Construction Enquirer

JUNE 21, 2023

Fast-expanding utility contractor OCU Grouph as acquired Integrum Power Engineering. The electrical engineering design & build contractor specialises in high voltage power distribution projects and maintenance.

Electrical 73

Electrical Contractors Infrastructure Regulation 73

PC Construction

MARCH 13, 2024

The progressive design-build project, totaling approximately $175 million, will upgrade solids handling facilities and incorporate cutting-edge technology to sustainably transform wastewater to a renewable energy source and a nutrient-rich soil amendment. Completion is projected by the end of 2029.

Arlington 89

Arlington Design Sustainability Construction 89

BD+C

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Engineered Wood Sprouts Solutions for Supermarket Chain 1 kcichowicz Wed, 10/18/2023 - 13:31 Switching from a steel roof system to an engineered wood one helped a Sprouts Farmers Market design team solve supply chain challenges and lower the location’s carbon footprint. Engineer Mo Kateeb, principal of A.V.

Engineering 52

Engineering Design Life Cycle Products 52

Construction Marketing

JUNE 16, 2021

Construction is one industry faced with many planning and designing before the actual structure is put in place. A plan is always drawn in blueprints to give clients and engineers insight into how the building should be. A prototype is like a version or a product model that’s first designed during the testing stage.

Design 156

Design Construction Budgeting Budget 156

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 13, 2023

The contractor is an engineering partner of choice for Network Rail, Transport for London, Siemens, Northern Rail, West Midland Trains, Stadler, CBRE and multiple Tier 1 contractors such as VolkerFitzpatrick, AmcoGiffen and the Buckingham Group. It has an annual turnover of £22m and a workforce of around 400.

Contractors 93

Contractors Transportation Engineering Consulting 93

Construction Enquirer

MAY 11, 2023

The country’s leading M&E contractors enjoyed a 7% rise in revenue last year after weathering the pandemic where turnover fell among the top 30 specialists. Ranking Building services contractor Turnover £ 2022 2021 2022 2021 1 1 NG Bailey 500.0m 10 10 SES Engineering Services 173m 159.4m 16 16 Dornan Engineering 108m 98.6m

Contractors 106

Contractors Engineering Phoenix Housing 106

Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As a contractor, you likely know that your business is always at risk. Here’s an overview of the most important types of insurance for contractors. Here’s an overview of the most important types of insurance for contractors. This type of coverage was originally designed for ocean-bound materials and vessels.

Insurance 156

Insurance Contractors Accidents Liability 156

HardHatChat

JULY 27, 2020

Earlier this spring, I had the opportunity to talk with Restaurant Development + Design Magazine for an article on “How to Find the Perfect Construction Partner” that just published in the July/August issue. But for us, it’s a major red flag when a client is willing to take a number from anyone and everyone just to get to the lowest price.

Commercial 240

Commercial Contractors Construction Bidding 240

BD+C

JANUARY 30, 2024

The practical magic of the design process 0 qpurcell Tue, 01/30/2024 - 14:02 Designers Designers bridge very different worlds, and there can be an air of mystery about the process and the various roles within it. Weaving all of those threads together is really the starting point of a design.

Design 72

Design IDEA Budgeting Budget 72

Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Regan, PE Providing a comfortable and attractive interior space for the building’s inhabitants is a primary concern of the design team. Submittals process During construction, the first place the design team will review information for the project is during the submittal process.

Design 67

Design Drawings Construction Schedule 67

BD+C

MAY 18, 2023

Get a competitive edge in your construction projects with value engineering 1 kcichowicz Thu, 05/18/2023 - 11:53 Trimble Over the past half-century, value engineering (VE) has proven to be an effective tool to manage time, costs, and quality with an aim to maximize value. What is value engineering?

Engineering 52

Engineering Life Cycle Construction Estimating 52

BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects 0 qpurcell Mon, 11/20/2023 - 12:22 Sustainability Stantec's Brett Lambert, Principal of Architecture and Passive House Certified Consultant, uses the Northland Newton Development project to guide designers with eight tips for designing multifamily passive house projects.

Housing 95

Housing Design Massachusetts Certification 95

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Close the data gap from AEC to operations The critical step for closing the AEC and operations data gap : involve facility managers in design and build data management processes as early as possible. While the formative stages of new projects bring together design and construction teams, facility managers often have more limited representation.

Management 98

Management Design BIM Life Cycle 98

HardHatChat

AUGUST 28, 2018

Budget is always a major consideration for our commercial construction clients, and as a general contractor we devote significant time to the budgeting process. The best advice I can give our clients is to hire the best architect and engineer they can early in the planning stages, and give them time to do their job well.

Budgeting 337

Budgeting Budget Commercial Plans 337

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

’ Fact: civil engineering is everywhere. Civil engineering is one of the most important fields we have today, and it will continue to be vital for as far as we can see into the future. Here to talk more about this topic is Jon Turner , President and Principal Engineer at Phoenix Civil Engineering.

Phoenix 52

Phoenix Engineering Autodesk US 52

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 24, 2023

Stockport-based OCU Group, parent company of formerly-named O’Connor Utilities and Instalcom, has struck a deal to buy M&E and civils contractor Northavon Group. The Somerset group of companies, includes Northavon Water Services, Hydrovein, and Multivein. It also has divisions focusing on highways and groundworks.

Contractors 76

Contractors Deals Electrical Employment 76

Construction Cost Estimating

DECEMBER 29, 2014

In the public and private construction project design-build (DB) contracting gained much popularity. Many designers and constructors are using DB for last two decade successfully and they have lauded about it. Some of the designers must slightly change their practice; they are now accustomed with the outcome.

Engineering 45

Engineering Contractors Design Contract 45

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Needless to say, trying to design, coordinate, and build in and around these conditions is an uphill battle. It’s no wonder 53% of contractors in the U.S. Ditto for drones; industry data shows that 63% of contractors use drones in their projects. A better design and coordination workflow .

Design 119

Design Autodesk BIM Modeling 119

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

This policy applies only to a facility that is a building, the design and construction of which is governed by accepted building codes, or a structure or land, whether improved or unimproved, that is associated with a building. A building or structure that is incidental to a project that is primarily a civil engineering construction project.

Legal 520

Legal Contract Engineering Renovating 520

The Constructor

AUGUST 20, 2020

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a 3D model-based technology that provides insight and tools for effective planning, designing, construction,

BIM 237

BIM Modeling Contractors Plans 237

Lean Construction

MAY 24, 2021

That's the phrase I most often hear when architects and engineers respond to how long some design deliverable will take to complete. Contractors have a go-to answer, too, "about two weeks." When pushed, you may get a response, but it won't be accurate.

Schedule 55

Schedule Design Plans Engineering 55

GCP Applied Technologies

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Concrete mix design. This article also addresses issues with air entrainment, high-strength concrete (HSC), and considering certain project performance requirements when designing the proper mix. Topics include: Concrete mix designs by project. Determining how to use the correct mix design. Design Advantage.

Concrete 78

Concrete Design Seattle Commercial 78

GCP Applied Technologies

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Concrete mix design. This article also addresses issues with air entrainment, high-strength concrete (HSC), and considering certain project performance requirements when designing the proper mix. Topics include: Concrete mix designs by project. Determining how to use the correct mix design. Design Advantage.

Concrete 78

Concrete Design Seattle Commercial 78

BD+C

JULY 12, 2023

Navigating homelessness with modular building solutions 0 dbarista Wed, 07/12/2023 - 14:47 San Francisco-based architect Chuck Bloszies, FAIA, SE, LEED AP, discusses his firm's designs for Navigation Centers, temporary housing for the homeless in northern California.

San Francisco 98

San Francisco California Housing Design 98

Wolgast Corporation

MARCH 19, 2024

This team includes the Construction Manager (CM), an Architect/Engineer (AE), bond counsel, a Financial Advisor (FA), plus District staff, and community members. During this preconstruction phase, a Construction Manager should be providing estimating, constructability evaluation, value engineering and strategizing bid packages.

Plans 127

Plans Bidding Budgeting Budget 127

Construction Dive

MAY 13, 2019

The Army Corps of Engineers authorized the firms to bid on design-build and design-bid-build contracts for barriers, access roads, levee walls and more.

Contract 117

Contract Bidding Roads Contractors 117

Construction Dive

JUNE 5, 2019

The transit authority, which faces a $1 billion budget overrun, said it will adjust future payments to contractors that do not respond to its request.

New York 77

New York Engineering Budgeting Budget 77

Construction Cost Estimating

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Civil Sutra : Civil Sutra is specifically created for the benefits of site engineers, site supervisor, contractors and Architects to supply crucial and useful information. Civil Sutra can simplify the calculation and designing work with the use of standard tables and formulas. The app can be used for the following purposes :- 1.

Engineering 40

Engineering Site Concrete Estimating 40

Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 25, 2023

The printed wrap is designed to look like the iconic IKEA Frakta shopping bag and covers scaffolding during works by main contractor McLaren to transform the former Topshop building into a new store for the Swedish furniture giant. The installation comprises of six fully engineered offset frames provided by Embrace.

Site 88

Site Maine Drawings Project Management 88

BD+C

JULY 9, 2014

The Atlantic’s CityLab finds that not all design jobs have these two trendy hotspots as their epicenters. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Building Team' Step aside New York and L.A., Body Image: read more.

Design 98

Design New York Engineering Contractors 98

BD+C

DECEMBER 10, 2014

The firms cited their close alignment on values, vision, and culture as the foundation of the new relationship—both CannonDesign and Astorino place a premium on design solutions that address unique challenges faced by clients. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers'

Design 90

Design Deals Foundation Engineering 90

Wolgast Corporation

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Whether it is a healthcare practice, manufacturing facility, office building, auto dealership, or restaurant, or if it is new construction or a remodel, we use the steps or phases of Design-Build construction to break down the commercial construction process most efficiently for our clients.

Commercial 126

Commercial Drawings Bidding Budgeting 126

Levelset

MARCH 11, 2022

Prioritizing a low bid over contractor performance is a lose-lose procurement strategy. Unfortunately, low bidding is an accepted practice for both owners and contractors alike. Are architectural and design firms held to the low-bid method? And they are – but so are the contractors who will actually build the project.

Bidding 98

Bidding Cash Flow Contractors Procurement 98

ENR Construction

MARCH 2, 2022

Ambitious effort restarts to boost historic waterway’s freshwater supply shortage, with design now by the US Army Corps of Engineers and a new tender set for release in two years.

Risk 78

Risk Contractors US Engineering 78

Construction Enquirer

JULY 30, 2023

Procurement body YORhub has picked 20 firms for its third-generation civil engineering framework covering the Yorkshire and Humber regions. Separated into two regional frameworks together worth an estimated £800m, they will replace YORcivil2, which is due to expire in August. Presently 29 civils firms hold places on the existing panels.

Deals 75

Deals Infrastructure Engineering Procurement 75

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 28, 2023

Southern Water Services has started the hunt for partner contractors to deliver £700m of water and wastewater treatment works projects for the AMP8 investment programme between 2025-2030. The current frameworks used for engineering, design and construction services have been in place for almost 10 years and expire on 31 March 2025.

Procurement 103

Procurement Engineering Regulation Infrastructure 103

Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 12, 2022

International design-build, general contracting and construction management firm makes Autodesk Construction Cloud a cornerstone of the company’s growth . Autodesk is changing how the world is designed and made. San Francisco, Calif., April 12, 2022 – Autodesk, Inc. © 2022 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved. .

Autodesk 98

Autodesk Contractors Construction San Francisco 98