Construction Enquirer

JULY 3, 2023

The former finance chief of Carillion has been banned from being a company director for 11 years. Zafar Khan voluntarily agreed with the disqualification by the Insolvency Service who are also pursuing cases against other former Carillion directors. A spokesperson said: “The Insolvency Service, acting on behalf of The Secretary of State for Business and Trade, has accepted a disqualification undertaking from Zafar Iqbal Khan for 11 years for his conduct as a director of Carillion Plc.

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Construction Dive

JULY 5, 2023

While year-over-year spending remains positive, segments such as commercial construction and infrastructure posted declines in May.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 6, 2023

A new I-17 regional drainage system designed to reduce the risk of stormwater flooding in underpasses between Peoria Avenue and Greenway Road in Phoenix is ready to operate in time for this summer’s monsoon. The Arizona Department of Transportation managed construction of the $38 million drainage system on behalf of the Maricopa Association of Governments, the Valley’s metropolitan planning organization.

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The Pro Builder

JULY 31, 2023

Rental Supply Shortage Leads to Sharp Uptick in Adaptive Reuse Projects ldeakins Mon, 07/31/2023 - 10:59 In an effort to boost rental supply and alleviate affordability concerns in the housing market, developers are transforming commercial spaces into multifamily apartment buildings A severe shortage of rental housing units is leading a growing number of developers to consider adaptive reuse projects, particularly involving commercial office spaces with the potential to become multifamily apartm

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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.

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New Civil Engineer

JULY 4, 2023

National Highways is planning on closing a village road for 13 weeks as it will remove 1,600t of stone and concrete used to infill the historic Great Musgrave bridge in Cumbria. The post 13-week road closure needed to remove Great Musgrave bridge concrete infill appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Construction News

JULY 6, 2023

The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has appointed Clive Dickin as its new chief executive. Dickin was commercial director of the Institute of Export and International Trade from 2021 until March 2023. He held the same role at the National Federation of Builders between… The post NASC appoints new chief executive appeared first on Construction News.

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Construction Dive

JULY 11, 2023

Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston are expanding their airports with work by Hensel Phelps, Whiting-Turner, JE Dunn and others.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 31, 2023

The One-Ninety development in the New Cairo District is much more than just a real estate project being built to serve a growing demand for integrated commercial, residential, and business facilities. With a rapid pace of urbanization and an increasing number of Egyptians moving to cities, demand for housing – and particularly high-end units – has been increasing exponentially in post-Covid Cairo.

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The Pro Builder

JULY 28, 2023

AI Imagines a Typical Home in Every U.S. State qpurcell Fri, 07/28/2023 - 09:38 There are two things people are commonly talking about in 2023: AI and the housing market. Artificial intelligence (AI) is booming with new tools rolling out every day while the housing market is volatile. So, our team decided to combine the two. We set out to test an AI generator to see what it would envision as a “typical home” in all 50 states.

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New Civil Engineer

JULY 6, 2023

Formwork specialist Peri has completed the 12th and final shipment of its 10,000t of customised steel formwork to the Fehmarnbelt tunnel factory at Rødbyhavn, Denmark. The post Delivery of 10,000t of custom steel formwork marks milestone for Fehmarnbelt tunnel appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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JULY 6, 2023

Two victims of the 2020 Bow crane collapse are suing a housing association and structural engineers over the incident, and have slammed the length of time the official investigation is taking. On 8 July 2020, 85-year-old June Harvey (pictured below) died after a 27-metre crane… The post Housing association and engineer sued over Bow crane collapse appeared first on Construction News.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 4, 2023

The owners of Hollywood’s Sunset Studios have put on hold plans to build a £600m film production base in Hertfordshire. Contractor ISG, which signed a pre-construction services agreement to build the vast film studio complex late last year, is now standing down its supply chain. A supplier told the Enquirer : “We’ve been waiting around to confirm start and schedule dates and now have received notification from ISG that everything is on hold. “It’s a real set back be

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Construction Dive

JULY 5, 2023

The Pittsburgh bridge demonstrates what can happen to the other 46,000 spans across the country that are at a similar level of risk.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 28, 2023

LAS VEGAS – Platinum Contracting of Nevada, a leading independent full-service general contractor who specializes in underground utilities, is correcting infrastructure for new single-family and multifamily residential communities across Las Vegas through its new trade partnership with DR Horton, the largest homebuilder by volume in the U.S. “Partnering with nationally renowned organizations like DR Horton, who have made monumental strides in developing our local community, further signifies ou

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JULY 26, 2023

National Mall Concept Home Makes the Case for Prefab qpurcell Wed, 07/26/2023 - 11:00 Last month, Cypress Community Development Corporation and Marianne Cusato unveiled their concept home at the 2023 Innovative Housing Showcase hosted by the Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

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New Civil Engineer

JULY 2, 2023

In the month in which we celebrated International Women in Engineering Day, several female appointments were made in senior roles around the sector. The post Movers and shakers: Biggest construction and engineering appointments in June 2023 appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Construction News

JULY 7, 2023

There were more than twice as many work-related deaths in construction than in any other industry in the last financial year, new figures reveal. Stats from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that 45 building workers died on the job in 2022/23, up from… The post Construction worker deaths double any other industry appeared first on Construction News.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 6, 2023

Forty-five construction workers were killed in site accidents last year according to the latest official figures from the Health and Safety Executive. The figure is sharply up on last year’s 29 fatalities and higher than the five-year average of 37 annual deaths. Construction made up a third of the 135 workers killed in work-related accidents across all industries in the UK in the 12 months to March 2023.

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

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Construction Management

Construction Dive

JULY 26, 2023

The U.S. arm of the Sweden-based contractor was an early adopter of UAVs and has navigated the challenges and benefits of deploying the tools on site.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 27, 2023

Oakland California is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay area. With a population of over 440,000 residents, Oakland is a major trade center with the tenth busiest port in the US and a total area of 78 square miles. The Oakland Public Works Department owns and operates over 932 miles of sewer mains, ranging from six inches to over 66 inches in diameter, 28,554 sewer structures, and 11 pump stations.

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The Pro Builder

JULY 24, 2023

Aging Americans Are Finding a Severe Shortage of Affordable, Accessible Housing ldeakins Mon, 07/24/2023 - 11:17 Less than 5% of the nation's housing supply is accessible to older, disabled Americans, but at a Senate hearing last Thursday, experts suggested possible solutions Roughly 1 in 5 Americans will be older than 65 by 2030, but according to CNBC, there is not enough affordable housing in the U.S. to accommodate an aging population.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 20, 2023

There are many reasons to adopt integrated construction software, including flexibility, organization, and project management.

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Construction News

JULY 3, 2023

HS2 has started the of production of 2,742 concrete segments that will be used to build the Delta Junction, a network of nine viaducts in the West Midlands. The segments are being made on site at a purpose-built outdoor factory at Kingsbury, Warwickshire. The 55,000… The post HS2’s open-air factory starts production of nearly 3,000 viaduct segments appeared first on Construction News.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 4, 2023

The Building Research Establishment has confirmed it will no longer work with insulation giants Kingspan and Celotex. The testing and research body said its decision was a direct result of evidence which emerged during the Grenfell Tower inquiry. A BRE spokesperson said: “BRE no longer accepts any new work on behalf of Kingspan or Celotex following evidence heard during the course of this Inquiry.

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Construction Dive

JULY 5, 2023

The Dallas-based contractor will provide project management, cost estimating and engineering support to the war-torn country.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 28, 2023

NEWPORT BEACH, CA – Tangram Interiors, a curator of highly creative commercial interior environments headquartered in Southern California with regional headquarters in Dallas, TX, is pleased to announce that it has officially been certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by the National Women’s Business Enterprise Council. This certification became possible when new Chairman Sonya Mitrovich Lozowski ascended into her leadership role.

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The Pro Builder

JULY 24, 2023

Skilled Labor Shortages Remain a Top Concern for Construction Industry ldeakins Mon, 07/24/2023 - 11:11 More than 700,000 new construction workers are needed each year to satisfy current measures of housing demand The most recent Construction Labor Market Report from the Home Builders Institute (HBI) reveals that the construction industry needs an additional 723,000 new construction workers each year to meet current levels of demand.

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New Civil Engineer

JULY 5, 2023

The UK must radically ramp up its rail electrification programme, a key figure has urged, after data revealed the sustainability benefits of traveling by train. The post Stuttering rail electrification strategy ‘has to change’ appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Construction News

JULY 3, 2023

The government has admitted that it does not assess the impact of skills shortages on housing construction. Bill Esterson, the Labour MP for Sefton Central, recently tabled a written parliamentary question to business secretary Kemi Badenoch asking “what recent assessment she has made of the… The post Government challenged on how skills shortage impacts housing appeared first on Construction News.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 4, 2023

Developer Related Argent has gained consent for a pioneering 9-storey mass-timber office building at the Brent Cross Town redevelopment in north London. Designed by architect Bennetts Associates, the 2 Copper Square project relies on an engineered timber frame and will use off-site construction to set industry-leading targets for embodied carbon reduction, operational efficiency and user wellbeing.

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