Construction Dive

JULY 24, 2023

With a commitment to long-lasting community relationships, CPPI is on a mission to build better and sustainably.

Sustainability 296

Sustainability 296

The Pro Builder

JULY 24, 2023

Aging Americans Are Finding a Severe Shortage of Affordable, Accessible Housing ldeakins Mon, 07/24/2023 - 11:17 Less than 5% of the nation's housing supply is accessible to older, disabled Americans, but at a Senate hearing last Thursday, experts suggested possible solutions Roughly 1 in 5 Americans will be older than 65 by 2030, but according to CNBC, there is not enough affordable housing in the U.S. to accommodate an aging population.

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Construction Dive

JULY 24, 2023

Choppy conditions will persist due to high interest rates and tightening lending standards, said Richard Branch, chief economist for Dodge Construction Network.

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The Pro Builder

JULY 24, 2023

Skilled Labor Shortages Remain a Top Concern for Construction Industry ldeakins Mon, 07/24/2023 - 11:11 More than 700,000 new construction workers are needed each year to satisfy current measures of housing demand The most recent Construction Labor Market Report from the Home Builders Institute (HBI) reveals that the construction industry needs an additional 723,000 new construction workers each year to meet current levels of demand.

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Construction firms that rely on fixed budgets and outdated procurement methods are losing ground fast. This guide reveals how market leaders are managing financial risk by shifting to incremental budgeting, regional sourcing, and real-time cost tracking. Learn how to structure contracts with price protections, streamline procurement workflows with automation, and avoid labor cost increases with smarter workforce planning.

Cost Control

Construction Dive

JULY 24, 2023

Despite construction’s relative success in an uncertain economy, firms that rely on contractors for business show signs of pain.

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Prodyogi

JULY 24, 2023

Slope stability is defined as the potential of naturally occurring or engineered soil slopes to withstand ground movement. A slope in geotechnical engineering refers to a soil mass that is inclined horizontally. This slope can be a natural slope ( valleys) or a man-made slope/engineered( embankments of railways, earth dams, levees, etc).

Geotechnical Engineering 130

Geotechnical Engineering Engineering 130

Construction Enquirer

JULY 24, 2023

Second staircases will need to be installed on all new buildings taller than 18 metres. The new rules were confirmed by Housing Secretary Michael Gove on Monday. Consultations last year had an initial threshold of 30m for second staircases in new schemes which has already been adopted in London and subsequently led to the shelving of a series of planned new residential schemes.

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Staircases 224

Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 24, 2023

Collin College held a dedication ceremony for its new construction safety lab, sponsored by McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. McCarthy recently announced its five-year sponsorship of the safety lab at Collin College’s Technical Campus in Allen, Texas. The safety lab will offer hands-on educational opportunities to students in the construction management program.

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Construction Management Construction Equipment 130

Construction Enquirer

JULY 24, 2023

Essex County Council’s cabinet has given the green light to tender for a contractor to build a new link road between Colchester and Tendring. The A120-A133 Link Road will see the creation of a new dual carriageway between the A120 and A133 to the east of Colchester and unlock land for 7,500 homes to be developed. As part of the scheme, there is to be a new 3 grade-separated ‘dumbbell’ type junction on the A120, with new accesses to existing facilities alongside the current road.

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Green Building 199

Speaker: Dylan Secrest

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Construction Management

Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 24, 2023

Reston, VA – Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (the “company” or “Bowman”) (NASDAQ: BWMN) has been contracted by the City of Yonkers, NY, to provide landscape architecture design, civil engineering and permitting services for a new 2-acre waterfront park in the Ludlow neighborhood. The project is the largest expansion of Yonkers’ park system in decades and the first waterfront park in Southwest Yonkers.

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Contracts Landscaping Architecture Permits 130

Construction Enquirer

JULY 24, 2023

A contractor has been fined £12,000 after a Shropshire bricklayer fell through a stairwell opening and fractured his skull. Scott Ife, 30, from Bridgnorth, was working for 2 Counties Construction (Midlands) Ltd when the incident took place on 8 June 2020. The company had been hired as the principal contractor overseeing the refurbishment of agricultural barns into houses on Humber Lane in Telford.

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Property Management Lean Construction Site Planning Cost Control 193

Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 24, 2023

NEW YORK, NY (July 12, 2023) – Bromley Companies, developer of a diversified national portfolio, today announced the completion of 122 Fifth Avenue, an 11-story mixed-use project in the heart of Union Square. The landmarked project introduces a new rooftop pavilion, upgraded interiors and 300,000 square feet of commercial space and is home to forward-thinking tenants and top retailers including Allbirds, Parachute Home and Pandora Jewelry, adding to the energy and vibrancy of the ever-growing U

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Architecture Historic Preservation Building Commissioning Flooring Systems 130

Construction Enquirer

JULY 24, 2023

Octavius Infrastructure Ltd has bought the assets and most of the contracts of R&W Civil Engineering. The Enquirer revealed last week that R&W was in talks with a potential buyer and had filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. Octavius has now finalised a deal for the firm after it went into administration. Private equity owned Octavius was formerly known as Osborne Infrastructure.

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Collaboration Contracts Engineering 172

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 24, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 13, 2023 — The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) P3 Division awarded its 2023 Trailblazer of the Year Award to Sallye Perrin, senior vice president for WSP USA. The award was announced on Wednesday during the 35th annual ARTBA Public-Private Partnerships (P3) in Transportation Conference, held at the Grand Hyatt Washington, D.C.

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Project Management Consulting Public Works Project Management Environmental Consulting 130

Construction Enquirer

JULY 24, 2023

Specialist construction group Morrisroe has dropped the Cantillon name from its demolition business. The firm said the rebrand to Morrisroe Demolition would help to highlight its demolition to superstructure direct delivery capabilities within a united group. Cantillon hit the headlines most recently as one of ten demolition contractors together fined £60m for bid rigging.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 24, 2023

HOUSTON – Ware Malcomb , an award-winning international design firm, today announced that construction is complete on DECISIO Health , located at 520 Post Oak Blvd. Suite 600, in Houston. Ware Malcomb provided interior architecture and design and branding services for the 15,000 square foot interior office renovation. DECISIO Health is a Houston-based digital health company with a configurable clinical decision support platform designed to aggregate data from electronic health records,

Real Estate Development 130

Real Estate Development Building Design Building Performance Measurement Public Works 130

Construction Enquirer

JULY 24, 2023

Salford planners have given the green light for a 26-storey flats schemebeing developed by Salboy and its construction arm Domis. The £50m-plus building project, previously known as Trinity 2 and now renamed Obsidian, will deliver 250 flats and around 1,000 sq ft of ground floor commercial space at the Trinity Way and Willam Street site. Designed by architect Studio Power the scheme also includes a resident’s gym, cinema room, private meeting space, and a co-working area.

Green Building 158

Green Building Site Planning Building Design Sustainability 158

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Risk Management

Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 24, 2023

Johnstown, PA, July 17, 2023 – Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) is expanding its senior executive team by naming three new vice presidents and company officers, all promoted from within the organization. Effective July 1, 2023, these three new Vice Presidents are Mr. John Klein, Mr. Bob Kubler, and Mr. Tim Tibbits. Mr. Klein recently celebrated his 30-year service anniversary at CTC.

Infrastructure Development 130

Infrastructure Development Engineering Building Design Collaboration 130

Construction Enquirer

JULY 24, 2023

Sir Robert McAlpine continues to battle to restore margins to industry averages after a year of supply chain, labour availability and inflationary pressures eroded profitability. The firm revealed that longer term projects due to finish this year had seen costs jump by £33m more than expected. In latest published results for 2022, the group delivered a 0.9% operating margin down on the prior recovery year at 1%.

Painting/finishing 154

Painting/finishing 154

The Pro Builder

JULY 24, 2023

See Ya, Boomer! rbinsacca Mon, 07/24/2023 - 12:30 Millennials now own the housing market, but have less money to spend than older generations By Bob Tancula It’s official: Baby Boomers are no longer the driving force in the home buying market. An exclusive Senex analysis of 5,000 deeds from homes purchased in 2021 and 2022 has revealed that Millennials have finally edged out their Boomer parents as the dominant players in the homebuyer market.

Estimating 130

Estimating 130

Construction Enquirer

JULY 24, 2023

The government has launched another attempt to unblock the planning system in a bid to meet its manifesto commitment to build 1 million homes over this Parliament. Housing and Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove is vowing to build more homes “in the right places where there is local consent” but won’t “concrete over the countryside.” Gove is setting up a new “super-squad” team of leading planners and other experts charged with working across the planning system to

Building Permits 152

Building Permits Infrastructure Development Government Works Permits 152

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Sustainability

The Pro Builder

JULY 24, 2023

A Return to Normalcy?—Housing Fluctuations Reveal a Stronger Seasonal Market ldeakins Mon, 07/24/2023 - 10:55 A lot has changed in the U.S. housing market since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but some seasonal trends are returning The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in big changes for the U.S. housing market and upended typical seasonal patterns that served as a baseline for measuring annual housing data.

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Sustainability 130

Prodyogi

JULY 24, 2023

Slope stability is defined as the potential of naturally occurring or engineered soil slopes to withstand ground movement. A slope in geotechnical engineering refers to a soil mass that is inclined horizontally. This slope can be a natural slope ( valleys) or a man-made slope/engineered( embankments of railways, earth dams, levees, etc).

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Geotechnical Engineering Engineering 130

The Pro Builder

JULY 24, 2023

Home Builder Profits Reached Record High in 2022 Despite Affordability Challenges ldeakins Mon, 07/24/2023 - 11:25 Home builders reported surging profits in 2022 as an elevated share of homebuyers turned to new construction Throughout 2022, rising interest rates created affordability concerns for home builders and buyers, prolonging construction time and deteriorating sales volume even during traditionally strong seasons for homebuying.

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Prodyogi

JULY 24, 2023

Whether it's an accidental dent or a hole created for hanging artwork, drywall damage is a common occurrence in every household. Fortunately, patching holes in drywall is a relatively simple DIY project that can save you money on professional repairs. In this comprehensive guide, we will walk you through the step-by-step process of repairing both small dents and large holes in drywall.

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Grow Leads & Visibility! Contractors need more than word-of-mouth. A strong website boosts visibility, draws in leads, showcases skills, and enhances your credibility. Learn how a quality site, that is easy to manage, can set you apart from the competition, and help can take your construction business to the next level. Marketpath is a leading provider of high-quality website solutions tailored for contractors and the construction industry.

Construction Management

Wolgast Corporation

JULY 24, 2023

If you’re looking to purchase a property or building for your business, most financial institutions require you to have a property survey to qualify for their loans. Some owners who use a cash transaction don’t always get a property survey, but if they did, they could prevent many issues by knowing all the details and history about their property. When buying a property, having a survey helps you identify potential issues for using the property the way you intend, either by building or expanding

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Surveying Historic Preservation Foundation Systems Zoning 104

New Civil Engineer

JULY 24, 2023

The government has confirmed an additional £170M will be invested into the Sizewell C nuclear plant to speed up preparations to enable construction to start. The post Government injects £170M to speed up construction of Sizewell C appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Engineering 98

Construction Placements

JULY 24, 2023

Tata Steel Hiring for Junior Engineer at Kalinganagar | Diploma Mech./Elect./Electronics/Instru. Engineering | 11th Aug. 2023 Exciting opportunity at Tata Steel Kalinganagar for Diploma holders in Mech./Elect./Electronics/Instru. Engineering. Apply for the Junior Engineer position by 11th Aug 2023. The post Tata Steel Hiring for Junior Engineer at Kalinganagar | Diploma Mech.

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