The Pro Builder
AUGUST 22, 2024
Whether it’s looking for an affordable home or looking for a better job, there are a number of reasons homebuyers might want to relocate. Personal finances company WalletHub analyzed 300 cities to determine the best markets for homebuyers right now. Of these cities, several Dallas-area suburbs, such as McKinney and Frisco, Texas, topped the list, with Cary, N.C., ranking third.
Construction Dive
AUGUST 26, 2024
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are revolutionizing renewable energy by stabilizing power grids and managing the push and pull of power for a more reliable and sustainable future.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
AUGUST 21, 2024
Matt Stone, P.E., has been named the technical leader of HDR’s global highways program. Drawing on nearly three decades of highway planning and design experience, Stone will lead over 1,000 highway professionals across North America, the UK, the Middle East and Australia. His primary responsibility will be maintaining HDR’s high level of technical proficiency and quality deliverables.
New Civil Engineer
AUGUST 29, 2024
Rail minister and former Network Rail chair Lord Hendy had an engineer at Systra sacked by threatening to withdraw business from the consultancy unless action was taken after the employee publicly commented on safety concerns at Euston station. The post Lord Hendy forced Systra to sack engineer for raising concerns about crowd crush at Euston station appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
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.
Construction News
AUGUST 27, 2024
The London Fire Brigade has announced an investigation into the Bank Holiday weekend blaze at the Spectrum Building in Chadwell Heath, east London. Construction News has pieced together a history of the building from planning documents. Circa 1973: The part-five-part-six-storey office building is built on… The post The timeline of work done on fire-hit Dagenham residential block appeared first on Construction News.
The Construction Index
AUGUST 26, 2024
A week before publication of the final report of the official Grenfell Tower Inquiry, investigations have begun into the role of rain screen cladding in the spread of another tower block fire in the capital.
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Construction Dive
AUGUST 13, 2024
Financing woes, soaring material prices and waning demand are causing auto and battery makers to delay jobs, even those that have already started.
Civil + Structural Engineer
AUGUST 26, 2024
Ralph I. Hage On a late summer’s day in 2019, an engineer stood in an open courtyard of a project he was managing and stared up at the sky. In that period of time, Lebanon was in the midst of national protests, an economic crisis, and a rapidly devaluing currency – options were limited. The engineer looked back down to Earth and turned towards his bewildered foreman and said, “I’ve found the solution”.
New Civil Engineer
AUGUST 22, 2024
A coalition of transport experts and campaigners have written to the new secretary of state for transport, Louise Haigh, demanding that High Speed 2 (HS2) is delivered from Euston to Crewe. The post Transport experts write to transport secretary demanding HS2 be completed from Euston to Crewe appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
Construction News
AUGUST 30, 2024
Cladding manufacturer Kingspan has settled a court case that would have tested a new law extending the range of legal claims that contractors can make against cladding manufacturers, Construction News can reveal. Kingspan was among 11 companies facing claims totalling £70m from Shepherd Construction in… The post Kingspan settles in cladding compensation test case appeared first on Construction News.
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The Construction Index
AUGUST 29, 2024
House-building figures published by the Office for National Statistics this morning show a significant fall in new housing completions and an even bigger fall in new starts.
For Construction Pros
AUGUST 5, 2024
The next generation of service trailer might make-or-break your jobsite experience. A diverse mix of machine types means that your fueling trailers and trucks need to be able to handle every possible need to avoid a work stoppage.
Construction Dive
AUGUST 7, 2024
From a smaller drywall robot to tech that helps builders comply with tougher green construction standards, this month’s fresh offerings promise to streamline jobsites and the back office.
Civil + Structural Engineer
AUGUST 19, 2024
For more than three decades, The New York State Department of Transportation has had an established partnership with WSP for transportation management services. NEW YORK — Under contract with New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), WSP recently began operating the state’s Region 11 Transportation Management Center (TMC), which monitors conditions on state-owned roadways in the Bronx, Queens, Kings, New York and Richmond counties.
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New Civil Engineer
AUGUST 27, 2024
Skanska has completed £450M of enabling works at Euston station in preparation for the new High Speed 2 (HS2) London terminus, which remains unfunded. The post Skanska completes £450M enabling works at Euston to prepare for new HS2 station appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
Construction News
AUGUST 20, 2024
Contractors have seen first light of a £100m job to build a new British embassy in Beijing. The bumper project will involve the demolition of the entire site, as well as the nearby ambassador’s residence. Rebuilding work will then commence, which will also include a… The post Details emerge of £100m British embassy build appeared first on Construction News.
The Construction Index
AUGUST 8, 2024
The Competition & Markets Authority has found that Barratt’s £2.5bn deal to purchase Redrow Homes raises competition concerns only in one specific part of the country.
Construction Specifier
AUGUST 14, 2024
This initiative will convert nearly 213,676 m2 (2.3 million sf) of vacant office buildings in the center of Chicago, an area known as The Loop, into residences and retail. Photo courtesy mindfrieze/Flickr Through the LaSalle Street Reimagined initiative, the city of Chicago plans to convert a collection of empty downtown office buildings into mixed-used and residential towers.
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 Dive
AUGUST 12, 2024
After Bechtel won a $4.3 billion contract for Train 4 of the Texas energy facility, a court overturned the project’s federal authorization, putting its timeline in doubt.
Construction Placements
AUGUST 13, 2024
Puducherry Public Works Department Recruitment for Junior Engineer (Civil) and Overseer | 168 Posts | 31-08-2024 Puducherry Public Works Department Recruitment for Junior Engineer (Civil) and Overseer with 168 Posts vacancies, last apply to apply is 31-08-2024 The post Puducherry Public Works Department Recruitment for Junior Engineer (Civil) and Overseer | 168 Posts | 31-08-2024 appeared first on ConstructionPlacements.
New Civil Engineer
AUGUST 22, 2024
Photos of progress on construction of an accommodation facility for staff working on The Line within the Neom giga-project have been shared by an executive leading the project. The post Neom executive shares photos of progress at massive staff accommodation facility appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
Construction News
AUGUST 14, 2024
A builder has been given a 26-week suspended sentence after workers accessed a scaffold that was not erected properly. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found David Beadle allowed workers to use the scaffold on at least three occasions. According to an… The post Builder gets suspended sentence for ‘dangerous’ scaffold appeared first on Construction News.
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The Construction Index
AUGUST 15, 2024
Construction starts so far this year are up by 8% compared with 2023, according to the August 2024 edition of Glenigan’s Construction Review.
Construction Specifier
AUGUST 6, 2024
This mixed-use development features an 18,000-seat arena, 9,290 m2 (100,000 sf) of administrative office space, 882 m2 (9,500 sf) of retail space, and a 7,989 m2 (86,000 sf) training facility. Image courtesy Henderson Engineers Intuit Dome, home to the Los Angeles Clippers, is the world’s first climate-positive arena located in Inglewood, Cal. The outside of the building (gridshell) is built of ultra-lightweight material and seismically isolated from the building’s structure.
Construction Dive
AUGUST 20, 2024
Lower state DOT staffing levels correspond with higher project costs, while a lack of contractor competition drives up prices, researchers found.
Construction Placements
AUGUST 28, 2024
GRSE Recruitment 2024 for Senior Project Executive and Project Coordinator | 34 Posts | 03-09-2024 GRSE Recruitment 2024 for Senior Project Executive and Project Coordinator with 34 Posts vacancies, last date to apply is 03-09-2024 The post GRSE Recruitment 2024 for Senior Project Executive and Project Coordinator | 34 Posts | 03-09-2024 appeared first on ConstructionPlacements.
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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
New Civil Engineer
AUGUST 5, 2024
Officials working up private funding options for the development of HS2’s Euston Station were due to have presented a shortlist to ministers by now, it has emerged. The post HS2: Euston private funding plan uncertain as ‘due’ date lapses appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
Construction News
AUGUST 13, 2024
From bricks made of mushrooms to energy-generating paint, Construction News takes a look at some of the innovative building materials and products set to transform the industry Bio-concrete The Global Concrete and Cement Association says that concrete can self-heal to a degree. But one way… The post Nine future building materials appeared first on Construction News.
The Construction Index
AUGUST 7, 2024
Insulation contractors report that they are losing jobs to cost-cutting competitors who appear to have forgotten – or never learned – the lessons of the Grenfell Tower fire.
Construction Specifier
AUGUST 2, 2024
Rendering of Natrium Advanced Reactor Demonstration Project. Image courtesy Bechtel Construction firm Bechtel broke ground on the Natrium Advanced Reactor Demonstration Project. The project is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program. The Natrium reactor’s design will create a new approach to nuclear plant construction, designed to be safer, cleaner, faster, and more efficient than other energy source alternatives.
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