Construction Dive

MAY 29, 2024

Even with high interest rates, most of the country’s top home builders have held steady or improved their closing numbers, according to Builder magazine’s annual ranking.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

MAY 29, 2024

San Antonio, Texas — Lockwood, Andrews, and Newnam, Inc. (LAN) announces its sponsorship of the new San Antonio section of the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE). Highway engineering professionals in the San Antonio area now have a local community dedicated to ASHE’s mission, creating a supportive network with invaluable resources and endless possibilities for growth.

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Construction Dive

MAY 29, 2024

Speakers at the annual NIBS conference recommended using the “gorilla test” and other techniques to monitor the technology as it evolves.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

MAY 29, 2024

Doka, a leading supplier of formwork and scaffolding for construction, played a key role in the development of standards for calculating product carbon footprints for the formwork and scaffolding industry. Kenilworth, New Jersey – A product carbon footprint (PCF) measures the total greenhouse gas emissions generated by a product across all relevant material lifecycle phases.

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Construction Equipment

Construction Dive

MAY 29, 2024

Road builders believe a greater police presence and stricter work zone speeding enforcement are key to decreasing collisions.

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Construction Dive

MAY 29, 2024

The rules require notification of “material” breaches, but some early filers have reported incidents that appear to fall short of the regulatory threshold.

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The Pro Builder

MAY 29, 2024

New Savaria Luxury Touchscreen Cab Operating Panel kcichowicz Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:59 The large glass screen operates the elevator, while customizable animated themes show travel between floors. Available on traditional Savaria home elevators. Enabled Active New Savaria Luxury Touchscreen Cab Operating Panel Video ID 6353879324112 Video Duration 0:00:53.

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Construction Dive

MAY 29, 2024

Construction industry news, trends and jobs for building professionals who want mobile-friendly content.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

MAY 29, 2024

DALLAS, TX — KAI proudly announces the rehiring of L. Lorraine Jackson, AIA, RID, NOMA as a Project Architect at its Dallas-Fort Worth, TX office. Jackson previously worked for KAI as a Project Architect from June 2018 to Jan. 2023. As a KAI Project Architect, Jackson is poised to elevate the company’s design standards to new heights. Her visionary approach aims to enhance internal design processes and overall product quality.

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The Pro Builder

MAY 29, 2024

10 Housing Markets With the Highest Rate of Investor Homeownership csweeney Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:46 Cities with the highest share of investor homeownership are also the places seeing a slowdown in the market due to high costs Some of the most costly markets in the country are the ones with the highest rates of investor homeownership, according to insight from the ResiClub blog.

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The Construction Index

MAY 29, 2024

The first batch of reusable pallets with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags have entered the construction supply chain.

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The Pro Builder

MAY 29, 2024

New Savaria Luxury Touchscreen Cab Operating Panel kcichowicz Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:59 The large glass screen operates the elevator, while customizable animated themes show travel between floors. Available on traditional Savaria home elevators. Enabled Active New Savaria Luxury Touchscreen Cab Operating Panel Video ID 6352911108112 Video Duration 0:04:14.

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New Civil Engineer

MAY 29, 2024

Restoring the Grade II listed Glory Hole jetty in Lincoln was a complex undertaking featuring divers and land slipping into the water, members of the engineering teams have detailed to NCE. The post Balfour Beatty and Northern Divers share complex experience of fixing Glory Hole jetty appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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The Pro Builder

MAY 29, 2024

Gen Z, Millennials Find Creative Paths to Homeownership csweeney Wed, 05/29/2024 - 12:38 High mortgage rates are causing younger generations to ‘house hack’ or move back home with their parents Over the past few years, rising home prices and interest rates have made it increasingly difficult for younger generations to enter the housing market. Despite this, many in the Generation Z and Millennial cohorts say they feel optimistic about buying a house in the future, according to National Mortgage

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Construction Placements

MAY 29, 2024

Bridging the Skills Gap: Immediate Steps for Young Civil Engineers in India Young civil engineers in India face a skills gap despite the booming construction industry. Learn practical, immediate steps to upskill and enhance your career. The post Bridging the Skills Gap: Immediate Steps for Young Civil Engineers in India appeared first on ConstructionPlacements.

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For Construction Pros

MAY 29, 2024

The initial launch includes multiple medium and large excavator models in North America — the ECR145 short swing, EC210, EC230, EC370, EC400 and EC500 crawler excavators.

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New Civil Engineer

MAY 29, 2024

Holtec Britain has shortlisted South Yorkshire, the West Midlands, the Tees Valley and Cumbria as potential locations for its £1.3bn small modular reactor (SMR) factory. The post US nuclear firm Holtec shortlists four UK sites for £1.3bn SMR factory appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Contingency planning is a strategic plan to allocate resources, time, and money if “all hell breaks loose” on a project. It considers risk mitigation and planning for a worst-case scenario.  Contingency planning in construction is necessary. You're expected to throw in a percentage to cover a contingency plan in your estimates but is it enough? There is an art to this type of planning and, if project leaders aren’t careful, a contingency plan could cost the company a lot more than lapsed deadlin

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Roads Online

MAY 29, 2024

The RodRadar technology was recently trialled at Major Road Projects Victoria’s Pakenham Roads Upgrade project site. Image: MRPV. T his might look like an ordinary excavator bucket, but the RodRadar Live Dig Radar ground scanning technology (pictured above) is ground-breaking in the field of underground utilities location…without needing to break any ground.

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New Civil Engineer

MAY 29, 2024

In recent years, infrastructure owners such as Network Rail and National Grid have invested in drones to assist with asset inspection. The post Could drone surveys replace on-ground flood defences inspections? appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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The Construction Index

MAY 29, 2024

Morgan Sindall Construction is lined up for £60m-worth of new-build and refurbishment projects across several Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust sites.

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Construction Specifier

MAY 29, 2024

An aerial view of the nighclub and casino. Photos courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) The Bahamas will soon be home to North America’s largest superyacht marina and luxury residential community. The design of the yacht club, nightclub, and casino is part of the Habacoa marina development and will be undertaken by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA). Rendering of the yacht club.

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Roads Online

MAY 29, 2024

Crews carrying the removed boom gates off site. Image: Victorian Government. A construction blitz is underway on Ringwood’s last level crossing in Melbourne, with works also progressing on the new Ringwood East Station. The works are part of a winter construction blitz to make the Lilydale Line Melbourne’s first rail line to be level crossing free, with crews working 24/7 until early July to remove the dangerous and congested Dublin Road level crossing (in Ringwood East) and build the new Ringwo

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New Civil Engineer

MAY 29, 2024

How many professions within the built environment can claim justifiably to pick up the mantle when the UK economy and society are facing tough challenges? Architects? Surveyors? Finance officers? The post The remarkable rise of the project profession – the Golden Thread appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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GCP Applied Technologies

MAY 29, 2024

CHRYSO & GCP Win Two Innovative Fiber Project of the Year Awards Phillip.fry@gc… Wed, 05/29/2024 - 14:30 DUCTILCRETE® & STRUX® solutions recognized for solving complex challenges GCP Applied Technologies May 29, 2024 CHRYSO & GCP (Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals), a worldwide leader in sustainable construction, is proud to announce that the Fiber Reinforced Concrete Association (FRCA) awarded two of their projects with the Innovative Fiber Project of the Year award.

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New Civil Engineer

MAY 29, 2024

We are currently presented with a “once in a generation opportunity” to decarbonise the marine sector through electric ships running through global green shipping corridors, according to the CEO of NatPower Marine. The post Decarbonising the marine sector with e-vessels, clean ports and green shipping corridors appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Roads Online

MAY 29, 2024

Artist's impression of landside area of completed Lumsden Point development. Image: Pilbara Ports. Pilbara Ports has awarded two major contracts for works on Western Australia’s Lumsden Point, in the port of Port Hedland. Lumsden Point will facilitate the export of battery metals such as lithium and copper concentrates, the import of renewable energy infrastructure including wind turbines and blades, as well as support the growth of direct shipping services to the Pilbara.

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New Civil Engineer

MAY 29, 2024

HS2 Ltd has announced Mark Wild OBE as its new chief executive officer, with the former Crossrail CEO set to “lead the completion of the high-speed railway and help realise its transformational benefits”. The post Former Crossrail chief Mark Wild appointed CEO of HS2 Ltd appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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The Construction Index

MAY 29, 2024

A London council hit by the failure of one its contractors has decided to complete the project itself.

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