Construction Dive

APRIL 25, 2023

Building activity remains high for now, despite increased concerns around the economy and tightened lending standards, per Dodge Construction Network.

Building Standards 381

Building Standards 381

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 25, 2023

Modular house builder TopHat has raised £70m from new and existing shareholders as it prepares to open Europe’s largest modular housing factory to manufacture up to 4,000 ultra low-carbon homes a year. House builder Persimmon and institutional investor Aviva have each made a substantial investment in volumetric modular house builder. TopHat has been trading since 2016 with shareholders led by Goldman Sachs investing £130m in the business up to the latest fundraise.

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Energy Efficiency Green Building Ramps Building Standards 256

Construction Dive

APRIL 25, 2023

Construction’s litigation claims and costs are among the highest of all industries. Here are strategies to keep damages in check.

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Contracts 341

Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 25, 2023

Aurigo Software, the leading provider of capital planning and construction management software for infrastructure and private owners, today announced that their flagship product suite, Aurigo Masterworks Cloud, has reached In Process status on the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP®) marketplace. Aurigo’s software will provide federal agencies with enhanced security and monitoring capabilities, helping accelerate digital transformation for some of the largest capital prog

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Cost Control

Construction Dive

APRIL 25, 2023

Entek’s Terre Haute facility is the latest manufacturing project for the Chicago-based contractor.

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Building Design 314

Construction Dive

APRIL 25, 2023

The state’s coastal board recently approved a 50-year resiliency plan to protect residents from hurricanes and erosion.

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Approvals 313

The Pro Builder

APRIL 25, 2023

As Existing Home Inventory Dwindles, New-Home Sales Rise ldeakins Tue, 04/25/2023 - 12:29 With mortgage rates falling and existing home listings drying up, buyers are showing stronger demand for new homes New-home sales rose for the fourth month in a row in March as mortgage rates eased and the share of existing homes hitting the for-sale market continued to fall.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 25, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – A research project progressing from the American Iron and Steel Institute’s (AISI) Small Project/Fellowship Program has received significant funding through the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance performance-based fire design for cold-formed steel (CFS) structures. Thomas Gernay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), was named a recipient of the NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Aw

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 25, 2023

Northumbrian Water is calling up contractors to help shape its procurement plans ahead of launching a £4.5bn AMP8 procurement race in the Autumn. The water company, which also operates in the south east in Suffolk and Essex, aims to reshape the way it delivers capital investment. This will see it shift to an embedded client collaboration model, based on an ‘enterprise’ approach involving shared a vision and values with contractors and joint incentivisation.

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Construction Management

Construction Dive

APRIL 25, 2023

The contractor is bolstering its technology focus with the appointment of Rawle Sawh to the new position of director of operations technology.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 25, 2023

London’s former newspaper district is to be transformed over the next five years as developers shrug off recessionary fears to press ahead with a pipeline of 34 refurbishment and new build projects. The Western city fringe district is set to explode with new projects as an estimated 3m sq ft of new Grade A commercial space across office, retail and leisure is delivered.

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New Civil Engineer

APRIL 25, 2023

The Department for Transport (DfT) and HS2 Ltd are looking to reduce the scope and the requirements of the High Speed 2 (HS2) London terminal at Euston as they begin the process of redesigning it for a third time in hopes of reducing the cost. The post HS2 | DfT looking to reduce scope of Euston station in third attempt at design appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Engineering 145

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 25, 2023

Developer Dandara Living has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to build a mix of nearly 1,000 build to rent homes and student rooms at Anderston Quay beside the river Clyde. The Stores scheme overlooking the Kingston Bridge promises to deliver 503 homes for rent, and an additional 491 student homes over three buildings. The design includes additional public realm for Glasgow in the form of a new urban park, over 4,000 sqft of commercial space and an array of on-site resident amenities incl

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Public Works Site Planning Building Design Sustainability 200

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New Civil Engineer

APRIL 25, 2023

Key elements of the build around the High Speed 2 (HS2) Euston site, including a substation and utilities diversions, will need to be completed before work halts, according to HS2 Ltd’s chief executive. The post HS2 | £220M of work yet to be done before Euston site can shut down appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Engineering 130

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 25, 2023

Keltbray has appointed Andrew Chaney as commercial director for its Built Environment Division, reporting to Vince Corrigan, Keltbray’s chief operating officer. Chaney brings a proven track record in developing and leading high-performing commercial teams and has wide-ranging experience working on complex civil engineering schemes in the UK and Australia.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 25, 2023

The Digital Twin Consortium ® (DTC®) today announced it has expanded its Regional Branch Organizer (RBO) program to include India and Southeast Asia, critical regions for DTC and its parent company, the Object Management Group®, with members active in several industries. DTC will work with members — Open Health Systems Laboratory (OHSL), Axomem, and Dell Technologies — to facilitate local and regional activities in India and Southeast Asia.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 25, 2023

Procurement body Pagabo has issued a prior information notice (PIN) for the renewal of one of its biggest construction frameworks. The latest Professional Services framework is valued at £750m and will take over from the current deal when it expires in April 2024. Pagabo will be holding a webinar on 10 May where interested bidders can find out more about the new four-year framework.

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Risk Management

Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 25, 2023

The latest research from McKinsey & Company (McKinsey ) emphasizes that procurement in construction companies will play a pivotal role as they navigate uncertainty and aim for sustainability targets. The insights come as McKinsey publishes its latest report: The strategic era of procurement in construction. 40 to 70 percent of a construction company’s total spending stems from procurement, and McKinsey’s research reveals that many chief procurement officers (CPOs) in the industry believe tha

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The Pro Builder

APRIL 25, 2023

After Seven Months of Declines, US Home Prices Rose in February ldeakins Tue, 04/25/2023 - 12:03 Home prices posted a slight uptick from January to February, indicating a gradual return to more stable market conditions in 2023 Mortgage purchase applications have bottomed, new-home sales are rising, and according to the seasonally adjusted Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, U.S. home prices rose 0.15% between January and February after declining every month between June 2022 and January 202

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Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 25, 2023

The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) is pleased to announce the association’s new Chairman of the Board and new Board of Directors members, both confirmed during the ACPA’s Annual Convention held April 2-4, 2023. Steve Hoesing, President of Pipe, Precast, & Prestress at County Materials, has been named the 116 th Chairman of the Board and will serve a one-year term.

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Building Materials Change Management Sustainability Architecture 130

The Pro Builder

APRIL 25, 2023

Where Are Home Prices Fluctuating the Most? ldeakins Tue, 04/25/2023 - 12:14 These are the regional markets seeing the biggest changes in median list prices After reaching 20-year highs in the second half of 2022, mortgage rates are returning to more stable levels, and while lower borrowing costs are translating to falling home prices in some regional markets, other homebuying destinations are still seeing prices rise.

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Sustainability

Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 25, 2023

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), the world’s leading professional society for fire protection and fire safety engineering, announces Chris Jelenewicz, PE, FSFPE, as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Jelenewicz joined the staff of SFPE in 2004 and succeeds Nicole Boston, CAE, who served as SFPE’s Chief Executive Officer from October 2013 through April 2023.

Engineering 130

Engineering 130

New Civil Engineer

APRIL 25, 2023

Tideway has updated its cost estimate for the Thames Tideway Tunnel to £4.5bn, taking into account the remaining work programme and the impacts of inflation. The post Tideway | Cost of London’s super sewer hits £4.5bn appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 25, 2023

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (the “Company” or “Bowman”) (NASDAQ: BWMN) announced today the completion of three, new phase one infrastructure milestones at San Diego State University – Mission Valley (SDSU Mission Valley). The company’s wholly owned Project Design Consultants subsidiary (collectively with the Company, “Bowman”), provided civil engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, grading and improvement plans, permitting, design and construction management on the newly open

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Project Management Consulting Site Planning Infrastructure Development Landscaping 130

New Civil Engineer

APRIL 25, 2023

Laing O’Rourke is in the running to build Manchester City’s £300M stadium expansion. The contractor, which is currently building Everton football club’s new stadium at Bramley Dock, is a contender to scoop the scheme after plans were submitted to Manchester City Council last week. The post Laing O’Rourke in running for £300M Man City stadium expansion appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Engineering 122

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Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 25, 2023

James Millar, President and CEO of the International CCS Knowledge Centre, issued the following statement in response to the release of Alberta’s Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan today: “We are very pleased the Government of Alberta has joined other leading energy-producing jurisdictions around the world in committing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and aspiring to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in line with the ambitious timelines in the Paris Agreement.

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Building Standards Collaboration Sustainability 130

Construction Specifier

APRIL 25, 2023

Recipient of multiple honors, a fire station in Marion, Iowa, has been designed using a sustainability consultant’s 14 biophilic principles to reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in firefighters. The design from OPN Architects stayed loyal to the principles of biophilic design as outlined in the white paper, 14 Patterns of Biophilia , published by the consultant, Terrapin Bright Green.

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Roofing Systems Green Building Wall Systems Ceiling Systems 116

Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 25, 2023

Total construction starts increased 19% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.09 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. During the month, nonresidential starts rose 33%, nonbuilding starts increased 17%, and residential starts moved 5% higher. In Q1 of 2023, total construction starts were 9% below that of 2022. Year-to-date, residential starts were down 29%, nonresidential and nonbuilding starts grew 6% and 12% respectively.

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Public Works 130