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Construction Specifier
JANUARY 13, 2025
What was once promised as a durable, low-maintenance flooring solution has been replaced by a patchwork of temporary sealers, densifiers, and polyureasproducts that often require reinstallation almost immediately after application. The industry urgently needs a specification framework that is measurable, verifiable, and defensible.
UK Construction Blog
JULY 3, 2025
Key Takeaways The construction industry is responsible for 39% of global carbon emissions, making sustainability transformation essential for environmental protection and business viability, with sustainable practices offering significant cost savings and competitive advantages. What Is Sustainable Construction?
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How to Streamline Payment Applications & Lien Waivers Through Innovative Construction Technology
CCR Magazine
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Recent data indicates that residential roofs are suffering unprecedented hurricane damage which carries major implications for extended maintenance and repair costs. Regular maintenance together with prompt repairs will prolong your roof’s lifespan after storm damage while stopping additional decay. The good news? billion to $68.5
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CCR Magazine
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
The idea of maintaining a high-rise building might seem daunting, but it’s a crucial aspect of ensuring safety and longevity. Regular maintenance can significantly reduce the risk of costly repairs and unexpected breakdowns. You might wonder if implementing these technologies will impact costs.
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BDC Network
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Facility Condition Assessment Data Can Help Reduce Carbon Footprint 1 kcichowicz Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:59 Facility condition assessments provide powerful insight into your buildings and offer an ideal vehicle to advance resiliency and decarbonization goals.
UK Construction Blog
MARCH 26, 2025
The post Top 10 Construction Defects: Prevent These Costly Building Mistakes appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Effective prevention strategies include comprehensive pre-construction planning, robust quality assurance during building, clear communication between all stakeholders, and thorough documentation.
OmTrak
JANUARY 14, 2025
In 2025, lets focus on minimising discrepancies that could impact project outcomes. Champion Validated Data What wed like to see : Building a transparent data environment where validated information drives decision-making. Aligning with global environmental goals, sustainable practices will be crucial in 2025 and beyond.
UK Construction Blog
JULY 15, 2025
Current Industry Challenges Construction companies encounter numerous obstacles that directly impact profitability and project success. These digital solutions create measurable improvements across multiple operational areas. Enhanced communication becomes possible through centralised platforms that connect all project stakeholders.
UK Construction Blog
MARCH 4, 2025
Assessing Your Garage Space and Planning Improvements Transforming your garage requires thorough preparation before any renovation work begins. A proper assessment helps identify both limitations and opportunities in your space. Measure the entire garage space including height, width, and depth using a tape measure.
UK Construction Blog
JULY 15, 2025
As energy costs continue to climb and environmental awareness reaches new heights, homeowners across the UK are discovering the remarkable benefits of recycled paper insulation. The manufacturing process involves several critical stages that ensure both performance and safety. What is Recycled Paper Insulation?
UK Construction Blog
JUNE 25, 2025
Legal obligations require employers to assess, control, and review noise exposure under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, providing mandatory hearing protection at 80 dB and health surveillance for at-risk workers. Impact drivers create 85-100 decibels when fastening materials. You might find yourself saying “What?”
UK Construction Blog
APRIL 2, 2025
Regular maintenance through daily sweeping, pH-neutral cleaning, and immediate spill removal extends the life of epoxy floors, with reapplication of maintenance coats recommended every 3-5 years depending on usage. You’ll reduce long-term maintenance costs while maintaining quality standards for your flooring.
CCR Magazine
JANUARY 21, 2025
In construction, it means leveraging tools such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), artificial intelligence, drones, and IoT-enabled devices to streamline processes, enhance productivity, and reduce costs. Both governments and clients are demanding greener practices, energy-efficient buildings, and sustainable materials.
Construction Specifier
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
By Tracy Cook Photos courtesy Tarkett There are many expectations from indoor spaces today: they must look aesthetically pleasing but be strong enough to withstand heavy use, be easy to clean but not feel sterile and unwelcoming, and they should feature healthy, sustainable materials that support human and environmental health.
CCR Magazine
APRIL 8, 2025
Protecting your commercial building goes beyond locking the doors. Good security measures give both employees and customers confidence, showing that your business takes their safety seriously. Security Alarm Systems Security alarm systems serve as your building’s first line of defense against unauthorized entry.
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Construction Specifier
APRIL 16, 2025
As the global focus on sustainability and climate change intensifies, the United States is seeing a new trend in building restoration-deep energy retrofits. buildings account for nearly 50 percent of energy consumption and 35 percent of total energy-related emissions. C above pre-industrial levels. 1 The agreement was enacted in 2016.
UK Construction Blog
MARCH 14, 2025
Key Takeaways Air quality monitoring is the continuous measurement of pollutants that provides crucial data for detecting harmful contaminants, with systems tracking parameters including humidity, temperature, CO2, VOCs and formaldehyde across diverse environments. Every breath you take matters.
UK Construction Blog
JULY 9, 2025
With clear, practical strategies and expert advice, this guide aims to simplify damp proofing and provide actionable steps for tackling common moisture problems in any building. This is the most common form in modern buildings, especially those with poor ventilation. Each type harms building materials differently.
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UK Construction Blog
JULY 14, 2025
Assess Your Current Infrastructure Before diving into new cabling solutions, you’ll want to thoroughly assess your current infrastructure. This inventory will help you pinpoint any outdated or non-compliant components that could hinder performance or scalability. Next, evaluate your current bandwidth requirements.
UK Construction Blog
JULY 18, 2025
Minimal maintenance requirements with decades of reliable performance when properly cared for – simple cleaning with mild soap and water, appropriate storage away from UV exposure, and regular inspections ensure optimal longevity. GPa, whilst flexible PVC exhibits lower strength values due to added plasticisers.
Civil + Structural Engineer
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
By Kristin Dispenza, Advancing Organizational Excellence Cement has historically been so far upstream in a building’s supply chain that designers, engineers, and building owners ignored the details of its production. The net zero approach is inherently performance-based. It’s a more holistic approach.”
BDC Network
JUNE 18, 2024
Could ‘smart’ building facades heat and cool buildings? 0 dbarista Tue, 06/18/2024 - 15:58 Building Technology A promising research project looks at the possibilities for thermoelectric systems to thermally condition buildings, writes Mahsa Farid Mohajer, Sustainable Building Analyst with Stantec.
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Autodesk Construction Cloud
DECEMBER 21, 2023
We don't always throw around the word "revolutionary," but building information modeling (BIM) has truly been that over the last few decades. Remember, BIM is all about creating and managing the information of buildings. Shape 3D is the fundamental and most common use of BIM, and it represents the basic structure of a building.
UK Construction Blog
DECEMBER 23, 2023
The post Benefits of Retro-Commissioning Your Buildings appeared first on UK Construction Blog. You can learn more about the solution here , while in this article we are going to discuss potential benefits of retro-commissioning your buildings. Let’s investigate some major profits you may receive after retro-commissioning a building.
CCR Magazine
JANUARY 16, 2024
The surge in remote work has revolutionized the traditional office landscape, leading to a reevaluation of commercial space maintenance practices. This article explores the impact of remote work on commercial space maintenance, which now requires a dynamic and adaptive approach.
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Construction Specifier
AUGUST 22, 2024
2 This approach aims to positively impact patients and staff, utilizing a continuous improvement model informed by monitored results. Additionally, the government allocates reimbursements based on results, so the survey directly impacts a hospital’s financial performance.
BDC Network
MARCH 29, 2024
Demystifying carbon offsets vs direct reductions 0 qpurcell Fri, 03/29/2024 - 11:18 Sustainability Chris Forney, Principal, Brightworks Sustainability, and Rob Atkinson, Senior Project Manager, IA Interior Architects, share the misconceptions about carbon offsets and identify opportunities for realizing a carbon-neutral building portfolio.
UK Construction Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Yet, amidst the focus on building impressive structures, the crucial aspect of managing these facilities often takes a backstage. Evolution of Facility Management in UK Construction Historically, facility management has evolved from a reactive, maintenance-focused role to a proactive, strategic function in the construction industry.
Construction Marketing
JANUARY 9, 2017
Buildings have a big impact on climate change. Our buildings take up more than 40% of our global energy usage and contribute a third of our greenhouse gas emissions. Most of these emissions come from the ongoing energy consumption in the buildings – electricity, lighting, heating and cooling. Buildings are built to last.
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UK Construction Blog
APRIL 25, 2024
This guide will help you understand how this process adds value to your project by saving costs, adhering to environmental standards, and simplifying the renovation journey. Whether it’s preparing a building for a complete makeover or setting the stage for complete demolition, the soft strip process is instrumental.
Construction Specifier
JUNE 9, 2022
Deep energy renovations of commercial and multi-unit residential buildings are critical if cities want to tackle their climate emissions on a large scale. and Canada have announced initiatives that will simultaneously help meet environmental protection targets as well as drive post-pandemic economic recovery. Photo courtesy ROCKWOOL.
Specification Product Update
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Seven treatments from the UltraCare range have joined Mapei UK’s Zero Line – a range of low environmental impact products. They include six UltraCare surface maintenance products and UltraCare Smooth Silicone. The portfolio demonstrates Mapei’s commitment to the planet, to people and to biodiversity.
CCR Magazine
MAY 8, 2024
In regions prone to such weather events, investing in hurricane impact windows is a proactive measure that can safeguard homes and enhance overall safety and security. Hurricanes and severe storms pose significant threats to homes and properties, often resulting in extensive damage and destruction.
Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Whether creating new architectural expressions or rehabilitating architecturally significant historic buildings, from stick-built to unitized, “off-the-shelf” commodity to custom bespoke systems, utilizing insulating glass units or opaque spandrel panels, simple flat or complex geometry; it seems the sky is the limit with curtain wall design today.
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CCR Magazine
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
To achieve this, factory managers and owners need to implement effective strategies that focus on regular maintenance, inspections, upgrades, and proactive measures to address potential issues. Conduct thorough inspections of building structures, roofs, flooring, and walls to detect any signs of wear, corrosion, or damage.
CCR Magazine
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Yet, many businesses and property owners underestimate the importance of measured building surveys , often skipping them to cut costs or speed up the project timeline. Below, we explore six major problems that can arise when you skip a measured survey for your office building.
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Autodesk Construction Cloud
JULY 12, 2023
That said, it’s worth noting that AI can have a tremendous and positive impact, particularly in the construction industry. If you’re willing to get on board, the use of AI in construction could help improve safety, productivity, quality, and other vital measures. Machine learning is a subset of AI.
CivilJungle
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Transportation Engineering is a branch of civil engineering which deals with the planning , designing , operation, and maintenance of an efficient and safe transportation system. An effective transport system impacts the growth of the economy. Environmental Impact Assessment. Accident Analysis and Reduction.
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CCR Magazine
MARCH 20, 2025
Beyond curb appeal, comprehensive interlock repair and maintenance programs provide crucial structural integrity, minimizing liability risks while extending the functional lifespan of valuable exterior assets. Nobody enjoys spending money on brake maintenance, but everyone understands the catastrophic alternative.
CCR Magazine
JUNE 26, 2024
The Underwater Workforce Commercial divers are highly trained professionals who perform various tasks underwater. Unlike recreational divers, their jobs often involve complex construction, maintenance, and repair work. Commercial divers use advanced equipment to provide accurate assessments, ensuring the site is suitable for building.
CCR Magazine
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Proper installation techniques are crucial for performance. Regular maintenance and inspection can prevent failures. Legal Requirements: Many building codes require compliance with these standards for structural integrity. Better Performance: They maintain their strength under stress better than regular bolts.
UK Construction Blog
MARCH 21, 2024
Imagine stepping onto the sturdy, textured surface of an aircraft’s entryway or a firefighter’s truck step, where every detail counts towards safety and performance. These figures highlight the prevalence of workplace accidents and the critical need for effective preventative measures.
Building Information Management
JUNE 27, 2012
Move from being 80% Reactive 20% Preventative to 80% Preventative 20% Reactive (or less)… and reduce overall cost and environmental impact. Identify and Rank Problems and Opportunities – Inventory, Physical and Functional Conditions, Deficiencies and Costs and Associated Impacts vs. Time. Organizational Resources.
Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 12, 2021
When specifying flooring, one should consider both sustainability and performance. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. From a performance standpoint, even a sustainably made floor must be installed correctly to be truly sustainable.
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