Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 8, 2024

By Taylor Ferranti, Commercial Vice President, Refrigerant Management Recently, the HVACR industry has been managing a new challenge when it comes to refrigerant management: counterfeit refrigerant recovery cylinders. While the industry understands the importance of refrigerant recovery – it safely contains refrigerants, prevents them from being released into the atmosphere, and enables refrigerant reclamation and reuse – this current challenge highlights an awareness gap of what makes a recover

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Safety Regulations Material Handling Insurance Management Property Management 264

Construction Dive

APRIL 8, 2024

Are you paying prevailing wages correctly? Understanding the updated DBRA regulations is more important than ever.

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The Pro Builder

APRIL 8, 2024

Sherwin-Williams' Kingdom Gold Color Is Making New Friends ibush Mon, 04/08/2024 - 15:53 The paints and coatings brand takes a strategic marketing approach to shine a light on an overlooked hue Sherwin-Williams effectively flips the script on its popular Color of the Year franchise with the announcement of “The Loneliest Color” campaign. The color in question?

Painting/finishing 130

Painting/finishing Architecture 130

Construction Dive

APRIL 8, 2024

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

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Construction Equipment

The Pro Builder

APRIL 8, 2024

Sherwin-Williams' Kingdom Gold Color Is Finding New Friends ibush Mon, 04/08/2024 - 15:53 The paints and coatings brand takes a strategic marketing approach to shine a light on an overlooked hue: Kingdom Gold Sherwin-Williams effectively flips the script on its popular Color of the Year franchise with the announcement of “The Loneliest Color” campaign.

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Painting/finishing Architecture 130

Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 8, 2024

by Mary Scott Nabers Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced $3.33 billion in grant funding for 132 projects. The revenue will flow from the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program and the Neighborhood Access and Equity Program. This funding is allocated for projects that reconnect communities that were cut off and/or divided by transportation infrastructure decades ago.

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Ramps Site Planning Building Design Building Permits 130

Construction Dive

APRIL 8, 2024

Industry veteran Ted Holt helped the contractor become the second-largest builder in the Baltimore region.

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The Pro Builder

APRIL 8, 2024

Residential Building Workers See Jump in Wage Growth ibush Mon, 04/08/2024 - 10:54 Housing industry worker wages have been trending upward over the past eight months, but February saw wages grow the fastest they have in more than two years The shortage of skilled labor continues to be a challenge for the construction industry, and demand for construction labor remains strong.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 8, 2024

400 Lake Shore will replace the abandoned Chicago Spire project with two residential buildings and a new public park.

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Construction Management

The Pro Builder

APRIL 8, 2024

4 Cities Where Housing Inventory Now Exceeds Pre-Pandemic Levels ibush Mon, 04/08/2024 - 09:27 San Antonio leads with the greatest surge in the number of homes available post-pandemic Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic still linger in many U.S. housing markets. A new monthly report from Realtor.com finds that housing inventory levels for most of the nation's 50 largest metros are still below that of pre-pandemic years.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 8, 2024

$1.4 billion project to replace the Portage Bay Bridge, the last in a series of bridges that provide seismically resilient connections between the communities east of Lake Washington and Seattle. Seattle, WA – Skanska , a leading global construction and development firm, announced it has signed a contract with the Washington State Department of Transportation to replace the Portage Bay Bridge and create a lidded segment in the city of Seattle’s North Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Building Resilience 130

Building Resilience Infrastructure Development Landscaping Building Standards 130

New Civil Engineer

APRIL 8, 2024

Saudi Arabia’s wildly ambitious plan to build 500m tall, mirrored, 170km long parallel skyscrapers, forming a 1.5M population desert city has been curtailed to 2.4km long. The post Neom | Plans for Saudi Arabia’s linear city cut from 170km to 2.4km appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Engineering 142

Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 8, 2024

Viewpoint enables contractors to better manage their projects, processes and people, using the data gathered to lower risk and improve margins.

Risk Management 121

Risk Management Project Management 121

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Material Storage

New Civil Engineer

APRIL 8, 2024

Homes England and Network Rail Property have signed an agreement with McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate for the £1.1bn proposal to redevelop the York Central station brownfield site. The post Development agreement signed for £1.1bn redevelopment of York Central station site appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Real Estate Development Engineering 113

The Construction Index

APRIL 8, 2024

The competition authority has cleared the takeover of Mick George by Heidelberg Materials after approving a series of asset disposals.

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Approvals 126

New Civil Engineer

APRIL 8, 2024

Network Rail engineers are continuing a “complex operation” to repair the railway at Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, where a train derailed over two weeks ago. The post Complex recovery ongoing at site of train derailment near void in Cumbria appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Engineering 112

The Construction Index

APRIL 8, 2024

The fourth, and final, tunnel boring machine for HS2’s Northolt Tunnel has begun her journey under west London.

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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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New Civil Engineer

APRIL 8, 2024

Contractor VolkerRailStory JV (VolkerRail and Story Contracting), working for Network Rail, has completed the £150M Hope Valley Railway Upgrade between Manchester and Sheffield. The post £150M Hope Valley Railway upgrade between Manchester and Sheffield completed appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Contracts Engineering 110

Vin Civilworld

APRIL 8, 2024

Non-destructive testing (NDT) plays a crucial role in ensuring safety and reliability across industries. The integration of nanotechnology has revolutionized NDT, offering enhanced precision and sensitivity. Nanotechnology enables improved imaging resolution, sensitivity, functional materials, smart coatings, and has diverse applications in aerospace, medical imaging, manufacturing, and the oil and gas industry.

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Engineering 98

New Civil Engineer

APRIL 8, 2024

France was the first country in Europe to build High Speed Rail (HSR) and to date has built over 2,700km of HSR tracks, the third largest HSR network in the world after China and Spain. Since 2006, France’s HSR network has been financed by Public… The post Following the French to propose a better model for delivering High Speed Rail in the UK appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Engineering 109

Engineering 109

The Constructor

APRIL 8, 2024

An earthquake is the vibration of the Earth’s surface caused by waves emanating from a disturbance in the Earth’s crust, resulting in the release of energy. It manifests as a sudden and transient motion or series of motions of the Earth’s surface, originating from underground disturbances that disrupt the elastic equilibrium of the Earth’s mass, […] The post Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures appeared first on The Constructor.

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Engineering 98

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New Civil Engineer

APRIL 8, 2024

High Speed 2 (HS2) contractor SCS (Skanska Costain Strabag JV) has launched the fourth and final tunnel boring machine (TBM) to bore the 13.5km Northolt tunnel under West London. The post HS2 | Fourth TBM launched to bore 13.5km Northolt tunnel under London appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Engineering 107

Civil Engineer Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

Due to the fact it offers excellent results, business coaching is becoming very popular. A few business owners, however, try to save money since they feel coaching doesn’t offer immediate results in terms of their bottom line but this is an error in judgment. However, there is nothing that can help you in making your […] The post Business Coaching: The Benefits first appeared on Civil Engineer Blog.

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Engineering 98

New Civil Engineer

APRIL 8, 2024

Work on a new £18.5M road at the Blackpool Enterprise Zone will begin this month as contractor George Cox & Sons starts pre-construction works. The post Construction of new £18.5M road in Blackpool to begin this month appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Zoning Engineering 106

For Construction Pros

APRIL 8, 2024

Progress included the removal of a 156-ton piece of Span 19 outside of the navigational channel, which was hoisted and loaded onto a barge for future disposal. Container removal from Dali has begun.

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Site Planning

New Civil Engineer

APRIL 8, 2024

Transport for London (TfL) is seeking a contractor to carry out maintenance on the East London Line, part of the London Overground, in a contract worth £150M. The post Contractor wanted for £150M East London Overground line maintenance job appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Maintenance Contracts Engineering 97

The Construction Index

APRIL 8, 2024

Private-equity owned house-builder Hopkins Homes has gained approval of reserved matters for 246 new homes at Beaulieu in Chelmsford, Essex.

Site Planning 107

Site Planning Approvals 107

Roads Online

APRIL 8, 2024

Image courtesy of the Western Australian Government. UGL has been awarded a contract, in joint venture with ADCO, to construct new railcar maintenance facilities at Bellevue, Western Australia, for the State’s Public Transport Authority. The project expands the existing Bellevue Railcar Manufacturing and Maintenance Facility and is expected to generate revenue of more than $110 million for UGL.

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Heavy Lifting Transportation Contracts Heavy Equipment Manufacturing Building Commissioning 92