Category: Featured
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CertainTeed Expands Palatka, FL Gypsum Plant with Ribbon-Cutting
Saint-Gobain, through its building product subsidiary CertainTeed Interior Products Group, today held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark completion of major expansion activities at its CertainTeed Gypsum manufacturing facility in Palatka, Florida. First announced in 2023, the project has doubled production capacity at the facility and will create 110 new jobs in the greater Jacksonville…
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AI, data centers add to economic development, experts say
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Panelists at Nvidia GTC on Wednesday discussed how the growth of data centers and internet-connected technologies is creating various opportunities for the manufacturing and construction industries. Between 2010 and 2018, global data center workloads and virtualized computing…
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Amid uptick in M&A, OpenSpace acquires progress tracking firm
Dive Brief: OpenSpace, a construction technology firm focused on reality capture, announced that it has entered a deal to acquire Disperse, a progress tracking startup, according to a Tuesday news release. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move comes subsequent to a partnership between the two firms, announced in June, for an…
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Digitising programme management: get the basics right
Stefan Mordue, vice-chair of the CIOB Digital & Innovation Advisory Panel and senior manager of education and partnerships at Bentley Systems, explained what the industry can expect from the playbook. “It’s designed to be a practical guide that shows how digital approaches to programme and project management can really add value, whether it’s improving productivity,…
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OSHA’s 2025 Rules Tighten Safety Requirements: Why Recordkeeping Software Is Now Essential
Construction remains one of the most hazardous industries in the U.S., and OSHA’s new 2025 regulations raise the bar for compliance. With the industry still accounting for more than one in five workplace deaths, safety is no longer a back-office task — it’s a core business function. OSHA’s recent updates reflect a shift toward prevention…
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Caterpillar posts all-time Q3 sales record of $17.6B despite tariffs
Dive Brief: Caterpillar’s sales hit an all-time high of $17.6 billion during the third quarter, up 10% from last year, despite tariffs weighing on the company’s three major segments. Results came in higher than the company expected, driven by higher sales volumes across its construction, resources and energy and transportation segments, CEO Joseph Creed said…
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Structural Steel Design Awards 2025: Commended projects
Six structural steel projects received commendations at this year’s awards. Originally opened in 2000, the third phase of construction at ExCeL London has extended the facility by a further 215m (the building is now 820m-long), delivering an additional 40,000m2, which includes 12,000m2 of ground floor exhibition space and 9,500m2 of conferencing accommodation on the uppermost…
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Structural Steel Design Awards 2025: Commended projects
Six structural steel projects received commendations at this year’s awards. Originally opened in 2000, the third phase of construction at ExCeL London has extended the facility by a further 215m (the building is now 820m-long), delivering an additional 40,000m2, which includes 12,000m2 of ground floor exhibition space and 9,500m2 of conferencing accommodation on the uppermost…
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The 11 things that are making your kitchen look dated
Timeless kitchen design is something every homeowner strives for, but at times kitchen trends can seem to come and go faster than it takes to take out an old kitchen and get a new one fitted – so, if your have started to notice your own space looking a little dated, don’t feel too bad.…
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The Tramp Art Origin Story Isn’t What You’ve Likely Been Told (The Real One Involves The IRS!)
Every article I’ve ever read about Tramp Art starts out something like this: “Have you seen this art? It’s grotesque! It’s hideous! It’s so ugly, it’s beautiful! Can you believe this awkward and/or magnificent piece was carved by some hobo in exchange for a can of beans?” You can almost hear the banjo twang under…