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Construction restarts on $2.1B Portland water plant

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Skip to main content CONTINUE TO SITE ➞ Dont miss tomorrows construction industry news Let Construction Dives free newsletter keep you informed, straight from your inbox. These delays have caused the cost of the project to balloon: It has quadrupled in price since 2017, when it was pegged at $500 million.

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Paradise Palms Redevelopment: Transforming Community Living Through Innovative Design

Construction Daily News

The Paradise Palms redevelopment project is generating significant attention in Cairns as plans unfold for a major transformation of the area. This ambitious $300 million initiative aims to create a vibrant mix of residential spaces, tourist attractions, and recreational facilities at the former golf course site.

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Building Industry decline in productivity – What can be done?

OmTrak

The McKinsey Global Institute report 2017 ‘Reinventing construction’,[2] global labor-productivity growth in construction has averaged only 1 percent a year over the past two decades, compared with growth of 2.8 The 2018 Building Confidence report in Australia set out a clear framework to improve regulation and transparency.

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Building Industry decline in productivity – What can be done?

OmTrak

The McKinsey Global Institute report 2017 ‘Reinventing construction’,[2] global labor-productivity growth in construction has averaged only 1 percent a year over the past two decades, compared with growth of 2.8 The 2018 Building Confidence report in Australia set out a clear framework to improve regulation and transparency.

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Lessons From the Hudson River PCB Cleanup Project | ENR.

ENR Construction

Search our site: Infrastructure. Safety & Health. But by the mid-20th century, a growing body of research suggested that PCBs posed a threat to health and the environment. As those findings gained more substantiation, regulators issued fish-consumption advisories in 1971 for the river. Transportation. Environment.

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Top Trends in London’s Painter and Decorator Industry

CCR Magazine

This development, however, did not suffice to counter the decline in private industrial orders leading to subdued growth during 2017 with little change foreseen for 2018. The implementation of resourceful solutions combined with robust planning can balance the scale. How does London’s paint demand affect the paint industry?

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Read the Latest News on Scottish Highways Upgrade, Gloucestershire College’s Sustainable Construction Hub, Slow Housing Market Profit Warning, Rising Mortgage Rates, and Design Guide for Specialist and Supported Housing

UK Construction Blog

The council said summer work will enlarge carriageways, build key crossing sites, and modify roads. Rightmove reported the first monthly dip in asking prices this year and the first June reduction since 2017. Falkirk Council appointed the largest UK contractor for the Westfield A9/A904 upgrade scheme. over the past decade.