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

UK Construction Blog

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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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. Smart control systems enable more precise and efficient energy management.

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Refine versus shine: Defining and defending design intent with refined concrete

Construction Specifier

Both refined concrete and polished concrete score high marks on aesthetics, but the cost of ownership increases with polished concrete while the cost of ownership decreases with refined concrete. of Langerman Engineering says, Measuring the roughness average (Ra) provides input for concrete surface refinement.

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Mainmark: “Culverts, the essential hidden infrastructure supporting Australia”

Roads Online

Typically constructed from concrete box sections, corrugated steel, or concrete pipes, culverts are engineered to manage stormwater runoff by controlling water flow beneath these vital transport corridors. Many also provide safe passage for wildlife. These issues compromise road safety and lead to costly repairs and disruptions.

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Barrier breakthroughs: Achieving airtightness in modern construction

Construction Specifier

Photo courtesy Intertek As building codes and standards evolve, the demand for airtight, environmentally friendly building enclosures increases among building owners, insurers, and design professionals. Within the AEC industry, research focuses on predicting and quantifying the impact of air leakage. By Matthew Ridgway, P.E.

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Construction Project Forecasting for Better Budgeting and Scheduling

Buildern

Cost Forecasting Cash Flow Forecasting Schedule Forecasting Resource Allocation Forecasting Risk Forecasting Common Challenges and How to Overcome Them Metrics to Track and Evaluate Construction Project Forecasting Performance What is Construction Project Forecasting? engineering and construction spending grew around 6% in both 2023 and 2024.

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High-Rise Maintenance: Innovative Solutions for Building Care

CCR Magazine

You might wonder if implementing these technologies will impact costs. Surprisingly, many of these solutions are designed to be cost-effective, aiming to reduce expenses in the long run. Structural Integrity Assessment To ensure a building’s safety, examining its structural integrity is essential.