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Managing Construction Costs in NYC: Key Factors to Know

CCR Magazine

Steel, concrete, glass, and other essential materials can experience price surges due to global supply issues or local procurement challenges. Zoning laws, building codes, environmental regulations, and permits all contribute to the overall expense of any construction project. These unforeseen challenges often lead to cost overruns.

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AI fuels data center demand: Can precast concrete keep up?

Construction Specifier

Since precast concrete components are manufactured offsite, they can be procured and fabricated prior to the site being disturbed, and the precast can be scheduled to be erected at a specific time once the foundations are in place, says Corey Greika, vice president/general manager of Coreslab Structures in Indianapolis.

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New building safety body an initial step towards a single construction regulator

Construction Law

Worries over delays to approval of high rise residential projects is behind a shake up of the Building Safety Regulator that moves it from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and placed under control of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). See the panel to the right.

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New body set up to improve the pace of building remediations

Construction Law

A new body called the Remediation Enforcement Unit being set up inside the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is to enforce cladding remediation on higher risk buildings and speed up the pace of remediations. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. See the panel to the right.

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Lords launch inquiry into building safety regulation

Construction Law

The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has issued a call for evidence for its inquiry into building safety regulation. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. See the panel to the right.

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Industry group refocusses on competence

Construction Law

The Industry Competence Steering Group (ICSG) has launched a comprehensive restructure, becoming a working group of the Industry Competence Committee (ICC) that is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. See the panel to the right.

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Apprentice joiner’s thumb re-attached

The Construction Index

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) investigated the incident and found breaches of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. A prosecution was subsequently brought by the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) against 3B Construction.