Tag: projects
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Fluor posts Q3 loss, remains bullish on power projects
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Fluor swung to lower revenue and a third-quarter loss after a court ruling in Australia forced a $653 million charge, but executives remained optimistic about its shift toward reimbursable megaprojects, according to remarks during the company’s third…
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Streamlined Permitting: The Competitive Edge for On-Time, Profitable Construction Projects
The construction and building industries operate on tight margins and even tighter deadlines. As you undertake new commercial, residential, or infrastructure projects, a seemingly straightforward administrative step — the permitting process — often escalates into an unexpected and costly roadblock. Traditional permitting, a complex administrative maze of applications, reviews, and inspections, can introduce significant delays…
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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…
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CIOB Ireland Awards celebrate the people and projects shaping the built environment
The event was kick-started with a speech from James Lawless, Ireland’s Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, who said: “The CIOB Ireland Awards are a reminder that construction is as much about people as it is about materials. It’s about collaboration, vision, and leadership, just as much as bricks and mortar. View the…
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Structural Steel Design Awards 2025: Commended projects
Six structural steel projects received commendations at this year’s awards. Originally opened in 2000, the third phase of construction at ExCeL London has extended the facility by a further 215m (the building is now 820m-long), delivering an additional 40,000m2, which includes 12,000m2 of ground floor exhibition space and 9,500m2 of conferencing accommodation on the uppermost…
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Structural Steel Design Awards 2025: Commended projects
Six structural steel projects received commendations at this year’s awards. Originally opened in 2000, the third phase of construction at ExCeL London has extended the facility by a further 215m (the building is now 820m-long), delivering an additional 40,000m2, which includes 12,000m2 of ground floor exhibition space and 9,500m2 of conferencing accommodation on the uppermost…
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Structural Steel Design Awards 2025: Merit projects and finalists
Three structural steel projects received merits at the SSDA 2025 and another six were finalists. The upper floors accommodate offices, IT laboratories, dark rooms, simulator suites, clean rooms, wind tunnels and robotics workshops, while the ground level houses workshops, with an internal crane and a strong floor, capable of withstanding large forces. View the original…
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How to Implement AI Automation in Construction Without Disrupting Projects
AI-driven automation is becoming increasingly integrated into the world of software development: documentation generation, coding assistants, automated testing, and deployment orchestration, among others. This has extended to all industries and Construction is not an exception. These capabilities promise to shorten project timelines, cut down on costly rework and free up crews and managers to…
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Apartment conversion projects surge | Construction Dive
Dive Brief: Apartment conversion projects “accelerated at an unprecedented pace” across the U.S. in 2024, according to a new RentCafe report. Last year, nearly 25,000 apartments were completed via adaptive reuse, up 50% compared to 2023 and double the amount of such conversions in 2022. Currently, a record-breaking 180,585 apartments from adaptive reuse projects are…
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Shawmut completes 2 projects at Barclays Center
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Boston-based builder Shawmut Design and Construction has completed two new fan areas in the Barclays Center, home of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and WNBA’s New York Liberty, according to an Oct. 23 news release. Both the Gallagher…