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Developer fined £165,000 for fire safety failings

Construction Enquirer

Glovers Court Ltd was found guilty of four offences in relation to the redevelopment of a former city centre warehouse into 35 apartments spread across six floors. The Glovers Court project was under construction on 16 May 2023 when it was visited by Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS).

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Light at the End of the Tunnel

Civil + Structural Engineer

By PCiRoads How PCiRoads found custom equipment for a unique project Minneapolis features a busy and lively downtown area thats home to nearly 57,000 residents along with 216,000 employees each week, per mplsdowntown.com. In fact, the storm drain system is about 100 years old. This has caused deterioration, including cracks and breaks.

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Lifehacks to Manage with BIM Large Projects on a Technical Level

Construction Daily News

Clear Scope for Each Participant Usually, when a project has one Senior BIM Engineer, he or she defines the part of the model to be done by the BIM Engineer and Junior BIM Engineer. In a BIM project, it is often enough to create an issue and assign it to the responsible person. Let’s break it all down!

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Refine versus shine: Defining and defending design intent with refined concrete

Construction Specifier

From floors failing before substantial completion to skyrocketing change orders for never-ending densifier applications to the billions lost through delayed schedules, legal disputes, and contingency hemorrhaging, enough is enough. There are countless floor finishes ( e.g. grind and seals, burnished polish concrete, etc.)

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Weston launches £45m robotic MMC factory

Construction Enquirer

British Offsite, the MMC specialist business owned by house builder Weston Group, has launched its £45m automated factory to produce light gauge steel panel systems for the industry. Once the factory is fully operational, it would run a two-shift system five days a week, employing around 180 people.

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MBCEA Announces 2024 Building of the Year Winners

Civil + Structural Engineer

It’s amazing to see how this contest has grown, and this year we saw 31 companies enter a total of 40 projects for consideration.” was the metal building systems provider. of Pilot Mountain, NC, was the project manager for the 24,800 square-foot riding arena with attached viewing area. Garanco, Inc. Hangar, Englewood, CO.

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A Case (Study) for Off-Site Construction in Home Building

The Pro Builder

The reason: The project was not a traditional stick-built endeavor. Rather, it employed an off-site construction method that built all of the wall panels, floor panels, and roof trusses in a nearby factory and assembled them on site in fewer than three days. he was struck by an eerie silence.