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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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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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Walsh/WSP Win $339M Rhode Island Bridge Job

ENR Construction

has been selected to build a new westbound span for the I-195 Washington Bridge in Providence, R.I., Walsh and design partner WSP will begin work on the $339-million design-build project next month, according to the Rhode Island Dept. Photo courtesy of Rhode Island Dept. of Transportation June 6, 2025 Walsh Construction Co.

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ENR West Industry News | June 2025: Fast-Tracked LA High School Completed in Four Weeks

ENR Construction

Project scopes encompass vertical and horizontal construction such as paving, shore protection, renovation of existing buildings and new building construction. The project will upgrade and expand the utility’s campus buildings while ensuring they can remain operational in the event of a seismic event.

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Safety Fears Persist Among European Construction Workers

Plant & Civil Engineer

The report, Building a Safer Future, draws on a specially commissioned Europe-wide poll of 3,200 construction professionals. To read the full ‘Building a Safer Future’ report, click here. It identifies that only around a third (37%) feel totally safe when workers are on site.

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Where HS2 went wrong

The Construction Index

In October 2024 the then transport secretary commissioned a review of the procurement and delivery of major transport projects, with specific reference to HS2. It sets out how the politicians in a hurry to build the world’s best and fastest railway meant that cost control went out of the window and gold plating ran riot.

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Water System Builds Cleaner Future for Buenos Aires River

ENR Construction

Genoa, Italy—a Webuild subsidiary—and Madrid-based Acciona, for $390 million; and Lot 3, built by Webuild under a $520-million design-build contract, with Jacobs as design lead. Lot 1 was designed and built by Rome-based Ghella via a $470-million contract; Lot 2 was designed and built by a joint venture of Fisia Italimpianti S.p