Thu.Apr 11, 2024

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New price jumps ‘not especially good news’ for construction

Construction Dive

Overall building material costs have now increased in every month of 2024, said Associated Builders and Contractors’ chief economist.

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US DOT Awards $830M for Resilience-Related Infrastructure Upgrades

ENR Construction

Grants go to 80 road, bridge, transit and other projects to improve their ability to withstand floods, rising seas and other harmful effects of climate change in 37 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.

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Report highlights biggest hazards for crane operators

Construction Dive

Although falls and struck-bys are the most frequent causes of injury, heat stress and fatigue were the most common contributors to incidents.

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When an ENR Editor Takes On The Award of Excellence Story

ENR Construction

As editor-in-chief, I have the special privilege every year of presenting the ENR Award of Excellence in New York City and helping make a video about the winner.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.

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Bringing staff and student voices into the school design process

Construction Dive

Education leaders and school architects say knowing what students and staff want in school construction and renovation is vital for planning.

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How to win without being the low bidder

Construction Dive

It is possible for contractors to secure projects based on value over price, writes consultant Chad Prinkey.

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ABC: Construction Materials Prices Increase 0.4%

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Construction input prices increased 0.4% in March compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices also increased 0.4% for the month. Both overall and nonresidential construction input prices are 1.7% higher than a year ago.

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Jacobs wins $45M Miami wastewater contract

Construction Dive

The Dallas-based company continues to add water infrastructure projects to its backlog, a key sector of focus according to its most recent earnings call.

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Network Rail introduces new ways of working with signalling framework innovations

Construction Law

Network Rail is promising greater collaboration with contractors appointed to its £4 billion Train Control Systems Framework. A partnership type approach is to be adopted and there is a new way of selecting companies to be awarded work under the framework. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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The just cause in behavioral health design: Make it right

BD+C

The just cause in behavioral health design: Make it right 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:42 Healthcare Facilities NAC Architecture shares strategies for approaching behavioral health design collaboratively and thoughtfully, rather than simply applying a set of blanket rules. Janica Baker, Jill Kurtz, Brooke Michl-Smith, and Andrew Von Lohr Healthcare Facilities Architects Biophilic Design When a patient is in crisis or in need of behavioral health services, and arrives at a healthcare facility

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Award of Excellence Winner Kit Miyamoto Travels the Globe to Help Countries Rebuild From Disaster

ENR Construction

Structural engineer Kit Miyamoto travels the globe to help countries rebuild from disaster.

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