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The three Ps of prefabricated EIFS: Preparation, production, placement

Construction Specifier

on the exterior of the building, which increases the effective thermal resistance of the assembly. Wall panels with shiplap joints may also require installation in a particular order on the building. They must also be safely handled during installation and hoisted onto the building. EIFS provides continuous insulation (c.i.)

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Luton Town’s New Stadium: Power Court’s £450m Journey from Planning to Premier League Reality

UK Construction Blog

Construction begins in summer 2025 with Limak International as the main contractor, the same company working on FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou redevelopment, ensuring world-class expertise for the 30-month build programme. The 24 to 30-month construction period includes several phases of testing and commissioning before the official opening.

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Infrastructure Work Kicks Off $5B Vermont All-Season Resort Expansion

ENR Construction

The full buildout of the masterplan envisions building 2,300 residential units. The town plans to spend nearly $87 million in two phases over 10 years building a new municipal water system and reconstructing Killington Rd., the access road to the ski resort that 5,000 vehicles use daily in winter, says Sherman.

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Costain to design underground hydrogen storage facililty

The Construction Index

Costain will deliver two front-end engineering and design (FEED) contracts to support its development. Laing O’Rourke delivers prefab lift module prototype 1 hour Construction contractor Laing O’Rourke and elevator company Kone have joined forces to produce a prefabricated passenger lift module for rail footbridges.

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Glasgow approves Graham’s student tower

The Construction Index

Designed by Cooper Cromar, the architecture draws inspiration from the Seagram Building in New York, the developer said. Costain to design underground hydrogen storage facililty 2 hours Engie-subsidiary Storengy UK has commissioned Costain to design its planned Keuper gas storage project.

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Steelwork contractors lobby for new deal

The Construction Index

If we are serious about building a strong, resilient, and low-carbon infrastructure future, then investment must extend across the entire steel ecosystem. The Procurement Act sets out a framework for public buyers to actively engage UK SMEs on public contracts, so hopefully the government will take a positive stance on enforcing this.”

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Barratt Redrow joins Pallet Loop

The Construction Index

The number of green Pallet Loop pallets entering the building materials supply chain has now passed one million. Every year, Barratt Redrow accepts delivery of hundreds of thousands of pallets carrying core building materials. And with Barratt Redrow joining the network and embracing the concept, that number is set to keep rising.