Multi-Phase Pentre Awel Project in United Kingdom Commences

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Construction work has begun at Pentre Awel, a multi-million-pound project that will bring together business, research, education, community healthcare and modern leisure facilities all at one prime location along the Llanelli coastline. Bouygues UK will design and build Zone One of the development due to be completed in autumn 2024. Pentre Awel is the first development of its scope and size in Wales (United Kingdom). On completion, it will provide world-class medical research and healthcare delivery and will support and encourage people to lead active and healthy lives. It will create five distinct buildings linked with a “street” space, comprising … Read more

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Behind the Walls of Adaptive Reuse Projects

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The Ins and Outs of Historic Renovations By Wesley J. Palmisano Some of the nation’s most beautiful structures reside in historic New Orleans neighborhoods — from the iconic French Quarter to the eclectic Garden District. To convert these types of crown jewels into reimagined buildings that function in an entirely new way is a repositioning strategy commonly known as adaptive reuse. This enables owners and developers to breathe new life into aging structures so they can serve a new generation of users. It also helps revitalize neighborhoods and meet the growing demand for certain space types, whether it’s housing, hospitality … Read more

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ABC Announces Fifth Annual List of Top-Performing US Construction Contractors

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Associated Builders and Contractors released its fifth annual Top Performers publication, which lists its contractor members that build the country’s most enduring, innovative, high-quality construction projects, ranked by work hours. This year’s Top Performers include everything from women-owned businesses to service-disabled and veteran-owned businesses to minority-owned businesses large and small; general contractors and specialty trade contractors throughout the entire country. To be eligible, Top Performers must achieve Gold status or higher in ABC’s STEP Safety Management System, which makes the top-performing contractors more than six times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average, according to ABC’s Safety … Read more

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Construction Vehicle Safety Devices Must Be Fit for Purpose Says Tech Specialist

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Following the publication of a report indicating there were over 1,000 fatal injuries in the construction industry during 2020 – hundreds of which came from transportation-related incidents – Brigade Electronics is calling on the industry to ensure commercial vehicle safety devices are fit for purpose. The report, released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, found that workers in demanding industries, such as construction and extraction, transportation and material moving accounted for nearly half of the 4,764 fatal occupational injuries. Due to the size of construction vehicles and machinery, visibility can be limited for operators. Complex blind spots combined with … Read more

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Partnership Introduces New Scholarship for Students Pursuing Construction Careers

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Wallin Education Partners and Mortenson announced the new Mortenson Scholarship for students pursuing a career in construction through Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The scholarship is designed to support students from low-income backgrounds in the Twin Cities area, and creates a specific pathway leading to a full-time position at Mortenson upon graduation. The Mortenson Scholars program will award up to $30,000 toward a two-year program to five selected students starting college full time in Fall 2023 at Dunwoody, and who are pursuing a degree in Construction Project Management or Architectural Drafting & Design. The Mortenson Scholarship, when combined … Read more

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