Category: News
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PREMIER Design + Build Group Expands National Footprint with Columbus Office
PREMIER Design + Build Group has opened a new full-service office in Columbus, Ohio, marking the next step in its national expansion. The move strengthens PREMIER’s long-standing presence in the state. Since 2005—just a year after its founding—the firm has delivered projects across Ohio, from adaptive reuse and commercial spaces to healthcare, multifamily, and industrial…
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Builder avoids jail after roof collapse injures three and destroys home
However, on the day itself, he instructed his workers to remove key supporting timbers and steels. This resulted in the collapse of the brick gable wall, striking the workers and destroying the first floor of the home, which was occupied at the time. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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‘1.5 million homes is completely achievable – but they must be good quality’
Former Mace director Mike Reader MP has quickly made his mark in Parliament since last year’s election and chairs the newly formed APPG for Excellence in the Built Environment. He talks to Will Mann about housing targets, MMC, a mooted construction GCSE – and wrestling. Mike Reader MP. Image: Julie Kim Construction professionals are known…
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In pictures | The best images from September
A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month. Image: HS2 Bespoke gantry system for HS2 TBMs removal Dutch heavy lifting company Mammoet worked with tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Herrenknecht and HS2 tunnels main contractor, Skanska Costain Strabag joint venture, to design and assemble a custom gantry system to lift four…
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Vantage Builders Donates $50,000 to Fisher House Boston Through Annual Golf Classic
One swing at a time, Vantage Builders turned its fourth annual fore Charity Golf Classic into a $50,000 boost for Fisher House Boston, drawing 100 golfers and support from 39 sponsors at Franklin Country Club on Aug. 11. Fisher House Boston provides free lodging and compassionate care for military families whose loved ones are receiving…
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Mark Farmer: AI ‘blind spot’ threatens construction’s professional services
Industry veteran Mark Farmer has urged construction leaders to face the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence (AI) on the sector’s white-collar workforce, warning that the industry is “missing a trick” by focusing too narrowly on trade skills shortages. Delivering this year’s CIOB Sir James Wates lecture in central London on Wednesday evening (24 September), the…
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JTM Construction Delivers Expanded Production Campus for Netflix Albuquerque
JTM Construction Group Inc. (JTM CGI), an affiliate of JT Magen, has completed a major expansion of the Netflix Studios Albuquerque campus, delivering a next-generation production facility designed to elevate creative output and support Netflix’s long-term sustainability goals. Serving as construction manager, JTM CGI oversaw the project from demolition and grading through to core and…
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Medieval church tower suspended 14m above ground at City high-rise site
Tom Sleigh, chairman of the City of London Corporation planning and transportation committee, added: “Nobody values the Square Mile’s heritage more than the City Corporation, and we’re delighted at the lengths the Fifty Fenchurch project teamhave gone through to preserve the medieval Lambe’s Chapel Crypt and All Hallows Staining Church.” View the original article and…
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‘Small changes’ to Building Regs could make new homes more water efficient
The 12-week consultation, developed with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, is looking at amending the current Building Regulations 2010 Part G2, which Defra said were “insufficient” to meet the challenges of housing delivery and water conservation. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Vantage Builders Completes Expansion for Brown University Health
Vantage Builders Inc., a commercial contractor celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, has completed a 7,000-square-foot expansion of Brown University Health’s primary care center in Cranston, Rhode Island. The project is the contractor’s first for Brown University Health, adding to its portfolio of more than 60 healthcare-related builds. The expansion allowed Brown University Health to…