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Sweco buys Ball & Berry to ramp up building control offer

Construction Enquirer

Multi-disciplinary consultant Sweco UK has boosted its building control business with the acquisition of Ball & Berry. The deal raises the group’s building control inspector headcount by a third to just under 100. Ball & Berry employs around 40 people and reported revenues of £3.4m

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InEight Seeks FedRAMP Approval to Bring Advanced Cloud Construction Document Control Solution to Federal Agencies

In Eight

[Scottsdale, AZ; December 10, 2024] InEight, a leader in construction project controls software, today announced the pursuit to authorize its InEight Document software solution with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). As always, our mission is to empower our clients to build with confidence.

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Regulator tackles building control delays with more resources

Construction News

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has allocated additional resources to tackle building control delays following a crunch meeting with the Construction Leadership Council (CLC).

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Affordable Housing Community Utilizes Universal Design

The Pro Builder

In Scarborough, Maine, a 51-unit apartment building will be designed to the principles of Universal Design for easy mobility with or without a wheelchair. Whenever we renovate a building, we typically add 5% accessible units where they weren’t intended to be, so we shoehorn in accessible units and we’re left with less space than we’d like.

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Three more building-control firms sanctioned 

Construction News

Three building-control firms have been sanctioned after failing to comply with the Approved Inspectors Code of Conduct.

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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. PCiRoads was equipped with Brokk remote-control demolition robots for the concrete removal but needed an efficient solution to shape new concrete on the tunnels floor.

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CSI National Conference awards The Construction Specifier’s article of the year

Construction Specifier

Leveraging their expertise in the topic, Habellion and Gaynor delve into the 2022 New York City Building Code, which mandates fireblocking for most exterior wall assemblies and eliminates previous exceptions.