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Fire safety provisions push Durkan to £9.3m loss

Construction Enquirer

pre-tax loss last year after provisions for legacy fire safety remediation works. Group turnover of £132m (2021:£137.5m) fell short of initial forecasts for the year with delays to project start dates due to cost inflation pressures and programme movements. South East housing contractor and developer Durkan plunged to a £9.3m

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A Look at Lumber Prices From the Supply Side

Pro Builder

Wed, 03/31/2021 - 12:00. I can say with confidence that the market conditions of 2020 and early 2021 are examples of a supply chain and pricing environment most of us have truly never encountered. . A Look at Lumber Prices From the Supply Side. Interest rates also hit record lows, making homebuying more accessible.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

Virtual reality for more safety on the construction site 18. Forecasts: How the construction industry in Germany will develop in 2020 Software in the construction industry 1. Wirelessly networked and Internet-enabled sensors and actuators increase comfort, safety and energy efficiency. The examples could be continued endlessly.

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From Data to Action: Top Data Visualizations for Construction   

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Increased safety awareness Construction safety incidents have been declining. decrease in fatalities in 2021 compared to the previous year. That said, the industry still had the second most occupational deaths in 2021. Clearly, there is still a lot of work to be done to improve safety in construction.

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3 Decisions that Keep Construction Owners Up at Night 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Utilize cost and estimation data Tap into historical and actual data to forecast and plan for expansion, repairs, and rehab. To achieve the optimal results, consider using tools that make data gathering, estimating, and forecasting easier. Let's look at the ways you can improve asset and portfolio performance.

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8 Innovations that Will Change Construction As We Know It

Autodesk Construction Cloud

billion in 2021 —a 100% increase from the year before. . Companies need a precise way to mitigate risks, take advantage of opportunities, and prepare for challenges. Doing so led to a 20% improvement in on-site quality and safety and a 25% increase in time spent on high-risk issues.

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What is Building Construction | Steps & Processes of Building Construction | Application of Building Construction | How to do Planning of Building Construction

CivilJungle

Construction sites need managers and safety managers so there is room for growth and higher salaries. The obvious disadvantages are the delay in occupancy while land acquisition, design work, and building are going on, and the cost of overruns and mistakes caused by forecasting errors and planning oversights.” Like this post?

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