Construction Dive

APRIL 27, 2023

Noticing the impact of the lack of construction workers, a GC and graphic designer teamed up to write a book promoting the industry to elementary schoolers.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 27, 2023

City planners have approved the world’s first mixed-use net zero carbon development in Birmingham The £360m Curzon Wharf scheme will include a residential build to rent apartment block which will stand 53 storeys high, making it Birmingham’s tallest building at 172 metres (564 feet). The purpose-built student accommodation will be 41 storeys and another residential element at 14 storeys tall.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 27, 2023

The agency said a swimming pool builder failed to pay H-2B workers at the required wage rate and for their travel to and from the worksite.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 27, 2023

Colliers Engineering & Design, a national multi-discipline engineering, architectural, design and consulting firm, is pleased to announce it has acquired Rogvoy Architects, PC of Southfield, Michigan. Rogvoy is a full-service architectural firm serving the state of Michigan and represents a fourth generation of company ownership and cornerstone of the City of Detroit’s architectural community.

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Cost Control

Construction Dive

APRIL 27, 2023

The defendants allegedly forged counterfeit safety cards, selling them to untrained workers for up to $650 each.

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New Civil Engineer

APRIL 27, 2023

Transport for London (TfL) has launched a consultation on its plans to re-route the South Circular A205 road in Catford, south east London. The post TfL launches consultation on re-routing South Circular in Catford appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 27, 2023

Australia’s largest privately owned civils contractor BMD has acquired UK consultancy TUSP. The deal will fire-up TUSP’s continued growth plans in the transport, energy, defence and construction industries. TUSP Group Managing Director Richard Smith said. “We have been working with BMD’s London office — BMD Infrastructure Services — for several months now and are delighted to see the impact that their engineering talent from Australia has already made to the programmes of work we have wi

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Construction News

APRIL 27, 2023

The new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is targeting former police officers to join its team and help bring criminal prosecutions. The body, which is part of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), is currently trying to ramp up its complement of staff and has started… The post Building Safety Regulator aims to recruit ex-police investigators appeared first on Construction News.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 27, 2023

Katy Dowding will take over as new President and CEO of Skanska UK next week following the news that current incumbent Gregor Craig is set to retire. Dowding has been at Skanska for 20 years most recently as a member of Skanska UK’s Executive Management Team and since 2017 as Executive Vice President with responsibility for Skanska UK’s building and building services businesses.

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Speaker: Dylan Secrest

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Construction Management

Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 27, 2023

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that the company has broken ground on the construction of a 1.7-megawatt solar array as a renewable energy source at its Westminster, Colorado headquarters. The new solar panels are projected to offset more than 100 percent of the energy consumed by Trimble’s two-building campus in the Westmoor Technology Park, which represents approximately 6-7 percent of the company’s total global electricity demand (based on 2021).

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 27, 2023

A series of hyperscale jobs placed ISG on a steady footing at the start of the year after its order book swelled 18% to a record £1.9bn. ISG’s Fit-out and Construction operations demonstrated strong resilience against a challenging global economic backdrop in 2022 maintaining group revenue at a record high of £2.2bn. But the challenges impacted average group operating margin which was squeezed to 0.5% from 0.83% previously.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 27, 2023

Sparrows Group (Sparrows), the engineering and maintenance services specialist for the global energy and industrial sectors, has today announced changes to its senior management. The announcement comes following Sparrows Group’s acquisition by Altrad Group last year. Sparrows will remain operating autonomously as an individual entity. Following the acquisition Sparrows will move to a regional operational model to better align with Altrad’s existing – and highly successful – business model.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 27, 2023

The North East’s Thirteen Housing Group has appointed Esh Construction, Equans Regeneration and RE:GEN to deliver a range of home improvements over the next five years. The partner firms will focus on homes and support schemes across a number of priority estates. Thirteen’s executive director of assets Paul Jenkins said: “With some exciting large-scale projects planned, the partnership will support the growth of our home investment and decarbonisation plans, which will improve the energy efficie

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Site Planning

Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 27, 2023

Land & Water, the UK’s leading wet civil engineering firm, is in the process of completing the largest winter dredge of Gloucester Dock. The firm, which carries out work at the dock and on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal each year as part of an ongoing framework with the Canal & River Trust, will be carrying out backhoe dredging to remove approximately 5,000m3 of silt in order to improve navigation for vessels in the dock.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 27, 2023

Consultant Ridge and Partners is planning to expand following a £40m cash injection from private equity investor Horizon Capital. Ridge’s said its multi-disciplinary offering to clients across architecture, building services, engineering, planning, surveying, sustainability and transport, will be expanded by investing in talent across its core disciplines as well as through new acquisitions.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 27, 2023

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland – The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), the world’s leading professional society for fire protection and fire safety engineering, announces a new one-hour course on ethics for fire protection engineers. Based on the SFPE Code of Ethics, this on-demand course titled “SFPE Introduction to Ethics for Fire Protection Engineers” provides an overview of ethics, the importance of ethics to engineers, and the ethical obligations of a fire protection engineer.

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The Pro Builder

APRIL 27, 2023

Rent or Buy. The Biggest Deciding Factors in Today’s Housing Market ldeakins Thu, 04/27/2023 - 10:53 Home prices and rental costs are at all-time highs, so how are Americans determining which housing option is more affordable? An unprecedented housing boom that left in its wake record-high rental costs and home prices nationwide, is making the decision between renting and buying a tough one for many Americans.

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Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

Risk Management

Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 27, 2023

IMAGINiT Technologies and ASCENT Center for Technical Knowledge share years of substation design expertise across North America. They will present these insights during five educational presentations during the Substation Design Solution Industry Consortium (SDSIC) event in Nashville, Tennessee, April 24 – 27, 2023. Technology experts from IMAGINiT’s Energy and Utilities team, along with learning and technical documentation experts from ASCENT, will be on hand to discuss how investor-owned utili

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The Pro Builder

APRIL 27, 2023

States Where Construction Wages Are Rising the Fastest ldeakins Thu, 04/27/2023 - 11:00 These states are home to the highest and fastest rising construction wages in the nation Long-term labor challenges are sending construction wages to new highs, particularly in the Northeast and along the Pacific coast. As of February 2023, 10 states reported average earnings exceeding $40 per hour, including Massachusetts with a rate of $45.9, New Jersey with $45.4, and Illinois with an average of $44.6, amo

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Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 27, 2023

Wichita, KS. – Brungardt Honomichl & Company, P.A. (BHC) announced today it has acquired long-time Kansas firm Savoy Company, P.A. The acquisition of Savoy Company will carry BHC’s momentum for overall growth and expansion into Wichita, enriching their commitment to the region. This new partnership will become the catalyst for BHC to provide value-add services with exceptional industry expertise, increased team size and capacity, and advanced technological capabilities.

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The Pro Builder

APRIL 27, 2023

America at Home Study Announces Plan to Build Two New Concept Homes ibush Thu, 04/27/2023 - 13:45 The homes are designed to address current consumer insights and preferences and will use off-site construction methods The two new homes—a for-rent townhome with an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and The 412, a for-sale paired townhome—will be constructed in a factory and assembled at two nearby infill sites in Pittsburgh later this year and into early 2024.

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Sustainability

New Civil Engineer

APRIL 27, 2023

A number of contractors have been selected to submit bids for five different contracts to deliver tunnels that will serve as a railway junction for Saudi Arabia’s Neom megaproject. The post Contractors selected to submit tunnelling bids for Saudi megaproject Neom’s railway junction appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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The Pro Builder

APRIL 27, 2023

Here Are the Most Popular US Rental Markets ldeakins Thu, 04/27/2023 - 10:39 These metro areas are relatively inexpensive and have robust economies, making them the top choices among today's renters Among the 150 largest U.S. housing markets, affordable locations with abundant jobs were the most popular among renters, according to a recent study by RentCafe.

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New Civil Engineer

APRIL 27, 2023

On the 28 April 1923 the British Empire Exhibition Stadium opened in Wembley Park, London. Built in just 10 months at a cost equivalent to £50M in today’s money, it attracted many plaudits for its innovative hybrid construction and trend-setting architecture. Yet just three years… The post Concrete achievements celebrated on 100th anniversary of original Wembley Stadium’s opening appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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The Pro Builder

APRIL 27, 2023

Could Falling Home Prices Push the Economy Into a 2023 Recession? ldeakins Thu, 04/27/2023 - 10:45 Why some housing experts say a market correction is far from over While some experts argue that the U.S. housing market has already bottomed out, others anticipate an even more substantial deceleration in the second half of the year, possibly leading to an economic recession.

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Construction Management

New Civil Engineer

APRIL 27, 2023

The Welsh Government has committed £75M to help develop and construct flood defence projects around the country for 2023-24. The post Wales announces record-breaking £75M funding for flood defence and coastal risk management appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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The Pro Builder

APRIL 27, 2023

To Rent or to Buy?—the Biggest Deciding Factors in Today’s Housing Market ldeakins Thu, 04/27/2023 - 10:53 Home prices and rental costs are at all-time highs, so how are Americans determining which housing option is more affordable? An unprecedented housing boom left behind record high rental costs and home prices nationwide, making the decision between renting and buying a tough one for many Americans.

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Construction Placements

APRIL 27, 2023

SDSC Recruitment 2023 for Various Posts | 94 Posts | 16-05-2023 SDSC Recruitment 2023 for Various Posts with 94 Posts vacancies, last date to apply for this job is 16-05-2023 The post SDSC Recruitment 2023 for Various Posts | 94 Posts | 16-05-2023 appeared first on ConstructionPlacements.

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