Construction Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

As construction starts continue to rise for data centers and cold storage facilities, along with multi-family housing starts projected to increase in 2025, construction professionals must leverage tailored roofing and insulation solutions to enhance energy efficiency, durability, and long-term cost savings. Economic and technological trends are driving rapid growth in three key sectors of new… Source The post Roofing and insulation considerations for rapidly growing commercial fa

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Brit Fuller, Chief Operating Officer at Building Company Number 7 ccapoccia Thu, 11/21/2024 - 07:19 Brit Fuller, chief operating officer at Nashville, Tennessee-based Building Company Number 7 (Build Co. 7), said she fell into construction by accident. Working for a company that outsourced administrative and marketing tasks for businesses, she landed a construction client, which led to the creation of a new arm of that company.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

See the highlights from Dimensions 2024, featuring a powerful showcase of innovation, growth and collaboration.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The specialty contractor has a strong backlog and wants hundreds of tradesworkers in the Lone Star State to help deliver it.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Procore introduced new artificial intelligence tools for scheduling, safety and project management and its technology partners with integrations into Procore's platform introduced their own new AIs at the Groundbreak Conference November 20-21 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Stacey Tompkins helped grow her family’s landscaping company into a sought-after MWBE contractor with $12 million in annual revenue.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The Build Her Mentorship paired 30 applicants to help foster support over a nine-month, guided curriculum.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Tutor Perini had record backlog but a loss stemming from project charges, while Quanta Services reported revenue below market expectations but with strong sales and margins in its renewable energy business and billions in future projects it is “well positioned to win.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Checkr’s apprenticeship program will offer on-the-job training and mentorship for 12 months, according to the background check company.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The Illinois Capital Development Board and Illinois Dept. of Corrections are seeking a construction manager for a pair of 1,500-cell prisons.

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Construction Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The construction industry remains one of the most hazardous, accounting for nearly a quarter of all US worker fatalities in 2022. Despite the increase in safety initiatives, injury and fatality rates have remained steady, underscoring the ongoing opportunity to improve safety practices and better address the evolving challenges of modern construction.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

National Apprenticeship Week will include over 1,300 apprenticeship events, across all 50 states and U.S. territories.

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Construction Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The global push to meet aggressive decarbonization goals and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 is intensifying, and commercial buildings are at the forefront of this movement. As the built environment accounts for a substantial portion of global carbon emissions, there is a growing recognition that energy efficiency is the cornerstone of any effective decarbonization strategy.

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Construction Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Annual statistics released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) confirm that there were 51 fatal injuries to construction workers in the year to March 2024. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account.

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Construction Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Like many industries in the US, the construction services industry has experienced significant growth over the past few decades, creating substantial wealth for many owner-operators of construction companies. It is estimated that a large percentage of the 900,000 or so construction firms today are owned by principals who are of ‘baby-boomer’ ages, born between 1946 and 1964.

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Construction Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Two companies have been fined a combined total of £633,333 after a scaffolder was seriously injured by a falling two-tonne counterweight at Dungeness B power station. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account.

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Construction Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Several years ago, I spent seven years in the military. My final three or four deployments were focused on post-conflict, regional regeneration,” begins Nathan Marsh, SVP of EMEA, Bentley Systems (Bentley). “This exposure piqued my interest in the importance of infrastructure for a safe, secure, sustainable and prosperous society. “After I left the military, I worked for a global insurance and… Source The post Nathan Marsh shares how Bentley Systems’ software solutio

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Construction Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

UK export credit agency UK Export Finance (UKEF) has introduced a new guarantee product to help British firms secure international contracts providing engineering, design and technical services. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account.

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Construction Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Since its foundation in 1912, Fisk Electric (Fisk) has been a national leader in the design, installation, and maintenance of electrical systems, structured cabling applications, fiber optic cables, integrated electronic security systems, and building technology solutions. The company has applied its expertise in electrical and low voltage systems to notable projects including military bases… Source The post From skyscrapers to railways, Fisk Electric’s diverse capabilities are key to its

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Construction Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The UK needs to do more to achieve its buildings and infrastructure carbon reduction goals and a more comprehensive sustainability approach is needed from government, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a new report. Policy uncertainty and a lack of government incentives are main barriers to progress, says RICS. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Telematics and positioning market giant Trimble outlined a new partnership with original equipment manufacturer John Deere, doubled down on its partnership with Caterpillar and announced a natural language artificial intelligence-based tool in its Trimble Connect project management platform at the Trimble Dimensions conference held in Las Vegas, Nov. 11 to 13.

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Construction Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Electricity and downstream natural gas regulator Ofgem is consulting on introducing a new investment fund worth between £5 billion and £8 billion that would help Britain’s energy transmission owners cut delays, control costs and beat other nations to attract international investment in the drive to net zero. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The most extensive Cold War construction undertaken by the United States was building an elaborate network of missile bases. The first U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile was the Atlas, a 75-ft-long, 10-ft-dia, 130-ton weapon.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The firm expects demand for water and other infrastructure work to remain strong, leaders said on a fiscal Q4 earnings call this week.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Due to the pressing concerns of climate change and its impact on infrastructure design, civil engineering needs a significant update.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Information derived from Industrial Reports, a market intelligence firm specializing in industrial construction and equipment leads.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

This 1967 cover photo depicts construction of the Nagarjunasagar Dam in India.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

It didn’t even take until Election Day for Donald Trump and his designated border czar, Tom Homan, the acting chief of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the president elect’s first administration, to try to redefine the planned mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

U.S. energy developers await how soon President-elect Donald Trump will end the U.S. Energy Dept.

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