Construction Enquirer

JULY 8, 2025

A HAL spokesperson said: “The completion of the transaction is subject to due diligence and other customary conditions for such transactions, including approval by the relevant competition authorities and consultation with the relevant works councils.”

Approvals 158

Approvals 158

CCR Magazine

MARCH 20, 2025

In this presentation, Grey provided an overview of the 2023 Massachusetts Stretch Code updates that impact faade design including requirements for air leakage, thermal bridging and the envelope backstop calculations. Moving forward, buildings permitted after July 1, 2023, will need to comply with the 2023 Massachusetts Stretch Code.

Building Codes 52

Building Codes Building Code Compliance Energy Conservation Energy Efficiency 52

Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Below, we review the top OSHA violations based on 2024 and 2023 data, highlighting actionable steps and practical takeaways to help you stay ahead in 2025. The Top 10 OSHA Violations in 2025 (Based on 2024 + 2023 Data) 1. Prevention Steps: Certify operators through OSHA-approved training programs.

Inspection 116

Inspection Cost Control Construction Equipment Risk Management 116

New Civil Engineer

MAY 22, 2025

Approved in full by the Environment Agency in December 2023, the scheme benefits… The post East Devon readies procurement for 21M Sidmouth coastal defence scheme appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Procurement 81

Procurement Approvals Sustainability Engineering 81

ENR Construction

JULY 10, 2025

Patient Care Tower in Iowa The Iowa Board of Regents approved spending up to $75 million for enabling work including three demolitions. billion renewable energy project approved by the Iowa Utilities Commission in 2023, but construction has not yet begun on it. By Annemarie Mannion Enabling work for a $2.2-billion

Ramps 71

Ramps Renewable Energy Systems Specialty Contracting Surveying 71

Construction Specifier

APRIL 9, 2025

To allow crews to get on the slab quickly, the concrete supplier adjusted the admixture by minimizing the amount of water reducer and using a superplasticizer and a viscosity modifierproducing an admixture that met the approval of the projects finishers. The design called for lighter, whiter concrete for the structure.

Energy Efficiency 59

Energy Efficiency Green Building Renewable Energy Systems Building Design 59

Construction News

JANUARY 30, 2025

Project starts and detailed planning approvals fell against the preceding quarter and last year. More positively, there was an uptick in main contract awards against the previous three months and the 2023 figures.

Site Planning 52

Site Planning Approvals Contracts 52

Construction News

JANUARY 30, 2025

Project starts experienced a significant rise against the previous year, whereas main contract awards and detailed planning approvals suffered against 2023 levels.

Approvals 52

Approvals Contracts 52

Construction News

JANUARY 30, 2025

The UK housing sector faced a challenging year in 2024, with declines across project starts, main contract awards, and detailed planning approvals compared to 2023. Housing overview Residential work commencing on-site totalled 44.726bn, down 12 per cent year-on-year.

Site Planning 52

Site Planning Approvals Contracts 52

Plant & Civil Engineer

MAY 12, 2025

This award recognises the innovative civil engineering apprenticeship programmes launched in 2023, developed in response to Irelands growing demand for skilled civil engineers. For more information, visit www.apprenticeship.ie or contact: civilapprenticeships@atu.ie

Engineering 52

Engineering Infrastructure Development Collaboration Construction Management 52

UK Construction Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

With planning approval secured and spades ready to hit the ground in 2025, Power Court represents everything modern football stadiums should be: accessible, iconic, and built for Premier League ambitions. Luton Borough Council approved a crucial funding component through the Newlands Park development near Junction 10 of the M1.

Environmental Impact Assessment 80

Environmental Impact Assessment Infrastructure Development Historic Preservation Facility Management 80

ENR Construction

JUNE 11, 2025

Since buying 1,095 acres of land in 2023 for $43 million , Great Gulf’s goal has been to develop a community that includes “immersive year-round events and amenities,” including a swimming pool with an indoor/outdoor roof, a fitness facility/spa and conveniences to be found along walking and mountain biking trails.

Land Use Regulations 72

Land Use Regulations Infrastructure Development Building Permits Public Works 72

ENR Construction

JUNE 16, 2025

Since the spring of 2023, work has been underway on the replacement of the Yellowstone River bridge near Tower Junction at the northeast corner of the park. Wadsworth “We use them a lot in Utah and Colorado, but we had to get approval from the Federal Highway Administration to use them. Photo courtesy Ralph L.

Concrete Pouring 68

Concrete Pouring Steel Fabrication Site Planning Surveying 68

ENR Construction

JUNE 16, 2025

Under a collaborative design-build delivery, Sundt and SCB came together in 2022 to begin work, with groundbreaking following in May 2023—less than 12 months between contract award and construction start. Realizing the project has required extensive planning and logistics coordination given the site’s isolated location.

Building Codes 36

Building Codes Building Design Structural Systems Lean Construction 36

The Construction Index

JULY 8, 2025

The bridging plates will be raised for night-time working [photo from Maurer] These types of bridge joint are used on long span bridges in the UK and across Europe, known as part 8 joints, in reference to the associated European Technical Approval Guidelines (ETAG) chapter.

Steel Fabrication 59

Steel Fabrication Structural Systems Construction Equipment Modular Construction 59

The Construction Index

JUNE 30, 2025

Construction News Ofgem gives initial approval to £24bn grid investment 4 hours Ofgem has given the provisional green light to an initial £24bn energy investment, Fox Brothers acquires Fishers 6 hours Blackpool-based Fox Brothers Holdings has acquired Manchester-based J Fisher & Sons. Got a story?

Construction Equipment 59

Construction Equipment Renewable Energy Systems Wall Systems Safety Regulations 59

ENR Construction

JUNE 16, 2025

The selected firms are approved to compete for the orders that are part of the program. City officials fast-tracked permits and inspections, allowing fast-paced construction to proceed nearly around the clock. Eleven firms have been selected by the U.S. Army for $495 million in contracts for construction in Hawaii.

Fire Protection System Installation 36

Fire Protection System Installation Fire Protection Systems Specialty Contracting Renewable Energy Systems 36

The Construction Index

JUNE 24, 2025

Hull plans infrastructure investment 17 hours Hull City Council’s cabinet has approved a five-year infrastructure plan. Henry Brothers in for Twycross Zoo project 1 day Henry Brothers Construction has been selected to build a £25m conservation centre at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire.

Construction Equipment 103

Construction Equipment Building Products Distribution Safety Regulations Wall Systems 103

The Construction Index

JULY 9, 2025

Construction News Plans approved for £800m Poplar estate renewal 1 hour The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has approved plans for the transformation of the Teviot Estate in the borough. Got a story? Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk

Construction Equipment 64

Construction Equipment Project Management Consulting Surveying Risk Management 64

Construction News

MARCH 3, 2025

Hotel & leisure overview 17 per cent increase in project starts year-on-year 50 per cent decrease in main contract awards from last year 44 per cent increase in detailed planning approvals compared to 2023 Although the hotel & leisure sector starts and approvals slowed down… The post UK construction activity January 2025: Hotel & (..)

Approvals 52

Approvals Contracts 52

The Construction Index

JULY 14, 2025

The development recently secured Gateway 2 approval from the Building Safety Regulator, making it one of the first new-build schemes nationally to overcome this hurdle. The Brewery Gardens project will delivering 505 new mixed-tenure apartments on a brownfield site of just 1.25

Construction Equipment 80

Construction Equipment Wall Systems Site Planning Safety Regulations 80

The Construction Index

JUNE 18, 2025

He writes: “They are a failure of HS2 Ltd and the supply chain, but the responsibility widens to include the assurance and approval bodies as well.” They are a failure of HS2 Ltd and the supply chain, but the responsibility widens to include the assurance and approval bodies as well. Therefore, the MWCCs are a collective failure.

Government Works 64

Government Works Construction Equipment Cost Control Contracts 64

The Construction Index

JULY 9, 2025

What should take 12 weeks for a detailed design review (Gateway 2) now takes an average of 30 weeks plus, and the eight-week response time for the handover gateway approval process (Gateway 3) is reportedly stretching to 20 weeks and counting. But this shows a contradiction of a policy which outlines plans to build 1.5

Safety Regulations 66

Safety Regulations Construction Equipment Handover Building Standards 66

The Construction Index

JUNE 10, 2025

Study reveals London planning authority bias against small builders 7 hours Planning applications for large housing developments are more likely to be approved than small ones, new analysis shows.

Contracts 59

Contracts Modular Construction Construction Equipment Site Planning 59

Roads Online

JUNE 12, 2025

Miller joined Inland Rail in December 2023 and oversaw the establishment of the company as a subsidiary of the ARTC (Australian Rail Track Corporation).

Approvals 66

Approvals Budgeting Contracts 66

Construction News

MARCH 3, 2025

Industrial overview 12 per cent increase in project starts year-on-year 5 per cent decrease in main contract awards from last year 14 per cent decrease in detailed planning approvals compared to 2023 The industrial sector experienced a mixed performance.

Approvals 52

Approvals Contracts 52

The Construction Index

JUNE 9, 2025

Once submitted, each of these documents needs to be manually validated and approved by a planning officer. Around 350,000 planning applications are submitted a year in England, yet the system remains heavily reliant on paper documents – some hundreds of pages long.

Government Works 98

Government Works Construction Equipment Wall Systems Mapping 98

The Construction Index

JULY 21, 2025

New industry guidance for negotiating Building Safety Regulator 8 hours The Construction Leadership Council has published a suite of guidance on building control approval applications for a new high-rise residential building.

Construction Equipment 64

Construction Equipment Land Use Regulations Wall Systems Controls Manufacturing 64

The Construction Index

JULY 1, 2025

The damaged columns The work on Drypool Bridge is part of a five-year plan to improve many of the city’s bridges, statues, monuments, and fountains that was approved by the city council’s cabinet last month. Got a story? Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk

Construction Equipment 59

Construction Equipment Project Management Consulting Structural Systems Wall Systems 59

ENR Construction

JUNE 12, 2025

mile all-surface light-rail route approved in 2023 by the Austin City Council. Several proposed measures to overturn ATP’s funding mechanism introduced in the 2023 and 2025 sessions of the state legislature have also been unsuccessful. A state appeals court dismissed those challenges last fall.

Specialty Contracting 36

Specialty Contracting Building Design Surveying Project Management 36

ENR Construction

JULY 10, 2025

The columns were approved in December 2023 by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). They are not yet included in the American Institute of Steel Constructions Steel Construction Manual , which comes out every six years.

Steel Fabrication 74

Steel Fabrication Surveying Construction Machinery Building Materials 74

ENR Construction

JULY 8, 2025

The 13-member MFDA board unanimously approved the settlement, which reduces the risk of unknown legal costs and the delays that would result from litigation, MFDA said in a statement. The alliance had made a claim over the rebar coating and other matters. The extra payments will come out of a contingency budget.

Cost Control 46

Cost Control Building Information Modeling (BIM) Building Controls Heavy Equipment Manufacturing 46

The Construction Index

JUNE 17, 2025

CGI of Grahams planned Hydepark Street block, Glasgow Glasgow City Council has approved the construction of Graham’s 410-bed student accommodation development in the city’s Anderston area.

Approvals 59

Approvals Construction Equipment Site Planning Wall Systems 59

The Construction Index

JULY 20, 2025

The project will deliver five new warehouse and industrial units ranging in size from 3,229 sq ft to 4,606 sq ft, following planning approval from North West Leicestershire District Council. Designed primarily for trade counter operators, the new units are part of a strategic expansion of the park.

Construction Equipment 59

Construction Equipment Wall Systems Controls Manufacturing Surveying 59

The Construction Index

JUNE 29, 2025

Construction News Ofgem gives initial approval to £24bn grid investment 4 hours Ofgem has given the provisional green light to an initial £24bn energy investment, Fox Brothers acquires Fishers 6 hours Blackpool-based Fox Brothers Holdings has acquired Manchester-based J Fisher & Sons. Got a story?

Health Regulations 64

Health Regulations Construction Equipment Foundation Systems Renewable Energy Systems 64

ENR Construction

JULY 10, 2025

It was a standout member of Suffolk’s BOOST 4 cohort in 2023. Screenshot courtesy of Kaya AI July 10, 2025 Supply chain management in construction, despite its complexities, has remained stubbornly resistant to technology upgrades.

Procurement 41

Procurement Building Information Modeling (BIM) Schedule Management Building Automation 41

ENR Construction

JUNE 17, 2025

million, with the two-year design phase funded by a one-cent sales tax approved by Clayton County voters in 2014. The Rapid A-Line, a 5-mile, 14-station roundtrip route that will connect downtown Atlanta with neighborhoods to the south has encountered numerous unforeseen issues since contractor Archer Western began construction in June 2023.

Specialty Contracting 60

Specialty Contracting Surveying Infrastructure Development Approvals 60