Fri.Mar 14, 2025

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Micro-Housing: A Revolutionary Approach to Urban Living

The Constructor

Micro-housing is a revolutionary approach to urban living, designed to maximize functionality within minimal square footage. These innovative dwellings combine ingenious design, transformable elements, and cutting-edge technology to create comfortable homes in footprints as small as 150-400 square feet.

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Building Connections: Offline Marketing In The Construction Industry

Contractor Bookkeeping

In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, it's easy for construction business owners to overlook the power of offline marketing. However, effective offline strategies remain crucial in building relationships, enhancing brand visibility, and generating leads. In this digital age, offline marketing often creates more meaningful connections than digital efforts.

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Stantec joins $800M Mojave Desert water project

Construction Dive

Water company Cadiz tapped the engineering firm to oversee construction of a massive groundwater bank that will supply California and Arizona.

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Mega projects need stronger governance, says NAO

Construction Law

The National Audit Office (NAO) has called on the Treasury and the new National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) to improve how they categorise and define major projects according to their risk and strategic importance. 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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How AI is Reshaping Construction: Insights from Industry Experts

Construction firms embracing AI are outperforming the competition. This exclusive guide unpacks the impact of AI-driven analytics, automation, and predictive insights on project management, risk reduction, and workforce transformation. Discover how AI enhances real-time decision-making, optimizes labor and materials, and ensures projects stay on schedule and budget.

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Massive Monoliths Provide Support for Tennessee River Lock Rebuild

ENR Construction

A $1.5-billion project to double the length of the Kentucky Lockan expansion 25 years in the makinghas reached a milestone with installation of final structural monoliths that form its core.

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Balfour Beatty wary of tariffs amid profit dip

Construction Dive

The London-based builder reported a jump in U.S. backlog and continues to see value in infrastructure work, but increased material prices could cause more pain.

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New Bill to transform infrastructure delivery

Construction Law

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has received a cautiously warm welcome to its proposals designed to speed up planning and reduce obstacles to delivering infrastructure. 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 onFridays by creating a Newsletter account.

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Raw Sewage Spill Fouls Waters Between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico

ENR Construction

The latest transboundary wastewater flows threaten to delay the urgent repair, rerouting and rehabilitation of a pipe system on the Mexican side of the border serving wastewater treatment plants in both countries.

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NAO report criticises lack of transparency over industry support decisions

Construction Law

Weaknesses in how the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) supports UK industries must be addressed if government is to maximise the impact of its forthcoming Industrial Strategy and achieve its priority mission of growing the economy, says the National Audit Office (NAO) in a new report. 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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The Funding Blueprint for Your Construction Business – Your Guide to Growth

Take your construction business to the next level with our comprehensive 2025 funding guide! Whether you're managing seasonal cash flow challenges, dealing with unexpected equipment repairs, or planning to scale your operations, securing the right funding is essential for success. This guide explores a range of fast and flexible financing options tailored for construction businesses.

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Are New York Construction Workers Safer? Depends on How Your Count

ENR Construction

Two sharply contrasting assessments of New York State's safety progress in recent years offer different conclusions.

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Industry’s poor attitudes to health and safety revealed in report

Construction Law

Construction workers are seen as having the worst attitudes towards workplace health and safety by 37% of health and safety professionals, according to research from occupational health and safety trainer RRC International, who say the official statistics hugely understate the real scale of the problems. 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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Construction Economics for March 17, 2025

ENR Construction

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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IRA credits, energy demand continue to drive renewables investments

Construction Dive

Despite the Trump administration’s focus on fossil fuels and opposition to the IRA, analysts anticipate the renewables market will continue benefiting from high energy demand.

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The Constructor's Digital Transformation Playbook: Reducing Risk With Technology

Speaker: Dylan Secrest

Construction projects are high-stakes operations where even minor inefficiencies can lead to costly delays, safety concerns, and budget overruns. Managing risk in construction has always been a challenge, but as projects grow in complexity, traditional methods no longer cut it. Enter Digital Transformation - a game changer approach that replaces inefficiency with AI-powered analytics, real-time monitoring, and automated workflows to proactively manage risk.

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Tampa Bay Rays Withdraw from $1.3B Ballpark Plan

ENR Construction

The decision leaves a related, $6.5-billion development plan in limbo as hurricane repairs to the team's current ballpark continue.

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Senate Passes Spending Bill, Averting Government Shutdown

ENR Construction

Continuing resolution cuts some funding for transportation safety projects and Army Corps of Engineers civil works.

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Tennessee Picks Kiewit for $787M Mississippi River Bridge Replacement

ENR Construction

The bridge received almost $400 million from the federal Bridge Investment Program, with Tennessee and Arkansas splitting the remaining $787.5-million cost.

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From the Archives: The Fight to Racially Integrate the US Construction Industry

ENR Construction

The structure of the U.S. construction industry in 1960 could be compared to a stone-walled bastion. Union locals had ironclad control over their recruitment process, which was steeped in nepotism and cronyism.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Why the Expiring Tax Break for Engineers Must Be Renewed

ENR Construction

The section of the federal tax code known as 199a will expire at the end of 2025 unless Congress approves an extension.