related tariffs.

Construction Equipment 96

Construction Equipment Electrical Systems Wall Systems Green Building 96

Revit OpEd

MARCH 27, 2014

Here''s a list of the items that are new to Revit 2015. New Features News Revit 2015 Revit Updates' I''ve put them into my own grouping.

Schedule Management 106

Schedule Management Structural Systems Building Codes Property Management 106

Civil + Structural Engineer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Places like the New Administrative Capital–which has been under construction since 2015–are being rapidly built and expanded. Photo Credit: Megan Payne The Cairo Monorail project began in 2020, and is a two-line monorail rapid transit system owned by the Egyptian National Authority of Tunnels (NAT).

Structural Systems 299

Structural Systems Electrical Systems Government Works Public Works 299

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

New Feature - Circuit Sequence Somewhat related to yesterday''s new electrical feature there is also a new Electrical Setting called Circuit Sequence. New Feature - Most Recently Used Panel When we create a new circuit Revit now offers a list of panels on the ribbon, on the System Tools panel. Subtle stuff makes me grin!

Electrical Systems 66

Electrical Systems 66

Civil + Structural Engineer

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It features elements that maximize the safety, security, and efficiency of the travel process including 100 percent automated screening lanes, 100 percent facial recognition “e-gates” for international departure, an innovative landside terminal design, and 100 percent trackable RFID Independent Carrier System.

Engineering 264

Engineering Concrete Pouring Plumbing Systems Structural Systems 264

Civil + Structural Engineer

JUNE 20, 2023

(the “Company” or “Bowman”) (NASDAQ: BWMN), today announced the firm has reached the milestone of having completed 100 battery energy storage system (BESS) engineering assignments nationwide. with large-scale projects in California, the Southwest and Texas.

Renewable Energy Systems 130

Renewable Energy Systems Environmental Consulting Building Permits Project Management Consulting 130

Civil + Structural Engineer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Avineon is proud to be among the first organizations to receive this recognition,” said Joel Campbell, Avineon’s Senior Vice President – Commercial Systems. “We Qualifying to receive the Parcel Management Specialty demonstrates Avineon’s commitment to and expertise in land records, parcel management, and ArcGIS Pro.

Real Estate Development 130

Real Estate Development Infrastructure Development Project Management Facility Management 130

Civil + Structural Engineer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

They will also be able to determine the level of performance in an energy code or high-performance rating system. Larson noted that AISI D250-23 is an update of the “Thermal Design Guide for Exterior Walls” originally published by AISI that was updated and revised in 2008 and 2015.

Building Code Compliance 130

Building Code Compliance Building Codes Building Design Energy Conservation 130

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Upgrades began in 2015 and included improvements to the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing, the installation of a fire protection system, improvement to accessibility, the addition of interior finishes and exterior windows, and addressed minor building settlement. .

Fire Protection System Installation 69

Fire Protection System Installation Fire Protection Systems Plumbing Systems Electrical Systems 69

Civil + Structural Engineer

MAY 4, 2023

SHARC International Systems Inc. Furthermore, the Company earned lower margin on a higher percentage of Revenue where the Company acted as a general contractor managing the installation of a SHARC WET system. All figures are in Canadian Dollars and in accordance with IFRS unless otherwise stated. PIRANHAs in Canada’s Capital.

Renewable Energy Systems 130

Renewable Energy Systems Energy Efficiency Electrical Systems Building Products Distribution 130

Construction Marketing

JUNE 4, 2015

In a recent news release, the webcast date has been confirmed and will be presented on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 1pm CST. Prior to joining McGraw Hill Construction, Chris held sales and sales management positions at McBee Systems and Motorola. © 2015 Construction Marketing Association. ” ###. All Rights Reserved.

Surveying 85

Surveying Schedule Management Construction Management Electrical Systems 85

BD+C

MAY 4, 2018

In 2015, they broke ground on a 56,000-square-foot office building to accommodate an increasing number of customers and employees. Their HVAC system requirements included energy efficiency as well as high-quality comfort control.

HVAC Systems 63

HVAC Systems Quality Control Electrical Systems Energy Efficiency 63

Revit OpEd

AUGUST 21, 2015

If I gaze into it longer I also see Revit 2015 R2 arrive in September (2014). That probably can be translated into " we'll probably see it in the next release ". If I grab my crystal ball and look back to last year I see a Autodesk Revit Sundial. wonder if history might repeat itself? Need a little more info to check it out first?

Ceiling Systems 80

Ceiling Systems Wall Systems Electrical Systems 80

UK Construction Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Arc Flash Defined An arc flash is an explosive electrical discharge through air to ground or another voltage phase, capable of reaching temperatures up to 20,000°C. Defining Arc Flash An arc flash is a type of electrical explosion, or “flashover,” resulting from an arcing fault between electrical conductors.

Electrical Systems 64

Electrical Systems Quality Assurance Construction Equipment Painting/finishing 64

HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Activity is setting up nicely for commercial construction in 2015, but just as the industry seems to be back on its footing, the dreary recession of years past is giving us one last gasp of annoyance and pain. However, I know how to manage an electrical team on site, while simultaneously managing foundation and drywall contractors.

General Contracting 123

General Contracting Construction Management Project Management Change Management 123

Construction Daily News

MARCH 1, 2024

Arc Flash Defined An arc flash is an explosive electrical discharge through air to ground or another voltage phase, capable of reaching temperatures up to 20,000°C. Defining Arc Flash An arc flash is a type of electrical explosion, or “flashover,” resulting from an arcing fault between electrical conductors.

Electrical Systems 52

Electrical Systems Quality Assurance Construction Equipment Painting/finishing 52