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Learn About the Latest News on US Worker Fell 40 Feet, Growing Construction Worker Wages, and Construction Aggregates Market

Construction Daily News

A shifting building landscape Since researchers last examined construction workforce trends 25 years ago, much can change. After COVID-19, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the 2018 steel and aluminum tariffs, the construction industry is still struggling. Infrastructure will consume 44.40% of building aggregate in 2024.

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JN Bentley switches to Xwatch

The Construction Index

The move to Xwatch was driven by operator feedback and a need for reliable, user-friendly control systems that reduce exposure to high-energy hazards on site, it said. DBR opens crafts skills centre 3 hours Conservation construction specialist DBR (London) Limited has opened a training centre to help keep heritage craft skills alive.

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Hercules acquires line worker supplier

The Construction Index

Advantage NRG supplies workers for overhead electrical transmission lines AIM-listed Hercules has acquired Advantage NRG to move into the expanding power and energy sector. This is Hercules third acquisition, following Future Build Recruitment in November 2023 and the business and assets of QTT in June 2025.

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Prefab, Modular Homebuilder Touts Energy and Cost Benefits

The Pro Builder

Prefab, Modular Homebuilder Touts Energy and Cost Benefits qpurcell Wed, 10/04/2023 - 09:00 Dvele —a California-based manufacturer of prefab, modular homes—got started by bringing two building concepts together: high performance and factory construction. In 2018, Brandon Weiss, a third-generation U.S.

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The Financial Case for High Performance Buildings: Why It Matters

Stok

In a white paper on The Financial Case for High Performance Buildings, set to be publicly available in September 2018, stok argues that the seemingly intangible occupant impacts of the built environment are quantifiable from a bottom line perspective. The Hidden High Performance Building Value Driver: People.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Environmental/Sustainability

Civil + Structural Engineer

This project would go on to be one of the largest renewable energy projects in the state to date, encompassing an area of 241.5 +/- acres and presenting a variety of environmental and civil challenges.

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Net zero building design and air leakage

GCP Applied Technologies

Net zero building design and air leakage. Mon, 10/01/2018 - 12:26. October 01, 2018. Is it possible to create a building with a net energy consumption of zero? A core requirement of net zero construction is an intense focus on energy efficiency in order to minimize energy consumption. Phillip.fry@gc….