Tag: Year
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Construction backlog posts gains to kick off the year
Dive Brief: Construction backlog increased to 8.4 months in January, reversing December’s slight decline, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted from Jan. 21 to Feb. 3. The metric tracks the volume of work in builders’ pipelines. The Western region posted the largest backlog growth, both on a monthly and year-over-year basis, while…
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CIOB member in New Year Honours list
Simbo, pictured, set up the built environment membership network for ethnic minority representation, and is a working group member at CIOB’s external affairs advisory board. He was a finalist at the 2022 CIOB Awards in the EDI individual award category. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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How to keep a pantry cool year round
The temperature of your kitchen pantry can make or break your food storage. When it’s too warm, perishables can spoil quickly, dried goods lose their flavour, and unpleasant odours can start to take hold. Thankfully, a few simple adjustments can keep your ingredients fresher for longer and ensure your pantry keeps working hard for your…
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Construction resumes on Idaho hangar that collapsed last year
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Big D Builders has resumed construction on an airport hangar in Boise, Idaho, that collapsed and killed three people nearly a year ago, a spokesperson for the contractor told Construction Dive. Meridian, Idaho-based Big D Builders is…
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CIOB reveals Construction Manager of the Year Awards shortlist
Name Category Company Simon Bywater Commercial & Leisure Willmot Dixon Jason Elphick Commercial & Leisure Willmot Dixon Alex Heath Commerical & Leisure Willmott Dixon Connor McMahon Commercial & Leisure McAleer & Rushe Graham Mercer Commercial & Leisure Skanska UK Jason Sims Commercial & Leisure Caddick Construction Dillon Siva Commercial & Leisure Willmott Dixon Fraser Tanner…
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Need Inspiration To Reinvent Your Home This Year? These 9 Under The Radar (& Designer Loved!) Stores Should Help
New year, new you, new…home? While that’s not really how I personally operate, there is something about the start of a fresh January that makes you assess *something* about yourself. For today’s article, and because this is a design blog, let’s imagine it is, in fact, your home you’re sprucing up. And if you’re anything…
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2025: a year to advance your career with CIOB events
CIOB has a varied programme of events for 2025 (Image: Dreamstime.com) CIOB has designed a series of events and activities to inspire and support built environment professionals in advancing their careers – whatever stage they are at. These are created to inspire growth and development, from CPD to tailored support for company members. Aligned with…
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Will contractors scramble for labor this year? It depends.
Listen to the article 8 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The construction industry experienced varying degrees of demand in 2024, with some sectors booming and others losing steam. As prolonged high interest rates slowed private building, federal funding from the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act continued to…
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Resolve to win more jobs in the new year
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Matt Verderamo is a consultant at Well Built Construction Consulting, a Baltimore-based firm that delivers strategic consulting, facilitation services and peer roundtables for construction executives. Opinions are the author’s own. I often work with construction companies that…
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Happy New Year – 2025 Is Going To Be FUNNNN – Here’s What We Have Planned
Welcome back 🙂 The EHD crew had a much-needed break with our friends and family, away from computers and I was even pretty off social media, which always feels so thrilling. My family went to Colorado where I fell in love with Cross Country Skiing, The Ducks were destroyed at the Rose Bowl which was…