Tag: Ground
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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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In pictures | Bespoke ground shoring supports major data centre project
Temporary works specialist Altrad RMD Kwikform (Altrad RMDK) has delivered a ground shoring system for the construction of London One, a 41,300 sq m data centre development in Slough. Altrad RMDK worked with contractor O’Halloran and O’Brien (OHOB) to develop a robust temporary works solution to support the excavation works required for three large cofferdams.…
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Backlog slips as small construction firms lose ground
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog fell to 8.5 months in August, down from 8.8 months in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted Aug. 20 to Sept. 3. Contractors with under $30 million in annual…
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Backlog slips as small construction firms lose ground
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog fell to 8.5 months in August, down from 8.8 months in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted Aug. 20 to Sept. 3. Contractors with under $30 million in annual…
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BIM gains ground in the Republic of Ireland
The BIM mandate is being phased in over four years in the Republic of Ireland. From January 2024, it applied to the design team on projects worth more than €100m. A year later, it was extended to contractors and the supply chain on projects worth more than €100m and to the design team on projects…
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Mortenson breaks ground on $300M North Dakota hospital
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Mortenson broke ground on the new North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown on Aug. 18, according to a news release from the office of Gov. Kelly Armstrong. The estimated cost of the hospital is $300 million, according…
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Ground source heat pump problems? This could be the cause
If you’re considering using a ground source heat pump to heat your home, you could be wondering what type of ground source heat pump problems you may encounter. Or, perhaps you have one and have a few niggles you can’t ignore. It’s not unsurprising that with the installation process involving pipework being buried deep underground,…
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MVE + Partners Breaks Ground on First Phase of $4B Project
MVE + Partners, an award-winning architectural design firm, celebrated the groundbreaking of The Becker, a $140M affordable housing complex in Mission Valley. The complex is part of the transformative $4 billion Riverwalk development in San Diego, a dynamic mixed-use and recreational project master-planned by MVE that will convert a former golf course into a thriving…
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O’Hare airport’s $1.3B Terminal D breaks ground
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Construction work officially took off Monday on O’Hare International Airport’s $1.3 billion new Terminal D project, according to an Aug. 18 news release from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office. A joint venture composed of AECOM Hunt Clayco…
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Balfour Beatty breaks ground on $260M DC apartment building
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. arm of London-based Balfour Beatty broke ground on Portals IV, also known as 1301, a $260 million residential project in Washington, D.C., that will overlook the city’s Tidal Basin and national monuments, the builder announced…