Tag: infrastructure
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Builders leaned on infrastructure amid shutdown uncertainty
Say what you want about the wisdom of investing in large public construction companies. For some investors, the business of raising out of the dirt structures that don’t yet exist is just too risky. For others, however, the business of building is foundational, an aspect of civilization that’s so fundamental it’s hard to bet against.…
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The Hidden Infrastructure Behind Modern Renovations
Renovation reveals are designed to impress, but they rarely tell the full story. Beneath the polished surfaces lies a network of systems that actually make a space livable: electrical layouts, ventilation pathways, temperature control, and structural planning that determines how a home performs long after the contractors leave. It’s the kind of behind-the-scenes work handled…
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Building the Backbone of Tomorrow: F.H. Paschen’s Role in High-Tech Infrastructure
In today’s rapidly evolving digital economy, the physical infrastructure behind our data-driven lives often goes unnoticed. Yet behind every viral TikTok, every plug-in electrical vehicle on our highways, and every advancement in manufacturing and computing, there are highly specialized, mission-critical facilities. These “mission-critical facilities” include data centers, quantum computing hubs, semiconductor plants, battery storage facilities,…
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AECOM sees strong infrastructure construction cycle ahead
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. AECOM expects sustained strength across its largest construction end markets as clients push a broader wave of projects into the pipeline, leaders of the Dallas-based firm said during an investor presentation tied to its fiscal fourth quarter…
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CBI to explore new PPP models
Rain Newton-Smith, CBI’s CEO, said: “The private sector stands ready to support the government’s infrastructure ambitions but really wants to see a less risk-averse approach to partnering with business. By developing the next generation of public-private partnership models, the government could crowd in private capital and accelerate the delivery of major infrastructure projects such as…
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Tutor Perini posts $21.6B backlog, buoyed by infrastructure spending
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Tutor Perini racked up $2 billion in new awards and contract adjustments in the third quarter and its existing jobs remain on track despite President Donald Trump’s threats to pull funding from major infrastructure builds,…
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Tutor Perini posts $21.6B backlog, buoyed by infrastructure spending
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Tutor Perini racked up $2 billion in new awards and contract adjustments in the third quarter and its existing jobs remain on track despite President Donald Trump’s threats to pull funding from major infrastructure builds,…
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NISTA: ‘infrastructure needs to get better at digital’
Malcolm Taylor, expert advisor to Crossrail, called on the audience to help nima to help themselves deliver the country’s needs. In his closing address, he said: “Nima exists to champion information and has been asked to develop the [Information Management Initiative] to make it real, to push it forward. Nima creates platforms and channels that…
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Is it time for the UK to leave the Aarhus Convention?
The political challenge for the government, committed to the rule of law, to grow the economy, and in the face of global warming, is clear: either act in breach of the Convention or leave it. However, the Convention enshrines environmental rights, and the government is simultaneously committed to its 2050 Net Zero Strategy. The rise…
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Infrastructure construction projects are ‘becoming smarter,’ says Ferrovial Construction CEO
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. From the construction sites of the I-66 corridor in Virginia to the New Terminal One at JFK Airport in New York City, Ferrovial sees risk management and digital innovation as the bedrock for getting the jobs done…