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Barrier breakthroughs: Achieving airtightness in modern construction

Construction Specifier

Photo courtesy Intertek As building codes and standards evolve, the demand for airtight, environmentally friendly building enclosures increases among building owners, insurers, and design professionals. Within the AEC industry, research focuses on predicting and quantifying the impact of air leakage. By Matthew Ridgway, P.E.

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UK Construction Recovery Constrained by Historic Labour Crisis

UK Construction Blog

Brexit’s lasting impact compounds the crisis, with EU construction workers in London dropping from 42% to just 8% since 2018, creating wage inflation and project delays averaging 15% cost overruns. The government has committed £700-775 billion in infrastructure investment over the next decade and targets 1.5

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Beauty and brawn: The benefits of hybrid carpet

Construction Specifier

By Tracy Cook Photos courtesy Tarkett There are many expectations from indoor spaces today: they must look aesthetically pleasing but be strong enough to withstand heavy use, be easy to clean but not feel sterile and unwelcoming, and they should feature healthy, sustainable materials that support human and environmental health.

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How to protect employees from heat and other climate extremes

Construction Dive

Even so, many organizations are taking precautions to protect workers from heat and other environmental factors, she added. Scott Olson via Getty Images There’s more to beating heat than keeping cool There is a long list of items for employers to consider when it comes to environmental heat precautions. Last months U.S.

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Hulme succeeds Bourne at Eric Wright Civils

The Construction Index

Our projects also continue to have positive impacts for local people and their communities. From a group perspective, we have a strong foundation in social value, compliance, environmental standards that we can continue to build upon. I look forward to driving our ambitious targets across these areas.” Got a story?

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Choosing the right door hardware with ANSI/BHMA standards

Construction Specifier

BHMA is the trade association for North American manufacturers of commercial builders hardware and is involved in standards, codes and life safety regulations, and other activities that specifically impact builders hardware performance standards for locks, closers, exit devices, and other builders hardware. 2021 Butts and Hinges.

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NTRO: Quantifying Australia’s transport sector

Roads Online

The data itself comprises multiple facets and aspects, such as pavement strength testing, road construction testing, local road surveys, ride quality testing, road safety assessments, crack detection and mapping and automated pavement surface assessments to name a few. This included the assessment of 8400 kilometres of Victorian roads.