Category: News
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TVS Designs First World-Class Cricket Venue for the Southeast
LaGrange, Georgia just made sports history. The highly anticipated LaGrange Cricket Stadium—a 10,500-seat world-class venue designed by Atlanta-based architecture and design firm TVS—officially broke ground yesterday. The stadium will stand as the Southeast’s premier cricket destination and a versatile new landmark for global sporting and entertainment events. Honoring cricket’s heritage while capturing the energy of…
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TVS Designs First World-Class Cricket Venue for the Southeast
LaGrange, Georgia just made sports history. The highly anticipated LaGrange Cricket Stadium—a 10,500-seat world-class venue designed by Atlanta-based architecture and design firm TVS—officially broke ground yesterday. The stadium will stand as the Southeast’s premier cricket destination and a versatile new landmark for global sporting and entertainment events. Honoring cricket’s heritage while capturing the energy of…
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Late payments: CIOB backs hard cap on time for invoices to be paid
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has said it supports a hard cap on the time allowed for invoices to be paid or disputed to end poor payment practices in the industry. In its response to the government consultation on late payments, CIOB also backed “financial consequences” for those who ignore the rules, as well…
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In pictures | Over 100 historic buildings at risk saved this year
“The best way to protect our buildings is to reuse them, turning them into places of local connection and joy. The sites that have been saved and have come off the register this year really highlight the benefits of working together in partnership, and with communities, to create positive, sustainable change. Together we can safeguard…
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Calling all construction clients – take the CIOB/CM client survey
The survey supports the CIOB client strategy, which aims to strengthen collaboration and understanding between clients and the wider construction industry. By capturing up-to-date insight into client priorities and challenges, the results will help inform CIOB policy and guide best practice across the sector. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Former Clarion director to chair CIOB’s client steering group
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has appointed Ayo Allu FCIOB as the new chair of its client steering group. Allu has been a CIOB client champion and a member of the steering group since 2023 and works as a principal consultant at AAA Project Services. Ayo Allu FCIOB will take over the role in…
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BAM, Laing O’Rourke and Wates share social value lessons
Experts from BAM, Laing O’Rourke and Wates will discuss the Common Assessment Standard (CAS), outline how compliance expectations are evolving across the sector, and debate the growing importance of measurable social value in procurement in a Construction Management webinar later this month. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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In pictures | Installation showcases carbon benefits of structural stone
An equivalent structure using a steel frame with a clay brick facade would emit around 40,000kg of carbon dioxide, while a frame made of reinforced concrete with a brick facade would emit 32,000kg of CO2. By comparison, the Stone Demonstrator produces only 3,000kg, which is around 92% lower than that of steel or concrete, according…
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Firm fined after worker falls from roof and fractures skull
A construction company has been fined after a worker fell from the roof of a partially constructed barn in Shropshire. Dewi Williams Ltd had appointed the man to complete the installation of roof sheets onto a barn that was under construction at a site in Oswestry. On 2 September 2023, the worker was standing on…
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CIOB backs Code for Construction Product Information
Amanda Long, chief executive of CPI, the independent not-for-profit organisation set up to manage the CCPI, said: “I am delighted that CIOB has joined as a CCPI organisation associate. This is a vital community we are building that supports the transformation of the industry to a place where product information and marketing is clear, accessible,…