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Common challenges of residential construction projects

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The Association of Professional Builders’ 2022 annual report on the state of residential construction included some alarming findings: Almost one-third of global residential construction projects were delivered late in 2021. It’s no wonder the residential building sector is facing more challenges than ever. Industrialisation.

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This Prefab Modular Facade Promises to Cut Energy Usage in Half

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This Prefab Modular Facade Promises to Cut Energy Usage in Half. Buildings have a larger carbon footprint than the entire transportation sector and a new prefab, modular facade aims to help with that, says Fast Company. Testing of the product will soon begin, reports Fast Company. cbroderick.

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How to Improve Your Construction Skills

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5 key building and construction skills to master in 2022. Modern methods of construction and building skills. Those skills include learning how to efficiently work with modular construction practices, construction robotics, offsite manufacturing strategies, etc. Building information modelling (BIM) construction skills.

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Materials Shortages in Construction: Catapulting a Sustainability Revolution?

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Across the globe, the impact of Covid-19 on the construction sector continues to weigh heavy on the industry bringing forward new and evolving challenges in its wake. The sector is addressing a backlog of orders, and revenue expectations along with a surge in construction confidence has meant pressure on material needs are increasing.

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Coming up with the new normal: How construction can turn the COVID-19 crisis into a transformative force

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However, with the right mindset and strategy, the sector has a big opportunity to turn something so negative to a catalyst for change. A new reality is gradually emerging both on the way stakeholders in the sector are going to build but, more importantly, on the way they will collaborate with each other and share critical information.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

Building planning: digital for optimized workflow 2. IoT: building with wireless intelligence 5. Mega-trend in the construction industry: the 3D-printed building 11. Puzzle on the construction site: modular building with prefabrication in factories 14. Sustainability: Building becomes greener 15.

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Race to the Top

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As founder and chairman of an enterprise known as Broad Sustainable Building, he specialized in manufacturing industrial air-conditioning units. In the video, construction workers buzz around like gnats as the building rises in seconds while a clock in the corner of the screen marks the time. The building was finished in 360 hours.