Category: Featured
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Walmart, other retailers to 3D-print more than 12 projects
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Building on its portfolio of 3D-printed projects, retail giant Walmart, alongside other commercial retailers, will work with 3D-printing firm Alquist to deliver more than a dozen construction projects across the U.S., according to a Nov.…
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Stop emailing people on the jobsite. Talk to them instead.
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Corey Febo is a superintendent with Kansas City, Missouri-based JE Dunn Construction. Opinions are the author’s own. I’ve only been in the superintendent role for a short time, but one aspect has surprised me more than anything…
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Are Seattle Home Prices Expected to Keep Rising in 2026?
Seattle’s housing market often sparks debate, especially as 2026 approaches and buyers wonder if prices will climb again. After several years of sharp increases followed by slower growth, the market now shows signs of steadier movement. Experts expect Seattle home prices to rise modestly in 2026, likely between 2% and 4%, rather than the rapid…
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5 Remodeling Experts Who Transform Vienna Homes
Vienna, VA homes have charm for days, but even charm runs out of storage space. Maybe your kitchen still thinks it’s 1997. Maybe your bathroom lighting makes you look like an extra in a horror movie. Local renovation pros can fix that fast. Let’s walk through five trusted teams that keep Vienna houses stylish, practical,…
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Fluor kicks off $671M Texas highway rebuild
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Work along a 12-mile stretch of highway is officially underway on one of Texas’ most significant corridor upgrade projects. Irving, Texas-based contractor Fluor broke ground on the $671 million reconstruction and widening of State Highway 6 in…
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Why adopting better helmets in construction is a no-brainer
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Steve Rowson is a professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics and the director of the Helmet Lab at Virginia Tech. Opinions are the author’s own. Across the U.S., construction accounts for one in five workplace deaths and…
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AstraZeneca to invest $2B in Maryland manufacturing expansion
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Biopharmaceutical maker AstraZeneca said it will invest $2 billion to expand biologics and clinical drug production at two manufacturing facilities in Maryland. The investment includes a “significant expansion” of AstraZeneca’s Frederick facility that would nearly…
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Hinkley JV issued enforcement notice after ‘fire safety shortfalls’
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served a fire enforcement notice after identifying “significant fire safety shortfalls” at the Hinkley Point C nuclear construction site. The notice was served on Bylor – a joint venture of Laing O’Rourke and Bouygues Travaux Publics – which is delivering Hinkley Point C’s main civil engineering works. According…
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CPA releases new guidance for cranes near railways
The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has released new guidance for cranes operating near live rail environments. The 58-page publication, Requirements for Lifting Equipment Adjacent to Railways Controlled by Network Rail, has been jointly produced by the Crane Interest Group (CIG) and the Tower Crane Interest Group (TCIG) in collaboration with Network Rail. Until now, guidance in this…
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Quality as the new safety paradigm
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Image: Alfredo Angeles | Dreamstime.com For built environment professionals, safety must be underpinned by quality at every stage of project design and delivery. Over the last few years, our industry has experienced a profound recalibration in how it views safety. From the introduction of the Building Safety Act to the recent appointment of interim chief…