Construction Dive

JULY 2, 2024

Released this morning, the standard would require employers to provide water and rest breaks when high heat creates a hazardous work environment.

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The Pro Builder

JULY 2, 2024

It's no secret that home prices have soared during the past few years, so much so that, according to the April 2024 Case-Shiller house price index released on June 25, the seasonally adjusted National Index (SA) was reported as being 73% above the housing-bubble peak we saw in 2006. However, insight from the Calculated Risk blog points out the importance of looking at house prices in "real terms," that is, their relative price over time.

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Construction Dive

JULY 2, 2024

Outlays for commercial builds faltered in May as those for civil projects rose again, propelling the overall nonresidential sector to a 6.2% gain for the year.

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The Pro Builder

JULY 2, 2024

High home prices have had a major impact on the housing market, and rising home insurance costs are not helping. According to recent insight from the ResiClub blog, the average U.S. home insurance premium rate rose by 11.3% in 2023. Comparatively, in 2022, insurance premiums increased by 6.6%. Home insurance premiums increased the most in Gulf states, such as Texas and Florida, due to higher climate risk.

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Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

Risk Management

Construction Dive

JULY 2, 2024

Spans in places like Florida, Iowa and Vermont are getting a new lease on life thanks to federal, state and local funding.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 2, 2024

IRVING, Texas – The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) announced that its Power and Communications Division (PCD) has elected Christian Herrild of Teel Plastics (Baraboo, WI) to division chair and Jennifer Reeves of Petroflex North America (Gainesville, TX) to vice chair. The new volunteer positions took effect on June 1, 2024 with terms running from 2024 through 2026.

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Communication Project Management 130

Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 2, 2024

Reston, Va. – The latest title from the American Society of Civil Engineer’s, The Great Civil Engineering Overhaul , details the effects that climate change has had and will continue to have on civil infrastructure and what alterations are required to enable civil engineers to work under changing climate conditions, resulting in what amounts to an “overhaul” in the civil engineering discipline.

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Sustainability Engineering 130

Construction Dive

JULY 2, 2024

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

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 2, 2024

Mixed-use project will include housing, retail, and a Civil Rights museum The City of Orangeburg, South Carolina, broke ground yesterday on the Orangeburg Railroad Corner Development. The 1-acre brownfield site will transform 12 historic, city-owned parcels into mixed-use commercial and residential spaces through new construction and reuse of heritage structures.

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Collaboration Site Planning Building Design Lean Construction 130

The Pro Builder

JULY 2, 2024

Multifamily has been the main segment of the rental market for quite some time, but in recent years, the single-family build-to-rent (B2R) segment has been seeing increasing levels of success. Citing real estate data platform Yardi Matrix’s VP Jeff Adler, Multi-Housing News reports the single-family segment of the rental market is really beginning to take off, while multifamily construction is cooling down.

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Construction Specifier

JULY 2, 2024

The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) recently opened the final section of their $2.5B Harvey Milk Terminal 1. Photo courtesy Hensel Phelps The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) recently opened the final section of their $2.5B Harvey Milk Terminal 1. The fourth and final phase of the 83,612 m 2 (900,000 sf) includes a new north check-in lobby, a new mezzanine security checkpoint, two additional aircraft gates, four new concessions, and a new connecting walkway that links all SFO

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Building Commissioning Electrical Systems Building Design 111

The Pro Builder

JULY 2, 2024

In the current housing market, more people are finding themselves in what is known as the “sandwich generation,” or a generation of people that are caring for both children and parents under the same roof. While this could have its downsides, some people in the sandwich generation are reporting an improved financial situation, ultimately allowing them to buy a home at a quicker rate.

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Construction Placements

JULY 2, 2024

CEL Recruitment 2024 for Managers and Engineers | 30 Posts | 12-07-2024 CEL Recruitment 2024 for Managers and Engineers with 30 Posts vacancies, last date to apply for this job is 12-07-2024 The post CEL Recruitment 2024 for Managers and Engineers | 30 Posts | 12-07-2024 appeared first on ConstructionPlacements.

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Engineering 110

The Pro Builder

JULY 2, 2024

Multifamily has been the main segment of the rental market for quite some time, but in recent years, the build-to-rent (BTR) sector is seeing more success. Citing real estate data platform Yardi’s Jeff Adler, Multi-Housing News reports the small segment of the market is beginning to take off, while multifamily construction is cooling down. In fact, about 12% of all new single-family construction has been for BTR homes.

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Construction Management

For Construction Pros

JULY 2, 2024

FAYAT acquired a controlling interest in Asphalt Drum Mixers LLC (ADM), based in Huntertown, Indiana, which manufactures high-quality asphalt plants and components for contractors and asphalt producers worldwide.

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Controls Manufacturing Quality Control 105

Construction News

JULY 2, 2024

The number of Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigations into falls from height in construction has dropped starkly, Construction News can reveal. Prospect, the union representing HSE inspectors, warned that the organisation has scaled back its investigations across all types and abolished its construction division.… The post Revealed: sharp drop in work at height safety investigations appeared first on Construction News.

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New Civil Engineer

JULY 2, 2024

The second annual NCE Awards was held in central London last night 2 July to recognise the cream of the crop in the broad and inspiring UK civil engineering industry. The post Cream of the civil engineering crop recognised at NCE Awards 2024 appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Engineering 111

Equipment World

JULY 2, 2024

Dickerson Custom Trucks transformed a 1996 Peterbilt 379 into a unique showpiece with Cat 3412 engine for Mid-America Trucking Show Big Rig Build-Off.

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Engineering 108

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Construction Equipment

Construction Placements

JULY 2, 2024

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Engineering 98

New Civil Engineer

JULY 2, 2024

A landmark ruling from the UK Supreme Court relating to sewage dumping in water courses could lead to more owners of waterways taking legal action against polluting water companies. The post Supreme Court judgement against United Utilities sets precedent for water pollution law suits appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Engineering 119

Roads Online

JULY 2, 2024

Image: stock.adobe.com/Richie Chan New operator Yarra Journey Makers, a newly formed Joint Venture between Transdev and John Holland has been selected to operate and maintain Melbourne’s 250-kilometre tram network for an initial term of nine years, beginning this December. This represents a $6.8 billion contract to operate the world’s largest tram network, which manages 500 trams, 1600 tram stops, 24 routes and more than 250 kilometres of double track.

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Contracts Construction Management 105

New Civil Engineer

JULY 2, 2024

Projects put on pause by the General Election, such as the Lower Thames Crossing, must be unblocked within the first 100 days of the next government, according to the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (Ceca). The post Civil engineering body calls on next government to ‘unblock’ major projects in first 100 days appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network

In today’s construction market, owners, construction managers, and contractors must navigate increasing challenges, from cost management to project delays. Fortunately, digital tools now offer valuable insights to help mitigate these risks. However, the sheer volume of tools and the complexity of leveraging their data effectively can be daunting. That’s where data-driven construction comes in.

Construction Management

iField Smart

JULY 2, 2024

Revolutionizing Construction Management: A Deep Dive into the Best Construction Scheduling Software Construction scheduling is a complex dance of resources, timelines, and dependencies. Traditionally, this was managed with spreadsheets and whiteboards, but today’s technology offers sophisticated software solutions to streamline the process and ensure projects stay on track.

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Building Information Modeling (BIM) Schedule Management Risk Management Project Management 92

New Civil Engineer

JULY 2, 2024

Delivering £96bn worth of investment during the water sector’s eighth asset management period (AMP8), between 2025 and 2030, is an “exciting” opportunity to push the boundaries of innovation in the supply chain, according to Northumbrian Water asset director Monisha Gower. The post ‘Exciting’ scale of AMP8 presents opportunities to push water supply chain to innovate appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Engineering 119

Job Order Contracting

JULY 2, 2024

Fact: DoD Facilites Sustainment Practices NOT KEEPING PACE with Changing Landscape Delivering integrated and transparent Sustainment Capability must be a priority! Integrated and outcome-based performance-based planning, procurement, and project delivery teams are needed to drive progress towards required cost effective Sustainment capabilities, capacities, and operational outcomes.

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Landscaping Sustainability Lean Construction Building Performance Measurement 86

New Civil Engineer

JULY 2, 2024

A £62M battery energy storage system (Bess) providing 100MW of green energy capacity is planned at a 1.2ha site at Teesworks following an agreement between Teesworks Ltd and Energy Optimisation Solutions (EOS). The post £62M 100MW battery storage facility planned at Teesworks appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Site Planning Engineering 89

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Cost Control

Civil Engineer Blog

JULY 2, 2024

Many industrial processes for manufacturing produce dust due to the engineering steps that are taken to produce the desired items. This dust, if inhaled, can create severe health problems, mainly respiratory, which in turn can lead to other diseases. Dust extraction systems in any work area can lead to safe air quality. What Are Dust […] The post Well Engineered Dust Extraction Systems Lead to Safer Working Places first appeared on Civil Engineer Blog.

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Engineering 74

New Civil Engineer

JULY 2, 2024

Northumbrian Water has put out a call for contractors to submit bids for a place on its £160M reactive sewerage repair and maintenance framework. The post Northumbrian Water seeks suppliers for £160M reactive sewerage repair and maintenance framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Maintenance Engineering 105

Ed Zarenski

JULY 2, 2024

With the July 1 release every year, Census issues spending revisions to prior years, in this case to 2022 and 2023. For 2022, Census added +$54bil (3%), mostly to Nonres Bldgs. The largest revisions in 2022 are Comm/Rtl +$10bil (+8%), Mnfg +$10bil (+8%), Power +$12bil (+11%). For 2023, Census added +$44bil (+2%).

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New Civil Engineer

JULY 2, 2024

Portsmouth Water’s £325M Havant Thicket reservoir will feature “meticulously planned and executed” civil infrastructure to meet current and future needs according to the project’s engineering consultant GHD. The post GHD details ‘meticulously planned and executed’ civils at Havant Thicket reservoir appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Engineering 105

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