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Marine Terminal Planned for Site of Former New York City Floating Jail

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Opened in 1992 as a floating jail and decommissioned in 2023 as part of the plan to close the city’s outdated jails and build modern borough-based facilities , the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center—known as the barge—is slated to be dismantled, making way for the planned Hunts Point Marine Terminal. The Vernon C.

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UK Construction Recovery Constrained by Historic Labour Crisis

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Building costs are forecast to increase 17% over the next five years, with tender prices rising 15% over the same period. Major projects are deploying advanced robotics like SAM bricklaying systems and Hadrian X robots capable of building house shells in three days. However, cost pressures remain severe. annual growth rate.

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A Perfect Storm of Challenges: State of the Concrete Industry

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bubutu - stock.adobe.com Concrete contractors in 2025 are facing a perfect storm of challenges that are reshaping how work gets done on-site, impacting project timelines, budgets, and workforce stability. On-site mentorship is helping transfer knowledge from seasoned workers before they retire. Pouria Ghods, PhD, P.Eng.

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Learn About the Latest News on Expensive US Towns to Build, US 101 Construction, and Construction on US 287

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US Owns Are the Most Expensive Places in the World to Build Original Source: US cities most expensive places to build globally International volatility and deglobalization are offering construction possibilities in several markets as countries invest in industry and defense to secure supply chains. percent in 2026.

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Des Moines Emerges as Data Center Hub

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is building a data center campus for a confidential clients in West Des Moines. Tech companies are building new data centers to deploy and develop artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services, and developers are planning the facilities to provide rental space for companies that need space for their servers and other computer hardware.

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Costain to design underground hydrogen storage facililty

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Costain previously constructed the Stublach solution mining plant near to the planned hydrogen storage facility The Keuper gas storage project (KGSP) is an underground hydrogen storage facility in Northwich, Cheshire. New chief for the NHBC 2 hours The National House Building Council (NHBC) has named Paul Turner as its next chief executive.

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White House announces infrastructure priorities, permit updates

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Skip to main content CONTINUE TO SITE ➞ Dont miss tomorrows construction industry news Let Construction Dives free newsletter keep you informed, straight from your inbox. Duffy’s “America is Building Again” agenda includes, according to the Thursday DOT release: Enhancing transportation safety. versus elsewhere. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.)

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