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Mass Timber Buildings: Sustainable Path to Net Zero Goals

CCR Magazine

Swinerton’s early commitment to mass timber began in 2016 with the design, permitting, and construction of the then largest mass timber office building in the U.S.First Tech Federal Credit Union Oregon Corporate Campuswhich was delivered four months faster and four percent cheaper than structural steel.

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Feltham mobilises for Reading theatre works

The Construction Index

Galliford Try advances its EV charging ambitions 21 hours Galliford Try is expanding its digital infrastructure portfolio with electric vehicle charging stations. Francis starts Wokingham school expansion 22 hours Construction has started on a new sixth form block at Bohunt School near Wokingham.

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NHS tickles market on £2.3bn construction consultancy framework

The Construction Index

The proposed framework, valued at £2.3bn net of VAT, is for the provision of construction professional services, not for works contractors.

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Profile – Director of MEP Estimating Rich Corona

Granger Construction

As of 2025, Rich has worked in the architecture, engineering and construction industry for over 25 years, having joined Granger in 2016 with a Mechanical Engineering degree from Oakland University. He currently leads a team of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) Engineers within Granger’s Preconstruction Estimating division.

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Graham appointed to Manchester brewery regeneration

The Construction Index

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.

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Sussex modular builder wins its largest contract to date

The Construction Index

All the new build homes are targeted to achieve an EPC A rating, which will be delivered through a combination of solar photovoltaics, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, air source heat pumps , electric heating and Boutique Modern’s fabric-first design approach, which keeps homes warm in winter and cool in summer.

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Deep energy retrofits: The future of sustainable buildings

Construction Specifier

1 The agreement was enacted in 2016. Minor building repairs and upgrading interior elements, such as lighting, mechanical systems, and appliances, are not sufficient. C above pre-industrial levels. Today, 195 parties have signed onto this legally binding international treaty.