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Improving Sustainability in the Construction Industry: A Complete Guide for 2025

UK Construction Blog

Four core strategies drive sustainability improvements: selecting renewable and recycled materials, implementing energy-efficient systems and renewable energy, adopting circular construction practices to reduce waste by up to 30%, and implementing water conservation methods. What Is Sustainable Construction?

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Facility Condition Assessment Data Can Help Reduce Carbon Footprint

BDC Network

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. A facility owner and management team are pivotal in this transition.

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Five Essential Skills for Successful Construction Project Managers

Building Radar

Utilizing platforms like AI-driven project insights from Building Radar can streamline market research and decision-making, providing valuable data that informs strategic planning and execution. Building strong relationships through transparent and consistent communication helps in managing expectations and resolving conflicts swiftly.

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Optimizing Construction Workforce Management in 2025: Strategies to Attract, Retain, and Empower Skilled Talent

Construction Marketing

And without a system to attract, retain, and empower it, even the best-laid project plan won’t survive contact with the field. Because in 2025, workforce management isnt a background processits the foundation of performance. Because talent is your #1 resource. Workforce planning isn’t an administrative task anymore.

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How Do Sustainability, Wellness, and Resilience Shape Modern Buildings? Test Your Knowledge

Construction Specifier

This weeks quiz is from From LEED to WELL: Certifying healthy, resilient, and sustainable buildings. In modern building design, structural strength and aesthetics are no longer enoughhealth, sustainability, and resilience now shape the foundation of high-performance spaces. Filtration systems rated below MERV 8 C.

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How Blocked Drains Affect Stormwater Management Systems

CCR Magazine

Stormwater management systems are designed to channel water away from homes and businesses when heavy rain falls. From localized flooding to property damage, the impact of blocked outdoor drains on these systems is significant. Unfortunately, blocked drains can disrupt this process, leading to potentially serious consequences.

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Biodiversity and Development: How to Build Without Destroying Ecosystems

CCR Magazine

The world’s ecosystems function as complex systems where every species plays an essential role that upholds environmental health and stability. Development that protects and values biodiversity can be achieved through renewable resources combined with green building methods and community involvement.