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Article 4 Direction: What Property Owners Need to Know Before Converting

UK Construction Blog

These directions are typically implemented to protect the character and amenity of designated areas such as conservation zones or to manage property concentrations like Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). These directions typically apply to specific areas such as conservation zones or neighbourhoods with high concentrations of HMOs.

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Construction begins on £44.5m Kingston leisure centre

The Construction Index

The new facility will have a 25-metre, eight-lane main pool with moveable floor, a 20-metre learner pool with splash zone, a health suite with sauna and steam room, a 150-station gym, a group cycling studio, three activity studios, a four-court sports hall, squash courts, a soft play area and a café.

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Apprentice joiner’s thumb re-attached

The Construction Index

These require employers to take effective measures to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery or to stop the movement of any dangerous parts of it before any part of a person enters a danger zone.

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Workplace injuries are declining, but costs are climbing, Travelers report finds

Construction Dive

Published June 12, 2025 By Laurel Kalser Contributor post share post print email license A worker walks through a construction zone on July 17, 2023, in Stamford, Conn. The report compared workers compensation data from the five years leading up to the Covid pandemic, 2015 to 2019, with data from the five years since, 2020 to 2024.

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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Enormous Complexity Under a Veil of Simplicity

ENR Construction

SOM joined in 2015. The PT cables—steel housed inside red plastic sheaths—were daylighted at the perimeter, where there was a temporary leave out zone. Placing that volume of concrete at once wasn’t possible, so instead it was done in 10 zones, coinciding with the 10 towers. “We It was like tuning a giant guitar.

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Commercial Construction Trends and Predictions for 2016

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As we close in on the finish line for 2015, we’re happy to report it’s been a terrific year at Englewood Construction and for many others in the commercial construction industry. Developers and Tenants Create Entertainment Zones to Drive Traffic. Bill Di Santo. Tel: 847-233-9200 x710. www.englewoodconstruction.com.

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Feature Story: 2015 Economic Development Awards

Business Facilities

Feature Story: 2015 Economic Development Awards appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. This makes it much tougher for us to pick the best of the best, so we’ve expanded our showcase to make room for an ever-increasing number of economic development leaders.

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