The Pro Builder

JULY 29, 2024

To create off-planet housing, a NASA project grows fungi’s root-like structure so that it fills lightweight inflatables.

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Construction Dive

JULY 30, 2024

The integrated company, to be chaired by Turner Construction CEO Peter Davoren, will boast a backlog of $17.2 billion and operations in 24 states and eight Canadian provinces.

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JULY 29, 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that UK infrastructure projects including the £1.7bn A303 Stonehenge Tunnel “will not move forward” as the government looks to fill a £22bn hole in public finances that it has discovered in its audit of public finances. The post Stonehenge Tunnel among infrastructure projects axed by government in budget overhaul appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Construction News

JULY 15, 2024

Costs have risen on the main civils works of HS2 in the south of England. Skanska revealed in a stock market statement on Friday that it is set to receive an extra £50m for its role on the southern section of the megaproject after agreeing… The post HS2: costs rise on phase one works appeared first on Construction News.

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JULY 29, 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suspended further work on the planned Stonehenge tunnel and confirmed the cancellation of the A27 Arundel bypass.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 8, 2024

by Jim Highland, PE Florida’s Turnpike Mainline stretches across 312 miles, traversing 11 counties within the state’s peninsula, while the Turnpike Extension spans 47 miles. The High-Pressure Sodium (HPS) lighting that illuminates the Turnpike, a familiar sight on many roadways, is antiquated and no longer being manufactured, making it difficult to repair and replace when necessary.

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Construction Dive

JULY 2, 2024

Released this morning, the standard would require employers to provide water and rest breaks when high heat creates a hazardous work environment.

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New Civil Engineer

JULY 3, 2024

Runoff ponds used for water and pollution management around the M25 may be full of hazardous waste as National Highways is unable to identify when they were last cleaned. The post M25 runoff ponds possibly full of hazardous waste due to National Highways ‘avoiding liabilities’ appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Construction News

JULY 4, 2024

Construction worker fatalities in the UK are 70 per cent higher than before the Covid pandemic, according to the latest annual statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Data for the year to 31 March 2024 showed that 51 construction workers died in accidents… The post Construction fatalities 70% worse than five years ago appeared first on Construction News.

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Wolgast Corporation

JULY 29, 2024

What is needed to start? Business owners may think they need to be overly prepared before they talk to their Architect or Builder about commercial construction planning. There is a lot to consider when planning a new business construction project, but there are only five major ideas to consider before contacting design and building professionals: How will you manage the risk to your business during construction?

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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.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 31, 2024

Plaquemines LNG Driven Pile Megaproject by Cajun Industries Hawthorne, N.J. : The winner of the 2024 DFI Outstanding Project Award is the Plaquemines LNG Driven Pile Megaproject, submitted by Cajun Industries. The award is being presented at DFI’s 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Aurora, Colorado, October 7–10. The project is a new, 632-acre (255 ha) liquid natural gas (LNG) export facility located in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, owned by Venture Global Plaquemines LNG.

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The Pro Builder

JULY 15, 2024

“We hear directly from our customers just how emotional the moving process can be,” says Kerry Melcher, head of real estate at Opendoor, a company that buys and sells homes online.To get a better understanding of the emotions involved, Opendoor commissioned a survey, conducted in late 2023, of over 2,000 US adults who had bought or sold homes (or had begun to do so) within the previous year.

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Construction Dive

JULY 24, 2024

Researchers at the university’s Helmet Lab are turning their attention from the gridiron to the jobsite to better understand how to mitigate head injuries at work.

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New Civil Engineer

JULY 9, 2024

Water running off roads in the UK is carrying pollution into the country’s waterways and causing “catastrophic damage”, but the issue has “flown under the radar” according to a new whitepaper from Keyline Civils Specialist. The post Road runoff pollution causing ‘catastrophic damage’ to UK’s waterways appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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BDC Network

JULY 18, 2024

Groundbreaking School Security Standard Protects Students During Active Shootings 1 kcichowicz Thu, 07/18/2024 - 12:12 SAFTI FIRST In the wake of the tragic rise in active shooter incidents at schools, the National Glass Association (NGA) took swift action in 2021 by forming a dedicated School Security Task Force. Their mission? To develop robust standards for windows and doors (known as fenestration systems) to protect students and staff.

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Construction News

JULY 5, 2024

Suzannah Nichol is chief executive of Build UK Homes and infrastructure have been at the heart of manifestos and debates over the past six weeks, and Labour, the party that promised to ‘turbocharge’ housebuilding, is now in power with all eyes watching to see those… The post How Labour can keep its manifesto promise to power up construction appeared first on Construction News.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 30, 2024

Bridge bundling program provides mobility and safe infrastructure in rural community COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – HNTB joins Collier County in celebrating the completion of their Eleven Bridge Replacements project , a bridge bundling program that created safer, more resilient transportation infrastructure for local motorists. HNTB provided final and post design services for the project that was divided into four procurement packages across three corridors.

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The Construction Index

JULY 12, 2024

Construction of HS2’s new station in west London, Old Oak Common, has moved into a new phase as workers complete the excavation of the huge underground box structure.

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Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network

In today’s construction market, owners, construction managers, and contractors must navigate increasing challenges, from cost management to project delays. Fortunately, digital tools now offer valuable insights to help mitigate these risks. However, the sheer volume of tools and the complexity of leveraging their data effectively can be daunting. That’s where data-driven construction comes in.

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Construction Dive

JULY 8, 2024

Momentum for these projects has escalated again, fueled by institutional investment and strong underlying fundamentals, according to a recent CBRE report.

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New Civil Engineer

JULY 4, 2024

Government work to justify classifying nuclear energy generation as “environmentally sustainable” cannot be produced as it is incomplete, despite ex-chancellor Jeremy Hunt making the announcement in the 2023 Spring Budget, NCE can reveal. The post Work to show nuclear ‘environmentally sustainable’ incomplete, 16 months after government announcement appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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The Construction Business Owner

JULY 8, 2024

Nominate Outstanding Women in Construction 2024 Recognizing today's leading construction professionals mhodges Mon, 07/08/2024 - 14:54 Construction Business Owner (CBO) Magazine is thrilled to announce the opening of nominations for our annual celebration of some of the most hardworking professionals in the industry — our special section to honor Outstanding Women in Construction (OWIC).

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Construction News

JULY 5, 2024

For the first time in 14 years a Labour Party prime minister will preside in 10 Downing Street. Keir Starmer forming a new government today (5 July) after winning a majority of 172 seats. The party is expected to boost worker rights and union powers… The post Blacklisting and unions: Labour’s plans for the construction workforce appeared first on Construction News.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 24, 2024

By Ying Liu, MBA, LEED AP BD+C, Director of Strategy and Growth, Zweig Group From The Zweig Letter Five essential practices you can use to actively engage board members and forge invaluable business partners. What shapes the future of a company at the highest level? In the dynamic landscape of corporate governance, the relationship between a CEO and the board chair is pivotal.

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The Construction Index

JULY 5, 2024

For those who still have an appetite for 2024 general election news and views, here is a collection of comments received since the Labour Party was confirmed as having secured a stonking parliamentary majority.

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Construction Dive

JULY 30, 2024

The Florida city has tapped the contractor as the owner’s representative for the biggest development in Tampa Bay history and to build a new $1.3 billion Tampa Bay Rays stadium.

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New Civil Engineer

JULY 10, 2024

Five out of six shortlisted firms have successfully submitted initial tenders for small modular reactors (SMRs) to Great British Nuclear (GBN) as the body’s competition for rolling out the technology in the UK moves forward. The post 5 out of 6 shortlisted SMR firms submit tenders for Great British Nuclear competition appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Contingency planning is a strategic plan to allocate resources, time, and money if “all hell breaks loose” on a project. It considers risk mitigation and planning for a worst-case scenario.  Contingency planning in construction is necessary. You're expected to throw in a percentage to cover a contingency plan in your estimates but is it enough? There is an art to this type of planning and, if project leaders aren’t careful, a contingency plan could cost the company a lot more than lapsed deadlin

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Construction Specifier

JULY 18, 2024

At 39 m (129 ft), the project will replace the existing 80-year-old, 23-m (78-ft)-tall tower on the airport’s grounds. Photo courtesy Conica Undertaken by Marlon Blackwell Architects, this project will replace an existing 80-year-old, 23-m (78-ft)-tall tower at Columbus Municipal Airport in Indiana. The 39-m (129-ft) tower’s shape has been designed to resemble the aerodynamic lines of an aircraft and will be clad in aluminum and stainless steel.

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Construction News

JULY 29, 2024

The government has written off more than £2bn on the cancelled leg of HS2, accounts reveal. In its annual report, HS2 Ltd said it lost £2.2bn on the megaproject’s northern leg in the year ending 31 March, £1bn of which it attributed to lost economic… The post HS2: Government writes off £2bn on cancelled leg appeared first on Construction News.

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JULY 19, 2024

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, today announced its newest community, Meravita at Boca Raton , is coming soon to Boca Raton, Florida. This intimate gated community will offer a collection of single-family homes with expansive designs and generous home sites. The Toll Brothers interest list is now forming for the community, which will be located at US Highway 441 and Clint Moore Road in Boca Raton.

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The Construction Index

JULY 15, 2024

A contractor working on the F-35A RAF Lakenheath construction programme for the Ministry of Defence, could face court proceedings and an unlimited fine after breaching planning permission.

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