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Construction restarts on $2.1B Portland water plant

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Daily Dive M-F Tech Weekly Every Wednesday Infrastructure Weekly Every Tuesday Labor & Safety Weekly Every Thursday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. However, the hearing officer disagreed with their interpretation and reapproved the earlier land use approval.

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Van Elle and VolkerWessels get close

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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.

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Changes at Barratt North East

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His replacement is Kerry Moore, who is currently senior land manager. Milburn joined Barratt Homes in May 2001 as land manager and has been development director since July 2004. As development director she now becomes responsible for overseeing the acquisition, appraisal and development of land for residential projects.

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Togwell takes over at Kier in November

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He became the managing director of Kier Construction in December 2022 and joined the group main board in October 2024, alongside chief executive Andrew Davies and chief financial officer Simon Kesterton. Contact About Meet The Team Link To Us Fact-checking Cookies Acceptable Use Privacy Terms & Conditions Sitemap Directory

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Read About the US Single Family Home and US Assembly Plant Construction

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US dollar rose against basket of currencies. Lumber costs more Homebuilders’ optimism for fewer regulations from Trump’s Republican administration kept confidence at seven-month highs in December, according to a Tuesday NAHB survey. .” Fed rate predictions lowered Wall Street stocks. Treasury yields climbed.

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Sizewell C gets green light with £38bn final investment decision

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The Regulated Asset Base (RAB) funding model that is to be used – like for the Thames Tideway sewer project – allows for a rate of return to be earned by investors during construction by adding levies to households in England, Scotland and Wales and some businesses, thereby moving risk onto consumers rather than investors.

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Is It Illegal to Park on the Pavement? UK Laws, Fines & Penalties Explained

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But that seemingly harmless decision could land you with a £100 fine and potentially endanger vulnerable pedestrians. While Scotland has introduced blanket prohibitions under the Transport Scotland Act 2019, England and Wales operate under a patchwork of local regulations that vary dramatically from one council to another.