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

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The construction partnership with Limak International brings international expertise to the project, whilst the club retains control through its development arm, 2020 Developments. This structure allows Luton Town to subcontract locally where appropriate, ensuring community businesses benefit from the investment.

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Slow & Steady: State of the Concrete Industry

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Contractors are also adopting machine control for accurate placement of materials. The same investment in technology is being seen in the machine control space. These solutions also enhance project planning and forecasting, with real-time cost tracking and financial insights to help control expenses and plan for long-term stability.

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

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Concrete Equipment & Products > Concrete Plants" class="section-feed-content-node__website-section-name"> Concrete Plants Green Cement Plant Earns Certification for Quality Management Fortera Forteras green cement plant in Redding, California, has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification.

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$57M Settlement Keeps Red River Diversion Project Dispute Out of Court

ENR Construction

Army Corps of Engineers July 8, 2025 The contractor and the flood control authority for the massive Red River diversion project in North Dakota have resolved $400 million in claims with a $57-million settlement, much of it related to the failure to use epoxy coating on rebar in parts of the project to protect against corrosion.

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Saint-Gobain Acquires Maturix, Wireless Concrete-Montioring

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This reduces the duration of the concrete construction cycle by up to 50 percent and improves job-site efficiency, all while improving concrete quality and ensuring a high level of structural performance. Maturix and Saint-Gobain have successfully collaborated since 2019. The plant produces the ReAct low-carbon cement product.

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Deep energy retrofits: The future of sustainable buildings

Construction Specifier

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 C above pre-industrial levels. 1 The agreement was enacted in 2016.

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$57M Settlement Keeps Red River Diversion Project Claims Out of Court

ENR Construction

Army Corps of Engineers July 8, 2025 T he contractor and the flood control authority for the massive Red River diversion project in North Dakota have resolved $400 million in claims with a $57-million settlement. Video still courtesy of the U.S. The Corps also serves as the federal agency overseeing the entire project.