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Ford Cancels Mexico Small Car Plans

Construction Equipment

Ford has announced it is abandoning previous plans to relocate its small car assembly production to Mexico as announced last year. Instead, Ford will start making the next generation of its compact Focus models in China beginning in the second half of 2019.

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Fed Economist Forecasts Uptick in Single-Family Construction

Pro Builder

Rappaport has issued a new study that finds that years of under-building, which has left a housing deficit estimated by NAHB at more than one million homes, coupled with a shift to hybrid work models and commuting mean an expansion for single-family construction is coming after the current downturn. Planning + Development.

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Housing veteran bids to turn Inland Homes around

Construction Enquirer

75, has over 50 years experience in the industry and was a former CEO of MJ Gleeson which he joined in 2009 and left suddenly in 2019 following a row over pay and his succession. Harrison is also planning to bring in a new executive team to run the business. He said: “I am delighted to be joining Inland as CEO.

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The Power of Augmented Reality (AR) in Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

As such, the AR/VR market is expected to see a 77% CAGR from 2019-2023. The AR/VR market is expected to see a 77% CAGR between 2019 and 2023 as it grows in popularity. . In construction, AR can be used in everything from project planning to communications. Akular brings 3D models into the user’s physical environment.

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5 Ways BIM Can Help You Reach LEED Certification

Viewpoint Construction Technology

With the increasing demand of eco-conscious construction, the industry is anticipated to reach $234 billion by 2019. It involves a lot of components, but thanks to building information modeling (BIM), it’s not as complicated as it sounds. Plan LEED credits. Tracking LEED credits in BIM can help a project reach its goals.

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Retrofitting Europe’s Homes: How Digital Construction can Support Greener, Affordable Housing

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Sitting on the grounds of a former petrol station was the COP house – a wooden cottage modelling a much more sustainable form of housing. In 2019, 30% of the residents of these tenements were classed as fuel poor , meaning they pay more than 10% of their disposable income on heating.

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Housing's New Now

Pro Builder

And while a return to an in-person International Builders’ Show last February and the near-universal removal of mask mandates and other precautions certainly signals a return to pre-pandemic times (“normal,” to some extent), I question whether going back to 2019 is really the best course of action for the housing industry. I see the logic.

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