CCR Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

billion by 2024 selecting a dependable partner becomes even more essential. billion in 2024 according to recent market projections which indicate an 8.2% in 2024 to 3.6% How can you ensure that your equipment rentals deliver optimal value? As the U.S. equipment rental industry grows to $78.2 The good news?

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ENR Construction

JULY 15, 2025

Environmental and permitting approvals – including water quality, stormwater and noise permits – were secured in advance under UDOT’s terms, he added. The spokesman said all structure and pavement work will be self‑performed by Granite, with AAA Barricade handling traffic control.

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UK Construction Blog

JULY 22, 2025

Since 2024, all fire doors require third-party certification , ensuring independent verification of their fire resistance capabilities. Common ratings include FD30 (30 minutes), FD60 (60 minutes), and FD120 (120 minutes). These doors undergo rigorous testing under BS 476 parts 22 and 31.1 to earn their certification.

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Rabbet

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In top Sunbelt cities like Austin, rents dropped by more than 5% in 2024. The region offers significantly lower land acquisition costs compared to other major metropolitan areas, while streamlined permitting processes help accelerate project timelines. However, some investors are predicting a multifamily decline in 2025 and beyond.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 16, 2025

The realignment of the road will permit the restoration of the nearby Lost Creek to its original channel, and the surrounding area will be restored to “pre-1960 conditions,” according to the WFL.

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Jonas Construction

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Last Updated on November 11, 2024 In today’s fast-paced construction industry, effective cost management is essential to protect profits and ensure project success. Rising material costs, labor shortages, and unpredictable project delays often result in costly overruns, putting project profitability at risk.

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CCR Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The Maine Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the 2024 Report Card for Maines Infrastructure this week. Maine has invested substantially in projects to improve roads and bridges across the state, with Maine DOTs 2024-2026 work plan including $4.74

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ENR Construction

JUNE 16, 2025

billion for 2024, up 9.3% The group’s combined total for 2024 was $2.3 More than 90% of contractors reported difficulty filling positions in 2024, up from 80% the year prior. At the same time, many firms are sitting on a backlog of permitted work that could surge into production if market conditions shift. billion, a 16.4%

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ENR Construction

JULY 18, 2025

The state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), acting as the lead trustee, determined that the effort was no longer viable amid soaring costs, permit suspensions and litigation, according to an agency news release. A Record of Decision and federal permit followed on Dec. 19, 2022, billion to $618.52 Louisiana Gov.

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The Construction Index

JULY 1, 2025

Esh Construction and project manager Mason Clark Associates began the early contractor involvement (ECI) phase for the structure in June 2024. Since then, detailed investigations of the bridge’s condition have been carried out and a design and construction programme prepared for the £8m repair and strengthening project.

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Construction Dive

JULY 21, 2025

In both late 2023 and even more so in late 2024, the industry realized that elevated inflation would keep rates higher for longer than previously expected.” Even contractors with strong backlogs report growing concern about the future. “To We don’t have that right now.” You can unsubscribe at anytime. Please select at least one newsletter.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 16, 2025

Army Corps of Engineers’ environmental review and permitting approval. However, even with construction now allowed to continue, Denver Water won’t be able to hold more water in the reservoir—at least for now. The judge kept in place her previous rulings tossing out the U.S. Sunset Health Brings Community Care to Somerton, Ariz.

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ENR Construction

JULY 8, 2025

Much of what was negotiated concerned delay claims related to permits, third-party raiilroads and compliance with regulatory requirements, said a spokeswoman for the Metro Flood Diversion Authority (MFDA). A small part r elated to the failure to use epoxy coating on rebar in parts of the project to protect against corrosion, she said.

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UK Construction Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Often no full planning application—many projects fall under Permitted Development (check details in Safe Bricks’ Planning Permission for Garage Conversions guide). Converting that under-used volume into a guest suite, home office or workout zone delivers: Lower £-per-m² costs than building outward or upward.

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BDC Network

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Navigating battery energy storage augmentation 0 qpurcell Wed, 10/23/2024 - 12:06 Engineers By implementing an augmentation plan upfront, owners can minimize potential delays and unforeseen costs when augmentation needs to occur, according to Burns & McDonnell energy storage technology manager Joshua Crawford.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 18, 2025

Dive Brief: In order to cut down on long wait times for environmental and building permits, the cities of Los Angeles, Austin, Texas, and Honolulu have turned to artificial intelligence to give their planning departments a boost over the past year, according to the cities. Newsome signed an executive order on Jan.

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Construction Dive

JULY 2, 2025

The updated procedures align with recent amendments to NEPA in President Donald Trump’s January Unleashing American Energy executive order , in the BUILDER Act provisions within the 2023 debt ceiling deal and with the Supreme Courts October 2024 decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County , per the release.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In 2024, Toll Brothers marked 10 years in a row being named to the Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies list and the Company’s Chairman and CEO Douglas C. From Fortune, ©2024 Fortune Media IP Limited. For the five years ended September 30, 2024, RESG originated approximately $41.4 Yearley, Jr. All rights reserved.

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Construction Daily News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The Commerce Department said on Wednesday that single-family home permits increased slightly last month, suggesting that residential investment will not boost economic growth in the fourth quarter. In November, single-family housing permits rose 0.1% Single-family home permits rose 1.8% Total building permits rose 6.1%

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Business Facilities

JUNE 25, 2025

attracted nearly $593 billion in semiconductor and electric vehicle (EV)-related investments by the end of 2024. According to the Reshoring Initiative, a record 343,000 reshoring and FDI jobs were announced in 2022, followed by 287,000 in 2023 and 245,000 in 2024. Cross-border regulatory compliance. Standardize processes.

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Construction Daily News

JULY 16, 2025

On the other hand, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a federally controlled utility, has submitted a building permit application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for consideration to construct one of the country’s first small modular reactors (SMR). Finally, from Sunday evenings (8 p.m.) Starting This Week, U.S.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 16, 2025

Confined space construction requires different permitting and specialized training to ensure crew safety. “As While major construction wrapped up at the end of 2024, crews continue to work through finishing touches and will soon hand over the facility to LACMA to begin the process of installing artwork ahead of the spring 2026 opening.

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Business Facilities

JUNE 23, 2025

By Kyle Peschler From the May/June 2025 Issue D elaware saw a large amount of economic success in 2024 with a total of $2 billion in capital investment, 7,425 new jobs created, and 75 relocation and expansion projects. Delaware supported six landowners in successful applications for Site Readiness Grant funding in 2024.

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Business Facilities

JUNE 16, 2025

Investor Intentions Survey planning to acquire more assets this year compared to 2024. By Kyle Peschler From the May/June 2025 Issue I nvestor confidence is in the rise, with 70% of respondents of CBRE’s 2025 U.S. Around 75% anticipated a rebound in their own real estate investment activity by the first half of this year.

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Construction Dive

JULY 2, 2025

The ability to construct high voltage power lines and new substations in certain geographies is challenging from a planning, permitting, zoning, right-of-way and easement perspective — these are large projects.” Gerville via Getty Images First published on Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. “We

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ENR Construction

JULY 7, 2025

The agency replaced 250,000 ft of rail in 2023, and in 2024 “2.4 He lamented that a project might wait up to three years for a permit because the public comment process isn’t curtailed enough. million minutes a day were given back” to commuters, he said. Muallem agreed, saying, “We cannot have a review be five to ten years.”

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 67

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ENR Construction

JUNE 16, 2025

The design firm reported $24 million in revenue in 2024, with just over $18 million from projects in the larger seven-state region. We see the value in younger staff getting involved and meeting with city staff, and we encourage staff to engage with the city during the rewriting of the city code/permitting process.

Historic Preservation 45

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Roads Online

JUNE 11, 2025

The new programs will complement the successful Road Safety Commission funded Keys4Life education program that allows students over 15 to learn about safer driving and sit their Learner’s Permit Theory Test. Adrian Warner, Road Safety Commissioner said regional road fatalities represented 60 per cent of the road toll in 2024.

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The Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Over the first seven months of 2024, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date nationwide reached 599,308, which is a 13.7% In contrast, the total number of multifamily permits issued nationwide declined during the same period, reaching 279,618, which is 17.2% below the July 2023 level of 337,730.

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Permits 246

UK Construction Blog

JULY 22, 2025

Secure council permits and notify authorities well in advance, as Surrey’s eleven councils each have specific regulations for removal vehicles, parking permits, and address change requirements. Most Surrey councils require parking permits for large removal vehicles exceeding two hours’ parking.

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The Pro Builder

MAY 15, 2024

How 2023's Housing Market Conditions Are Affecting the 2024 Housing Market rbinsacca Wed, 05/15/2024 - 15:00 Last year ended on an optimistic note, but persistent headwinds still exist to keep 2024 from getting the housing market back to pre-pandemic levels Charles Shinn Jr. from 2022, recording 1.469 million permits.

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The Pro Builder

APRIL 15, 2024

Single-Family Permits Show Increase in February ibush Mon, 04/15/2024 - 09:44 Year-to-date ending in February, single-family permits were up in all four regions of the U.S. Year-to-date ending in February, the number of single-family permits had risen in all four U.S. of the total single-family permits issued.

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Permits 130

The Pro Builder

MAY 15, 2024

During the first three months of 2024, the number of single-family permits issued year-to-date reached 241,311 compared with 191,695 during the same period last year. regions showed an increase in the number of permits, the range of permit increase varied from 38% in the West to 12.5% While all four U.S. in the Northeast.

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Permits 130

The Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

25 Innovative Solutions to the Housing Affordability Crisis qpurcell Wed, 02/28/2024 - 12:32 Nonprofit organization Ivory Innovations has announced the Top 25 Finalists for the 2024 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability. zoning codes; and PermitFlow , a permit software that streamlines and digitizes the permitting process.

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The Pro Builder

DECEMBER 11, 2023

And while their top challenges for the year remain focused on higher labor and materials costs and finding qualified labor to build homes, those issues appear to be waning (along with supply-chain delays) in the face of increasingly pressing concerns and barriers, such as local permitting fees and finding and entitling land (see chart, below).

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The Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

ibush Tue, 02/13/2024 - 09:55 Denver once again tops the list of the hottest MSAs overall on the U.S. Which US Housing Markets Are the Hottest?

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The Pro Builder

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In the podcast, Tobin unveils his comprehensive housing outlook for 2024 and discusses emerging homebuyer trends, which housing types are growing, and NAHB's top advocacy priorities, as well as the association's efforts to help improve housing affordability in the U.S. Permitting shouldn’t take 180 days.

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