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Skanska completes Portsmouth Marine Terminal offshore wind upgrade

CCR Magazine

The Offshore Work Skanskas work, which began in 2022 and was substantially completed March 2025, included: Constructing three heavy lift berths: the wind turbine generator delivery berth, the wind turbine generator load-out berth, and the berth for the steel tube monopiles. In 2023, construction in the U.S. generated $7.1

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What Is Formwork | Use of Materials in Formwork | Types of Formwork | Requirements Good of Formwork | Advantages & Disadvantages

CivilJungle

Formwork is the mould used during the building to give the desired structural form by pressing concrete into the mould. In a single term, formwork is a mould that cast concrete in various shapes and sizes. Designers will also have to extract the shape until the concrete has achieved the required power. Plain concrete shape.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

Top trends in the construction industry 2020 How will the construction industry develop in 2020? We have studied and evaluated numerous sources – discover with us the most important trends and developments in the construction industry in 2020. Revolution in the construction industry: artificial intelligence 6.

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Infrastructure Improvements and Worker Safety: A Balancing Act

Civil + Structural Engineer

While local communities, contractors, construction companies, and others welcome the influx of job opportunities driven by the investment in infrastructure, the paradigm shift ushers in another important consideration: Worker safety on the jobsite. Safety risks tend to increase when lifting higher loads.

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19 Different Types of Slabs in Construction | What Is a Slab

CivilJungle

Slabs are structural elements manufactured from concrete constructed to produce flat surfaces, usually horizontal, in building floors, roofs, bridges. If reinforcement is required, slabs could also be pre-stressed or the concrete will be spilled over rebar positioned within the framework. What Is a Slab? Types of Slabs.

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

Job Order Contracting

via Four BT, LLC – 4BT enables owners to consistently deliver quality facilities repair, renovation, and minor new construction projects on-demand, on-time, and on-budget. Ladder constructed according to OSHA/ANSI standards. Ladder constructed according to OSHA/ANSI standards. ARCS-BAR-01-06M Frequency: Semi-annually.