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Alex Fraser: 145 years of greener outcomes

Roads Online

As Alex Fraser celebrates its 145th anniversary, Roads and Infrastructure reflects on the company’s journey to becoming one of Australia’s leading providers of recycled construction materials. In 2018, Alex Fraser was acquired by Hanson Australia, one of Australia’s largest and most innovative providers of construction materials.

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Industrial Constructors/Managers, Inc. facilitates improvements to aerospace test facility thanks to ‘on the go’ construction and welding

Civil + Structural Engineer

With cool air available to the engine, much higher speeds can be unlocked while continuing to use tried and true engine materials that are available today. While this was great news, it also proved that Reaction’s test facility needed the addition of a new liquid coolant system to handle the huge thermal load.

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Going Driverless: an Update on the Cairo Monorail System

Civil + Structural Engineer

Additionally, more than 43 trains have already been delivered and are awaiting final assembly and commissioning. In addition to serving as the Project Manager for the Cairo Monorail project, Hill International also handled reviewing the design. Now, coming out of Cairo from the East, progress on the monorail system is visible.

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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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Rebar Projects in Revit

BIM & Beam

As Building Information Model (BIM) technology has expanded to include more workflows for rebar detailing adoption of these capabilities within the industry has accelerated. Owner requirements for using BIM on project has also been a factor driving adoption, particularly in markets with government BIM mandates such as the U.S. and the UK.

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Choosing the right temporary heating solution for your site

Roads Online

Image/Coates From maintaining thermal comfort and personal safety, to enabling manufacturing, building and industrial processes, many businesses rely on temperature-controlled environments. Air handling units – single units up to 300kW capacity or arranged in parallel to scale up heating systems.

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Shimmick Deploys Planera to Cut Construction Scheduling Time in Half for $100M Wastewater Project

Civil + Structural Engineer

By leveraging Panera’s collaboration and “what-if” analysis functionality, Shimmick was able to create a pre-bid schedule for the Central San Solid Waste handling facility. The schedule incorporated structural, electrical, mechanical, controls, and commissioning with the operating plant’s requirements.