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Navigating the UK’s 2025 Building Regs: What Contractors Need to Know

UK Construction Blog

The post Navigating the UKs 2025 Building Regs: What Contractors Need to Know appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Key Points The 2025 UK Building Regulations, under the Future Homes Standard, aim to reduce carbon emissions from new homes by 75-80% compared to 2013 standards, focusing on energy efficiency and low-carbon heating.

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Productive Construction – Traits of Collaboration

Job Order Contracting

Based upon the above, why would anyone be surprised by the lack of productivity and rampant economic and environmental waste endemic to public sector facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds? Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery System Performance is CRITICAL to Improving Productivity. doi: [link]. Barlish, K.

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To the rescue: NJ community receives coastal restoration project

Civil + Structural Engineer

The Army Corps is performing this project in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, its non-federal sponsor, and Army Corps Contractor, Weeks Marine of Cranford, New Jersey. New York District Commander, Col. So far, the District has completed 52 of the 60 projects in the program.”

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 Service Pack 1 Available

Revit OpEd

Revit 2013 Service Pack 1 Available. Update Release 1 is now available for Revit 2013 products. Just a reminder - with the introduction of Autodesk Revit 2013, make sure you are installing the correct update for your product! Autodesk Revit Structure 2013 UR1. Autodesk Revit MEP 2013 UR1. Autodesk Revit 2013 UR1.

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Coastal restoration project gives threatened coastal plant another chance

Civil + Structural Engineer

He was monitoring the federally threatened bird – the Piping Plover ( Charadrius melodus ), one of several environmental conservation measures performed by the agency on all coastal restoration projects to ensure wildlife is not harmed. While doing this he spotted what looked like spinach sprouting out of the sand by his foot.

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More cities requiring large buildings to use EPA’s energy management and reporting

BD+C

cities in passing a requirement that large buildings use Portfolio Manager, the Environmental Protection Agency’s energy management tool, to measure and report energy performance. In 2012, Philadelphia joined several other U.S.

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Ware Malcomb Announces Construction is Complete on Lenovo HQ in Mexico City

Civil + Structural Engineer

General contracting services were performed by T4 Construction. Ware Malcomb opened its Mexico City office in 2013 and has completed more than 900 projects across Mexico. Ware Malcomb partnered with A&E Ingenieria to provide technological upgrades to meet the client’s electrical and WiFi specs to showcase the equipment throughout.