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Study Shows More Home Builders Adopting Green Building Practices, Products

The Pro Builder

are increasingly adopting sustainable building products and practices that conserve water, energy, and materials. are increasingly adopting sustainable building products and practices that conserve water, energy, and materials.

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75.2% of construction managers say extreme weather financially impacting UK and European projects

New Civil Engineer

The report, ‘Building in Resilience: Weather-proofing European Construction in a Changing Climate’, was compiled by Aggreko, a global supplier of mobile and modular power, temperature control equipment and energy services. Its findings are drawn from a survey of 850 construction managers from the UK, Ireland,… The post 75.2%

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Buyers report busy April despite housing slowdown

Construction Enquirer

Higher levels of new work were attributed to resilient client demand, especially for commercial building. The rate of purchase price inflation was the slowest since November 2020 and broadly in line with the long-run survey average. In fact, the latest reduction in residential building was the fastest since May 2020.

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Market wobbles speed-up construction digital push

Construction Enquirer

The findings follow a new ‘How We Build Now’ benchmark report commissioned by construction management software provider Procore Technologies which surveyed over 200 decision makers across the industry. Oliveri-O’Connor added: “These findings aren’t just good news for now – but the future too. .

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Commercial work rise sees construction return to growth

Construction Enquirer

Robust increases in commercial building (index at 54.4) were offset by a steep fall in house building (43.0). Survey respondents commented on increased infrastructure work, office refurbishments, and resilient demand for a range of commercial projects. and civil engineering (53.9)

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Which Green Building Practices Are Home Builders Using Most?

The Pro Builder

Which Green Building Practices Are Home Builders Using Most? The findings indicate that of the practices in those categories, the most widely used is energy efficiency (91% of home builders), followed by efforts to conserve water (52%) and to create healthier indoor living environments (49%).

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The Critical Role of Utility Vegetation Management: Integrating AI and Digital Twins for Enhanced Safety and Reliability

Civil + Structural Engineer

This includes essential tasks such as tree trimming near power lines, which are critical for service reliability, grid resiliency, and operational safety. A CNUC survey found that nearly a quarter of U.S. It starts with the proprietary handheld qCam, which combines four high-resolution cameras with survey-grade GPS and an AI processor.