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Refine versus shine: Defining and defending design intent with refined concrete

Construction Specifier

The industry urgently needs a specification framework that is measurable, verifiable, and defensible. Photo courtesy Bennett Build The polished concrete problem The design industry has struggled with polished concrete for years. Photo courtesy Bennett Build What is polished concrete, exactly?

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Navigating the UK’s 2025 Building Regs: What Contractors Need to Know

UK Construction Blog

The post Navigating the UKs 2025 Building Regs: What Contractors Need to Know appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Key Points The 2025 UK Building Regulations, under the Future Homes Standard, aim to reduce carbon emissions from new homes by 75-80% compared to 2013 standards, focusing on energy efficiency and low-carbon heating.

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Construction Site Hearing Issues: How Noise Damages Workers’ Health & Prevention Tips

UK Construction Blog

The statistics paint a sobering picture: three out of four construction workers face hazardous noise levels exceeding 85 decibels on their jobsites, with private industry workers suffering 14,500 hearing loss cases in 2019 alone. Wrecking balls generate 110-130 decibels during building destruction.

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Meet Rosendin’s Solar Building Robots

CCR Magazine

Lincoln first came up with the idea in 2019 as a solution to reduce physical strain on electrical workers. The collaborative robots, or cobots, feature built-in safety measures and offer both autonomous and manual operation via handheld controllers. These machines effortlessly handle PV panels weighing 100 lbs., </p>

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Deep energy retrofits: The future of sustainable buildings

Construction Specifier

As the global focus on sustainability and climate change intensifies, the United States is seeing a new trend in building restoration-deep energy retrofits. buildings account for nearly 50 percent of energy consumption and 35 percent of total energy-related emissions.

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Costain wins new Grangemouth deal

The Construction Index

Costain energy resilience director Sean Close said: “We’ll use our engineering expertise and long record of predictable best-in-class delivery to optimise the performance of Kinneil Terminal. Got a story? Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk

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Infrastructure: Everything You Always Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

ENR Construction

There are other footnotes that reveal the authors personality and preferences in expressing weights and measures: "I do not even like to use the unit of metric ton for weight; we should simply call it a megagram instead," he says. Real-time job cost tracking and data-driven decisions are key to staying profitable.