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Protests brought down most of the statues on Monument Avenue — except Robert E. Lee’s.
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Watkin Jones has received resolution to grant permission for a build-to-rent scheme in the centre of Birmingham.
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Submissions open for the 2022 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) International Prize. Hariri Pontarini Architects won the 2019 International Prize for the Baha’i Temple of South America in Chile.
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The deal is smaller than the initial $2.2 trillion American Jobs Plan Biden originally proposed, but shares of construction and materials stocks …
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Kobelco has added a pair of new Stage V compliant 50-tonne crawler excavators to its product family.
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Include the site-specific safety programs and implementation, auditing, and incentive efforts to create a project environment and a level of training that embraces the mindset that all accidents are preventable and that zero accidents is an obtainable goal.
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The property is zoned R-3, which can “be triplexes up to apartment buildings,” … perennial plants to the public and national home improvement stores.
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The world’s strongest luffing jib tower crane is leaving Somerset having completed its work at Hinkley Point C.
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Colin Montoute, AIA, LEED AP, NOMA, has joined WXY architecture + urban design in New York as architecture director. The firm also promoted several key people, including two new directors in planning and urban design Chris Rice and David Vega-Barachowitz.
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The archive of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings is now available online
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WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) – A report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed U.S. construction spending increased by less than expected in the month of April.The Commerce Department said …
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Do what you want, people!
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Construction on the new Legacy at Livermore downtown housing and retail development has come to a temporary halt, according to a statement …
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Submissions are now open for Construction Canada’s 3rd Annual Emerging Leader Awards. The awards recognize members of the AEC community who demonstrate excellence, impress and inspire their co-workers, and are well on their way to becoming the next leaders in the profession.
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Similarly, some people have earmarked a large sum for something like a big home improvement project, or buying another property, but don't know …
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Listed below are ConstructConnect’s Hot Commercial Construction Projects, both public and private, for the week. Our Hot Projects showcases three currently bidding or sub-bidding projects from all 50 states and the District of Columbia pulled from our extensive database of construction leads.
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It’s upstairs at Fishs Eddy on 19th Street and Broadway in the private sanctum of proprietor Julie Gaines.
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The new Komatsu PC360LCi-11 and PC360NLCi-11 with iMC 2.0 are excavators that promise “high productivity earthmoving and precision grading”, the Japanese manufacturer says.
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At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $513.4 billion, new construction starts in May dropped 5% from the previous month, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial.
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The Dodge Momentum Index fell in September, dropping to 115.8 (2000=100) for the month, down 0.7% from August’s reading of 116.6 according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial.
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New construction starts in April rose 3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $533.7 billion, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial.
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The tiny home builder Cubist Engineering, which is based in Greenwich, New York has created a very interesting tiny home, which has no standard bedroom. Instead, the bed is stowed away under the ceiling in the living room and lowered with the press of a button when needed. The so-called Sturgis is a 21 ft (6.4 m)-long towable home, and despite its very small size it is quite spacious. Most of the space is gained […]
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Vulcraft’s Ecospan structural floor system provides innovative, results-driven building solutions that delivers standards for safety, design flexibility, sound mitigation, and fire ratings.
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The Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs found that Bechtel paid 22 female engineers less than their male counterparts.
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Amey Consulting has won the design contract for the roads to align with a major new bridge being built over the River Clyde.
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About 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, police say, Kuehl broke a lock and entered a construction trailer on the street. He then took construction tools valued at …
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Former Indiana union local manager Thomas Williamson, 70, receives four years in federal prison for 2016 extortion attempt and beating of non-union contractor.

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NASDAQ EMERGING MARKETS CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS LARGE MID CAP AUD NTR INDEX News: Die neuesten Meldungen zum NASDAQ EMERGING MARKETS CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS LARGE MID CAP AUD NTR INDEX Index im …
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The 18-year-old construction software maker filed paperwork this week with the Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of its market debut.
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The worker is being taken to a trauma center by medical helicopter. Officials are calling the incident a “construction accident.”.
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Multi-disciplinary engineering specialist Taziker has been awarded a contract by VolkerStevin to support construction of the HS2 Colne Valley viaduct in Buckinghamshire.
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Brokers report increases in major coverage types, with highest in excess and umbrellas.

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Mirrors, Mylar, and a harem tent: The production designer on Ryan Murphy’s latest period show tells all.
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The Boys & Girls Club of South Elgin, Illinois, has commenced construction of its new 1858-m2 (20,000-sf) Clubhouse at the village’s former public works building.
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Estimating construction materials for a wall frame starts with a construction plan or sketch and requires a few simple calculations.
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Construction Partners A hat am 07.05.2021 die Bilanz zum am 31.03.2021 abgelaufenen Quartal präsentiert. Das Ergebnis je Aktie fiel negativ aus. Der Verlust je Papier wurde auf 0,044 USD beziffert. Im …
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The current widely publicized shortages of home improvement components … Superior concrete block construction is used throughout and sound …
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TUPELO • With home prices and materials costs shooting up, one of the city's most intensive efforts to spur residential construction has seen fresh …
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Looking to speed their ongoing overhaul of the U.K.’s second largest gas distribution network, gas utility SGN has been investing in the development of the autonomous RRES roadworks robot from ULC Technologies. 

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Cumbria County Council has selected Morgan Sindall for the £144m Carlisle Southern Link Road project.
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Yet, Americans are still spending 55% more on furniture, 50% more on home improvement, and ~100% more online retail spending on a two-year …
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Marshalls, manufacturer of paving blocks and other hard landscaping products, has placed a £4.3m order for Hiab truck loader cranes.
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Transport for West Midlands has published the tender notice for its £24m Dudley Interchange project.
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The Republican Roadmap announced yesterday leaves out the corporate tax increase that is part of President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion initiative.
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The action comes just two years after the corridor development program was first adopted.

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Aker Offshore Wind, Aker Horizons and Strathclyde University are to collaborate on accelerating the recycling of glass fibre products.
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During the past 10 months of COVID19 lockdowns, homeowners have changed the way they think about their homes and have made many changes to improve them in ways that better serve their needs.
In a qualitative study conducted by The Caney Group in partnership with HIRI, we identified five major themes about homeowner remodeling attitudes, behaviors, and future remodeling plans.
#1 Pandemic lockdowns drove short-term fixes
During the lockdowns, the home transformed from a mere living space to a mulSee Original Article

Sheffield-based Fulcrum, a utility infrastructure and services provider, has secured two new contracts for work in Nottingham.
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