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Laing O’Rourke wins £920m animal health super-lab job

Construction Enquirer

Laing O’Rourke has secured the £920m main works contract to deliver an animal diseases super-lab at the government’s flagship Weybridge biosecurity campus in Surrey. Around 1,000 staff work at the site, which has been a base for animal health science for over a century.

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Government wields procurement stick on late payment

Construction Enquirer

Major contractors could be barred from bidding for public sector contracts worth over £5m a year if they cannot prove they pay their supply chain within an average of 60 days. The Government is proposing changes to procurement law that would force all public contracting authorities to exclude firms that fail to meet the payment benchmark.

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Profits soar at Caddick Group in “rude health”

Construction Enquirer

Johnny Caddick, Caddick Group, said: “Our focus on Living and logistics has proven its resilience and strength through recent years, putting Caddick Group in a strong financial position. I joined Caddick Construction last summer and I am very proud to lead a business that has worked tirelessly to earn its strong reputation in the industry.

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SFPE Foundation Solicits Public Comment on Four White Papers Published Through its Grand Challenges Initiative 

Civil + Structural Engineer

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland – The SFPE Foundation, a charitable organization focused on enhancing the scientific understanding of fire and its interaction with the social, natural, and built environments, is soliciting public comment on four papers focused on strategic cooperation in research and education to advance fire engineering.

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WSP Implements USAID Urban Connect Project in the Philippines

Civil + Structural Engineer

Agency for International Development selected WSP to deliver a five-year project to enhance economic development and improve public service delivery in the Philippines. Agency for International Development (USAID) Urban Connect project to promote inclusive and resilient economic growth of nine secondary cities in the Philippines.

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PhiusCon 2023 Heads to Houston, Texas

The Pro Builder

PhiusCon 2023 Heads to Houston, Texas qpurcell Wed, 10/11/2023 - 11:03 PhiusCon, the leading passive building conference for climate-specific zero energy design, construction, and building science, heads to Houston this November 7-10, 2023. Tickets to PhiusCon Houston are selling now. Closing Keynote from Joseph Lstiburek, B.A.Sc.,

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Digital Twin Consortium Publishes Building Performance User Guide

Civil + Structural Engineer

BOSTON, MA – Today, Digital Twin Consortium ® (DTC) published The Why and the What of Digital Twin Building Performance and Sustainability: An Owner’s Perspective. and “What are the objectives for sustainability, efficiency, resiliency, health, risk mitigation, performance, reliability, and accountability?”