Construction Dive
JUNE 20, 2023
June is Trench Safety Month, and this week the National Utility Contractors Association hosts training and webinars, providing resources for contractors with workers in excavations.
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 20, 2023
Modular house builder ilke Homes has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator as a deadline to save the cash-strapped business approaches. The notice protects ilke from creditor action while it seeks a buyer after production was halted across its sites and factory last week. The Enquirer understands that ilke is being offered to potential buyers for bids over £1 with a number of major house builders approached over a possible deal.
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Construction Dive
JUNE 20, 2023
Clark Construction’s Lee DeLong spoke to Construction Dive as Amazon celebrated the grand opening of its second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 20, 2023
Planning chiefs at the City of London Corporation are considering a ‘retrofit fast-track’ planning policy to meet demand for Best in Class offices in the Square Mile. They will also relax restrictions on change-of-use proposals for historic city office buildings that cannot cost-effectively be upgraded to grade A The softening in planning policy comes after Corporation chiefs commissioned Arup and agent Knight Frank to assess future demand in the financial district post-pandemic.
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The Pro Builder
JUNE 20, 2023
The Fed Just Paused Interest Rate Hikes—What Does That Mean for Home Prices? ldeakins Tue, 06/20/2023 - 10:44 The Federal Reserve paused interest rate hikes for the first time in nearly a year last week, but experts say one key factor is still sustaining high home prices After 10 consecutive rate hikes, the Federal Reserve gave the U.S. housing market a brief reprieve last week, but according to Forbes , that doesn’t mean home prices are about to crash.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
JUNE 20, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 16, 2023) TSX, NYSE:STN Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, received three Engineering Excellence Awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) for its Bridging Kentucky program, US 60 Spottsville Bridge replacement, and Flood Predictor technology. The awards were presented during ACEC’s annual gala in Washington, D.C. on June 13.
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 20, 2023
Procurement specialist Scape has launched the hunt for contractors to deliver specialist utilities civils and construction works. Two new 8-year frameworks are planned for the sector, one covering England, Wales and Northern Ireland and another Scotland. The frameworks will operate under a parallel lotting structure offering a choice of two contractors in the areas to deliver civil engineering and construction works.
The Pro Builder
JUNE 20, 2023
The Fed Just Paused Interest Rate Hikes—What Does That Mean for Home Prices? ldeakins Tue, 06/20/2023 - 10:44 The Federal Reserve paused interest rate hikes for the first time in nearly a year last week, but experts say one key factor is still sustaining high home prices After 10 consecutive rate hikes, the Federal Reserve gave the U.S. housing market a brief reprieve last week, but according to Forbes , that doesn’t mean home prices are about to crash.
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 20, 2023
Berkeley Group’s St Joseph Homes business is set to become development partner for the regeneration of the vast Ladywood Estate in Birmingham. The £2.2bn estate renewal scheme, set over 60 hectares, will take more than 20 years to deliver building 7,000 homes, new schools, 14 hectares of green space as well as two public parks. The city council’s cabinet is now set on 27 June to sign a development agreement with St Joseph’s.
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New Civil Engineer
JUNE 20, 2023
An underground through station for High Speed 2 (HS2) and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) services at Manchester Piccadilly would be high risk but faster and more affordable than the Department for Transport’s (DfT) assumptions, according to a tunnelling expert. The post HS2 | The tunnelling case for an underground Manchester Piccadilly appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 20, 2023
Sir Robert McAlpine has announced the adoption of ground-breaking AI technology platform Buildots, as its preferred partner. Buildots will automatically analyse data from Sir Robert McAlpine sites across the UK, captured by wearable 360-degree cameras. Using AI and computer vision, it generates true-to-life project progress reports, identifying risks of delays and opportunities for productivity gains, which in turn provides project managers with more control, outcome certainty, and facilitates s
New Civil Engineer
JUNE 20, 2023
Transport for London (TfL) has submitted a strategic outline case (SOC) to the government, outlining proposals to extend the DLR from Gallions Reach, north of the Thames, to Thamesmead, south of the Thames. The post TfL submits business case to extend DLR to Thamesmead appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 20, 2023
Network Rail has started the hunt for firms to deliver £490m of large project works for control period 7 in its north west and central territory. Procurement chiefs aim to let several frameworks covering the “Backbone of Britain” route and this latest tender round covers procurement phase two known as Framework Category A. Procurement for phase one – Framework Categories B,C & D – is being conducted separately and has already gone out to the market.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
JUNE 20, 2023
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $3 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds for use as a down payment by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to offset costs of repair work on a section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia that collapsed as the result of a gasoline tanker truck fire.
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 20, 2023
Lyndon SGB by BrandSafway has launched a trio of new corporate brochures to showcase areas of its UK scaffolding and access sector business. The first is a heritage scaffolding brochure , showing the leading scaffolding firm’s expertise and experience in managing access on the UK’s premier historical construction and renovation projects, like Manchester Town Hall, Wentworth Woodhouse and Glasgow School of Art.
Civil + Structural Engineer
JUNE 20, 2023
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has hired Eric Plapper , AICP, to lead its Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure program in North America. His role will integrate the efforts of myriad Stantec experts who have been working on EV infrastructure, including urban planning, architecture, transit advisory, EV installation, and emerging technology practitioners.
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 20, 2023
The Government’s ambitious green power building goals are at risk of not being delivered because of a lack of an overarching and costed delivery plan. Spending watchdog MPs on the Public Accounts Committee are concerned about lack of transparency about the cost to consumers of the Government’s plan to expand nuclear, solar and wind power.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
JUNE 20, 2023
CLEVELAND, OHIO – www.mbma.com: Each year the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) honors member companies that demonstrate exceptional performance in maintaining workplace safety. These awards are given to Building Systems members as well as Associate members for their performance during the previous calendar year. Safety awards for the 2022 year were presented during the 2023 MBMA Spring Meeting held May 8 – 10 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 20, 2023
Balfour Beatty and Causeway Technologies have joined forces to improve payment processes through digitalising Goods Received Notes (GRNs) and Proof of Delivery (POD) documents. Following consultation in 2019, the two organisations have revealed that a new solution, Causeway eGRN, is active on over 230 sites with 750 user accounts. Working in conjunction with Causeway’s Tradex invoicing solution, which Balfour Beatty has used for over 10 years, the Causeway eGRN solution is designed to digitalise
Civil + Structural Engineer
JUNE 20, 2023
HOUSTON – McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has completed construction of Berth 8 at Port Freeport, Texas. Part of the Velasco Terminal, Berth 8 features over 925 feet of berth and an associated roll-on/roll-off dock extension. The expansion represents the single largest project built by a public port on the Texas Gulf Coast. McCarthy began construction in 2020 and achieved substantial completion in May 2023.
The Pro Builder
JUNE 20, 2023
Housing Inventory Woes Worsen Amid a Buyer-Seller Standoff ldeakins Tue, 06/20/2023 - 10:54 With more rate hikes on the horizon, new home listings are poised to plunge amidst an already rampant housing shortage During the four weeks leading to June 11, the total number of U.S. homes for sale saw the biggest decline in 13 months, leaving the housing market with 39% fewer homes for sale than before the pandemic, Insider reports.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
JUNE 20, 2023
June 14, 2023, Reston, VA – Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (the “Company” or “Bowman”) (NASDAQ: BWMN), today announced the firm has reached the milestone of having completed 100 battery energy storage system (BESS) engineering assignments nationwide. The recent passing of the “Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023” included provisions that enable fast tracking of permitting for the battery storage industry under the 2015 FAST Act (Section 41001(6)(A)).
The Pro Builder
JUNE 20, 2023
Home Design Upgrades for Summer ldeakins Tue, 06/20/2023 - 11:03 Designing for summer means revamping outdoor living spaces for increased comfort and functionality Wednesday marks the first official day of the summer season, and for homeowners looking to soak up the sunshine while keeping their houses cool, that may mean it’s time to redesign. When creating an outdoor living space suited for hot summer weather, adding a grilling area increases livability beyond interior space, while larger addit
New Civil Engineer
JUNE 20, 2023
Ukraine’s Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development has formalised a partnership with Aecom to undertake infrastructure reconstruction following damage caused by the invasion of Russia. The post Aecom secures Ukraine infrastructure reconstruction advisory role appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
The Pro Builder
JUNE 20, 2023
Homes in This Boomtown Are Selling Within Just 11 Days ldeakins Tue, 06/20/2023 - 10:50 Homes in some of the nation's hottest housing markets took less than two weeks to sell in May The Northeast was home to 13 of the nation’s top 20 housing markets in May, with for-sale listings in popular boomtowns like Manchester, NH seeing three times as many views as the national average and selling within just 11 days after hitting the market.
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Construction News
JUNE 20, 2023
Transport for London (TfL) has made a formal request to ministers for funding to extend the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) across the river in east London. It submitted a strategic outline case to the government for the lengthening of the line from Gallions Reach to… The post TfL urges ministers to back third DLR river crossing appeared first on Construction News.
New Civil Engineer
JUNE 20, 2023
A remote monitoring device for inspecting concrete structures for faults has been developed by a research team at the University of Strathclyde. The post Remote concrete inspection capability developed by the University of Strathclyde appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
Construction News
JUNE 20, 2023
A groundworks company has been sold out of administration to a firm with the same directors. YPP Groundworks and Civils Ltd, based in Otley, West Yorkshire, was sold in a pre-pack deal this week in a move that saved the jobs of its 15 employees.… The post Groundworks firm sold out of administration appeared first on Construction News.
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