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Underpinning in Construction: Definition, Methods, and Importance

Construction Placements

Underpinning in Construction: Definition, Methods, and Importance Discover everything about underpinning in construction - the critical process of strengthening existing building foundations. This comprehensive guide covers when underpinning is necessary, different methods like mass concrete and mini-pile systems, step-by-step processes, warning signs, costs, and safety considerations.

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Fit-out firepower drives Morgan Sindall to record half-year

Construction Enquirer

Morgan Sindall has delivered another record-breaking first half on the back of surging profits from its fit-out and construction arms. Across the group revenue rose 7% to £2.4bn in the six month to the end of June with pre-tax profit up 37% to £96m. The strong performance prompted a formal upgrade to targets across both fit-out and construction divisions.

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Funding deal ignites £1.9bn Birmingham Smithfield rebuild

Construction Enquirer

A £173m grant has been approved to kick-start construction on Birmingham’s £1.9bn Smithfield city centre revamp. The Enterprise Zone Partnership Board and Birmingham City Council have signed off the outline business case, unlocking public funding to get the project moving. The cash will be released in stages as full business cases are submitted for each phase.

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General Contractor Contract: The Ultimate Guide for USA and Australian Builders

Buildern

Ask any builder with a few years in the field, and problems don’t usually start on the job site. They start before the job begins, when expectations aren’t written down clearly. A solid general contractor contract helps you avoid all of that. It draws the line between what’s been agreed on and what hasn’t. In this guide, we’re taking a practical look at how these contracts work, what they should cover, and how they’re used in real-world construction across the US and Australia.

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How to Streamline Payment Applications & Lien Waivers Through Innovative Construction Technology

Speaker: Dylan Secrest, Founder of Alamo Innovation and Construction Digital Transformation Consultant

Construction payment workflows are notoriously complex when you consider juggling multiple stakeholders, compliance requirements, and evolving project scopes. Delays in approvals or misaligned data between budgets, lien waivers, and pay applications can grind progress to a halt. The good news? It doesn't have to be this way! Join expert Dylan Secrest to discover how leading contractors are turning payment chaos into clarity using digital workflows, integrated systems, and automation strategies.

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How to Streamline Field Reporting with Construction Daily Report Software

iField Smart

Reading Time: 3 minutes In a quick and quality-driven world of construction, maintaining precise and prompt field reports is crucial for the success of a project. From monitoring equipment and labor to documenting weather patterns and progress feedback, daily construction logs are key deliverables used for accountability, communication, and documentation.

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Is Your Construction Tendering Process Costing You Projects?

Develop Coaching

The Hidden Cost of Poor Tendering Construction tendering should lead to healthy profit, but for many UK builders it does the opposite. Deadlines slip. Estimates get rushed. Entire bids fail on small technical errors before price is even checked. Hours of effort vanish, and firms feel forced to slash margins just to stay afloat. If your team works flat out yet wins fewer than half its tenders, the problem runs deeper than price.

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Contractors brace for more pain as material prices climb

Construction Enquirer

Contractors are being urged to step up planning to avoid getting caught out by fresh global supply chain shocks. A new report from insurer QBE, in partnership with global risk consultancy Control Risks, warns that recent international tariffs on key materials like steel, aluminium and timber are already pushing up costs and impacting jobs. UK firms are particularly exposed due to their heavy reliance on imported aluminium and American timber — both now more expensive due to escalating trade rows

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Construction Financial Management: From Budget to Bottom Line

Buildern

Running a construction business means navigating constant change. Budgets shift, material prices rise, clients request last-minute revisions, and schedules rarely stay on track. Even with solid estimates and a reliable crew, profits can disappear quickly without effective construction financial management. Some of the most common financial issues as construction budgeting mistakes or inaccurate labor estimates, tend to surface when teams rely on disconnected tools.

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Navigating London’s Party Wall Act: A Construction Professional’s Guide

UK Construction Blog

The post Navigating London’s Party Wall Act: A Construction Professional’s Guide appeared first on UK Construction Blog. The Party Wall Act 1996 remains one of the most misunderstood aspects of London construction projects. For contractors, architects, and developers working in dense urban environments, understanding party wall requirements can mean the difference between smooth project delivery and costly legal disputes.

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How Top Firms Protect Margins in Costly Construction Markets

Construction companies face shifting labor markets, volatile material pricing, and global supply chain disruptions that threaten profitability. This guide details how industry leaders are replacing outdated budgeting with incremental funding, adopting regional procurement, and using digital tools for real-time financial oversight. Learn how to deploy workforce agility, connected jobsite monitoring, automated procurement, and cost simulation models to preserve margin stability.

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Government Construction Early Contractor Involvement

Job Order Contracting

Collaborative Project Delivery (Integrated Project Delivery and Collaborative Job Order Contracting) both involve Government Construction Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) Non-traditional Program-centric versus Project-centric Administration Robust Focus Upon Preconstruction – Early and ongoing team collaboration (owner, design/builder, planning/procurement/project delivery) Improved Design Quality – Constructability Objective, verifiable, current, standardized, local market granular cost data

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How to Win Construction Contracts — Without Racing to the Bottom on Price

Develop Coaching

A Race You Don’t Want to Win Winning construction contracts can feel like a race to the bottom on price. You’re not the only one who thinks so. Tender lists across the UK are crowded and profit margins are thin, so many builders still assume the lowest bid always wins. Yet records in The Gazette show that slashing prices often ends in losses and sleepless nights.

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DfE signs off £148m school rebuild trio

Construction Enquirer

The Department for Education has approved work starts on three major school rebuilds worth up to £148m, handing project wins to Bowmer & Kirkland and Bouygues across Suffolk, Yorkshire and London. Ormiston Sudbury Academy – £45m rebuild approved Bowmer & Kirkland will demolish and rebuild Ormiston Sudbury Academy in Suffolk after Babergh District Council signed off the £45m scheme.

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Outbuild: Solving Construction Scheduling and Planning Problems

Construction Placements

Outbuild: Solving Construction Scheduling and Planning Problems Outbuild is transforming the way construction projects are planned and executed. Explore how this intuitive platform tackles scheduling issues and improves collaboration across teams, making project delivery smarter and more efficient. The post Outbuild: Solving Construction Scheduling and Planning Problems appeared first on ConstructionPlacements.

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The Constructor's Digital Transformation Playbook: Reducing Risk With Technology

Speaker: Dylan Secrest

Construction projects are high-stakes operations where even minor inefficiencies can lead to costly delays, safety concerns, and budget overruns. Managing risk in construction has always been a challenge, but as projects grow in complexity, traditional methods no longer cut it. Enter Digital Transformation - a game changer approach that replaces inefficiency with AI-powered analytics, real-time monitoring, and automated workflows to proactively manage risk.

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How do you calculate the load-bearing capacity of a column in a residential building?

Daily Civil

In Construction, ensuring columns can bear the loads above them is essential for safety. A column’s load‑bearing capacity is the maximum axial load it can support before failure—either by crushing or buckling. This article guides you on how to determine this capacity in a residential building, addressing formulas, design practices, and real‑world insights. 1.

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Fire Doors vs Standard Doors: Essential Safety Knowledge for Building Professionals

UK Construction Blog

The post Fire Doors vs Standard Doors: Essential Safety Knowledge for Building Professionals appeared first on UK Construction Blog. One person dies every two days in the UK due to fires in buildings, and in many cases, the difference between survival and tragedy comes down to a single element: the doors. Take the 2017 Grenfell Tower incident, where fire doors in some flats held back flames and smoke for over an hour, giving residents precious time to escape while neighbouring units without prop

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How Gateway is Keeping Massive $16B Hudson Tunnel Project on Track

ENR Construction

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Grid delays now rival planning as chief threat to project delivery

Construction Enquirer

Fierce competition for electricity connections is creating serious headaches for developers, with grid delays now on par with planning as a top risk to project delivery. Turner & Townsend’s latest tender price forecast warns that access to power has become a key battleground for construction, with demand surging and infrastructure projects facing long delays in securing connections.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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PassivHaus Casa AYA in Uruguay

Natural Building

From the outset, Casa AYA aimed to be built in the most sustainable way possible and is the first straw bale home built to PassivHaus standards in Uruguay. The use of concrete was reduced by 93% compared to conventional construction by using raised foundations. This technique allowed the ground profile to remain unaltered, respecting the existing land.

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Crisis-Proofing Your Supply Chain: Procurement’s Role in Business Continuity and Resilience

UK Construction Blog

The post Crisis-Proofing Your Supply Chain: Procurement’s Role in Business Continuity and Resilience appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Geopolitical stand-offs, factory fires, and sudden port closures have pushed supply-chain continuity from a back-office concern to a board-level priority. Executives now ask procurement teams to guarantee revenue flow under conditions that shift by the hour.

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Boronia station upgrades underway

Roads Online

Three boreholes will be drilled to check the soil conditions near Boronia Station. Image: Victorian Government Victorian Big Build crews are laying the groundwork for a revitalised Boronia Station precinct, with geotechnical works underway this week for the station upgrade. As part of the works, boreholes will be drilled along Lupton Way, with traffic controllers in place to make sure locals can get around the area safely during works.

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Green light for £1.7bn Edgware town centre revamp

Construction Enquirer

Ballymore and Transport for London’s commercial property arm Places for London have secured outline planning permission for the £1.7bn redevelopment of Edgware Town Centre from the London Borough of Barnet. The approved plans will deliver 3,365 new homes alongside 460,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space plus a new transport interchange. The development, masterplanned by Howells, will also include 463 student units.

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Every Contractor Needs An Effective Website - Unlock the Key to Increased Leads

Grow Leads & Visibility! Contractors need more than word-of-mouth. A strong website boosts visibility, draws in leads, showcases skills, and enhances your credibility. Learn how a quality site, that is easy to manage, can set you apart from the competition, and help can take your construction business to the next level. Marketpath is a leading provider of high-quality website solutions tailored for contractors and the construction industry.

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The 9 largest commercial construction starts of June 2025

Construction Dive

Certain sectors, such as manufacturing and data centers, fueled a sharp rise in groundbreakings, but contractors remain wary of the second-half outlook.

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What’s in store for the green construction market?

Construction Specifier

The green construction market is projected to reach $780 billion by 2032. Photo courtesy Pixabay; courtesy pexels.com According to Coherent Market Insights , the green construction market is projected to reach $780 billion by 2032. The sustainable building materials segment is set to be valued at $15 billion by product type. This is due to the increasing adoption of eco-friendly construction materials and the growing demand for energy-efficient and sustainable buildings.

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Retentions Are Costing the UK Construction Industry Up to £5 Billion a Year!!

UK Construction Blog

The post Retentions Are Costing the UK Construction Industry Up to £5 Billion a Year!! appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Retentions have been used in UK construction since the 1840s. Yet today, many in the industry are questioning whether they still offer the security they once promised. Originally introduced during the railway boom, retentions were meant to protect projects.

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Completion of hyperbaric excavated tunnel marks major milestone for Naples-Bari rail project

New Civil Engineer

The construction of the Casalnuovo Tunnel, a critical and technically challenging segment of the high-speed railway line between Naples and Bari, has been completed. The post Completion of hyperbaric excavated tunnel marks major milestone for Naples-Bari rail project appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Data Talks, CFOs Listen: Why Analytics Are Key To Better Spend Management

Speaker: Claire Grosjean, Global Finance & Operations Executive

Finance teams are drowning in data—but is it actually helping them spend smarter? Without the right approach, excess spending, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities continue to drain profitability. While analytics offers powerful insights, financial intelligence requires more than just numbers—it takes the right blend of automation, strategy, and human expertise.

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Work to start on £40m Blackpool Multiversity build

Construction Enquirer

Demolition is about to start to clear the way for Blackpool’s new £40m Multiversity higher education campus in the heart of the town centre. The new home for Blackpool and The Fylde College will be built on Cookson Street and eventually bring up to 3,000 students and staff into the area as part of the town’s £350m Talbot Gateway regeneration. Morgan Sindall is managing the demolition and construction programme, with a strong focus on using local labour and subcontractors throughout the job.

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5 eye-catching safety products from the ASSP conference

Construction Dive

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How to Run Toolbox Talks That Make People Actually Listen and Stay Safe

Construction Placements

How to Run Toolbox Talks That Make People Actually Listen and Stay Safe Learn strategies to make toolbox talks stick: use vivid examples, disruptive questions, and post-talk actions to turn listening into safer job-site habits. The post How to Run Toolbox Talks That Make People Actually Listen and Stay Safe appeared first on ConstructionPlacements.

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Materials costs, workforce gaps will shape 2025 activity

Construction Dive

Jeff Peragallo, director and vice president of operations at construction consultancy Linesight, talks procurement strategies, labor shortages and the future of data center construction.