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#146:  Design-Build Contracts and the Spearin Doctrine: an Update

NH Construction Law

549 (2015), which held that because the owner has the ultimate decision on acceptance or rejection of the design, the design-build contractor is not a “guarantor against all design defects.” I pointed out the approach taken in Coghlin Electrical Contractors, Inc. Gilbane Building Co. , See Arco Ingenieros, S.A.

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Luton Town’s New Stadium: Power Court’s £450m Journey from Planning to Premier League Reality

UK Construction Blog

Enhanced revenue potential increases dramatically from £500,000 to over £2 million per home match, providing the financial foundation for sustained Premier League competition through improved corporate hospitality and commercial facilities.

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ACI CODE 318-25: Building Code for Structural Concrete Now In Print

For Construction Pros

As ACI’s flagship standard, ACI CODE-318-25 sets the foundation for structural concrete design and construction in buildings and nonbuilding structures. As ACI’s flagship standard, ACI CODE-318-25 sets the foundation for structural concrete design and construction in buildings and nonbuilding structures. What is 318-25?

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Say Goodbye to Cost Overruns: Rabbet Reduces Cost Overruns by 87%

Rabbet

According to KPMGs 2015 Global Construction Survey , a staggering 69% of projects experienced cost overruns of 10% or more. Rabbets centralized data foundation eliminates these inefficiencies, enabling teams to prevent overruns before they occur. Cost overruns are a pervasive challenge in the construction industry.

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Slow & Steady: State of the Concrete Industry

For Construction Pros

This means a contractor might have to factor in significant cost increases for a major slab or foundation project, sometimes experiencing price surges mid-project that eat into profit margins or necessitate difficult negotiations with clients. The plant produces the ReAct low-carbon cement product.

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National Grid trials 3D printed foundations

The Construction Index

First batch of foundations for National Grid waiting for integrity testing at the University of Sheffield National Grid is trialling the use of 3D printing to make reinforced concrete substation foundations. The collaboration aims to optimise grid development through the automated production of low-carbon foundations.

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Van Elle and VolkerWessels get close

The Construction Index

The assumption is that Van Elle will become sole supplier of concrete foundations for VolkerWessels UK, since VolkerGround Engineering specialises in driven and in-situ steel piling. Neither the value nor the volume of machinery changing hands has been disclosed.