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Taylor Wimpey fined £480,000 for polluting Welsh river

Construction Enquirer

The house builder was found guilty of charges relating to breaches in Environmental Permitting Regulations at Cwmbran Magistrates Court on Wednesday. Multiple pollution offences caused by illegal water discharge activities occurred at the Edlogan Wharf site between January and October 2021.

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Supply-Chain Roadblocks Led to Longer Build Times in 2022

The Pro Builder

months, roughly one month and a half longer than the average completion time in 2021. months from obtaining building permits to completion, the shortest amount of time reported. These five divisions had average time from permit to completion exceeding the nation’s average (9.6 months), followed by the Middle Atlantic (11.8

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How 2023's Housing Market Conditions Are Affecting the 2024 Housing Market

The Pro Builder

from the 2021 sales rate of 6.12 months of supply in 2021, and a 4.1% over the $350,700 registered in 2021. Single-Family Home and Multifamily Housing Starts Data for 2023 The total number of building permits for 2023 was down 11.7% from 2022, recording 1.469 million permits. Single-family permits dropped 6.9%

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Homes England relaxes funding to turbo-charge estate renewal

Construction Enquirer

The agency hopes the changes to permitted allocations through the Government’s Affordable Homes Programme 2021-26 will help to accelerate big estate renewal plans. Homes England has today unveiled changes to its grant funding regime to open the door to using the cash for new replacement homes on estate renewal projects.

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Light at the End of the Tunnel

Civil + Structural Engineer

The city has consistently topped more than $1 billion in new construction permits over the past 11 years as it grows and builds new businesses, apartment complexes, and more. Despite the recent growth, some of the citys underground infrastructure is not so new. This has caused deterioration, including cracks and breaks.

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What Do Rising Foreclosure Rates Mean for the 2023 Housing Market?

The Pro Builder

ldeakins Tue, 06/13/2023 - 12:01 Foreclosure rates are spiking, but mostly due to a federal eviction moratorium that no longer permits delayed mortgage payments Roughly one in every 4,000 homes had a foreclosure filing in May, a 7% increase from April and a 14% annual gain. While the moratorium ended in 2021, many states extended it.

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Evaluating Liquid Waterproofing Membranes

GCP Applied Technologies

Thu, 02/18/2021 - 15:24. February 18, 2021. This move not only improves jobsite efficiency and safety, it can eliminate the added permitting and red tape that’s often involved with hot work on a jobsite. Evaluating Liquid Waterproofing Membranes. Phillip.fry@gc…. GCP Applied Technologies.