Category: Featured
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Skanska Begins Deconstruction at MARTA Five Points Station
Skanska has begun the precise deconstruction of the MARTA Five Points Station canopy in downtown Atlanta — the first step in transforming the city’s busiest transit hub into a more vibrant, connected and passenger-friendly destination. The 144,400-square-foot redevelopment will replace the existing concrete canopy with a 32,000-square-foot mass timber structure featuring three new pedestrian entrances,…
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Lovell Renew praised for social value commitment
Lovell Renew has been recognised by tenant engagement body Tpas for its people-focused approach. The retrofit and refurbishment specialist is the first contractor in the UK to be accredited under Tpas’ newly revised Contractor Engagement Standards. The accreditation follows an independent assessment process that included staff interviews, resident meetings, workshops, surveys and desktop reviews. Assessors…
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CBI to explore new PPP models
Rain Newton-Smith, CBI’s CEO, said: “The private sector stands ready to support the government’s infrastructure ambitions but really wants to see a less risk-averse approach to partnering with business. By developing the next generation of public-private partnership models, the government could crowd in private capital and accelerate the delivery of major infrastructure projects such as…
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Leverage data to contextualize competitive construction
Empowering an Autonomous Future Digital engineering and the associated data are transforming the construction industry by enabling organizations to deliver on safety, quality, efficiency, productivity and ultimately projects that are on schedule and budget. Data provides the ability to apply a holistic, consolidated single source of truth that simplifies complex processes and supports best practices,…
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Client sentenced after worker found dead on building site
A construction client has been handed a suspended prison sentence after a worker was found dead on a building site in north London. Moses Meisels received a 12-week prison sentence, suspended for one year, and was ordered to pay £10,000 in costs by City of London Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to breaching the Construction…
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We Demo’d The Guest Cottage Ourselves – Here’s How It Went
Well, that was fun. The DIY demo of the guest cottage was set for a random morning recently, and Brian and I had enlisted the help of my brother, Ken, who was “born to demolish” (my parents will agree). I had never done anything like this before and frankly thought I would take to it…
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Move over kitchen islands —dining rooms are back in fashion
With the rise in open plan living and a more casual approach to meal times, it’s often said that dining rooms have lost their appeal. But, with the rising cost of living and a need to connect in an increasingly busy world , the question is being asked, “are dining rooms back in fashion?” We’re…
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UK must lower electricity prices to boost heat pumps
The future of Britain’s green home revolution could hinge on one thing – the price of electricity. A new report from Mitsubishi Electric warns that unless power costs are reduced, millions of homeowners will be unable or unwilling to make the switch from gas boilers to low-carbon air source heat pumps. Despite growing public concern…
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MicroCloud Hologram Unveils Hybrid Quantum-Classical Breakthrough
MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO), (“HOLO” or the “Company”), a technology service provider, proposed a Quantum Convolutional Neural Network (QCNN) based on hybrid quantum-classical learning and successfully applied it to the multi-class classification problem on the MNIST dataset, achieving accuracy comparable to classical Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). This achievement not only demonstrates the practical feasibility…
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Interior Specialties Earns Excellence in Construction Award
Interior Specialties, Inc. (ISI), a top specialty subcontractor, is known for bringing projects to life with unmatched precision and reliability. Continuing that tradition of excellence, ISI recently added another prestigious industry award to its trophy case. ISI was recognized for excellence in construction by the Central Florida Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors. The company…