Tag: project
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Skanska to use 3,000 slag cement slabs in ‘ultra-sustainable’ London project
Skanska is using 3,000 precast planks made from 50% ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) in its 105 Victoria Street scheme, which the contractor calls “London’s most sustainable office building”. Laing O’Rourke is designing, manufacturing and supplying the precast slabs for Skanska through its pre-assembly concrete manufacturing facility near Worksop, called Explore Manufacturing. Severfield, which is…
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Skanska to use 3,000 slag cement planks in ‘ultra-sustainable’ London project
Skanska is using 3,000 precast slabs made from 50% ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) in its 105 Victoria Street scheme, which the contractor calls “London’s most sustainable office building”. Laing O’Rourke is designing, manufacturing and supplying the precast slabs for Skanska through its pre-assembly concrete manufacturing facility near Worksop, called Explore Manufacturing. Severfield, which is…
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17,000 fragments of Roman pottery found at Kier project
More than 17,000 fragments of ancient pottery, two kilns and the remains of buildings were discovered throughout 2024 at the Arne Moors project in Dorset, where Kier is delivering a compensatory habitat scheme. All the discoveries relate to the manufacture of a particular type of Roman pottery, called black-burnished ware, characterised by its dark colour.…
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Feeling Stressed About An Upcoming Renovation? I’m Looking For A Portland Remodel Project To Consult (And Document)
No, I’m not being auctioned off as a celebrity date for a day (not opposed to it, TBH). This is a longer relationship between me, you, and your home. I’m pleased as punch to announce a new program I’ve been wanting to do for years, and now with the river house and farmhouse wrapping up…
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Turner tops out $260M SeaTac renovation project
Listen to the article 1 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Turner Construction has reached a new altitude on its $260 million expansion of C Concourse at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The New York City-based contractor topped out the steel on the 226,000-square-foot structure, completing vertical construction, according to…
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Tier 1s project urges construction to treat mental health like H&S
The Tier 1 H&S Leadership Group, which includes over a dozen directors from contractors such as Sir Robert McAlpine, Mace and Balfour Beatty, wants the industry to treat mental health with the same seriousness as physical health and safety through the introduction of proactive measures based on academic research. View the original article and our…
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Volumetric Concrete Mixers Create Opportunities to Lower Your Project Costs
Starting a volumetric concrete business can help contractors overcome the scheduling challenges associated with concrete pours. If you are a contractor exploring a new revenue stream, volumetric concrete mixers tailor concrete delivery offerings to meet the most stringent requirements. Volumetric technology offers a unique competitive advantage over traditional barrel mixers on jobs where concrete quantities…
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Heads of the Valleys road project nearing completion after 23 years
There simply isn’t enough whitewash in Wales to do justice to this, though this article tries hard. The last phase of the dualling of the A465 from Llandarcy to Abergavenny has, like its immediate predecessors – between Dowlais Top and Abergavenny – left knowledgeable spectators open-mouthed at the criminal waste of public monies from project…
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A Seamless Kitchen Extension Project in Brooklyn
Sometimes, it takes living out of boxes to truly understand a space. For Blaise and Kristin, the realization came weeks after moving into their new Brooklyn home: despite doubling their square footage, they were storing kitchen essentials in the basement. This “aha” moment sparked a much-needed kitchen and laundry room renovation, a project they tackled…
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F.H. Paschen Wins ENR Midwest Best Project Award in K-12 Education Category
F.H. Paschen is proud to announce that we have received the Best Project Award in the K-12 Education category from ENR Midwest for our work on the Niles Township High School District 219 addition and renovation project. Responding to growing concerns from students and the community about school safety and security, District 219 undertook a…