Construction Dive

JANUARY 3, 2024

Major infrastructure and manufacturing projects have created more demand for workers, but the supply of skilled labor can’t keep up.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JANUARY 3, 2024

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) is pleased to announce the 31 recipients of its 34th Annual “Excellence in Concrete Pavements” awards, which recognize quality concrete pavements constructed in the United States and Canada. The awards program encourages high-quality workmanship, quality, and creativity in concrete pavement projects.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 3, 2024

New apps for the new year include an AI program that answers project questions, a 360-degree camera for building models and a tool that automates procurement quotes.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JANUARY 3, 2024

3 Uses for Newforma Konekt’s 2D/3D Viewer to Save Time and Reduce Re-Work Nikita Lambert, Product Owner From hypermodeling to action item and issue localization, engineering teams can prevent re-work and collaborate easily with the right project information platform. In 1963, Ivan Sutherland developed the Sketchpad: the very first example of computer aided design (CAD).

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Construction Equipment

Construction Dive

JANUARY 3, 2024

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

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 3, 2024

The contractors will replace the 117-year-old Susquehanna River Rail Bridge in order to improve speed and safety on the Northeast Corridor.

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The Pro Builder

JANUARY 3, 2024

Data Show Construction Job Openings Increased in November ibush Wed, 01/03/2024 - 13:26 Construction industry job openings and labor turnover data for November showed an increase to the highest level since the close of 2022 At the end of November 2023, the construction industry had 459,000 job openings, according to Associated Builders and Contractors' analysis of U.S.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 3, 2024

With broad enterprise adoption still in the early stages, the technology is finding its way into daily workflows.

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The Pro Builder

JANUARY 3, 2024

What Effects Will the ‘Silver Tsunami’ Have on the 2024 Housing Market? ibush Wed, 01/03/2024 - 08:38 Downsizing Boomers will mean more homes on the market and the need for smaller homes and different housing types High interest rates and housing prices continue to make purchasing a home an unattainable goal for many, but homebuying conditions for younger generations are likely to change as more Baby Boomers (currently about 20% of the U.S. population), reach the traditional retirement age of 65

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JANUARY 3, 2024

Kansas City, Mo. – TranSystems Corp., a national transportation consulting firm that provides engineering, architectural, planning and construction solutions, brings on BCE Engineers, Inc., a full-service mechanical, electrical and fire protection engineering consulting firm based in Fife, Washington, just outside of Tacoma. “The BCE and TranSystems combination boosts the collective firms’ architecture and buildings systems services while adding a geographic presence in the Pacific Northwest,” s

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New Civil Engineer

JANUARY 3, 2024

A sustainable, safe and reliable ground stabilisation technique not widely used in the UK is experiencing significant success on the High Speed 2 and Silvertown tunnels. The post Future of Tunnelling | How ground freezing is being implemented in two major UK tunnelling projects appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Construction News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Somerset Council has signed three contracts worth a combined £140m for road maintenance and improvement works in the county. Kiely Group will deliver surface-treatment services, including road surface dressing, footway crack sealing, ironwork strengthening and support, preparatory drainage, patching and cleaning, and post-surfacing road markings,… The post Contractors sign £140m road deal with Somerset Council appeared first on Construction News.

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New Civil Engineer

JANUARY 3, 2024

SLC Rail has been appointed to deliver design studies for two new train stations within the proposal to reopen the Cowley Branch line in Oxfordshire to passenger services. The post Funding granted for study into two new stations on restored Oxfordshire railway appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Construction News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Scottish housebuilder Cruden has said it will reduce its contracting work after “unsustainable risk transfer” led it to an £11.7m loss. The Edinburgh-headquartered builder saw its turnover reduce by 27 per cent in the 12 months to 31 March 2023, from £231m to £167.5m. The… The post Cruden to reduce contracting work after £12m loss appeared first on Construction News.

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Construction Specifier

JANUARY 3, 2024

The firm is renowned for its pioneering approach, integrating sustainable design into existing and historic buildings. Photo courtesy Quinn Evans The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named Quinn Evans as the recipient of the 2024 Architecture Firm Award, the highest honor bestowed by the AIA on an architectural practice. Established in 1984 by Michael Quinn, fellow of the AIA (FAIA), and David Evans, FAIA, the firm has evolved under the leadership of president and CEO, Alyson Steele, b

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New Civil Engineer

JANUARY 3, 2024

Strong winds reaching 160km/h and flooding caused by Storm Henk have damaged railways and roads across southern and western England over the past 24 hours. The post Storm Henk: Railways and roads impacted across southern and western England appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Civil Engineer Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

Effective leaders must learn different skills from how to encourage people to do their best to developing, implementing and controlling processes. Some individuals feel great leaders are born and not made but this is completely not true. Mastering the skills to become an inspirational and confident leader is not difficult, but one should be confident […] The post Crucial Leadership Skills first appeared on Civil Engineer Blog.

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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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Construction News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Which companies are likely to have the biggest impact on the industry in the year ahead? ISG In November, ISG felt moved to issue a statement denying “unsubstantiated, wholly inaccurate and false claims” about its financial health”. However, it did not elaborate on the nature… The post 10 companies to watch in 2024 appeared first on Construction News.

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New Civil Engineer

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Suffolk nuclear power station Sizewell B, which has been in operation since 1995, has now produced 250TWh of low carbon electricity in its lifetime. The post Sizewell B passes 250TWh low carbon electricity generation milestone appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Roads Online

JANUARY 3, 2024

When it comes to the future, Recochem is operating at the cutting edge of specialty fluids and lubricants for the bitumen and asphalt industry. Its range of products provides enormous potential to improve organisational outcomes. R ecochem, a global company, has been producing high-quality fluids and lubricants for the asphalt, bitumen and road surfacing industries for years, helping to improve outcomes for its clients.

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New Civil Engineer

JANUARY 3, 2024

National Highways is seeking a transformation delivery partner to “provide a centralised vehicle for transformation and change” in the business relating to delivery, asset lifecycles, sustainability and more. The post National Highways seeks transformation delivery partner in £75M contract appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Equipment World

JANUARY 3, 2024

These attachments for compact construction equipment, tractors and UTVs can do everything from milling asphalt to pushing snow.

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New Civil Engineer

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Rail Baltica project has seen contracts for mainline construction in Latvia and Estonia agreed ahead of work starting this year. The post Rail Baltica prepares for Latvia and Estonia mainline construction with new contracts appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Ed Zarenski

JANUARY 3, 2024

Overall forecast has not changed a lot from the last two months. I’ll add much more to this post in the coming days but for now here is a summary of spending through November, Inflation through 3rd qtr and resulting constant dollar volume.

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New Civil Engineer

JANUARY 3, 2024

At a time when energy efficiency and carbon reduction in community buildings, public infrastructure and our own homes becomes critical to people’s health, wealth and wellbeing, local governments are rising to the challenge of leading transformative change from the ground up. The post National energy efficiency arises from collaboration with local government appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 3, 2024

TC Energy and contractor Pacific Atlantic Pipeline Construction are in dispute related to challenging $10.6B Canada Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline that is nearly complete.

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Construction News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Construction administrations rose by 42 per cent last year despite a quiet December A grim year for construction business failures ended on a relatively serene note after Creditsafe data showed that 18 firms entered administration in December 2023 – five fewer than in December 2022.… The post December failure figures belie a troubled 2023 appeared first on Construction News.

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For Construction Pros

JANUARY 3, 2024

Will it every be the same again? No.but maybe it can keep getting better!

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