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The Ultimate Guide to Air Quality Monitoring: Protecting Health & Environment

UK Construction Blog

The post The Ultimate Guide to Air Quality Monitoring: Protecting Health & Environment appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Air quality monitoring is the continuous measurement of pollutants and criteria air contaminants that affect our daily lives. Every breath you take matters.

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Competition watchdog to probe road and rail construction

The Construction Index

The National Infrastructure Commission estimated that public and private sector investment will need to increase by 30-50% over the next decade to deliver more complex infrastructure. It will also consider if they can effectively work with the market to deliver projects on time, to a high quality and within anticipated budgets.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Water/Stormwater

Civil + Structural Engineer

Alpha Testing, a UES company, was chosen by the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) to provide quality control/construction materials testing services to multiple project teams. The primary goals of the Project were to improve water quality while providing multiple benefits. Bois d’Arc Lake will span 16,641 acres.

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Prefab, Modular Homebuilder Touts Energy and Cost Benefits

The Pro Builder

In 2018, Brandon Weiss, a third-generation U.S. That high degree of factory completion helps ensure cost and quality control, Weiss says. Dvele’s designers consider the quality of furnishings, and the chemicals inside them, to help optimize the homes’ air quality. Next year, it plans to create about 240 modules.

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3 ways prefabrication doubles as a sustainability strategy

BD+C

Prefabricated building elements can help shorten construction schedules, improve quality control, and provide safer working conditions, making them an attractive option. This can be attributed to the fact that prefabricated building elements are made in a controlled factory, so recycling and waste reduction are simplified.

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Innovative Technology helps deliver the Warrenton Southern interchange Project

Civil + Structural Engineer

million design-build project kicked off in 2018 and opened to traffic in 2020. This included quickly developing limits of construction and quantities estimates for Shirley during the development of the requests for proposal (RFP) concept, and analyzing a multi-stage traffic control diversion with grade changes of up to 30 feet.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Environmental/Sustainability

Civil + Structural Engineer

Additionally, retrofitting the pond to provide higher quality water treatment helps the county comply with the municipal separate storm sewer system permit and contributes to restoring the Chesapeake Bay.