Construction Dive
AUGUST 15, 2023
Last week’s blaze took out power lines, roads and water systems in Maui, Hawaii, local officials say, but no major construction projects seem to have been affected.
The Pro Builder
AUGUST 18, 2023
New Home Building Academy Opens in Arizona to Address Skilled Trades Shortage ibush Fri, 08/18/2023 - 11:30 In Phoenix, the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona ’ s charitable arm, Home Builders Care, has opened a new 11,000-square-foot residential construction skilled trades training facility In Phoenix, the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona’ s (HBACA) charitable arm, Home Builders Care (HBC), held an open house on Aug. 15 for its new 11,000-square-foot residential construct
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Civil + Structural Engineer
AUGUST 18, 2023
By the Association of Energy Engineers New York, NY – August 9, 2023 – Goldman Copeland , the New York City-based consulting engineering firm, announced today that Tristan Schwartzman, a Principal and Director of Energy Services at the firm, has been named “Energy Engineer of the Year for the Northeast US” by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).
Construction Enquirer
AUGUST 13, 2023
Nottingham police are on the hunt for a gang of metal thieves that struck at a five-storey luxury care home project in the city. Thousands of pounds worth of copper piping and stainless steel were stolen from Midlands contractor Sandycroft’s building site in West Brighford. The firm was well advanced on the £8m project to build the 72-bed Trent Bridge care home project at the Loughborough Road and Bridgford Road junction.
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Construction Dive
AUGUST 16, 2023
The NFL franchise will recommend the project team to the Nashville Sports Authority for approval on Thursday, the Nashville Business Journal reported.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
AUGUST 17, 2023
NEW YORK — Aug. 10, 2023 — WINT Water Intelligence , the leader in cutting-edge water management and leak-prevention solutions for construction, commercial, residential and industrial applications, has completed a $35 million Series C funding round to drive continued growth and innovation in AI- and IoT-based solutions for managing water and mitigating water damage throughout a building’s lifecycle.
Construction Enquirer
AUGUST 14, 2023
A Laing O’Rourke worker has died following an accident at the new Everton stadium construction site on Monday. His colleagues have been told to leave the £500m Bramley Moore Dock site where work by main contractor O’Rourke has been suspended until further notice. The 26-year-old victim is understood to have suffered severe head injuries and was treated at the scene but declared dead at Aintree Hospital a short time later.
Construction Dive
AUGUST 17, 2023
The White House has clarified rules around which construction materials for federal infrastructure projects must be produced in the U.S.
The Pro Builder
AUGUST 16, 2023
It’s Possible™ for strong materials to build stronger reputations. kcichowicz Wed, 08/16/2023 - 11:38 Case Study Image We know that builders take pride in their work, and when your homes look good, so does your business. James Hardie has built a reputation on quality and durability, and when you use Hardie ® products, that reputation extends to you.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
AUGUST 15, 2023
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland – The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), the world’s leading professional society for fire protection and fire safety engineering, invites fire protection engineering professionals to the SFPE Engineering Solutions Symposium for Fire Safety and Sustainable Building Design , hosted in partnership with FRISSBE, on November 29-30, 2023, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Construction Enquirer
AUGUST 13, 2023
Sunderland City Council has signed off a £15m deal with Brims Construction to design and build the Housing Innovation and Construction Skills Academy planned for the city. The project was to be delivered by Tolent Construction but stalled when the North East builder collapsed into administration last February. At the time Brims, which is run by the two sons of former Tolent founder John Wood, stepped in to buy just the Teesside operation of the crashed building group, saving around 150 jobs.
Construction Dive
AUGUST 16, 2023
Contractors are signaling that demand for their services will continue to expand despite high interest rates and regional bank failures, said Anirban Basu, ABC chief economist.
The Pro Builder
AUGUST 12, 2023
AI for Home Builders rbinsacca Sat, 08/12/2023 - 08:00 I’ll admit I’m getting a little scared of AI (artificial intelligence), both professionally and personally. Even though I encounter it every day as my web browser searches for a research report or to verify a source, autofills an app password, or suggests how to finish a sentence in a Google doc (all helpful and seemingly benign), the latest evolution of machine learning—namely ChatGPT , but in all its current and envisioned forms—leads my o
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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
Civil + Structural Engineer
AUGUST 15, 2023
BOWLING GREEN – A $1.1 billion investment in rebuilding Interstate 75 from Lima to Toledo is wrapping up with the opening of the Michael DiSalle Bridge. Northbound I-75 traffic will be switched to the new DiSalle Bridge next week, putting the interstate in its final traffic configuration and capping the massive investment project. “Northwest Ohio is a transportation powerhouse in the state and the main artery is I-75,” said Governor Mike DeWine. “The investment we’ve made here
Construction Enquirer
AUGUST 13, 2023
The UK arm of Chinese developer Kam Lei Fong has lodged plans with Rochdale Council to convert an historic cotton mill into over 280 flats. The plan to convert the derelict grade-II listed Warwick Mill in Middleton has been designed by GMA Architecture and will also include a new 10-storey build block alongside the Victorian mill that will accommodate around half the planned new flats.
Construction Dive
AUGUST 14, 2023
Major data center operators continue to show interest in markets with ample land and water supply, low natural disaster risk and favorable energy costs.
The Pro Builder
AUGUST 16, 2023
Single-Family Home Prices Rose in Q2 2023 ldeakins Wed, 08/16/2023 - 10:59 U.S. homes prices posted a small increase during the second quarter of 2023, but these metro areas saw much bigger changes. National median prices fell 2.4% year-over-year to $402,600 during the second quarter of 2023, but rose by 8.5% compared with the previous quarter. A total of 128 metro areas saw year-over-year price increases in Q2 2023, including Fond Du Lac, Wis., New Bern, N.C., and Duluth, Minn.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
AUGUST 16, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – (August 8, 2023) – MVE + Partners , a leading architecture and planning firm, today announced the opening of its new San Francisco studio as part of the company’s continued expansion on the west coast. As it approaches its 50 th anniversary in 2024, MVE + Partners adds this fourth outpost to its existing locations in Irvine, Los Angeles and Denver.
Construction Enquirer
AUGUST 13, 2023
London’s new super sewer client Tideway is set to start the hunt for a contractor to maintain thousands of infrastructure assets through the project’s performance and reliability testing phase. With the main tunnel and its connection tunnels fully excavated and more than 85% of the construction work complete, the Tideway team is preparing to enter a phase of ‘system acceptance’ – essentially, ensuring the super sewer and its associated infrastructure functions as designed.
Construction Dive
AUGUST 14, 2023
From Taylor, Texas, to Licking County, Ohio, multibillion-dollar factory projects are magnifying labor woes and driving up costs.
The Pro Builder
AUGUST 17, 2023
A Remodeling Boom Is in Full Swing ldeakins Thu, 08/17/2023 - 11:04 Homeowners who can't afford to refinance and purchase a new home in today's high-cost housing market are opting to use their equity savings to renovate instead Mortgage rates have skyrocketed to their highest levels in nearly 15 years, but most households currently on 15- and 30-year mortgage payment plans are at rates below 5%.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
AUGUST 16, 2023
(St. Louis, MO) Western Specialty Contractors – Indianapolis, IN Branch has the honor of restoring the masonry facade of The Stutz, the historic Stutz Motorcar Company factory in Downtown Indianapolis, as part of a multi-million-dollar renovation project. The Stutz complex was built in 1911-1912 by Harry Stutz who produced cars there until 1935 when it closed due to the Great Depression.
Construction Enquirer
AUGUST 13, 2023
Student accommodation specialist Alumno is set to start a new project on Moss Lane East in Manchester following a successful planning application. Manchester City Council has approved the development, which is designed by architects Carson Sall and comprises a new build nine-storey block along with the refurbishment of an adjacent listed Georgian Villa overlooking Whitworth Park.
Construction Dive
AUGUST 15, 2023
More than 36,000 transportation improvement projects have advanced due to the IIJA, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association.
The Pro Builder
AUGUST 18, 2023
City of Boise Works to Develop Incentives for Affordable Housing ibush Fri, 08/18/2023 - 12:32 In Idaho, the City of Boise is implementing new tools for getting affordable housing developments off the ground In an effort to lower barriers to affordable housing development, Boise City Council has given the nod to approve a new set of exemptions and deferrals on city permitting fees, including impact fees, building permit and development costs, and sewer connection costs, BoiseDev reports.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
AUGUST 18, 2023
Baton Rouge, La. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected APTIM to deactivate, decommission, and remove (DD&R) the Ion Beam Facility (IBF), a former nuclear testing site within the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). This task order is critical for the DOE as it involves the removal of hazardous materials to protect the community of Los Alamos, N.M.
Construction Enquirer
AUGUST 18, 2023
Groundworks specialist Allma Construction and its sister company Centre Plant Limited have collapsed into administration with the loss of more than 180 jobs. Stuart Robb and Michelle Elliot, partners with FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators of the firms which were founded in 1991 and based in Barrhead near Glasgow. Allma specialised in the house building sector and has been hit hard by the residential downturn.
Construction Dive
AUGUST 16, 2023
The executive worked for the Dallas-based global contractor for 40 years and recently headed its construction management business.
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