Construction Enquirer

MAY 4, 2023

Multi-disciplinary consultant Sweco UK has boosted its building control business with the acquisition of Ball & Berry. The deal raises the group’s building control inspector headcount by a third to just under 100. The acquisition also strengthen Sweco’s competencies in all sectors and extends its geographical presence in England.

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Building Controls Ramps Approvals 180

Construction Dive

JUNE 23, 2023

Section work includes peak-period carpool lanes, new on- and off-ramps, bridges over three creeks and sound barrier construction.

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Ramps 226

Construction Daily News

MAY 29, 2024

45 ramp leading to southbound Interstate 41 will be blocked for four months starting on Tuesday. In Oshkosh, the US 45 Ramp to I-41 Will Close for Four Months Beginning on Tuesday Original Source: US 45 ramp to I-41 to close for 4 months starting Tuesday in Oshkosh. 45 ramp shutdown. What to know. Detour route: U.S.

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Ramps Permits Contracts Building Permits 52

Construction Dive

JANUARY 17, 2018

The rise will be driven by factors including contractors' difficulty filling skilled labor positions and the need to complete projects faster and with fewer resources.

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Ramps 297

The Construction Index

APRIL 11, 2024

Brick maker Ibstock has launched the next stage of investment at its Nostell factory in West Yorkshire. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

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Ramps 76

Business Facilities

MARCH 15, 2019

Read: Toyota Ramps Up U.S. By 2021, Toyota will now invest nearly $13 billion in its U.S. operations with plans to add nearly 600 new jobs at American manufacturing plants. Investment at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Ramps 58

New Civil Engineer

JUNE 7, 2024

Contractor Graham has been utilising 20 full time machines for earthworks as it ramps up work on the £86.9M project to upgrade the A164 and Jock’s Lodge junction in Yorkshire. The post Graham makes earthworks progress on £87M upgrade to A164 Jock’s Lodge junction appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Ramps Engineering 105

Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The labor shortage is no match for forward-thinking contractors with the right technologies and workforce mindset. See why they're planning ahead.

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Ramps 127

ENR Construction

MAY 6, 2024

Project team hustling to deliver new bridge spans to better facilitate heightened pace of heavy load deliveries for Kennedy Space Center launches.

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Ramps 81

ENR Construction

APRIL 24, 2024

Commentary from the Top 500 Design Firms in 2024 reveals a shift in the use of artificial intelligence to complement design services.

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Ramps 87

Construction Dive

MARCH 14, 2023

The Avenue J improvements in Lancaster include four on- and off-ramps to enhance access for commuters.

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Ramps 156

Construction Dive

APRIL 9, 2019

The agency's visits to construction sites will ramp up once new inspectors are fully trained, labor department head Alexander Acosta told a House committee.

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Inspection Ramps 327

Revit OpEd

MAY 29, 2013

We can apply the Spot Slope annotation to a ramp but isn''t very useful because, while Revit does acknowledge the ramp element, when you attempt to tag it you see [no slope] (image using 2014). In this image I''ve dragged a slope annotation from a floor element over to a ramp element and it recognizes the ramp''s slope!

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Ramps 71

ENR Construction

MAY 11, 2023

As the inventory of existing buildings continues to grow in the U.S., leaders in the historic preservation community are sounding the alarm that the construction industry is in dire need of workers with historic trades training.

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Historic Preservation Ramps 83

Civil + Structural Engineer

JUNE 5, 2024

Third, the project team plans to combine the I-75 southbound ramps to 2 nd and 3 rd streets, which will reduce both costs and the project footprint. Our team really rose to the occasion and is making that happen.” Finally, the project team will reconfigure the U.S.

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Ramps Building Design Change Management Project Management 200

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Biden administration announces its plans to partner with underserved communities on replacements of lead service lines.

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Ramps 78

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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Ramps Sustainability Engineering 130

Revit OpEd

MAY 23, 2013

Luke wrote a post the other day that shows how to use the "scary" adaptive point family to tag a ramp''s slope, since the slope tool doesn''t work on ramps. I used them to identify sloped "ramps" that are really floors for a client last summer. The resulting triangle is what they wanted to see.

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Ramps 61

The Pro Builder

JUNE 4, 2024

Home Prices Are Beginning to Cool Down csweeney Tue, 06/04/2024 - 08:00 By July, the annual growth rate is projected to be just 4% year-over-year, but shifting supply and demand levels could change this estimate After months of ramping up, new data suggest home price gains have started to cool off.

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Ramps Estimating 130

Construction Enquirer

JULY 17, 2023

To deliver the ramping up of work, United Utilities has created a model of five delivery runways. United Utilities has started the hunt for contractors to deliver complex design and build projects for a programme worth £5.5bn over 10 years.

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Ramps Building Design Procurement Estimating 214

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A project superintendent for an Indiana-based paving company worked on behalf of a law allowing speed cameras in roadway construction zones.

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Ramps Zoning 73

Roads Online

JUNE 19, 2024

It comes as locals are given a first-look at designs of the upgrades – set to deliver extended north-facing ramps to help manage increasing traffic demands on the highway and improve local connections. billion Australian Government investment in the Bruce Highway South corridor.

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Government Works Ramps Infrastructure Development Property Management 98

The Pro Builder

MAY 21, 2024

We’re really starting to ramp up in the Southeast.” With only one other PHIUS-certified house in the entire southeast United States, Georgia is now the second state to adopt the future of green, zero-carbon building. That’s a huge accomplishment for us and for the PHIUS organization as a whole,” Goings said.

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Energy Efficiency Green Building Building Codes Building Resilience 130

Construction News

APRIL 27, 2023

The body, which is part of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), is currently trying to ramp up its complement of staff and has started… The post Building Safety Regulator aims to recruit ex-police investigators appeared first on Construction News.

Safety Regulations 140

Safety Regulations Health Regulations Ramps 140

Roads Online

JANUARY 18, 2024

Access ramps and roundabouts will also be constructed to maintain connectivity to and from the highway. As part of the project, Reid Highway will be modified to pass over Altone Road, while a new bridge will be constructed to allow Drumpellier Drive/Daviot Road to pass over Reid Highway.

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Ramps Infrastructure Development Government Works Contracts 105

Roads Online

MAY 31, 2023

All precast beam installations for the West Gate Tunnel project’s Hyde St Ramp is now complete, following more than 20 months worth of works on the section in Victoria. The Hyde St Ramp on the northern side of the freeway will provide a new exit ramp for inbound traffic from the West Gate Freeway.

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Ramps Project Management 97

Construction Dive

AUGUST 20, 2018

With each ton of the nearly 3 billion tons of cement produced per year globally releasing one ton of carbon dioxide, manufacturers are ramping up approaches to finding alternative methods and materials.

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Ramps Sustainability 248

Fleis & VandenBrink

MAY 23, 2024

Keeping sidewalks and ADA ramps up to par is important so those with disabilities can fully utilize our community,” says Ron Mastriciano, superintendent for the Village of Onsted. Read the full newsletter.

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Ramps 105

Construction Dive

AUGUST 28, 2018

The construction giant claimed that its goal of reducing the United Kingdom's volume of onsite construction 25% by 2025 would increase speed, quality and safety while potentially creating thousands of jobs.

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Ramps 159

Roads Online

MARCH 7, 2024

The design refinements mean the on/off ramps will be shortened by approximately 100 metres, further minimising impact on land and vegetation. The project will include new on/off-ramps for the Southern Expressway, which itself carries approximately 74,000 vehicles per day between Darlington and the Reynella Interchange.

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Ramps Government Works 105

ENR Construction

MAY 24, 2023

The utility-scale projects—the 800-MW, estimated $3-billion Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts and the 132-MW, estimated $637-million South Fork project off New York—could begin to generate power this year, their developers say.

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Ramps Estimating 69

Civil + Structural Engineer

AUGUST 15, 2023

These projects included the reconstruction and redesign of many ramps and bridges; community branding and refreshed entryways into cities and villages throughout the I-75 corridor. “We Wood and Lucas counties: Reconstruction and addition of a third lane from Wales Road to Dorr Street. The project will complete in fall 2023.

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Ramps Project Management Communication Construction Management 244

New Civil Engineer

JULY 6, 2023

The much delayed delivery of Milan’s new £1.5bn (€1.7bn) underground metro line is ramping up with contractor Webuild opening two more new stations, San Babila and Tricolore. The post Eight of 21 stations now open on Milan’s £1.5bn new underground metro line appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Ramps Engineering 105

Construction Dive

JUNE 11, 2018

PCL Construction's two new executives have worked on more than $6 billion of sports-related projects in the last four years.

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Ramps 146

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Moving from the lab to the field, a highway off-ramp bridge under construction in Seattle features memory-retaining metal rods and bendable concrete designed to provide the structure with flexibility sufficient to withstand a major seismic event.

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Ramps 52

Construction Dive

AUGUST 22, 2018

To meet owners' requirements and attract younger workers, Stacy Scopano says contractors need to ramp up use of AI, AR/VR and other technologies.

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Ramps 213

PC Construction

JUNE 20, 2024

Our fully engaged self-perform team has been focused on prepping and setting the cabin foundations, renovating existing buildings, building new decks and ramps, and finishing components.

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Prefabrication Ramps Painting/finishing Contracts 89